This evening in the Mile High City, the Utah Jazz (4-1) are facing their second bout with the Denver Nuggets (3-2). The last time these two teams faced, the Jazz came out with a level of energy, effort, and heart the Nuggets couldn’t match. They also, courtesy of Collin Sexton, provided us with a marquee moment for this season:
In my eyes, this stands as Utah’s strongest test to date. Thus far, the Jazz have played with one significant advantage: the element of surprise. Through five games, Will Hardy has played a whopping 56 different lineups, with only 1 of them averaging more than 10 minutes per game.