Get back to moving the ball
During Utah’s recent six-game win streak, their ball movement was spectacular. The ball was rarely sticking on any one person, but players were driving and kicking, and then the ball was being swung around the perimeter for wide open shots.
When will they learn?#UTAatOKC #WIDEOPEN https://t.co/VmiJ2zEqmb
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) December 6, 2017
In the last two games that ball movement has started to fade, and the Utah offense has looked sluggish at times.
During the win streak, Utah was averaging 28 assists a game. That was second in the NBA over that stretch, behind only the Warriors. They were facing two top 10 defenses in the Thunder and the Rockets, but in the two most recent losses that number has dropped 17.5 assists. There were some missed open shots that would’ve been assists, but all in all, the ball was just not moving in the same way.
The Jazz also had an O-Rating of 123 during those two weeks, which was best in the NBA. The last two games that offensive rating dropped to 99.9, which is bottom ten. This is just a two-game sample size, but in order for the Jazz to defeat the Bucks, they’ll need to get back to their passing ways.