Rarely in the NBA can a game be summarized by one statistic, but Tuesday’s Western Conference matchup between Utah and New Orleans virtually boiled down to a single category. In the opener of a mid-week two-game series between the clubs, the Jazz knocked down 21 three-pointers, while the Pelicans made only six.
Utah entered Tuesday leading the league in three-point makes but still improved upon that average by sinking 20-plus treys for the fifth time in 2020-21. The Jazz’s bench went 11/20, topped by Joe Ingles’ 5/6 accuracy. Fellow reserve Jordan Clarkson went 4/9 from deep.
IT WAS OVER WHEN…
Ingles drained a three-pointer from the left wing, completing the game’s third-quarter scoring and giving Utah a 91-69 advantage.