As evidenced by their perfectly even 7-7 record, the Utah Jazz have had an up and down season so far. After being embarrassed at home by the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday, Utah bounced back on Wednesday with an impressive 102-91 road win against the Los Angeles Clippers.
Sure, the Clippers are in an obvious state of disarray right now, but going into a hostile environment and snapping a 13-game losing streak to a recent playoff regular is still a big accomplishment for this Jazz squad, particularly after coming off such a rough loss.
The most important contributing factor to this success was the improved play of Gordon Hayward.