“Yeah, winning plays come in a variety of packages throughout an NBA season, and that foul was probably the play that won us the game — not letting Gobert just dunk the ball,” said utahjazz coach Will Hardy.
, the entire roster is with the program: Play hard, make adjustments, do the little things so intrinsically necessary to getting an advantage against opponents that might have more top-end talent., then again Friday vs. the Timberwolves.
Hardy pointed out that in that first period, the initial pick-up points on the ball were too low, and that the Jazz were going over almost every single screen, the combination of which “just turned them loose downhill towards our bigs.” So, the counter: extend the defense out on the court, mix up going under and over screens, throw in some extra switching, too, just to confuse the Wolves about what they’d be facing.
“Just coming in and working and playing hard,” agreed Clarkson. “Whatever the result is, I know all these are lacing ‘em up and going out and playing hard.”