OKLAHOMA CITY — Utah coach Quin Snyder must have known what was coming Monday night, judging by some of his pregame comments.
“The thing that’s really significant is us taking care of the basketball,” Snyder said. “If we turn the ball over we’re not going to slow them down. They force turnovers and have the most steals in the league and do a great job of converting them. If that’s the case it’s going to be a long night for us.
Sure enough, the Jazz turned the ball over plenty, finishing with their second-highest number of the season with 20, including 19 through three quarters.