The Utah Jazz's short-handed roster couldn't quite muster another upset of the postseason-bound Lakers on Sunday, but one last unexpectedly competitive game in the season finale proved emblematic of a crazy-but-encouraging year. TakeNote
Olynyk got the ball rolling early, hitting a couple of 3s and scoring eight points in the opening quarter, setting the tone while on his way to racking up 23 points on 9-for-13 shooting. Simone Fontecchio had one of his best games of the season, nailing 4 of 11 tries from 3-point range en route to 20 points and nine rebounds. And Dunn kept the Jazz lingering within striking distance late, finishing with 26 points, 10 rebounds, and eight assists.
He apparently was not stat-watching, and said he had no idea how close he was to a triple-double until sometime told him with 14 seconds left in the game. He also acknowledged being a little bit winded down the stretch after having to single-handedly manage the point guard responsibilities once Agbaji got tossed with 8:51 remaining.“Guys — especially in my position — we ask to play all the time, so when you get your chance, [Hardy] don’t want to hear that you’re tired!” Dunn explained.
“We’ve just gone out and played our hearts out every single night, regardless of who’s in or who’s out,” he added. “So it’s fun. It’s fun as a coach when you get to go into every game, knowing that no matter what’s going to happen in the game, in terms of making shots or turnovers or fouls, you know that your team is not going to lose for lack of effort. And I think that gives you a lot of peace of mind as a coach going into a game knowing that that’s gonna be there every game.
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