” Honestly…we’re lucky “Admits Spencer Dinwiddie, with an almost embarrassed smile, a few seconds after the final buzzer. His Nets won a match that should not already be lost at the start of the meeting. And even less after having counted up to 23 points in advance in the last quarter. Fortunately for them, this necessary victory is there (111-110) to consolidate their 6th place in the East.
The Jazz, who was only four games behind the Clippers, 6th, continues to move away from the Top 10 of his conference. It was the sixth defeat in seven outings for Will Hardy’s men. The latter can at least welcome the reaction, albeit late, of his players.
Kelly Olynyk could even have offered them the win thanks to her shot at the buzzer, to sanction the two missed throws that no one was expecting from Seth Curry (98% on the season!) a few seconds earlier.
WHAT YOU MUST REMEMBER
– Nets defense locks everything down. The locals got off to the best start by limiting the visitors to just 17 points in the first quarter (30-17). The New York defense showed its solidity while exposing the offensive weakness opposite on this evening, where the only Talen Horton-Tucker really emerged in the first period for the Jazz. At the break, the Nets were still moving quietly in the lead (53-42), before embarking on the trail of a total “blowout”, a few minutes after the start of the last quarter (93-70). That was talking too fast…
– The 15-0 that changes everything. With another 19 point lead (103-84) five minutes from the end, the Nets imagined being quiet until the end. Especially since their opponents were content to sanction on the free throw line. The concern is that this series of passages on the penalty line – six points in a row – will give ideas to others. Starting with Talen Horton-Tucker who found outside address at the best moment, while Spencer Dinwiddie, regularly taken at two very high, had a lot of trouble finding the target in front. Result: without making much noise, the Jazz passed a 15-0 to shake the Nets in the last moments (103-99).
– airball festival. ” It’s not a stat you normally emphasize. The local Nets TV commentator himself had trouble realizing when announcing the total airballs sent by the Jazz players, after counting them one by one. Thus, no less than… eight shots, completed without touching the circle, were counted. These numerous failures contributed to the low overall percentage of visitors for three quarters, which ended up rising in the last (42 points scored).
TOPS/FLOPS
✅ ⛔ Mikal Bridges. Interesting evening for the new leader of the Nets who suffered a lot in terms of address (9/25) but who still reached the 30 point mark. The explanation? His propensity to get whistles and thus passages on the penalty line, which he squatted a lot in the third quarter. Already the sign of a change of status, with the referees, in the league?
✅ Talen Horton-Tucker. Author of a big first period with 17 points and a lot of creation, he experienced a huge air hole in the third quarter with seven missed baskets in a row. He started again in the final period with a number of finishes in the circle.
⛔ The 3-dot address. Leaders of their respective teams, Mikal Bridges and Lauri Markkanen have one thing in common in this meeting: a disastrous address behind the arc, materialized by a terrible 1/8 on shots each. Their poor performance in this area illustrated a general concern for skill with barely 27% cumulative success.
THE FOLLOWING
Nets (43-35) : reception of Wolves on Tuesday.
Jazz (36-42) : reception of the Lakers on Tuesday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1knqAsvS5jY
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How to read the stats? Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; O = offensive rebound; D= defensive rebound; T = Total Bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; +/- = Point differential when the player is on the field; Points = Points; Eval: player evaluation calculated from positive actions – negative actions.
