While earning a victory in the first game of a six-game road trip was big, winning with suffocating defense and an efficient offense was even bigger and hopefully a sign of things to come
For much of the season — except for a rough stretch in January — Utah's offense has always been elite. They've held the league's highest rating for most of the season and have never really been challenged.
But the Jazz know that if they're going to make it past the second round of the playoffs, the defense will have to be what gets it done.