This was a surprise. After the Jazz came out and just stomped all over the Kings early last Thursday, Sacramento coach Dave Joerger changed up his starting lineup Wednesday night, putting in Nemanja Bjelica and Yogi Ferrell. That unit started the game on a 25-9 run, and will probably be one of the best stretches of play the Kings will have all season.
Part of it, though, was that the Jazz’s starting guards weren’t playing well. Donovan Mitchell ended up being the game’s leading scorer, with 24 points, and did find his shot late. But early on, he was forcing shots (by his own admission), trying to make things happen that just weren’t going to happen.