Utah Jazz OVERTAKE Houston Rockets tonight to wrap up a three-game victory last night against the New Orleans Pelicans.
Jazz have taken the league and fanbase by surprise in taking down three West contenders to begin the season and demonstrating an exciting brand of basketball
The Houston Rockets, meanwhile, are a lowly 0-3 after some buzz about the team exceeding expectations with sophomores Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun
The Houston Rockets have been on the unfortunate end of dreadful 3P luck. Outlier shooting nights in their last two contests against the Memphis Grizzlies and Milwaukee Bucks saw 15+ triples and 40%+ shooting each.
The Utah Jazz, on the other hand, are the 6th ranked offense in the NBA and the 14th ranked defense. They’ve made a name for themselves in crashing the offensive boards and forcing turnovers defensively.
A fair amount of their 3-0 success thus far has been shooting luck dependent:
The Jazz are playing their 4th game in 6 nights, featuring two OT victories, and wrapping up a 3 game road trip.
This could very well be a scheduled loss. Per FiveThirtyEight, however, Utah is a 5 point favorite (69% probability for a win).