Game ID: 22300357
Brooklyn Nets @ Utah Jazz
Monday, December 18, 2023 at 9:00 PM ET
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
UTA 28 26 34 37 125BKN 28 31 23 26 108
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Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
UTA availability going into 12/11 · 2 days' restOUT Markkanen missed 7 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Juzang missed 4 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 21 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 5 since 11/29, out tonight
BACK Clarkson back 12/08 after 3, 28 min since (91% of 31)
BACK Hendricks back 12/02 after 18, 18 min since (84% of 21)
BACK Olynyk back 12/08 after 2, 18 min since (89% of 20)
BACK Dunn back 12/06 after 4, 17 min since (92% of 19)
NEW Fontecchio 23 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Agbaji 20 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Yurtseven 11 to 19 min over the last 4
UTA availability going into 12/13 · 1 day's restOUT Markkanen missed 8 since 11/25, returns tonight: 25 min (74% of 33)
OUT Juzang missed 5 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 22 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 6 since 11/29, out tonight
BACK Clarkson back 12/08 after 3, 25 min since (81% of 31)
BACK Hendricks back 12/02 after 18, 20 min since (94% of 21)
BACK Olynyk back 12/08 after 2, 19 min since (95% of 20)
BACK Dunn back 12/06 after 4, 21 min since (111% of 19)
NEW George 27 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Fontecchio 23 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Agbaji 20 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Yurtseven 11 to 18 min over the last 4
UTA availability going into 12/14 · back-to-backOUT Collins missed 2 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Juzang missed 6 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 23 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 7 since 11/29, returns tonight: 3 min (25% of 12)
BACK Markkanen back 12/13 after 8, 25 min since (74% of 33)
BACK Clarkson back 12/08 after 3, 25 min since (81% of 31)
BACK Hendricks back 12/02 after 18, 20 min since (94% of 21)
BACK Olynyk back 12/08 after 2, 23 min since (112% of 20)
BACK Dunn back 12/06 after 4, 20 min since (105% of 19)
NEW Fontecchio 23 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Agbaji 20 to 25 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 12/16 · 1 day's restOUT Clarkson missed 2 since 12/13, out tonight
OUT Collins missed 3 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Juzang missed 7 since 11/30, returns tonight: 4 min (24% of 19)
OUT Sensabaugh missed 24 since 10/27, out tonight
BACK Markkanen back 12/13 after 8, 25 min since (74% of 33)
BACK Olynyk back 12/08 after 2, 23 min since (113% of 20)
BACK Dunn back 12/06 after 4, 22 min since (114% of 19)
BACK Potter back 12/14 after 7, 3 min since (25% of 12)
NEW Agbaji 20 to 25 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 12/18 · 1 day's restOUT Clarkson missed 3 since 12/13, out tonight
OUT Collins missed 4 since 12/11, returns tonight: 20 min (73% of 28)
OUT George missed 2 since 12/14, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 25 since 10/27, out tonight
BACK Markkanen back 12/13 after 8, 26 min since (79% of 33)
BACK Olynyk back 12/08 after 2, 24 min since (119% of 20)
BACK Juzang back 12/16 after 7, 4 min since (24% of 19)
BACK Potter back 12/14 after 7, 4 min since (31% of 12)
NEW Dunn 19 to 24 min over the last 4
UTA availability going into 12/20 · 1 day's restOUT Clarkson missed 4 since 12/13, out tonight
OUT George missed 3 since 12/14, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 26 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Yurtseven missed 2 since 12/16, out tonight
BACK Markkanen back 12/13 after 8, 27 min since (82% of 33)
BACK Collins back 12/18 after 4, 20 min since (73% of 28)
BACK Juzang back 12/16 after 7, 4 min since (24% of 19)
BACK Potter back 12/14 after 7, 4 min since (31% of 12)
NEW Horton-Tucker 20 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Agbaji 20 to 25 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 12/21 · back-to-backOUT Clarkson missed 5 since 12/13, out tonight
OUT George missed 4 since 12/14, out tonight
OUT Juzang missed 2 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 27 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 2 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Yurtseven missed 3 since 12/16, out tonight
BACK Markkanen back 12/13 after 8, 29 min since (88% of 33)
BACK Collins back 12/18 after 4, 21 min since (77% of 28)
NEW Sexton 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Fontecchio 23 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Horton-Tucker 20 to 28 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 12/23 · 1 day's restOUT Clarkson missed 6 since 12/13, returns tonight: 30 min (99% of 31)
OUT George missed 5 since 12/14, out tonight
OUT Juzang missed 3 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 28 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 3 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Yurtseven missed 4 since 12/16, out tonight
BACK Collins back 12/18 after 4, 25 min since (89% of 28)
NEW Sexton 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Olynyk 20 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Horton-Tucker 20 to 29 min over the last 4
UTA availability going into 12/26 · 2 days' restOUT George missed 6 since 12/14, returns tonight: 24 min (90% of 27)
OUT Horton-Tucker missed 2 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Juzang missed 4 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 29 since 10/27, returns tonight: 2 min (11% of 18)
