Utah Jazz: Five Silver Linings From the Two-Game Skid
By Ryan Aston
The Utah Jazz are suddenly on a losing streak after dropping games to the Boston Celtics and Toronto Raptors. Still, there have been some positive developments.
For Utah Jazz fans, the 2016-17 campaign has been a roller-coaster ride. This has been especially evident in recent weeks. After winning four straight games to move into the No. 4 spot in the Western Conference, the team is currently in one of the rough stretches of their up-and-down journey this week.
It began with a 115-104 loss to the Boston Celtics that probably wasn’t as close as the final score indicates. Isaiah Thomas shredded the Jazz in the game to the tune of 29 points. This was followed in short order by a 101-93 defeat at the hands of the Toronto Raptors, who were paced by Kyle Lowry’s 33.
Bad times indeed, and the Jazz (now 22-15) have dropped down to fifth place in the West as a result.
Despite the two-game skid, there have actually been some positive developments along the way in Jazzland. So, in an effort to turn our frowns upside down in the face of a Jazz losing streak, here are five things that I consider silver linings to Celtics and Raptors losses.
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