Utah Jazz vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction: Nets miss Durant, Jazz puts on a clinic

The NBA midseason is on and with the trade deadline closing in, we can see a lot of movement. The injury list is growing and in addition to the lineup shuffle, many rosters can look different soon. As for the subject of injury, losing your Ace can derail your campaign. Look at the Suns’ play ever since Devin Booker has been missing, they have become a 20% win team from a 60% win team. And of course, then we have Brooklyn Nets which are missing Kevin Durant and they will take on the Utah Jazz here.

The Nets come into this game after losing 112:117 against the Suns despite a 30 points and seven assists performance by Kyrie Irving. The Nets have now lost four in a row without Kevin Durant but still hold a strong record with 27 wins and 17 losses. Kyrie Irving has once again struggled to win without a major star along his side but the sample size is still low. However, Durant’s injury corresponds with a five-game road trip where the upcoming three games are going to be against tough teams like the Jazz, the Warriors, and the 76ers. Will the Nets go down to around a 50% win record without Kevin?

The Jazz comes into the game after defeating the Clippers 126:103 as Lauri Markkanen dropped 34 points and 12 rebounds. Utah has now won four of its last five games and two of the close games have been against solid teams. The Jazz has now attained 24 wins but has 24 losses, a picture that could have been different, had they not lost five games in a row with a difference of 1-5 points. Lauri Markkanen has made it a habit of scoring around 30 and has become perhaps the most lethal inside-outside Power Forward scorer. The team has a stacked Guard rotation with Jordan Clarkson leading the charge. They are one of the best long-range shooting teams 

The Nets played last night and their offense has been in shambles without Durant as teams have also gone on big runs against them. As for the Jazz, they have been one of the best scoring teams and they have unlocked an elite offensive lineup that knows how to dissect even top defenses. I believe the Jazz will put on another show here and predict a scoreline of 124:111 in their favor.