OUT Potter missed 4 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Yurtseven missed 5 since 12/16, returns tonight: 2 min (18% of 11)
BACK Clarkson back 12/23 after 6, 30 min since (99% of 31)
BACK Collins back 12/18 after 4, 25 min since (90% of 28)
NEW Sexton 27 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Dunn 19 to 25 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 12/11 · 2 days' restOUT Simmons missed 14 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Walker IV missed 3 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 6 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Wilson missed 15 since 11/06, returns tonight: 4 min (26% of 16)
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 16 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Whitehead missed 6 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Brooks missed 5 since 11/28, returns tonight: 4 min (38% of 10)
BACK Thomas back 11/30 after 9, 30 min since (94% of 31)
BACK Smith Jr. back 12/02 after 6, 21 min since (112% of 19)
BKN availability going into 12/13 · 1 day's restOUT Simmons missed 15 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 2 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Walker IV missed 4 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 7 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 17 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Whitehead missed 7 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Thomas back 11/30 after 9, 30 min since (95% of 31)
BACK Wilson back 12/11 after 15, 4 min since (26% of 16)
BACK Brooks back 12/11 after 5, 4 min since (38% of 10)
BKN availability going into 12/14 · back-to-backOUT Simmons missed 16 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 3 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Walker IV missed 5 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 8 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 18 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Whitehead missed 8 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Wilson back 12/11 after 15, 4 min since (26% of 16)
BACK Brooks back 12/11 after 5, 4 min since (38% of 10)
BKN availability going into 12/16 · 1 day's restOUT Simmons missed 17 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 4 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Walker IV missed 6 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 9 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 19 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Whitehead missed 9 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Wilson back 12/11 after 15, 10 min since (67% of 16)
BACK Brooks back 12/11 after 5, 10 min since (92% of 10)
BKN availability going into 12/18 · 1 day's restOUT Simmons missed 18 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 5 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Walker IV missed 7 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 10 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 20 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Whitehead missed 10 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Wilson back 12/11 after 15, 10 min since (68% of 16)
BACK Brooks back 12/11 after 5, 10 min since (92% of 10)
BKN availability going into 12/20 · 1 day's restOUT Simmons missed 19 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 6 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Walker IV missed 8 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 11 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 21 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Whitehead missed 11 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Brooks missed 2 since 12/16, out tonight
BACK Wilson back 12/11 after 15, 10 min since (63% of 16)
BKN availability going into 12/22 · 1 day's restOUT Simmons missed 20 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 7 since 12/08, returns tonight: 19 min (103% of 19)
OUT Walker IV missed 9 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 12 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 22 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Whitehead missed 12 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Brooks missed 3 since 12/16, out tonight
BKN availability going into 12/23 · back-to-backOUT Simmons missed 21 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Walker IV missed 10 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 13 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 23 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Whitehead missed 13 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Brooks missed 4 since 12/16, out tonight
BACK Smith Jr. back 12/22 after 7, 19 min since (103% of 19)
BKN availability going into 12/26 · 2 days' restOUT Simmons missed 22 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Walker IV missed 11 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 14 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 24 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Whitehead missed 14 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Brooks missed 5 since 12/16, out tonight
BACK Smith Jr. back 12/22 after 7, 19 min since (101% of 19)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Sexton at 23 and Horton-Tucker at 15 a game. Without Clarkson (3 straight), Collins (4 straight), George (2 straight). One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 118, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Thomas at 23 and Bridges at 18 a game. Without Simmons (18 straight), Smith Jr. (5 straight), Walker IV (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Utah wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Utah 117, Brooklyn 116, Brooklyn keeping it close.
