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The Utah Jazz continue to struggle scoring the ball at an efficient rate in half court sets on offense. Head coach Will Hardy has built a reputation around the league for being an offensive mastermind but the lack of experience with this current group of players is evident.

Kyle Filipowski continues to make some serious noise. His 16 points with 7 rebounds and 4 assists is an impressive line against a good Rockets defense. Utah found a gem in Filipowski and he just keeps on showing great promise.

The Jazz came out of the timeout and cut the lead to 9-7, but the Nuggets continued to be relentless on both ends of the floor, and before too long the Jazz found themselves down 19-9. By the end of the 1st Quarter, the Jazz found themselves down 26-15.

If you go back and look at some of Jokic’s draft profiles, he is praised for his IQ, work ethic, passing ability and feel for the game but slammed for a number of reasons. He is described as slow, unathletic, and a defensive liability who is weak around the basket and overall not strong enough.

As the Utah Jazz prepare to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers, fans are keenly aware of the significance of player availability on game day. With the Cavaliers currently among the top teams in the NBA,

Jones said the best player is Bradds. Bradds said the best player is Jones. And Warren said he would choose himself and accused the other coaches of lying in an attempt to be humble (all with a smile on his face, of course).

Take the Over for Michael Porter Jr.'s points prop for tonight's pick and prediction for the Denver Nuggets hosting the Utah Jazz.