The Jazz lose a sloppy game 135-119 to the Portland Trail Blazers. Svi kept it close in the 4th quarter for a while, but Portland proved to be too good, and cruised to a comfortable win.
Ace Bailey – B
Bailey had a ridiculous dunk tonight, where he faked a shot, lobbed it off the backboard to himself, and slammed it down. His athleticism just jumps off the screen every game, and he has the makings of a really really good player. His rebounding continues to impress, as he had 8 tonight. Unfortunately
he did struggle from deep tonight, going 1/5, but he still finished with 15 points.
Cody Williams – C-
Yes Cody went 0/3 from deep tonight, and yes one of those misses was a horrible air ball, but he still found ways to contribute. He had two steals, and had a nice block as well. He continues to be a menace in passing lanes for opposing teams. His passing has also improved this year, as he had 3 assists tonight. Cody finished with 9 points going 4/9 from the field.
Isaiah Collier – B
Collier fouled out late into the fourth quarter, but we’ll give him a pass as he probably just wanted some rest since he has been playing so much while Keyonte is out. Collier plays at 100 miles per hour every night. He hit some tough mid-range jumpers, to finish with 15 points while dishing out 9 assists, and notching 3 steals. He also shot a team high 12 free throws. Defenders just can’t keep up with him in transition, and have to foul him to stop him from scoring.
Brice Sensabaugh – A–
Brice lead the team in scoring tonight with 28. Simply put he’s a walking bucket and should serve this team really well coming off the bench next season.
Kyle Filipowski – B+
Whatever Clingan said or did to Flip tonight unlocked something in him, as I don’t think I’ve seen Kyle this aggressive since Summer League. He rebounded well tonight, grabbing 9, and had a team high 6 steals. Hopefully we can see more of this version of Filipowski going forward.
John Konchar – C
Konchar continues to struggle from deep, as he has not hit a three for the Jazz yet. He didn’t shoot particularly well from the field either tonight. But he made up for it with his hustle on defense, and his rebounding. He had 3 steals and 7 rebounds tonight. He is definitely a depth piece worth keeping going into next season.
Oscar Tshiebwe – Incomplete
We were robbed of watching an Oscar Tshiebwe masterclass tonight, as he was ruled out at halftime with a possible concussion. He may have only played 5 minutes, but he did have some impressive passes, logging 3 assists, and grabbing one board.
Vince Williams Jr. – A
Vince got ejected in the second quarter of this game after arguing a call, and tossing the ref the ball too aggressively. He reminds me a lot of Jae Crowder, high intensity, high effort player. He only logged 7 minutes in this game, but they were certainly memorable. He would finish with 6 points and 3 rebounds.
Blake Hinson – B
Welcome to the NBA Blake Hinson! In his first action in an NBA game he logged a rebound an assist and 11 points. He looked like he belonged out there, and he might prove to be a piece the Jazz, (or another team) may want to keep around.
Svi Mykhailiuk – A+
Long time no Svi! This marked his first action since February 5th against the Hawks. He had a clutch steal and bucket to cut the lead to 6 in the fourth quarter. His monster 4th quarter would continue as he went 4/5 from deep and gave the Jazz life for a second there. He would score all his 14 points in the 4th while adding 3 assists.
Adam Silver – F-
Good commissioner Silver fined the Jazz $500,000 dollars for the “management of their roster” in recent games. I must have missed the news that he was apart of the Jazz’s coaching staff. Maybe if the Jazz had announced that they would rest their two best players for the rest of the season, (like a certain other team) we could’ve avoided the fine! Oh well, maybe the extra half million will help Commissioner Silver make the All-Star game watchable this year.
