The Jazz are only 10% of the way through their season, but they needed to make a change to the starting lineup. Enter rookie Keyonte George, who has been turning heads with his performances on the court. How did he react to his first start?
Utah Jazz guard Keyonte George handles the ball. Wednesday, on his 20th birthday, George got his first NBA start.That was how George learned of his move into the starting lineup. In just Game 9 of his NBA career, and on his 20th birthday, George stepped into perhaps the most important role on any NBA team: starting point guard.
Wednesday, the box score showed the fruits of George’s style: nine assists, while making just one turnover. Time and time again, George got the ball out of his own hands early in a possession, finding teammates coming off of screens with on-time and on-target passes.“I mean, it sounds cliche, but I watch so much basketball. I think my whole life is basketball. I’m going to leave here, get on the plane, and watch more basketball.
On offense, the team has far too many turnovers. They lead the league in that category this season, with a whopping 18.6 per game; they had another 22 Wednesday. But the Jazz were significantly better with George in the game than when he sat, a trend that seems likely to continue.“You really hurt yourself just from a mathematical standpoint when you have that many turnovers,” Hardy said postgame.
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