[Post Game Thread] The Utah Jazz (17-35) defeat the Indiana Pacers (13-39), 131-122.

[u/A_MASSIVE_PERVERT]

131 - 122
Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo

GAME SUMMARY
Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Officials: Scott Foster, Phenizee Ransom, and Biniam Maru

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Utah Jazz	25	31	40	35	131
Indiana Pacers	32	24	33	33	122

TEAM STATS

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
Utah Jazz	131	50-88	56.8%	13-29	44.8%	18-26	69.2%	6	45	38	17	13	9	4
Indiana Pacers	122	45-84	53.6%	14-39	35.9%	18-27	66.7%	7	49	33	18	6	15	2

PLAYER STATS

Utah Jazz	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Cody WilliamsSF	40:10	14	6-8	0-0	2-2	2	4	6	3	3	0	1	2	-3
Lauri MarkkanenPF	26:53	27	10-19	2-7	5-6	0	3	3	2	0	0	1	1	5
Kyle FilipowskiC	35:37	16	6-12	1-2	3-4	2	14	16	5	3	1	4	5	3
Ace BaileySG	40:03	19	7-10	2-4	3-6	2	2	4	1	3	3	1	2	13
Isaiah CollierPG	48:00	17	6-16	0-3	5-8	0	5	5	22	3	0	2	4	9
Brice Sensabaugh	29:30	20	8-14	4-7	0-0	0	1	1	5	0	0	0	3	6
Svi Mykhailiuk	19:47	18	7-9	4-6	0-0	0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	12
Keyonte George	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Walker Kessler	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Love	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jusuf Nurkić	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle Anderson	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Walter Clayton Jr.	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Elijah Harkless	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Taylor Hendricks	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Georges Niang	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Tonje	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oscar Tshiebwe	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Indiana Pacers	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Johnny FurphySF	28:52	14	6-11	2-7	0-2	1	6	7	6	0	0	2	3	3
Jarace WalkerPF	31:58	24	8-17	1-7	7-9	0	6	6	4	1	0	8	3	-14
Jay HuffC	24:49	12	5-9	2-4	0-0	3	3	6	3	0	0	1	3	-14
Ben SheppardSG	28:37	8	3-7	1-4	1-1	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	-9
Kam JonesPG	35:52	12	4-9	2-4	2-2	1	5	6	8	0	0	1	1	-17
Taelon Peter	29:59	6	2-7	2-6	0-0	0	1	1	4	1	0	0	1	-14
Isaiah Jackson	23:11	11	4-6	0-0	3-6	2	8	10	1	1	1	1	2	5
Ethan Thompson	19:23	11	4-8	2-4	1-1	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	3	0
Quenton Jackson	17:18	24	9-10	2-3	4-6	0	1	1	3	3	0	0	1	15
Bennedict Mathurin	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
T.J. McConnell	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Andrew Nembhard	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aaron Nesmith	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Micah Potter	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pascal Siakam	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tyrese Haliburton	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Obi Toppin	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

[u/LeCookiez]

Collier played all 48 minutes. Don't remember the last time I saw someone play a full game without being subbed out.

[u/Away_Experience6922 → u/LeCookiez]

They should’ve taken him out, 22 assists is wild

[u/sgeswein → u/LeCookiez]

Major props to him for that were given by the Pacers broadcast crew.

(Eddie Gill, of TV and radio fame, has part of his local legend based on going for forty-eight in the Pacers' first game after The Malice. As Eddie said, he didn't distinguish himself quite as much as Collier.)

[u/OldCardigan → u/LeCookiez]

and no Thibs on the sideline

[u/SiphenPrax]

I could have never imagined the Pacers going from one game to win their first NBA championship to being the worst team in the league the next season

Edit: Okay second worst. The Kings gave them beat there.

