The Jazz must defend the 3-point line better
During Fridays loss to the Nets, the Jazz fell behind early because they allowed the Nets open and uncontested 3-point looks. For the game, the Nets shot 17-37 from 3-point range. It’s not necessarily as concerning that the Nets made 17 threes, some times teams just make shots, but it’s the fact that many of them were uncontested.
Here's a Nets open three as it seems like the whole Jazz team left their perimeter man pic.twitter.com/xgLUf9p71a
— Andy Larsen (@andyblarsen) November 18, 2017
The Orlando Magic are a team that you can’t afford to leave open. They attempt roughly 30 threes per game, and they are shooting the fourth-best percentage in the league from three, at nearly 40 percent. They have eight players who are shooting 35 percent or better from three this season.
For the Jazz to have any chance at winning this game, they can’t allow this to turn into a 3-point shootout. They near hang tight to their man, and limit the amount of air space by closing out hard on Orlando’s many shooters. With Rudy Gobert out, this may mean sacrificing driving lanes to the basket, but with a team that can shoot as well as the Magic, it is a risk you may need to take.