Kevin Huerter, Tyler Herro, De’Aaron Fox. These are the names of the executioners of the Jazz these last three matches. The Salt Lake City franchise remains on five straight losses but the last three are undoubtedly the most frustrating.
After a one-point loss against the Kings, before another three against the Heat, Will Hardy’s men again gave in against Sacramento, by only two points…
“As you can see, the margin between winning and losing is very, very thin in this league,” says the Jazz coach for the official franchise website. “It hurts right now, and it has to hurt because losing is boring. If you don’t mind losing, then we don’t belong here. So I expect to see injured players and staff. »
The scenario of the match makes this defeat even more cruel since the Jazz was led for a long time in the last quarter, by seven points in particular, but was able to come back to afford a chance to win.
“I remain impressed by the determination of our team and their ability to fight every night,” continues Will Hardy. “Our team showed our way of playing, they kept fighting no matter how the game was going. I think we deserved the win. »
They had victory in their hands, for a few moments. After a final basket from De’Aaron Fox, author of 22 points in the last quarter, Lauri Markkanen and his teammates still have a small chance, with 0.4 seconds to play.
Lauri Markkanen disappointed with his defense on the last possession
Jarred Vanderbilt finds the Finn with a long pass, the latter launches a prayer, on one leg, which falls in! Except that after reviewing the images, the referees cancel the basket. The clock was up when the former Chicago shot…
“I’ve seen images that explain that it should have remained 0.6 seconds, but as the error is human, it is impossible to know exactly when to stop the clock”says the one who almost became the hero of the evening for the Deseret News. “It’s easy to say that we should have added 0.2 seconds, but at the time someone pressed the button and it’s impossible to do it at the right time. »
Lauri Markkanen does not forget his responsibility in defense either, against De’Aaron Fox, a few moments before. “I am disappointed in myself. He was taking tricky shots and I put a little too much pressure on him, so he got a layup. »
