Jazz's Derrick Favors: Retreats to bench Wednesday
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4H ago
Favors will come off the bench for Wednesday's game against the Heat, Andy Larsen of KSL.com reports.
Favors, who recorded 12 points in his previous game Monday against the Thunder, will come off the bench against the Heat due to matchup reasons. Over 27 games this year, including 24 starts, Favors is averaging 10.6 points and 7.0 rebounds in 23.2 minutes.
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Jazz's Jae Crowder: To start Wednesday
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4H ago
Crowder will start Wednesday's game against the Heat, Andy Larsen of KSL.com reports.
Crowder will get the start over Derrick Favors as the Jazz look to go a little smaller versus Miami. In four starts this year, Crowder is averaging 15.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 30.0 minutes.
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Jazz's Raul Neto: Questionable Wednesday
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5H ago
Neto (thigh) is listed as questionable for Wednesday's game with the Heat, Andy Larsen of KSL.com reports.
Neto was a late addition to the injury report with thigh soreness. If he's unable to go, Grayson Allen, who was recalled from the G League earlier in the day, could be in line for additional work.
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Jazz's Georges Niang: Back from G League
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11H ago
Niang was recalled from the G League on Wednesday.
Niang has been limited to mostly garbage-time contributions at the NBA level this season, and in two appearances for Salt Lake City he holds averages of 17.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game.
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Jazz's Tony Bradley: Recalled from Salt Lake
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11H ago
Bradley was recalled from the G League on Wednesday.
Bradley hasn't been a factor at the NBA level this season, but he holds averages of 14.8 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game for the Salt Lake City Stars.
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Jazz's Grayson Allen: Back from G League
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11H ago
Allen was recalled from the G League on Wednesday.
Allen hasn't played in six of Utah's last seven games, so the team sent him down to the G League for an opportunity at extended run. The rookie is averaging 18.0 points, 1.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.3 steals in three G League appearances.
Niang was assigned to the Salt Lake City Stars of the G League on Tuesday.
This will be the second appearance with the Stars for Niang in a little over a week after he posted 18 points, eight rebounds and seven assists last Monday against Rio Grande Valley. Niang, along with rookie Grayson Allen, will be available for the Stars' game Tuesday against the Austin Spurs.
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Jazz's Grayson Allen: Assigned to G League
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1D ago
Allen was assigned to the Salt Lake City Stars of the G League on Tuesday.
With the Jazz having the night off, Utah will send Allen to the Stars on Tuesday so he can appear in their home game against the Austin Spurs. Allen has appeared in two G League games this season, averaging 20.0 points in 34.6 minutes per game.
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Jazz's Rudy Gobert: Back in double-double form
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2D ago
Gobert scored 13 points (5-8 FG, 3-4 FT) while adding 14 rebounds and two assists in only 21 minutes during Monday's 122-113 loss to the Thunder.
It's his first double-double in three games, but the second time in that stretch he's seen less than a full workload -- an early ejection against the Rockets accounted for the first, while this one was a product of foul trouble and a 24-point OKC lead heading into the fourth quarter. Gobert still has 23 double-doubles in 28 contests, and he remains firmly on pace to average a double-double for the third straight season.
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Jazz's Donovan Mitchell: Sloppy performance in loss
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2D ago
Mitchell scored 19 points (6-15 FG, 3-8 3Pt, 4-4 FT) while adding four rebounds and a steal in 27 minutes during Monday's 122-113 loss to the Thunder.
Five fouls limited his court time, but Mitchell's six turnovers also did the Jazz no favors and helped put the club in a hole they couldn't dig their way out of in a frenzied fourth quarter. The second-year guard isn't exactly enduring a sophomore slump, but Mitchell also hasn't improved his numbers from his breakout rookie campaign, making him a disappointment so far for fantasy GMs who expected him to take a big step forward.
Gobert posted 12 points (5-9 FG, 2-4 FT), eight rebounds, seven assists, one steal and one block across 34 minutes Sunday in the Jazz's 110-97 loss to the Spurs.
After getting ejected in the first quarter of the Jazz's last game Wednesday, Gobert returned to his usual level of playing time. His production on the defensive end wasn't anything noteworthy, but the seven dimes were a nice surprise -- and a career high -- from Gobert, who has rarely been much of a facilitator during his time in the league. Gobert has changed that narrative to some extent recently, however, dishing out at least three assists in four of his last six outings.
Crowder totaled 12 points (3-10 FG, 1-5 3Pt, 5-5 FT), five rebounds, two steals and one block across 26 minutes in the Jazz's 118-91 win over the Rockets on Thursday.
Crowder drew another start at power forward, but shooting struggles prevented his night from being much more rewarding. However, he still found his way to his third double-digit scoring effort over his last four games, while also putting together a solid effort on the boards. For the moment, coach Quin Snyder set on the current arrangement of Crowder manning the starting power forward spot while Derrick Favors comes off the bench, a scenario that should continue affording the former opportunities for occasional spikes in production.
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Jazz's Dante Exum: Rare opportunity in big win
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6D ago
Exum finished with 15 points (6-10 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 3-6 FT), five assists, two rebounds and two steals across 22 minutes in the Jazz's 118-91 win over the Rockets on Thursday.
Exum logged his third-highest allotment of minutes of the campaign and parlayed them into a season-best scoring total. The 23-year-old has mostly enjoyed a steady role behind Ricky Rubio of late, but his poor shooting has often capped his overall production. That was far from the case Thursday, as Exum's 60.0 percent success rate from the field on 10 shot attempts helped him to an impressive final line.
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Jazz's Rudy Gobert: Gets ejected in first quarter
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6D ago
Gobert was ejected in the first quarter of Thursday's 118-91 win over the Rockets after swatting a paper cup off the scorer's table when he was whistled for his second foul of the game. He played three minutes and contributed two points (1-1 FG), one rebound and one assist before heading to the locker room.
Gobert had been vocal about his frustration with officiating lately, as he drew a fine following Sunday's loss to the Heat after criticizing the crew for that game. The early hook Thursday probably only adds to his discontent, but it's nothing that will likely result in further discipline from the NBA. Gobert, who saw a streak of four straight double-doubles come to an end Thursday, should resume handling big minutes in the Jazz's next contest Sunday in San Antonio.
