The Warriors' record with the Suns is far ahead in the West, and the only team that can threaten them is the Utah Jazz. Unconsciously, the Jazz won another six straight wins, which was already the longest streak in the league after the end of the Houston Rockets' seven-game winning streak. In this game, the Jazz have to face the Washington Wizards, with Kuzma's three-point kill, the Wizards ended a three-game losing streak and stabilized the fifth position in the East, but everyone knows that this team has shown fatigue.
The gap between the two teams is there, and whether it is the inside or the outside, the Wizards cannot be compared with the Jazz. In particular, Kuzma was unable to play because of the safety management agreement, which made the team even worse. But in the NBA, nothing is absolute, and the charm of competitive sports is that until the last minute, you will never know whether to win or lose.
At the beginning of the first quarter, the Jazz showed strong strength, Mitchell bombed 12 points and 2 assists in the single quarter, Gobert also had 6 points and 5 rebounds, under the leadership of the two, the Jazz scored 28 points in a single quarter, while the Wizards only scored 24 points, including Garford 3 of 3 for 6 points and 2 rebounds. After returning from the second quarter, Beal still did not find the form, but Neto on the bench scored 7 points, Harrell also had 6 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, and the Wizards seized the opportunity to successfully surpass the Jazz by 1 point at the end of the half, 51-50.
In the second half, Beal finally found his form, 4-of-5 shooting with 10 points and 1 assist, but the Wizards only scored 18 points, while the Jazz completely exploded, bombarding 31 points in a single quarter, directly from a 1-point trail to a 12-point lead. In the final quarter of the game, the Wizards were still reluctant to give up, And Bill and Dinwiddie scored consecutive points, but neither Pop nor Bertans opened. In such a situation, the pursuit of points is naturally hopeless. In the end, the Utah Jazz won 123-98 on the road to the Wizards by 25 points.
There should be no doubt that the Suns and Warriors are the best teams in the West, but the only team in the West that is in the only slot is the Utah Jazz. As can be seen from the record, the Warriors and the Suns have the same record, after the Jazz 7 consecutive wins, they are in the second bracket alone, the Grizzlies in the West are 4 wins behind them, and the team behind is very close to the record, except for the Jazz, 3 consecutive losses or 3 consecutive wins, the ranking will not change. So, the strong team in the West, don't ignore this team.
Mitchell had 28 points, 4 assists and 2 steals, and Gobert had 20 points and 11 rebounds, and the two were undoubtedly the absolute core of the team. Bogdanovic had 16 points and 4 rebounds, Conley had 11 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists, and Whiteside only played 19 minutes, but he shot 18 points and 14 rebounds on 8-of-9 shooting, which was invincible. For the Wizards, Beal had 21 points, five rebounds and five assists on 9-of-19 shooting, Garford had 14 points and 11 rebounds, Dinwiddie had 12 points, two rebounds and four assists, Pope did not score a point on 0-of-5 shooting, and Harrell had only 9 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.