NBA Power Rankings week 12: injury fallout, OKC Thunder highs and lows
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Utah Jazz:
Offense: (110.1) 11th
Defense: (106.1) 8th
Net: (plus +4.0) 8th
Games Week 12 (4-0): Won vs. Pelicans: 128-126, Knicks: 128-104, Hornets: 109-92, Wizards: 127-116
Games Week 13 (3 games): Tues at Nets | Thurs at Pelicans | Sat vs. Kings
Mike Conley remains sidelined and while he’s out the Jazz is feasting on their easy strength of schedule. Entering week 13 they have won nine in a row and while they can’t control who they play they are making sure to take advantage of the lower-tier opponents.
Week 13 serves up three more sub .500 opponents and the potential to climb the ladder and extend their win streak to 12 in a row.
The curious case of Joe Ingles continues with him feasting as a starter but struggling as a reserve. Eventually, Mike Conley will be back from injury and when he is Quin Snyder will have decisions to make. Does he roll with keeping both Ingles and Conley in the starting rotation? Or send Ingles (or possibly even Conley) to the bench?
For the interim winning fixes everything.