2) George Hill Leads Jazz Past Lakers
Final Stat Line: 35 MIN, 23 PTS, 7-14 FG, 3 REB, 3 AST
Throughout the early season for the Jazz, one thing has been constant — George Hill has been awesome. Much has been made of Hood’s need to step up while Hayward is out, but Hill has been Utah’s steadiest hand in the early going.
While Favors’ emotional debut and Gobert’s play down low were key in getting the Jazz their first win, Hill was the head of the spear in the game. The box score looked nice; 23 points on just 14 field goal attempts. It was an efficient performance by any metric.
However, a lot of what Hill did against the Lakers goes beyond what shows up in the stat sheet.
He was disruptive defensively, using his length to clog up passing lines, get deflections and deny spots to the opposition. And while he registered just three assists, he was the general on the floor when the Jazz ran their offense.
It’s early yet, but Hill is already looking like one of the best offseason acquisitions in the NBA.
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