The Utah Jazz stunned the NBA during the first month of the season. In 10 games he did little to spark their play, even with an eight-game losing streak.
But now, Utah are in the middle of a five-game losing streak skid, with a cumulative loss margin of just 15 points. The Jazz suffered his second one-possession loss in five days to the Sacramento Kings Tuesday, with De’Aaron Fox scoring his layup driving within the last second of his 117- Lost at 115.
The Jazz will begin a three-game road trip with the Houston Rockets on Thursday as they try to restore the positivity that has characterized the first few weeks of the season.
“As we see it, the win-loss margin in this league is very thin,” Jazz coach Will Hardy said on Tuesday after Utah forward Lauri Markkanen announced his game at the buzzer after a replay review. said after disabling the jumper tying the
“It’s hard right now and it should be – losing sucks. If losing doesn’t hurt, you shouldn’t be here. I expect the team and the coaching staff to get hurt.”
The Jazz were trailing 126-122 in San Antonio and Golden State before Utah surrendered a winning three-pointer to Kings guard Kevin Huerter in the closing minutes to end the three-game trip on Dec. 30. We lost 112-107. Miami followed Tyler with his 3-pointer buzzing his hero to clinch his 126-123 win over Utah between Hugher and Fox game winners.
A string of disappointing losses like this could shake most teams, especially those struggling to get back on track after opening the season with such promise. But give Jazz credit for recognizing that a close call is a sign of progress.
“It’s good because we know we’re close,” Markkanen said. is painful, especially that way.
“They will turn at some point.”
Like the Jazz, the Rockets are also in decline, but in a different way.
Houston has lost 10 of 11 games with an average loss rate of 12.1 points. The Rockets lost 119-108 to the Pelicans on Wednesday in New Orleans, where he fell into a 31-point hole in the second quarter after losing 45 points in the first period.
The Rockets closed behind the reserves by seven points, but it was a futile rally.
Rockets coach Steven Cyrus was ejected after receiving two technical fouls in the first quarter.
“As I keep saying, the great thing about the NBA is that you have the opportunity (on Thursday) to get it right, but it has to be right the first time. You can’t start a game like this. Regardless of our age and everything else, no, we can’t.”
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