I wouldn't blame too much on injuries usually, but considering the Jazz were missing Andrei Kirilenko, Paul Millsap, Mehmet Okur, Francisco Elson and Ronnie Price, they've been pretty thin. Tonight was a night for the rookies to show what they can do, and they didn't take full advantage.
Gordon Hayward was pretty good on his man, and he had one great sequence where he blocked a shot, recovered it, then threw an assist to Al Jefferson for an easy lay-in. Otherwise Hayward went scoreless.
Derrick Favors will get there, but tonight wasn't his night. He ended with 3 points.
This was a night where Al Jefferson (34 pts/8 rbs), CJ Miles (23 pts/7 rbs), and Devin Harris (23 pts/5 asts) showed up and few others did. Who was next in scoring? Raja Bell with 5 points.
Jazz win 96-94 with a thrilling tip-in by Big Al at the buzzer. Jazz probably have to go 12-5 to end the season if they want to make the playoffs. Looking at their remaining schedule, I'd say they'd be lucky to go 9-8.
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