The Utah Jazz big man came up big during the team's third regular season win.
finally escaped their woes to start the season on their home floor, as they finally secured a win in Delta Center on Thursday night, escaping a close one against theIt's a win that brings the Jazz to their third win of the year for a 3-8 overall record, and evens the season series against the Mavericks on the year 1-1.
In the end, we saw John Collins make the game-saving play on the offensive end with just under seven seconds to go, catching an amazing feed from Jordan Clarkson for a highlight dunk to secure the two-point win."If you watched the play, me and were just, kind of, looking at each other," Collins said. "You can see JC saying 'No! Stay! Here you go!... It was a great play that showed our chemistry.
Collins and the Jazz will get back on the road for another four-game trip for their next contest, beginning on Saturday against theJared Koch is the Associate Editor of The Frozen Rope — SI.com's team website covering the Utah Jazz. He's covered the NBA and NFL for the past two years, also being the Managing Editor of Inside The Kings — SI.com's team website covering the Sacramento Kings.
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