How the Utah Jazz stack up against all 29 other NBA teams
Oklahoma City Thunder
- ’17-18 Record: 48-34
- ’17-18 Season Series: 3-1 (Thunder)
- ’18-19 Advantage: Neutral
The OKC Thunder and Jazz played quite an entertaining first round series in the playoffs last season, which saw Utah advance to the West semi-finals in six games. Both teams are clearly in contention for a top-four seed in the Western Conference this upcoming season.
They match-up well against each other, but like we saw in the playoffs last season, the Jazz play better team basketball, and are a better coached team. While OKC did make some improvements to their roster, I still believe the Jazz are the better team right now.
The Thunder re-signed key free agents Paul George and Jerami Grant. They acquired Dennis Schroder via trade with Atlanta, and will be getting a healthy Andre Roberson, who has proven to be one of the better perimeter defenders in the league.
These teams are going to have some hard, physical battles for years to come.