Utah Jazz 2015-16 NBA Schedule

A look at the 2015-16 NBA Schedule for the Utah Jazz

The Utah Jazz ended the 2014-15 NBA season like they could be a force during their 2015-16 campaign. While they ultimately were back in the draft lottery and out of the NBA Playoffs, this young Jazz team proved to be a problem for opponents and got fans of the team and of the NBA in general excited about their prospects moving forward.

With their young core in-tact and not in any danger of being broken up, the Jazz were predictably quiet during free agency this offseason. Signing Joe Ingles, Raul Neto, and Tibor Pleiss is essentially the entirety of the Jazz’s work in free agency. While that may seem odd, the Jazz believe that they have something special to grow with and don’t particularly want to tinker too much. However, the addition of rookie Trey Lyles in the draft could be a sneaky good move for this team.

However, the young core for Utah suffered a major blow recently with the loss of second-year guard Dante Exum. While playing for his native Australia in an international friendly game, Exum came down awkwardly while driving into the lane and went down. A few days later the worst was confirmed as it was announced that Exum has a torn ACL and will miss the entirety of the 2015-16 NBA season.

Exum’s numbers as a rookie weren’t incredible, but he was a big part of their success because of his defensive abilities. The crux of Utah’s strong showing in the second part of last season was their suffocating defense. Exum’s length at the point was a big factor in that and something that Trey Burke cannot provide at the position.

That being said, the Jazz still have the talent in guys like Gordon Hayward, Derrick Favors and Rudy Gobert to be able to at least compete for a spot in the postseason. Here’s the 2015-16 schedule they’ll have to run through to make that happen:

Date	Opponent	Time
10/28/2015	at Detroit	7:30
10/30/2015	at Philadelphia	7:00
10/31/2015	at Indiana	7:00
11/4/2015	Portland	9:00
11/5/2015	at Denver	9:00
11/7/2015	Memphis	9:00
11/10/2015	at Cleveland	7:00
11/12/2015	at Miami	7:30
11/13/2015	at Orlando	7:00
11/15/2015	at Atlanta	6:00
11/18/2015	Toronto	9:00
11/20/2015	at Dallas	8:30
11/23/2015	Oklahoma City	9:00
11/25/2015	at Los Angeles	10:30
11/28/2015	New Orleans	9:00
11/30/2015	Golden State	9:00
12/3/2015	Orlando	9:00
12/5/2015	Indiana	9:00
12/8/2015	at Sacramento	10:00
12/9/2015	New York	9:00
12/11/2015	Oklahoma City	9:00
Date	Opponent	Time
12/13/2015	at Oklahoma City	7:00
12/14/2015	at San Antonio	8:30
12/16/2015	New Orleans	9:00
12/18/2015	Denver	9:00
12/21/2015	Phoenix	9:00
12/23/2015	at Golden State	10:30
12/26/2015	Los Angeles	9:00
12/28/2015	Philadelphia	9:00
12/30/2015	at Minnesota	8:00
12/31/2015	Portland	9:00
1/2/2015	Memphis	9:00
1/4/2015	Houston	9:00
1/6/2015	at San Antonio	8:30
1/7/2015	at Houston	8:00
1/9/2015	Miami	9:00
1/10/2015	at Los Angeles	9:30
1/13/2015	at Portland	10:00
1/14/2015	Sacramento	9:00
1/16/2015	Los Angeles	9:00
1/18/2015	at Charlotte	2:00
1/20/2015	at New York	7:30
Date	Opponent	Time
1/22/2015	at Brooklyn	7:30
1/23/2015	at Washington	6:30
1/25/2015	Detroit	9:00
1/27/2015	Charlotte	9:00
1/29/2015	Minnesota	9:00
2/1/2015	Chicago	9:00
2/3/2015	Denver	9:00
2/5/2015	Milwaukee	9:00
2/6/2015	at Phoenix	9:00
2/9/2015	at Dallas	8:30
2/10/2015	at New Orleans	8:00
2/19/2015	Boston	10:30
2/21/2015	at Portland	9:00
2/23/2015	Houston	9:00
2/25/2015	San Antonio	10:30
2/27/2015	Brooklyn	9:30
Feb. 29	at Boston	7:30
3/2/2015	at Toronto	7:30
3/4/2015	at Memphis	8:00
3/5/2015	at New Orleans	7:00
3/8/2015	Atlanta	9:00
Date	Opponent	Time
3/9/2015	at Golden State	10:30
3/11/2015	Washington	9:00
3/13/2015	at Sacramento	6:00
3/14/2015	Cleveland	9:00
3/17/2015	Phoenix	9:00
3/19/2015	at Chicago	8:00
3/20/2015	at Milwaukee	7:00
3/23/2015	at Houston	8:00
3/24/2015	at Oklahoma City	8:00
3/26/2015	at Minnesota	8:00
3/28/2015	Los Angeles	9:00
3/30/2015	Golden State	9:00
4/1/2015	Minnesota	9:00
4/3/2015	at Phoenix	6:00
4/5/2015	San Antonio	9:00
4/8/2015	Los Angeles	9:00
4/10/2015	at Denver	5:00
4/11/2015	Dallas	9:00
4/13/2015	at Los Angeles	10:30

Can the Jazz sans Exum make the playoffs with this schedule? Let us hear your thoughts in the comments.

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