Oklahoma City vs Utah on 02/23 by Mike_Jones
119
FINAL
120
Game Over
o240 -110
LOSS
Loss 1
Handicapper Analysis
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Since losing top rim protector Rudy Gobert, Utah went from one of the best teams at limiting field goals within five feet of the basket to one of the worst teams at limiting them.
This decline favors a Thunder offense that, though it has efficient shooters, prefers to drive inside especially with its leading scorer, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
While the Thunder have multiple personnel to challenge Utah's vulnerable interior defense, the Jazz have multiple shooters with which to damage a Thunder defense that allows open and wide-open threes at unusually high rates.
Look out, among others, for floor-spacer Lauri Markkanen, whose range opens up space inside for teammates like Jordan Clarkson.
This decline favors a Thunder offense that, though it has efficient shooters, prefers to drive inside especially with its leading scorer, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
While the Thunder have multiple personnel to challenge Utah's vulnerable interior defense, the Jazz have multiple shooters with which to damage a Thunder defense that allows open and wide-open threes at unusually high rates.
Look out, among others, for floor-spacer Lauri Markkanen, whose range opens up space inside for teammates like Jordan Clarkson.
