Warriors Host Jazz on Tuesday
The Utah Jazz travel to San Francisco to face the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center on Wednesday.

The Jazz (30-13) are one of the hottest teams in the NBA right now. That's evident when you see that they've won 17 of their last 19 games, winning many of them in dominating fashion. What makes them so scary is their defense, allowing the fifth-fewest points in the league. That mark just continues to get better as the season progresses and they have the talent to be sitting at the top of the league in that statistic by the end of the season. That pairs nicely with their increase in offense, going from 28th in scoring all the way up to 16th in that same stretch. One would argue that the offense is only going to get better too, with Mike Conley returning from a hamstring issue earlier this week. If they can get him to return to his Memphis form, this could be one of the most dangerous teams in the postseason.

The Warriors (10-35) currently have the worst record in the NBA. That's quite the downfall from a team who has the best record over the last decade but it's really no surprise when you look at the personnel. Losing Kevin Durant and DeMarcus Cousins to free agency is one thing but losing Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Kevon Looney to injury is a whole new ballgame. That has left this roster completely dismantled and it would be hard to see them finishing outside of the bottom three. The good news is that Curry, Thompson and Looney are all expected to be back and fully healthy by the end of the season and that should pair wonderfully with a top-pick from next year's draft.

Utah has already played Golden State three times this season, winning all three of those meetings. That gives the Jazz seven wins in their last nine appearances against the Warriors in total.
Posted on: 1/21/2020 9:18 PM
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