Utah Jazz: Four things that must change to even series with Houston

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Fresh off a blowout loss in Game 3, there are four significant areas in which the Utah Jazz need to improve in order to knot their series with Houston at two games apiece.

Thus far, the second-round series between the Utah Jazz and Houston Rockets has been an interesting one. The Jazz were able to come together and earn a spectacular win in Game 2, withstanding a couple of impressive Houston runs, but in Games 1 and 3, it’s been a completely different story. Utah was easily blown out both times.

Therefore, as the Jazz prepare for a critical Game 4 on Sunday evening, they’ll need to get back to what they did so well in Game 2 while figuring out a way to prevent Houston from getting going. In the simplest of terms, they need to replicate their Game 2 performance and avoid falling into the issues that have plagued them in the other two contests.

And how do they do that? Well, when you’re going from a game where you trailed by as many as 38 and ultimately lost by 21 as Utah did in Game 3, there’s clearly a lot you need to change. But above all, the four following items are the areas where the Jazz most need to clean things up in order to potentially earn a Game 4 victory.

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