Utah Jazz at Detroit Pistons: Keys to bouncing back from a tough loss
Key #2 – Stop the 3-ball from falling
Although the Pistons have certainly had their ups and downs this season, they’ve been a surprisingly good three-point shooting team. They’re currently third in the league at 38.1 percent and over the course of their recent five-game slide, they’ve been shooting even better than that at 38.6 percent.
And as if that’s not daunting enough to worry about in and of itself, here’s some scary news for you – the Jazz are dead last, I repeat, dead last in the league in opponent three-point percentage, allowing their foes to convert on 38.5 percent of their threes this season.
That’s bad. That’s really bad. And if Utah’s going to have any chance of beating Detroit or any other team the rest of the season, they’re going to have to find some semblance of perimeter defense. On a nightly basis, Utah is giving up a three-point percentage that would equal the second best in the league, trailing only the Golden State Warriors. Especially in today’s three-heavy NBA, that’s a trend that absolutely must change, beginning Wednesday night in Detroit.