Jazz Offense Gets Hot, Beat Bulls For First Win Of Season
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Jazz earned their first win of the season downing the Chicago Bulls on the road 135-126.
Keyonte George matched a career-high with 33 points to break out of his offensive slump.
The Bulls were led by Coby White who scored 28 points.
Jazz All-Star Lauri Markkanen (back spasms) and Bulls All-Star Zach LaVine (shoulder) both missed the game.
Jazz Offense Finally Finds Rhythm Against Bulls
The Jazz had been the NBA’s worst offensive team through the first two weeks of the season, struggling with three-point shooting and turnovers.
With an offensive rating of 97.7, the Jazz were a full eight points worse than the 29th-ranked Bulls entering Monday’s game, and the only team in the NBA who had failed to break the 100-point mark three times this season.
“Starting the season 0-6 is not easy, and with the injuries and things that have gone on and changing lineups, I’m just — I’m proud of them and the way that they’ve stuck together,” Jazz coach Will Hardy said.
The main issues offensively had been their three-point shooting, averaging a league-worst 28 percent from downtown, and turnovers, ranking dead last at over 20 per game.
They flipped the script in Chicago canning 16 of their 35 three-point attempts while committing just 13 turnovers.
Keyonte George had been one of the main culprits for the Jazz’s slow offensive start, but has now laced together back-to-back impressive outings to stem his early-season slump.