12/11 @ OKC 120-134 — UTA notes
UTA lost 120-134. UTA shot 48% (44 of 92) to OKC's 52%, 12 of 38 from three. George led with 30 (10 of 17, 5 of 9 from three); Sexton added 20, Fontecchio 19. Q4 was theirs, 45-23, the deficit cut from 36 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 111-75 against them. Clarkson's -25 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/13 vs NYK 117-113 — UTA notes
UTA won 117-113. UTA shot 44% (43 of 98) to NYK's 44%, 16 of 42 from three, and got to the line 21 times to NYK's 32. UTA turned it over 15 times to NYK's 8, and NYK turned those into 10 steals. Sexton led with 26 (10 of 18, 3 of 8 from three); Markkanen added 23, Fontecchio 15. The hinge was Q2, 30-19: UTA came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 2, and the lead reached 17. Hendricks was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
12/14 @ POR 122-114 — UTA notes
UTA won 122-114. UTA shot 53% (49 of 92) to POR's 42%, 11 of 33 from three. Sexton led with 27 (11 of 17, 2 of 5 from three); Fontecchio added 24, Horton-Tucker 23. The hinge was Q3, 34-22: a lead of 15 became 27, and the lead reached 33. Horton-Tucker was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
12/16 @ SAC 104-125 — UTA notes
UTA lost 104-125. UTA shot 44% (38 of 86) to SAC's 54%, 12 of 37 from three, and went to the line 21 times to SAC's 15 — 16 points from the stripe to their 11. Sexton led with 28 (10 of 18, 2 of 6 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Markkanen added 18, Horton-Tucker 12. Q4 was theirs, 28-19, the deficit cut from 30 to 21, but the other 3 periods went 106-76 against them. Kessler's -28 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/18 vs BKN 125-108 — UTA notes
UTA won 125-108. UTA shot 49% (45 of 91) to BKN's 43%, 14 of 34 from three. The glass went 51-36 for them. Sexton led with 27 (6 of 17, 3 of 7 from three, 12 of 13 at the line); Horton-Tucker added 27, Markkanen 20. The hinge was Q3, 34-23: UTA came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 6, and the lead reached 20. UTA trailed 54-59 at the half and won the second half 71-49. Sexton was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
12/20 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 118, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mitchell at 28 and Garland at 27 a game. Without Garland (2 straight), Eva. Mobley (6 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Sexton at 26 and Markkanen at 20 a game. Without Clarkson (4 straight), George (3 straight), Sensabaugh (26 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Cleveland 118, Utah 113.
12/21 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 132, shooting 48 percent and 29 from three, 27 free throws a game; Bogdanović at 23 and Cunningham at 23 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Stewart (2 straight), Duren (6 straight). 2 days' rest. Utah comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Sexton at 26 and Markkanen at 22 a game. Without Clarkson (5 straight), George (4 straight), Juzang (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Utah wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-1 a night and Detroit minus-12 and the defense, Utah allowing 117 a night to Detroit's 132. Call it Utah 118, Detroit 117, Detroit keeping it close.
12/23 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 117, shooting 51 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Siakam at 25 and Barnes at 23 a game. Without Freeman-Liberty (26 straight), Young (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Utah comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Sexton at 24 and Markkanen at 21 a game. Without Clarkson (6 straight), George (5 straight), Juzang (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Toronto 116, Utah 115, Utah keeping it close.
