Conley was 21 pts 8 rebs 5 assists. But I think Conley takes the ball out of Mitchell, and Ingles hands and those two really make the Jazz offense run.
Everyone is bashing the Jazz for last night (and they indeed are really struggling lately). But I have to give credit to Denver. Came in playing 2nd night in a row, and 3rd game in 4 nights, with only 7 available players and they got a well deserved win.
There’s a big dropoff, IMO, from the top 3 in the west (Lakers, Clippers, Nuggets) to the next tier (Houston, Jazz, Thunder, Mavs). The 4-8 playoff order in the west probably won’t be determined until the last week of the season. Key for any team in that tier is to avoid dropping to spots 6,7,8 which likely won’t survive the first round — in other words stay in the top half of that tier.
With only 7 available players and a 8-9 point lead with 8 minutes left is inexcusable. Nuggets have had an incredible run as of late but that is a joke. Almost identical to the Houston loss. Zero stars and Gordon becomes invicible. It is a joke the amount of talent and TWO all stars on the Jazz.