Here’s the Salt Lake Tribune blog reporting on the Utah Jazz, whose fantastic team defense has played a huge role in their successful 4-2 start this season:
The two go hand in hand.
That’s what Quin Snyder and Gordon Hayward said about LeBron James and defending the Cleveland Cavaliers.
When the Jazz and the Cavs match up tonight at Quicken Loans Arena, the Jazz know James presents unique challenges that prove difficult for every team in the NBA to address.
If you play James straight up defensively, he could give the Jazz 40 points without blinking an eye. If you double him and force the ball out of his hands, James has as deep a stable of 3-point shooters as any superstar in the league. And since he’s one of the best passers in the NBA, there’s a good bet that he will find them open and roaming on the perimeter.
