There’s an obvious trend at play for the Jazz: When they move the ball, their offense works much better.
That’s being picked up by people who watch the games, but there’s statistical proof, too. As Forbes’ Ben Dowsett outlined in an article Friday, the Jazz have won four of their five contests in which they’ve passed the ball the most. Those five games also constitute four of the five best Jazz offensive performances of the season.
(For the nerds, the r value — a statistical term that measures correlation — is 0.54 when comparing passes per game and Jazz offensive rating.