Game 44: Utah Jazz (20-23) vs Cleveland Cavaliers (26-15)

Post #1 » by **Inigo Montoya** » Tue Jan 10, 2023 2:21 pm

The return of Donovan Mitchell.

Cavs
Dean Wade - OUT
Dylan Windler - OUT
Ricky Rubio - OUT

Jazz
Collin Sexton - OUT
Talen Horton-Tucker - OUT
Kelly Olynyk - OUT

Crunch 99 · Post #2 » by **Crunch 99** » Tue Jan 10, 2023 5:28 pm

Hopefully I am wrong, but I have very little optimism for this game. Cavs put game one out of reach by halftime. Garland and Mitchell were a big overmatch for Conley and Clarkson. Clarkson had 23 points, but it took him 21 fga to get the points. Kessler got in foul trouble. Markkanen was the only standout player for the Jazz.

Too bad Sexton is going to miss another opportunity to play against his old team .

Post #3 » by **Inigo Montoya** » Tue Jan 10, 2023 5:45 pm

I wonder how the crowd will react to Mitchell given the things he said after he left. Either way, I wouldn't mind a quality loss.

Post #4 » by **FJS** » Tue Jan 10, 2023 5:50 pm

Maybe not playing Olynyk will help in defense at least...

FranchisePlayer · Post #5 » by **FranchisePlayer** » Tue Jan 10, 2023 6:29 pm

Crunch 99 wrote:Hopefully I am wrong, but I have very little optimism for this game.

But you sound more optimistic than me when I say that I expect a massacre.

Cavs are a fine, well structured team on its game at the moment. Jazz, despite valian efforts lately, are talent depleted and don't stand a chance when you compare the players position by position.

105 - 130

TNJazz · Post #6 » by **TNJazz** » Tue Jan 10, 2023 7:15 pm

I'm thinking this one might be painful...

red4hf · Post #7 » by **red4hf** » Wed Jan 11, 2023 2:38 am

Good start by the Jazz.......

Crunch 99 · Post #8 » by **Crunch 99** » Wed Jan 11, 2023 4:47 am

Congratulations Jordan Clarkson! Awesome clutch time performance!

Cappy_Smurf · Post #9 » by **Cappy_Smurf** » Wed Jan 11, 2023 7:23 am

I'm all in on the tank, but I badly wanted them to win this one.

Now we can lose the next 10 in a row. 8-)

Post #10 » by **FJS** » Wed Jan 11, 2023 10:13 am

It's always great to win vs Mitchell.
He is an awesome player, but he did not want to be here, and he doing a superstar game and still losing, it's priceless.

pickIBL · Post #11 » by **pickIBL** » Wed Jan 11, 2023 1:08 pm

Inigo Montoya wrote:I wonder how the crowd will react to Mitchell given the things he said after he left. Either way, I wouldn't mind a quality loss.

Bunch a happy clappers.

Good win. Go Jazz, take note!

Post #12 » by **Inigo Montoya** » Wed Jan 11, 2023 1:10 pm

pickIBL wrote:
Inigo Montoya wrote:I wonder how the crowd will react to Mitchell given the things he said after he left. Either way, I wouldn't mind a quality loss.

Bunch a happy clappers.

Good win. Go Jazz, take note!

It was a feel-good win but I'll take a quality loss over a quality win this season.

pickIBL · Post #13 » by **pickIBL** » Wed Jan 11, 2023 1:23 pm

Inigo Montoya wrote:
pickIBL wrote:
Inigo Montoya wrote:I wonder how the crowd will react to Mitchell given the things he said after he left. Either way, I wouldn't mind a quality loss.

Bunch a happy clappers.

Good win. Go Jazz, take note!

It was a feel-good win but I'll take a quality loss over a quality win this season.

The reincarnations of ak47 and harpring wont allow that.

Post #14 » by **Inigo Montoya** » Wed Jan 11, 2023 5:02 pm

We look much better when Kessler is on the floor. Having said that, The Cavs losing Allen early definitely helped us.

pickIBL · Post #15 » by **pickIBL** » Wed Jan 11, 2023 6:08 pm

Inigo Montoya wrote:We look much better when Kessler is on the floor. Having said that, The Cavs losing Allen early definitely helped us.

The draft is a crapshoot. And the jazz have lined up plenty of picks and will likely trade for some more. They should just keep developing guys like kessler, play good basketball, and shrug off those painful wins.

SoCalJazzFan · Post #16 » by **SoCalJazzFan** » Wed Jan 11, 2023 8:05 pm

pickIBL wrote:
Inigo Montoya wrote:We look much better when Kessler is on the floor. Having said that, The Cavs losing Allen early definitely helped us.

The draft is a crapshoot. And the jazz have lined up plenty of picks and will likely trade for some more. They should just keep developing guys like kessler, play good basketball, and shrug off those painful wins.

I say stack the odds in our favor and trade the older vets who are helping us win (Clarkson and Conley).

jazzed77 · Post #17 » by **jazzed77** » Wed Jan 11, 2023 9:15 pm

Do you think there's a good trade out there for Conley?

pickIBL · Post #18 » by **pickIBL** » Wed Jan 11, 2023 11:08 pm

SoCalJazzFan wrote:
pickIBL wrote:
Inigo Montoya wrote:We look much better when Kessler is on the floor. Having said that, The Cavs losing Allen early definitely helped us.

The draft is a crapshoot. And the jazz have lined up plenty of picks and will likely trade for some more. They should just keep developing guys like kessler, play good basketball, and shrug off those painful wins.

I say stack the odds in our favor and trade the older vets who are helping us win (Clarkson and Conley).

Sure, we already accidentally traded for one all star. I like your brewsters millions mentality. The harder we try to suck, the better we get.

jazzkid · Post #19 » by **jazzkid** » Thu Jan 12, 2023 5:06 am

Great win. Kudos to Jazz Nation for showing DM the love.

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TNJazz · Post #20 » by **TNJazz** » Thu Jan 12, 2023 2:21 pm

This was a fun game to watch. I had forgotten they have 3 of my favorite former Jazz players on their team and we got to see two of them. Of course DM, but Neto and Rubio were quality, solid players for us. It was cool to see Neto still being his bull dog self and playing hard. I wold have loved to see Rubio in this game, but that probably would have made it so Neto didn't see the floor. Glad to learn Rubio is due to return soon.