Brooklyn Nets center Brook Lopez, rear, goes to the basket as Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert, front, defends during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, in Salt Lake City.
“It was collective. Everybody had their moments. Transition defense was part of it. They were just more active.”
SALT LAKE CITY — You know the well-played basketball thriller that took place Saturday afternoon on The Hill?
The opposite happened Saturday night a couple of miles west at The Viv.
On a day in which the University of Utah finally beat Arizona, one of the nation’s top college teams, in exciting fashion, the city’s professional team suffered a humiliating letdown loss to one of worst teams in the NBA.