![]() ![]() That’s not to say Sexton’s contributions don’t have value - he probably outplayed Conley tonight - but it’s just tough to win when he misses significant passes like that and instead gets stuffed at the rim literally five times, as he did tonight. “Tunnel vision” is sometimes an incredibly appropriate phrase to describe Sexton’s mentality. I got the chance to ask Sexton about that play after the game, and he said what happened was simple: he saw Embiid stalking him, and so had his eyes and mind on the center, rather than looking around the court.īut that also speaks to Sexton’s largest offensive weakness: his vision simply isn’t that of a winning point guard in the NBA. Yeah, Sexton has a chance to pass to a wide open Clarkson in the corner, but misses that pass in order to challenge a player having a top-10 game in NBA history at the rim. Accounting for Collin Sexton’s weaknessesĭespite Embiid’s performance, the Jazz had done a good enough job at shutting everyone else down to be able to stay within a possession of the Sixers - until this possession. And in this season of good vibes and low expectations, I think it’s good to appreciate that first and foremost. ![]() Oh, and he also completely stymied the Jazz on the other end of the floor. He drew those fouls pretty masterfully, and then the eight assists point to how effective he was passing out of help situations. I do think getting too deep into that discussion can obfuscate how amazing Embiid was tonight, making all sorts of shots. But their options were also limited: Kelly Olynyk was in foul trouble, Walker Kessler’s a high-foul player, Lauri Markkanen struggled, and every time they doubled, the doubling guard was both tiny and then also hacked Embiid across the arms. Could they have double or even triple-teamed? Could they have avoided fouling as much as they did? Yeah, probably. I think you can get into whether or not the Jazz could have defended better. ![]() It’s also the best game involving the Utah Jazz since Karl Malone’s 61-point performance in 1990 - also the best performance in the fewest minutes since then. Look at that! It’s the best game of any NBA player in the last five years. ![]()
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