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5 Things To Watch In The Jazz-Clippers Series

By Adam Coffman

Mar 25, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers center Marreese Speights (5) guards Utah Jazz guard George Hill (3) as he drives to the basket in the second half of the game at Staples Center. Clippers won 108-95. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 25, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers center Marreese Speights (5) guards Utah Jazz guard George Hill (3) as he drives to the basket in the second half of the game at Staples Center. Clippers won 108-95. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 5, 2017; Sacramento, CA, USA; Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles (2) scores an uncontested three point basket against the Sacramento Kings during the overtime period at Golden 1 Center. The Utah Jazz defeated the Sacramento Kings 110-109 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 5, 2017; Sacramento, CA, USA; Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles (2) scores an uncontested three point basket against the Sacramento Kings during the overtime period at Golden 1 Center. The Utah Jazz defeated the Sacramento Kings 110-109 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /

Three-Point Shootout

The modern NBA is more predicated on the three-point shot than ever before, and the Jazz have done fairly well to stay out front of the trend. Although they rank 17th in attempted threes per game, efficient shooting from the likes of Joe Ingles, Gordon Hayward, and others has propelled them to the ninth-best shooting percentage from deep.

As mentioned in the previous slide, the Jazz generally attempt to prevent open threes at the cost of easier midrange looks, which shows, as they allow only 23 attempts per game on average. In comparison, the Clippers rank even higher, making the sixth-highest percentage of their long-range looks.

A large percentage of Los Angeles two-guard J.J. Reddick’s threes come either in transition or off of pin-downs and stagger screens, as can be seen in the video below.

Rodney Hood, Dante Exum, or whoever draws Reddick as a matchup at any point will have to commit a ton of energy on the defensive end to chasing the Clippers’ shooting guard off and around screens.

Los Angeles doesn’t roster a ton of dangerous shooters outside of Reddick and Paul. Austin Rivers, Marrese Speights, and Mbah a Moute are their next highest-volume gunners, but they aren’t dangerous to the capacity of the starting backcourt.

Jamal Crawford has made a habit of feasting on the Jazz this season, so expect at least one night where he may turn the tide for his team.

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