Utah Jazz vs Los Angeles Clippers: preview, kick-off time, channel

Now on the back end of a back-to-back, the Utah Jazz will look to begin another losing streak against the Los Angeles Clippers.

Currently, the Jazz sit at the 4th spot in the draft. These losses are critical to the future of the Jazz, and all are important. The Jazz have gotten better and better as the season goes on, and they have to be careful. The improved play can be attributed to the players and their willingness to improve, and also the coaching of Will Hardy, who is still finding ways to make the Jazz better.

Yes, the Jazz want to get better and improve their young players, but they are walking on thin ice. It is absolutely critical that the Jazz get a top pick in this draft to pair with their young talent. Utah is nowhere close to competing for a championship, and they can’t do that if they continue to draw in the middle of the lottery. And that’s the tightrope the Jazz find themselves on as the season goes on. But what has made this more complicated is that Utah is trying to do this while playing vets like Lauri Markkanen and Collin Sexton. They’ve also seen Jordan Clarkson play well and John Collins look like the best player on the team. It has already been shown to jeopardize everything they do.

All hopes for the Jazz future are in the hands of the front office. It would be a shame if the front office squandered the chance for championship talent because they didn’t want to make any tough decisions.

That’s how you see

When: 7:00 a.m. MST

Where: Intuit Dome, Inglewood, CA

Channel: KJZZ, SEG+

What to see

Keyonte George

In his last 5 games, George is shooting 42% from the field and 45% from three. He plays more within the offense and off the ball. That seems like the role he can play for Utah in the future. He has incredible point-blank range, but he needs to learn when and not to go for it. The good news is that it looks like George is learning to get his field goal attempts down. The last 5 games he has 12.2 field goal attempts per. match. The games before? 14.8. That willingness to improve pays huge dividends.