There was some worry this preseason about how the Jazz’s starters had performed. After all, against Toronto and Portland, the Jazz found themselves outscored when the starters were in the game.
Thursday night’s performance against the Kings alleviated those concerns. The Jazz had a strenuous practice before departing for Sacramento this week, one in which head coach Quin Snyder stressed the importance of coming out with energy against the Kings.
“We came out with a great mindset," Derrick Favors said. "We definitely wanted to come out and make a statement defensively.”
They did. The Jazz started the game by immediately going on a 47-12 run on the Kings, one that frankly embarrassed woeful Sacramento.