Deseret News · Oct 3, 2017
Jazz happy with opening night play except for 'awful' second quarter
Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
Utah Jazz forward Joe Johnson shoots between the Sydney Kings' Todd Blanchfield and Isaac Humphries during a preseason basketball game at the Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, on Monday, Oct. 2, 2017. The Jazz won 108-83.
SALT LAKE CITY — This one wasn’t so much about the score or the outcome, which was pretty much a foregone conclusion before the game even started.
Monday night’s game at Vivint Arena was a chance for the Utah Jazz to play against someone other than themselves for the first time all year and to give an Australian professional team a rare chance to come to America and play against a team from the best league in the world.