12/26 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 130, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Vassell at 19 and Johnson at 17 a game. That is 4 straight losses. 2 days' rest. Utah comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 117, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Markkanen at 24 and Sexton at 22 a game. Without George (6 straight), Horton-Tucker (2 straight), Juzang (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Utah wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Utah allowing 117 a night to San Antonio's 130 and the arc, Utah at 40 percent from three to San Antonio's 35. Call it Utah 120, San Antonio 117, San Antonio keeping it close.
12/11 @ SAC 118-131 — BKN notes
BKN lost 118-131. BKN shot 48% (42 of 88) to SAC's 51%, 14 of 29 from three, and went to the line 21 times to SAC's 14 — 20 points from the stripe to their 10. Bridges led with 22 (6 of 13, 3 of 5 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Thomas added 20, Dinwiddie 16. Q2 was theirs, 30-28, the deficit cut from 8 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 103-88 against them. Claxton's -24 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/13 @ PHX 116-112 — BKN notes
BKN won 116-112. BKN shot 46% (41 of 89) to PHX's 48%, 15 of 41 from three. BKN turned it over 7 times to PHX's 12. The glass went 36-49 against them. Thomas led with 24 (6 of 17, 4 of 8 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Bridges added 21, Dinwiddie 16. The hinge was Q1, 31-22: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 15. O'Neale was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
12/14 @ DEN 101-124 — BKN notes
BKN lost 101-124. BKN shot 41% (39 of 95) to DEN's 47%, 8 of 30 from three. BKN turned it over 16 times to DEN's 8, and DEN turned those into 13 steals. Dinwiddie led with 17 (5 of 11, 1 of 4 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Thomas added 13, Giles III 11. Q4 was theirs, 34-34, but the other 3 periods went 90-67 against them. Thomas's -25 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/16 @ GSW 120-124 — BKN notes
BKN lost 120-124. BKN shot 48% (45 of 93) to GSW's 48%, 17 of 43 from three. Thomas led with 41 (15 of 24, 5 of 13 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Claxton added 19, Bridges 18. Q3 was theirs, 35-25, the deficit cut from 16 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 99-85 against them. Dinwiddie's -6 in 40 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/18 @ UTA 108-125 — BKN notes
BKN lost 108-125. BKN shot 43% (39 of 90) to UTA's 49%, 16 of 39 from three. The glass went 36-51 against them. Thomas led with 32 (12 of 23, 5 of 7 from three); Dinwiddie added 17, Bridges 13. Q2 was theirs, 31-26, but the other 3 periods went 99-77 against them. Bridges's -19 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/20 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 123, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Thomas at 26 and Bridges at 17 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Simmons (19 straight), Smith Jr. (6 straight), Walker IV (8 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 124, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 26 free throws a game; Brunson at 29 and Randle at 28 a game. Without Robinson (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-2 a night and Brooklyn minus-5 and the line, where New York takes 26 free throws a game to Brooklyn's 20. Call it New York 119, Brooklyn 117, Brooklyn keeping it close.
12/22 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 121, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Thomas at 26 and Bridges at 15 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Simmons (20 straight), Smith Jr. (7 straight), Walker IV (9 straight). One day's rest. Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 107, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Jokić at 19 and Murray at 18 a game. One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Denver allowing 107 a night to Brooklyn's 121 and the glass, where Denver has been plus-3 a night and Brooklyn minus-6. Call it Denver 116, Brooklyn 112, Brooklyn keeping it close.
12/23 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 123, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Thomas at 26 and Bridges at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Simmons (21 straight), Walker IV (10 straight), Clowney (13 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Detroit comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 130, shooting 47 percent and 28 from three, 25 free throws a game; Cunningham at 24 and Bogdanović at 21 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Duren (7 straight), Hayes (2 straight), Knox II (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Brooklyn has been minus-2 a night and Detroit minus-10 and the arc, Brooklyn at 36 percent from three to Detroit's 28. Call it Brooklyn 119, Detroit 114.
