Milwaukee Bucks Game Preview: Feb. 1 at Utah Jazz
By Ti Windisch
Major Key For Utah: Get To The (Free Throw) Line
This works for any team playing the Bucks, and really for any team playing any team, but aside from choking Milwaukee’s offense the Jazz can get an edge on Wednesday by getting to the free throw line often.
Utah’s offense is at its most potent when the Jazz get to the foul line often. Utah is 13-1 when the team makes 20 or more free throws in a game thus far this season, and ten of the Jazz 26 100-point games have come when the team makes at least that many foul shots.
Even though there are some talented bucket-getters in Utah, this team has trouble scoring in bunches, partly because of the slow pace this team operates at. As good as Utah is when their opponents don’t score much, the Jazz are also dangerous when they can score a lot of points.
In games where the Jazz score at least 105 points, the team is 15-1. This team doesn’t bring a potent scoring attack often, but in games when the Jazz do manage to bring the fire they tend to come away with big wins.