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Horrible start for the Utah Jazz in Game 2, coupled with an MVP-type outing by James Harden, has Twitter ablaze

SALT LAKE CITY — Following their blowout loss to the Houston Rockets in Game 1 of the best-of-seven first round playoff series, all the talk surrounding the Utah Jazz heading into Game 2 was about adjustments, effort and execution.

None of those were on display early on Wednesday night, as far as Twitter was concerned, as the Jazz fell behind by as many as eight points in the opening minutes of the game.

Turnovers in particular proved problematic.

Once again, the Jazz just look shellshocked. They're not executing basic stuff at all.

— Ben Dowsett (@Ben_Dowsett) April 18, 2019

The Rockets would eventually stretch their first quarter lead to as many as 20 points and ended the quarter with a 39-19 lead, aided by an abysmal shooting performance by Utah.