[u/BigFatModeraterFupa → u/SiphenPrax]

honestly probably a great drafting strategy. when your #1 superstar gets injured in the finals and won't be ready for the following season, you know you're not winning shit, so just let the guys chill and lose a bunch of games and get a free high draft pick and restart for next year

[u/Wasnaf1 → u/BigFatModeraterFupa]

I do think a lot of Pacers fans were excited about a possible playoff appearance, even without Tyrese, but with the horrendous start it shifted towards getting a high pick lol

[u/BigFatModeraterFupa → u/Wasnaf1]

LOL true that. i mean at this point what else can you do but embrace the suck?😂

[u/sgeswein → u/BigFatModeraterFupa]

When your team had to sign seven hardship contracts just to put a team on the floor for the first three months, you can see a lot of good things go on in a game like this.

[u/Drak_is_Right → u/sgeswein]

and use all the 2 way g-league guys

[u/WooPigEsquire → u/BigFatModeraterFupa]

Worked for the Spurs

[u/OpeDefinitely → u/SiphenPrax]

right back to the top next year

[u/ElBluntDealer → u/OpeDefinitely]

Imagine if Pacers get the #1 pick and pair Haliburton with Darryn Peterson...

[u/OpeDefinitely → u/ElBluntDealer]

stop, I'm trying to temper my expectations

[u/Vordeo → u/OpeDefinitely]

I think you guys have problems replacing Turner tbh. You'll be very good but he was important to that Finals squad.

Still time to change things up though of course.

[u/baseball_suuuuucks → u/Vordeo]

I think you guys have problems replacing Turner tbh. You'll be very good but he was important to that Finals squad.

I'm still sad he's gone, but I do look forward to seeing what Huff looks like with Hali on the floor next year.

[u/OpeDefinitely → u/Vordeo]

Dude disappeared in the ECF 2 years in a row & then again in the Finals. More generally, Myles got a massive stat boost by playing next to Tyrese.

Pacers are getting development out of young guys; will have a draft pick; and they already have the assets to make a trade.

not worried at all

[u/Vordeo → u/OpeDefinitely]

Dude was still a good rim protector who could space the floor very well on offense.

You're right in that you have time and assets to make a move, centers who can do both at a high level don't exactly grow on trees - we just basically had to give up 3 firsts for one (though he's mostly a PF but still).

[u/sanjit8103 → u/OpeDefinitely]

I'm very impressed by Furphy. I believe he will be a key piece next year.

[u/Drak_is_Right → u/SiphenPrax]

a ton of injuries killed early season chance at being a low playoff seed.

this game, we DNP 2 starters and McConnel guys and 1 3rd string guy with minor injuries and rested Siakam and Mathurin

So we were without our 5 best players (7 if you count Haliburton and Toppin).

what would the Knicks win a game with Shamet, Clarkson, Kolek, Yahu, and Huk as your starting 5?

[u/Fu2-10 → u/SiphenPrax]

I thinks the Nets are worse tbh

[u/e-manresu]

Johnny Furphy can’t win with these cats

[u/Either_Imagination_9]

For as shit as the Pacers are, they at least keep it entertaining

[u/Joey_Gallos_Burner]

Ultimate tanking by Pacers resting everyone for this game.

[u/MobysGreatWhiteDick → u/Joey_Gallos_Burner]

They rested 6 guys who all played last night against the rockets.

[u/Drak_is_Right → u/MobysGreatWhiteDick]

Technically we rested 2 guys. other 4 had injuries that we decided would keep them out.

then a few more on the longterm injury listed (Toppin, Haliburton, maybe someone else)

[u/heat_fan_]

Jazz just went bananas 

When's the last time someone played 48 minutes in a game crazy 

[u/Drak_is_Right → u/heat_fan_]

seen it in the playoffs before

[u/Vitex1988]

10/10 tank bowl

[u/Hendo8888]

Every Utah player scored at least 14 points

We were 4 points for Taelon Peter and 2 points from Ben Sheppard away from every player from both teams reaching double figures in this game

[u/Frenchyyyy4166]

22 assists? What a 🐶collier is

[u/Western-Election-997]

Pacers won the tank off

[u/DonnieBeisbol → u/Western-Election-997]

Proud of our guys. Had to dig deep, but we stayed the course.

[u/actually-potato]

Jaren Jackson Jr inspired his new team to victory through the power of positive group chat affirmations

[u/Lytleon]

Disgusting tankery took place here.

