After a tough loss on the road their last time out, the Jazz look much better today on their home court. They have jumped out to a 85-78 lead against the Nets. The Jazz entered the match with three straight defeats and they're well on their way to making it four.
Just 24 hours removed from a loss against the Phoenix Suns, the Utah Jazz were back in action at Delta Center as they hosted the Brooklyn Nets. Both teams were severely undermanned as a result of injuries, but the result was an ultra-competitive game that saw 23 lead changes and went to overtime.
The Brooklyn Nets are on a five-game losing streak, the latest defeat coming in an overtime loss to the Utah Jazz. Head coach Jordi Fernández had mixed feelings about the end of the game. He said: “Effort,
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The Utah Jazz play the Brooklyn Nets in the second game of a back-to-back on Sunday. The Jazz are going all in on the tank. Utah has nine rotation players on the injury report. Keyonte George, John Collins,
The Nets lost to the Jazz 112-111 in overtime despite coming back from a 13-point deficit in the second half to have a chance of stealing the win on the road before heading to overtime. Tosan Evbuomwan had 22 points and five rebounds off the bench for the best game of his young career while Ziaire Williams had 19 points and six rebounds to help out Evbuomwan on the offensive end.
The Sacramento Kings have reportedly reached out to the Utah Jazz about trading for their star forward amid trade rumors.
De'Anthony Melton (knee), Trendon Watford (hamstring), Maxwell Lewis (left knee), Cam Thomas (hamstring), Cam Johns
Tosan Evbuomwan is a 23-year-old hooper from the United Kingdom, having signed a two-way contract with the Nets just 12 days ago. Entering the league during the 2023-24 season, last night's loss to the Jazz was his 22nd game ever.
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The Jazz have covered in each of their last five games, while Brooklyn has dropped four in a row against the spread (as well as straight up), all as underdogs. The Nets are also just 1-7 straight up in their last eight games, and it’s hard to see them turning that around on the road without most of their key players.
The rookie point guard had a career-best 23 points despite a fourth quarter fall that could have taken him out of the game.