True, they've played the Clippers twice, but they also beat the Nuggets and Blazers, and all without Deron Williams. Last night against the Blazers, Brevin Knight proved to be a steadier hand at point than Ronnie Price. The stats don't necessarily reflect that, but watching the game, the team in general looked more calm in the fourth with Knight. Carlos Boozer made some crazy shots, Paul Millsap played inspired D, and Andrei Kirilenko is a Sixth Man candidate.
Where the Jazz suffer right now is perimeter defense and their own perimeter shooting. That will improve a bit when D-Will comes back, but perimeter D was a weakness of theirs last year too.
Only three other teams remain undefeated. Lakers, Pistons, Hawks. Lakers have played the Clippers twice too. The Hawks beat the Hornets on the road. Now that's impressive.
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