SAN ANTONIO, TX - APRIL 29: Devin Harris #5 of the Utah Jazz dribbles the ball against the San Antonio Spurs in Game One of the Western Conference Quarterfinals in the 2012 NBA Playoffs at AT&T Center on April 29, 2012 in San Antonio, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
The Utah Jazz were the #4 best offense in the regular season, in terms of Points per Game. They were the #6 offense in terms of Offensive Rating. And as a team, they had a collective 1.19 points per shot value. Things have changed in the playoffs against a motivated and focused San Antonio Spurs defense. In the playoffs it's gone down all the way to 1.05 points per shot. That's a big drop off. Let's look at the players, and their performance so far in the playoffs:
| Points per Shot | Minutes per Game | |||||||||
| Player | Points | Shots | Playoffs | Season | Diff. | Playoffs | Season | Diff. | ||
| Paul Millsap | 29 | 25 | 1.16 | 1.23 | -0.07 | 32.50 | 32.81 | -0.31 | ||
| Al Jefferson | 26 | 31 | 0.84 | 1.12 | -0.28 | 31.50 | 34.02 | -2.52 | ||
| Gordon Hayward | 25 | 16 | 1.56 | 1.33 | 0.23 | 32.00 | 30.53 | 1.47 | ||
| Derrick Favors | 16 | 14 | 1.14 | 1.28 | -0.14 | 23.50 | 21.17 | 2.33 | ||
| Alec Burks | 15 | 10 | 1.50 | 1.19 | 0.31 | 16.00 | 15.92 | 0.08 | ||
| Jamaal Tinsley | 13 | 14 | 0.93 | 0.97 | -0.04 | 19.50 | 13.70 | 5.80 | ||
| Devin Harris | 12 | 16 | 0.75 | 1.32 | -0.57 | 24.50 | 27.63 | -3.13 | ||
| DeMarre Carroll | 11 | 11 | 1.00 | 0.96 | 0.04 | 20.00 | 16.35 | 3.65 | ||
| Josh Howard | 10 | 13 | 0.77 | 1.03 | -0.26 | 20.00 | 23.05 | -3.05 | ||
| Enes Kanter | 10 | 12 | 0.83 | 1.29 | -0.45 | 13.00 | 13.24 | -0.24 | ||
| Blake Ahearn | 5 | 3 | 1.67 | 0.71 | 0.95 | 3.50 | 7.50 | -4.00 | ||
| Jeremy Evans | 2 | 1 | 2.00 | 1.48 | 0.52 | 3.50 | 7.48 | -3.98 | ||
Hmm, well sir, I don't like it.
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