Recap - Utah Jazz @ Sacramento Kings - Sac'd

by Basketball John on Dec 3, 2008 10:54 AM MST in Game Recaps Comment 5 comments

Yes, it was this ugly.

How do you overcome 18 first-half turnovers? Play the Kings.

Despite 25 turnovers (11 in the first quarter), the Jazz were able to walk away from an ugly, ugly game with a W.

And it's not like the Kings were playing amazing defense. They did have 12 steals, but the majority of the turnovers just came from sloppy play. Poor passing was the biggest culprit. Either they'd throw it out of bounds, fumble a bad pass, or telegraph where the ball was going.

The Jazz didn't play any better on the defensive end. The Kings pretty much got any shot they wanted - they just couldn't shoot. The only memorable defensive moments were two blocked shots from an unlikely source, Morris Almond. Both of them came from behind on would be dunks.

Thankfully, the Jazz were playing one of the worst teams in the league. Had they played a .500 team, the game would have been over at the half, if not the first quarter.

When they did manage to hold on to the ball, they were pretty efficient with it. They shot a solid 51% and had 24 assists on 36 FGs.

They managed to hang around and save their best for last. Thanks to the "Seamstress" , the Jazz staged a late fourth-quarter comeback. In addition to hitting a clutch jumper and a drive to the basket, Deron threaded two bounce passes(or skip pass if you're Boler) to Millsap for a Boozer-approved AND-1! and one to Brewer for another easy hoop.

This was one of the biggest team wins I've seen. No one player stood out. We had 5 players in double figures and 3 more were within 2 points of 10 points. The 45-35 rebound advantage also helped negate the cornicopia of turnovers.

Here are the four things I took from this game,

In the fourth quarter we saw the old Deron. He stated in the post-game interview that he was trying to build back up his confidence. We saw that tonight. He drove to the basket more than I've seen all year. And while his passing has never been in question, his dimes to Millsap and Brewer were spectacular passes that he made look easy.
I wish Almond could have got this playing time late last year and earlier this season. I don't know what the reasons were that the Jazz didn't pick up his option. The front office has been hit and miss on players in the past. But if you don't see him play against NBA players, how can you really tell what you have? He's shooting 50% in limited action and seems like a fairly cheap insurance policy given that we don't know what the state of the team will be like next year.
Should Collins ever come back, there's no way in hades he should play over Kosta. I don't care about his veteran status. I just want someone that can play basketball. KK2 actually has a jumper and can move. He's got to play and develop.
I don't care if you slap a W on a turd, it's still a win. A squeaker over the Kings counts just as much as a blowout over the Lakers. And it came on the road.

The Jazz are managing to keep pace with the rest of the West and as everyone trickles back into the lineup, we should be able to overtake most of the other teams.

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BOXSCORE

	1	2	3	4	T
UTA	20	19	25	35	99
SAC	24	14	28	28	94

Utah Jazz (12-7)

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Starters	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Paul Millsap	35:50	5	9	.556	0	0		3	5	.600	2	9	11	5	3	0	4	4	13
Mehmet Okur	35:03	3	10	.300	0	2	.000	3	4	.750	2	9	11	2	1	1	4	1	9
Deron Williams	29:22	5	9	.556	0	3	.000	4	4	1.000	0	1	1	7	0	1	4	1	14
Ronnie Brewer	25:42	6	9	.667	0	0		2	3	.667	1	2	3	2	1	0	3	3	14
C.J. Miles	19:32	3	8	.375	1	3	.333	1	1	1.000	2	0	2	0	1	0	2	3	8
Reserves	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Kyle Korver	28:28	4	9	.444	1	3	.333	6	7	.857	0	4	4	1	0	0	3	4	15
Morris Almond	25:39	5	9	.556	1	2	.500	1	1	1.000	0	6	6	1	1	2	2	4	12
Kosta Koufos	21:46	3	4	.750	0	0		0	0		0	5	5	2	1	1	1	6	6
Ronnie Price	18:38	2	3	.667	0	0		4	4	1.000	0	2	2	4	0	0	2	1	8
Team Totals	240	36	70	.514	3	13	.231	24	29	.828	7	38	45	24	8	5	25	27	99

Sacramento Kings (5-15)

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Starters	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Brad Miller	38:13	6	13	.462	0	1	.000	6	8	.750	1	8	9	1	0	4	1	4	18
Beno Udrih	36:01	7	12	.583	1	3	.333	2	2	1.000	1	2	3	4	2	0	5	5	17
Spencer Hawes	34:17	6	12	.500	0	0		2	3	.667	0	7	7	6	3	0	2	4	14
Francisco Garcia	31:03	4	8	.500	0	0		3	6	.500	4	2	6	3	1	0	0	1	11
Bobby Jackson	28:25	2	9	.222	0	4	.000	3	4	.750	0	3	3	1	3	0	1	3	7
Reserves	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Kevin Martin	32:45	6	16	.375	3	6	.500	7	10	.700	1	1	2	2	2	0	2	1	22
Mikki Moore	12:17	0	3	.000	0	0		0	0		1	2	3	0	0	0	0	3	0
Jason Thompson	11:13	0	1	.000	0	0		0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
Bobby Brown	8:41	1	1	1.000	1	1	1.000	0	0		1	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	3
Quincy Douby	3:59	0	2	.000	0	2	.000	2	2	1.000	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	2
Donte Greene	3:06	0	2	.000	0	0		0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Team Totals

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Blazers

are gaining momentum too. They are not in a big hole either. The top 3 in the division could all win it. Billups is great.

Pants Off, Game On!

by MTN on Dec 3, 2008 11:38 AM MST reply actions 0 recs

Can we please stop

the references of “Seamstress”?? We can surely do better than that lol.

by MelMan2002 on Dec 3, 2008 11:49 AM MST reply actions 0 recs

It's hilarious

but I’m not sure he’d like it.

Better than Slick Willy, I’d imagine…

The Utah Jazz

by UtesFan89 on Dec 3, 2008 5:33 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Why not just call him the seamstrer or tailor? At least it's masculine.

The more you try to erase me, the more that I appear.

by clarkpojo on Dec 3, 2008 5:58 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

Thanks,

for posting the interviews. I was working so I didn’t get to watch the game, but it sounds like it was not very enjoyable to watch. I’m glad that our boys pulled out the win though, and I really hope that they remember they’re at home tonight against the Heat.

by DaniellelovesKK on Dec 3, 2008 6:24 PM MST reply actions 0 recs