Oil and water don’t mix; neither should Mitchell and Clarkson

The Utah Jazz are scuffling.

Just a couple weeks removed from the 20-1 stretch of games where a loss was nigh unfathomable, the Jazz have lost 4 of their last 6 games. Over that stretch Utah has allowed a 116.1 ORTG to opponents, a mark that would 27th for the season.

Furthermore, Jazz are allowing 55.3% eFG to opponents in those 6 games, a mark that would rank 25th for the season. Utah’s defensive plan of forcing inefficient looks has wilted of late with the team ranking 22nd in location eFG% on defense.

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Last night in San Francisco, it all came to a head against the Golden State Warriors, where the Jazz allowed the 2nd highest eFG% to an opponent all year.