Most of the conversation after Houston's demolition of Utah in Game 1 of their first round series has revolved around the Jazz's defense, but it's their offense that's the real issue moving forward. Ben Dowsett examines why.
), mostly by exploiting a highly exaggerated defensive scheme Utah attempted against reigning MVP James Harden.
The Jazz also earned just a 100.4 offensive rating over five games against Houston the playoffs last year. Put it all together, and we now have 10 games and nearly 500 minutes of play telling us the Jazz simply can’t score on this Rockets team.The answer begins with shot-making, that constant Jazz pest back to gnaw at them. Utah attempted 21 open or wide open threes Sunday night and made just six, per Second Spectrum data on NBA.com, for a 28.
For starters, credit to the Rockets as a group. It doesn’t take a defensive juggernaut to spot and exploit the weak spots in Utah’s offense, and Houston has consistently done well here with varying personnel.
They did particularly well against Donovan Mitchell, crowding his space and making his decisions tough. Houston left the right guys open in help defense to make his life more difficult; Mitchell was facing multiple bodies every time he broke through, and began making his choices too early. It was also exacerbated by another trend that dates back to last year: The Rockets neutralizing Utah’s offensive rebounding. The Jazz collected nearly a third of all the offensive boards against Houston during their four regular-season matchups and over 34 percent of them during their two wins, a huge equalizer when shooters went cold.
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