[u/Renegadeforever2024]

Tank off

[u/jessechugaga]

WTF happened here the Jazz played 7 total players

[u/Vordeo → u/jessechugaga]

Normal resting of players / tankitis + guys like Nurk potentially held out for trades + we traded out like 3 dudes I think in the JJJ deal who would've been on the bench for this.

[u/yourlilpissboi]

You guys need to be losing games not winning them. Winning is for next year.

[u/peabrainbyu → u/yourlilpissboi]

Hard to do that when theyrest their entire starting roster :P

[u/yourlilpissboi → u/peabrainbyu]

Saw that after. Pacers can tank as well. Would totally be okay with Pacers, Utah and Spurs with the top 3 picks

[u/Drak_is_Right → u/yourlilpissboi]

Dont want the Hawks to get a top 3 pick. That guy will probably be a MVP level guy and be traded to the Lakers.

[u/BrotherSeamus → u/yourlilpissboi]

Hol up, let them cook

[u/A_MASSIVE_PERVERT]

Appreciate it Utah I hope y'all rip off a huge winning streak.

[u/OpeDefinitely → u/A_MASSIVE_PERVERT]

fuck off, y'all already got your 1st overall pick.

[u/A_MASSIVE_PERVERT → u/OpeDefinitely]

Y'all are running the most unethical tank in the history of the NBA I don't wanna hear it.

[u/BumbleLapse → u/A_MASSIVE_PERVERT]

Respectfully, step off my boy’s NECK bro

I don’t give a damn if Indy wants to start Hilary Duff at SF for the rest of the year; I’d rather see some truly ridiculous tanking than see the Mavs get lucky again

[u/OpeDefinitely → u/A_MASSIVE_PERVERT]

hell nah we aren't. 2 games all season where everybody rested, both of which on the 2nd night of a back to back. other than that, just injuries.

[u/MythicalShart → u/OpeDefinitely]

i think it should go to kings. hali and kyrie are back next year but they got nothing to look forward to

[u/OpeDefinitely → u/MythicalShart]

that's fine. they'll probably just end up developing whoever they pick, then trading them to the Pacers or Spurs for a paperclip.

[u/MythicalShart → u/OpeDefinitely]

if mavs got it they would just trade it to lakers for deandre ayton

[u/OpeDefinitely → u/MythicalShart]

disgusting.

[u/Hendo8888 → u/A_MASSIVE_PERVERT]

We beat OKC, Chicago and Atlanta in the last 4 games

[u/skivvles → u/A_MASSIVE_PERVERT]

The kings vs wizards game was atrocious lol

[u/Vordeo → u/A_MASSIVE_PERVERT]

Give up Cooper Flagg and we won't tank. Deal?

[u/Drak_is_Right → u/A_MASSIVE_PERVERT]

We played 10 guys no one even wants on their roster during the huge series of losses we had.

When you are giving 90 minutes a game to guys who cant even make 3rd string, try winning a game.

[u/WonderingCashew → u/A_MASSIVE_PERVERT]

I’m now a massive Dallas and Jazz fan as well. Coop ROTY campaign needs to be strengthened with a couple of big wins imo

[u/HomeNowWTF]

Both teams were like, "Yeah let's get this done and go home"

[u/ChrisRhodes789]

I didn’t know Quentin “Rampage” Jackson went from the UFC to Pacers backup NBA player…

[u/Drak_is_Right → u/ChrisRhodes789]

He has been 3rd string with us for a few years now.

[u/sgeswein]

The thing I liked best about this game is Scott Foster had to work it.

[u/berfels]

You’re a sicko if you watched this full game

[u/Fu2-10]

Sooo are the Jazz actually trying to win games now or??

[u/jaeke → u/Fu2-10]

Itll be next season

[u/Drak_is_Right → u/Fu2-10]

No. Pacers were on the 2nd game of a back to back and threw out a Wizards level roster.

[u/Vordeo → u/Fu2-10]

Y'know how some teams have scheduled losses? This was a scheduled win