Utah Jazz head coach and guard Talen Horton-Tucker (0) speak late within the fourth quarter as they solidify their win over the Houston Rockets at Vivint Area in Salt Lake Metropolis on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022. Spenser Heaps, Deseret Information
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Previous to Wednesday night time’s sport, Talen Horton-Tucker had but to file greater than 17 minutes in a sport for the Utah Jazz and had been sort of up-and-down in his quick stints off the bench.
However when some foul hassle to a number of Jazz gamers and an harm to Collin Sexton (indirect contusion) opened up the rotation on Wednesday towards the Houston Rockets, Horton-Tucker had his finest sport since being acquired by the Jazz within the commerce that despatched Patrick Beverley to the Los Angeles Lakers.
He completed the night time with 14 factors, seven rebounds, 4 assists, two steals and 0 turnovers in 28 minutes. A few of what we’ve seen in earlier stints from Horton-Tucker has been restricted to his athleticism across the rim however he confirmed his versatility towards the Rockets.
He confirmed off an athletic reverse layup that illustrated how dynamic he could be along with his physique, an ideal catch-and-shoot nook 3, a fadeaway jumper from the midrange, a 3-pointer from the top-right of the arc and eventually an absolute ax of a dunk that had the entire area on their toes.
“I believed Talen was nice,” Jazz head coach Will Hardy mentioned. “I believed his composure was actually good. Did a a lot better job taking part in off two toes and within the paint made some good choices. I feel the opposite factor that actually stood out with him was his rebounding. Enjoying with some smaller lineups. All people has to step up on the glass and he ended with seven rebounds, which is unbelievable.”
Horton-Tucker was trustworthy when he was requested about how he’s progressing on the defensive finish, saying that he’s slowly however certainly getting up to the mark with what Hardy desires. He was once more very trustworthy when requested how comfy he's in his offensive function with this Jazz workforce.
“I’m actually unsure,” he mentioned. “I nonetheless actually haven’t seen precisely the place I match but. However I’m simply making an attempt to indicate the teaching workers that I can play with any group and am capable of be versatile. I really feel like if I can convey that to our workforce, it’ll be nice.”
One of many issues that Horton-Tucker famous is that Hardy’s teaching type has given him and the remainder of the workforce the boldness to not simply exit on the court docket and succeed, however the confidence to not really feel like they’ll lose their spot in the event that they fail.
“For any participant within the NBA, that’s superb,” Horton-Tucker mentioned. “Coach, he sat us down, talked to us and was saying that he’s not going to overanalyze something that we do. When a coach offers you freedom like that and that kind of push, I really feel prefer it does wonders for NBA careers.”
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Oct. 28 | 7 p.m. | Utah Jazz @ Denver Nuggets | AT&T SportsNet
Oct. 29 | 7 p.m. | Utah Jazz vs. Memphis Grizzlies | AT&T SportsNet
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