Utah Jazz: 3 takeaways from a battle with the champions

All things considered, they played a much better game compared to last time

These two teams last met on December 1st of 2019, and boy, it was ugly. The Utah Jazz found themselves down by 40 points at halftime and lost the game by 30 points. It was one of the lowest points of the season for a talented Jazz team looking to find themselves.

The Jazz are in a much better position now compared to then. They’re a completely different team, too. I mean, losing by 40 points at halftime? That’s unheard of. The Jazz were in this game all night long and had a chance to win it. They nearly took down the defending champions despite the major offensive struggles they had.

I know, a loss is a loss, but I’m just glad to see them play a championship contending team so closely. If the Jazz get more production from their All-Stars and shoot the ball from the perimeter better, they probably win this one.

This was a win the Jazz would have loved to have. Every win counts towards claiming home court advantage in the playoffs. However, at the very least, they can walk away from this feeling upbeat. They have enough talent on this roster to compete with any team in the league.

As mentioned earlier, the Utah Jazz will be taking on the Oklahoma City Thunder up next. This is another chance for this team to get a win and gain some confidence going into the playoffs. They gave Toronto a good fight; let’s see that same effort tomorrow night!