Jazz-Grizzlies analysis by Andy Larsen

Memphis Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas (17) drives the ball past Utah Jazz center Ed Davis (17) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Nov. 29, 2019, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht)I think sometimes the Jazz get a little bit too formulaic, a little bit too afraid to move out of turn. Tonight, for example, I thought they were exceptionally static in the first half. On offense, the movement all had to happen in the course of two men running pick and roll, everyone else was to maintain strict spacing. On defense, everyone wanted to stick to fundamentals, but unimpressively so.

But sometimes, it takes strategic improvisation to turn a game around. On a play like…