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NBA Preseason Game 2:
#UTAatPOR
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Overview:
The Utah Jazz (1-0) go up against the Portland Trail Blazers (0-1) in the second game of a home and home. It's just the preseason but Utah looked surprisingly competent on defense harrying the Blazers to a 34.6 fg% shooting night, and 22 turn overs. Portland has talent, experience, and revenge motivating them. For more info check out the preview here, or, well, whatever. It's a free country.
The game isn't on TV, only on the radio tonight (for the Utah peeps). I can only imagine it will take 6 seconds before a stream is available from the Portland peeps.
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Major Rotation:
| Utah Jazz | Portland Trail Blazers | ||
| 1 | Trey Burke | PG | Damian Lillard |
| 2 | Alec Burks | SG | Wesley Matthews |
| 3 | Gordon Hayward | SF | Nicolas Batum |
| 4 | Enes Kanter | PF | LaMarcus Aldridge |
| 5 | Derrick Favors | C | Robin Lopez |
| 6 | Dante Exum | PG | Steve Blake |
| 7 | Toure' Murry | SG | C.J. McCollum |
| 8 | Dahntay Jones | SF | Will Barton |
| 9 | Trevor Booker | PF | Joel Freeland |
| 10 | Rudy Gobert | C | Chris Kaman |
| x | Carrick Felix |
I will argue that our bench is a little more talented, but they have a ton of three point shooters and an excellent and balanced starting lineup. That said, it was our starters who beat their starters in game 1; and not the other way around.
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Random Shots:
I'm still not ready for the regular season. Or the preseason. Here, enjoy this video.
I don't know much about Oregon.
Poll
Who is going to look the best for the Jazz tonight?
This poll is closed
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21%
Trey Burke
(23 votes) -
1%
Dante Exum
(2 votes) -
30%
Alec Burks
(33 votes) -
19%
Gordon Hayward
(21 votes) -
0%
Steve Novak
(1 vote) -
7%
Enes Kanter
(8 votes) -
0%
Trevor Booker
(0 votes) -
5%
Derrick Favors
(6 votes) -
7%
Rudy Gobert
(8 votes) -
4%
Other
(5 votes)