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Good shooting bailed Utah out against Phoenix, Will Hardy said, and the possession battle is his biggest worry: "They had 20 offensive rebounds... That coupled with 18 turnovers, the math is against you most nights."
"18 steals for us is a really high number." From the Jazz's media availability: Isaiah Collier started it and Ace Bailey's hands and length kept it going, but they don't expect to force turnovers at that rate every night.
Jaren Jackson Jr. and Jaxson Hayes started together for the Utah Jazz, and Will Hardy called the two-big pairing a good sign while lineups are still being worked out: "their size, I think, gives us a little bit of an anchor defensively."
Keyonte George and Isaiah Collier "both know they have a ton of responsibility to create offense for our group," Utah Jazz coach Will Hardy said. Collier pressures defenses in transition and one-on-one; George uses movement away from the ball to get open on cuts to the basket.
Utah Jazz coach Will Hardy called the Jaren Jackson Jr.–Lauri Markkanen frontcourt a matchup problem because of their physicality, but warned it won't always look smooth: "It's going to be a work in progress... There will be games where it can feel a little bit clunky."