The Utah Jazz began their seven game road trip in style. Coming into San Antonio, the Jazz learned that the Spurs were going to be without two starters, LaMarcus Aldridge and Derrick White. That’s an opportunity that has to be taken advantage of. As a team hoping for good playoff seeding in the West, every game counts. That message was received, and the Jazz ran the Spurs out of their own building. Utah looked like a well-oiled machine for much of this game. Excepting a few sloppy turnovers, which the team has been having issues with, they really played to the game-plan. That game-plan; defend, push the pace, and shoot threes. The Jazz ended up shooting a blistering 21-41 from beyond the arc. Anytime Utah shoots like that, they’ll have a hard time losing. The ball was zipping around the court on offense. Utah tallied 29 assists, led by Donovan Mitchell’s nine. That was a big factor in the hot three point shooting. When the ball moves, guys get open shots. Read more https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/1/3/22212615/utah-jazz-run-past-san-antonio-spurs-in-130-109-blowout
