Like many, Utah’s guard knows LeBron James hasn’t won a game at Vivint Smart Home Arena since the 2010-2011 season. Like many, he knows the Cleveland Cavaliers enter Saturday’s game at Utah having lost two in a row and three of their past four games.
“Nah, we aren’t talking about that,” said Hood said when asked about James’ futility in Utah of past years.
Hood and the Jazz aren’t afraid of the matchup. But they have their own issues to settle and are practicing inner focus. The Jazz are 15-21 overall and finishing up a December in which they had the toughest schedule in the NBA.