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Up next, the Utah Jazz, who played three straight from Feb. 12-14. Given the Heat's performance over the same period of time, it's easy to overlook the fact that the Jazz completed their three-play, also all on the road.
As everyone knows by now, the compressed NBA schedule will force every team to play three games in three nights at least one this season (42 times in total). With only 66 games to stake a claim to a playoff spot or seed, how teams perform during these killer slates could have a large impact on how their seasons turn out.
With that in mind, we?re going to keep track of each of the 42 three-plays to see which teams take advantage and which teams fall apart. Up next, the Utah Jazz, who played three straight from Feb. 12-14.
Given the Heat?s performance over the same period of time, it?s easy to overlook the fact that the Jazz completed their three-play, also all on the road. Unfortunately, they didn?t fare quite as well.
Game 1: Jazz 98, Grizzlies 88 - Pretty nice way to start things off ? a win over the Grizzlies on the road, with Al Jefferson leading the way with 21 points and a season-high 15 rebounds. Gordon Hayward had 23 points and one rebound, and I can?t decide if I think the coaches congratulated him for that effort or made him stay after practice. 3 points (1 for the win, 1 for +10 margin, 1 for road)
Game 2: Hornets 86, Jazz 80 - They should get extra negative points for this loss, as the Hornets had only four wins on the season coming in and were losers of eight straight beforehand. Chris Kaman boosted his potential trade value for New Orleans, dropping 27 and 13 on the Jazz.
Game 3: Thunder 111, Jazz 85 - Third games in three nights will produce results like this from time to time, as the Jazz got behind early and often, shot 35 percent from the field, and got blasted on the Western Conference-leading Thunder?s home court.
If you told me before the start of their trip the Jazz would lose two of three, I?d have probably agreed. I wouldn?t have presumed that one of those losses would have come at New Orleans though, that?s for sure. 2 total points for Utah.
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