New Orleans head coach Stan van Gundy made his priorities clear before tipoff Tuesday night.
“We’re not trying to give up shots on the perimeter, but our priority is still protecting the paint,” he said. “What are we going to do? Stay outside and give Rudy Gobert dunks and give Donovan Mitchell layups? No, we’re not going to do that.”
Protecting the paint was No. 1.
That meant the 3 would have to be No. 2.
And the Utah Jazz made the Pelicans pay for it. En route to their sixth straight win, the Jazz (10-4) once again torched the nets from 3-point range.
Utah Jazz beat Zion Williamson and the Pelicans for their sixth-straight win