12/26 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 129, shooting 48 percent and 31 from three, 25 free throws a game; Cunningham at 24 and Bogdanović at 19 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Duren (8 straight), Hayes (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 121, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Thomas at 27 and Bridges at 18 a game. Without Simmons (22 straight), Walker IV (11 straight), Clowney (14 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Brooklyn at 38 percent from three to Detroit's 31 and the defense, Brooklyn allowing 121 a night to Detroit's 129. Call it Brooklyn 118, Detroit 116, Detroit keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
UTACS C. Sexton
JC J. Collins
KD K. Dunn
KO K. Olynyk
LM L. Markkanen
LS L. Samanic
OA O. Agbaji
SF S. Fontecchio
TH T. Hendricks
TH T. Horton-Tucker
WK W. Kessler
BKNCJ C. Johnson
CT C. Thomas
DF D. Finney-Smith
DS D. Sharpe
JW J. Wilson
MB M. Bridges
NC N. Claxton
RO R. O'Neale
SD S. Dinwiddie
TW T. Watford
UTA/BKN the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Sexton, Horton-Tucker score 27 apiece to lead Jazz over Nets 125-108
SALT LAKE CITY -- — Collin Sexton and Talen Horton-Tucker scored 27 points apiece to lead the Utah Jazz to a 125-108 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night.
Sexton had his fifth straight 20-point game to help Utah win for the third time in four games. He attacked the rim repeatedly to open things up and it paid off. Sexton made a season-high 12 free throws on 13 attempts — falling one shy of matching his career high for made free throws.
“I just feel like I’m just in a flow right now,” Sexton said. “It feels good. It feels like the ball is popping. It feels like everybody is involved. We’re all involved and it’s fun.”
Horton-Tucker and Sexton also dished out six assists apiece. The duo showed a nice comfort level in finding ways to get the offense flowing at the right times. Utah has won both games they have started together.
“It’s great when guys play in a way that you would envision them playing over a pocket of time,” Jazz coach Will Hardy said. “It’s even better when they get a night where the numbers show them in a different way that what they’re doing is paying off.”
Lauri Markkanen added 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Jazz, and Walker Kessler tallied 14 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks.
Cam Thomas led the Nets with 32 points, and Spencer Dinwiddie chipped in 17 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds. Brooklyn’s three-game winning streak against Utah was snapped.
The Nets ended their five-game road swing with four losses, dropping them to .500 overall.
“It’s been a tough road trip for us and hopefully we’ve learned a lot of lessons,” Brooklyn coach Jacque Vaughn said.
Brooklyn didn’t trail during the second quarter and led for much of the third quarter. Still, the Nets struggled to create any real separation with the Jazz. They never led by more than seven points before Utah finally surged ahead for good.
The Jazz used a 15-2 run late in the third quarter to take an 88-80 lead. Sexton, John Collins and Markkanen fueled the run by knocking down 3-pointers on three consecutive possessions.
Brooklyn drew within 108-101 in the fourth quarter following back-to-back 3s from Thomas. The Jazz refused to yield any further ground. Utah scored on five straight possessions to stop the rally. Horton-Tucker scored back-to-back baskets and then fed Kessler for an alley-oop dunk in that stretch.
Kessler’s basket touched off a 12-0 spurt that put Utah up 120-101 with 2:17 left.
“You give them credit for changing the defense up a little bit during that stretch,” Vaughn said. “We had opportunities to make shots that just didn’t go in for us.”
A commitment to zone defense from the Jazz threw the Nets off balance as the game progressed.
“Today was the first time I’ve seen box-and-one since AAU,” said Thomas, who averaged 26.0 points during Brooklyn’s five-game road swing. “That was different.”
The Jazz shot 10-of-16 from 3-point range in the second half. Utah made only four 3-pointers before halftime, while shooting 22% from the perimeter in that stretch.