The Utah Jazz are firing on all cylinders at the moment, extending their winning streak to six after beating the 76ers in Philadelphia on Thursday night.
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The Jazz have not lost since Nov. 26, when a one-point loss to the Pelicans in New Orleans may have given their season the jumpstart that it needed. They've won out since then, including a revenge win against New Orleans the very next evening, and have now won ten of their last twelve games.
“We’re just not playing well,” Donovan Mitchell said after the initial loss to the Pelicans. “I’m not playing well, we’re just not — it doesn’t look good. I mean, y’all see, it doesn’t look good and it doesn’t feel good.”
Since then, Mitchell has been on a tear, scoring 36, 35, 34, and 30 points in the leadup to the game against Philadelphia. He ended the night against the Sixers with 22 points and 6 assists.
Spida is on fire the last 4 games:
— StatMuse (@statmuse) December 9, 2021
36 PTS | 14-23 FG | 5-12 3P
35 PTS | 12-21 FG | 4-8 3P
34 PTS | 12-22 FG | 6-14 3P
30 PTS | 12-20 FG | 3-8 3P
The Jazz have won 9 of their last 11. pic.twitter.com/sTfOcaNt1E
Of the team's seven losses this season, two have come at the hands of the Heat, the rest against Orlando, Indiana, Memphis and New Orleans.
During this current six-game winning streak, the Jazz have the best offensive rating in the league at 128.6. In this same stretch, Utah are enjoying the spoils of the second-best net rating in the league (17.8), behind only the Memphis Grizzlies.
Against Philadelphia, an opponent that had won three straight coming into the game, with a rampant Joel Embiid to contend with, the Jazz played probably their best game of the season.
The offensive execution was good, and they got good contributions right across the board. Hassan Whiteside, in just his second game back from injury, had 14 points and 10 rebounds, while Rudy Gobert had 17 points and 21 rebounds.
📹| 8 guys in double digits on the second night of a back-to-back. Roll the tape!#TakeNote pic.twitter.com/pZedCvOGgS
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) December 10, 2021
The Jazz has one more game on the road against Washington, followed by home games against the Clippers and the Spurs.