Bogdanovic and Ingles out for Utah. Brooklyn was the favourite coming into the season to win the Championship, don't see them challenging with these sort of lineups. Harden gone, Harris gone for the season, Irving in and out and Griffin's input in question. They would need Irving and Aldridge at all times, with Durant to have any remote chance. The Jazz up 3 after one. Durant hits the fade 3 from the corner just before the shot clock expires. Hating that these players lying on the floor and the ref stopping play, inbound the ball and they'll get up. The Nets end the half on an 8-0 run, up 2. Bit of a sloppy game, Jazz not getting anything going within the offense, just their guards hitting late 3's. Nets up 16 going into the last. The Jazz also unable to stop Brown scoring at the basket, along with Durant of course, but not much can be done about that with their roster. The Jazz system really plays into the Nets hands, they win it by 8 points with a depleted team. The Nets shot much better from the field, everything else pretty similar. Durant with a super efficient 33 points, 8 assists, 9 boards. Brown 22 points, 5 assists, 7 boards, 1 turnover. Claxton an efficient 15 points, 4 assists, 6 boards, 2 blocks. For the Jazz, Mitchell an inefficient 30 points, 6 turnovers. Conley 18 points, 7 assists, 2 steals, 1 turnover. Clarkson 19 points, 3 steals, off the bench.
3. (Bkn) K. Durant, 2. (Bkn) B. Brown, 1. (Bkn) N. Claxton.
3. (Bkn) K. Durant, 2. (Bkn) B. Brown, 1. (Bkn) N. Claxton.