ORLANDO • Whenever a player is injured, the Utah Jazz are quick to remind each other that it’s “next man up”.
They had to say it a handful of times Friday.
Jazz starters Mike Conley, Donovan Mitchell, Royce O’Neale and Rudy Gobert were all sidelined for Friday’s matinee contest with the San Antonio Spurs. But by the time the final horn had sounded on a 119-111 defeat, Jazz head coach Quin Snyder was offering praise for the gutty play of a young lineup.
“They just competed. That’s kind of our expectation for our whole group.