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NBA Power Rankings: Clippers are too good to ignore

By Brandon Jefferson

SAN ANTONIO,TX - NOVEMBER 05: Los Angeles Clippers during National Anthem before the start of their game the San Antonio Spurs at AT
SAN ANTONIO,TX - NOVEMBER 05: Los Angeles Clippers during National Anthem before the start of their game the San Antonio Spurs at AT /
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Nov 6, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Utah Jazz small forward Gordon Hayward (20) dribbles the ball up court against the New York Knicks during the third quarter at Madison Square Garden. Utah won 114-109. Mandatory Credit: Gregory J. Fisher-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 6, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Utah Jazz small forward Gordon Hayward (20) dribbles the ball up court against the New York Knicks during the third quarter at Madison Square Garden. Utah won 114-109. Mandatory Credit: Gregory J. Fisher-USA TODAY Sports /

118. The teams ranked six through eight are all relatively similar in the fact that they are solid teams that don’t get as much media notoriety as they should. Now all three fall on different ranges of those two scales, but if placed in a venn diagram they would be the three teams that met in the middle. For its part, the Utah Jazz are starting to finally put it all together. Gordon Hayward is back and fitting in effortlessly and Quin Snyder’s group is swallowing up win after win. The Jazz are still one of the stingiest defensive teams in the league, but the real stat that jumps out for me is their pace. Utah plays at the slowest pace in the NBA (91.5 possessions per 48 minutes). Despite having a fair amount of athletes on their roster (Dante Exum, Rodney Hood, Rudy Gobert) they prefer to break an opponent with methodical offense that often eats up most of the shot clock before yielding an open look for the Jazz.. (7-5). Previous: . Utah Jazz. 8. team

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