Interesting confrontation between one of the teams with more projection in the east and one of the most defensive projects in the west, which continue to improve every season, attractive duel in this Saturday's NBA.
Game Summary
Gobert would open the scoreboard with a basket, a few minutes later, both teams exchanged rapid transitions on offense and Utah would reach a slight advantage of 2 possessions, a great acrobatic basket of Rozier with foul included, would shorten the advantage, but Utah with a better action would extend it, finishes the period 20 - 29 up Utah.
Jazz would continue to play firmly and maintain the advantage, a large Kyrie basket could be the announcement of Boston's reaction and so it was, because minutes later an effective shot from the perimeter of Bynes would shorten the advantage to just 5 points, one of the offensive architects of Jazz, Ingles would score an elegant tray to stop for the moment the obvious reaction of the Celtics, and then scored an effective shot from the perimeter, but Kyrie's response would come with 3 effective points from the perimeter, there was a friction between Smart and Ingles that paralyzed for a few moments the game for the review of the referees of the situation. The first half would end 45 - 50 up Utah.
Second Half
The entrance of Jazz after the break would be with more volume of play, but Celtics was working to stay in the game and activate a new reaction, a good performance in the collective system of Utah would give rise to increase the advantage in a big reaction with a shot from the perimeter of Mitchell, the Spaniard Rubio would be very active and handling in great form the encounter for his team, it continued extending the advantage, Celtics did not find the formula to react, a good basket of Hayward tried to initiate a reaction converting the additional free kick, but Utah remained firm and maintained a great performance, finishes the 3rd quarter 62 - 77 above the Jazz.
The advantage of Jazz was solid due to the good functioning of the teamwork, 8 minutes after the end of the match Celtics would have their reaction shortening the advantage of Jazz to 13 points. Donovan Mitchell with a great shot from the perimeter was in charge of maintaining the advantage for Jazz, Utah had total control of the game against Celtics who did not find the right reaction for this encounter, would finish the last minutes of the game the benches of the respective teams, would end the encounter 86 - 98 solid victory for Utah Jazz.
Details and Personal Analysis
In this encounter Utah Jazz began in great form with a great energy, Celtics in several passages of the game tried to react but could not maintain that reaction for a long time and the evident good collective functioning of Jazz continued adding to make it impossible for Celtics to take control of the game, which in the development always kept the Jazz. Great victory of visitors for one of the most defensive teams of the west.
Best Performance
Donovan Mitchell 28 Pts. 6 Ast.
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