If you can explain the ABC series Lost to me, then you might be able to explain the Jazz at home and the Jazz away from home.  They’re kind of like the Losties on and off the island.  Some of the theories for Lost as why things are so different on the island involve time travel, a parallel universe, and the supernatural.

Whenever the Jazz leave the Wasatch Mountains, they rip through a space-time continuum into a universe where they suck.  Maybe someone should check that the Jazz aren’t flying out on Oceanic 815.  But in the shadows of Mount Olympus, the Jazz are nearly unstoppable.

That was certainly the case again as the Jazz destroyed the Wizards, 129-87.  This one was never in doubt.  That was in large part due to the team record 15 three pointers and CJ Miles.

The Jazz let it rain threes down on the Wiz.  The Jazz went 15-26 from downtown with Miles making 4 of those.  Memo and Korver had 3 apiece, Deron and Price had 2, and Almond made his first of the year.

The star of the night, much to UtesFan89’s delight, was none other than CJ Miles.  CJ got the start with Brewer and AK out.  And he made the most of it tonight.  My biggest criticism of Miles has been that when he gets the chance to play, he hasn’t been very consistent.  Of course UtesFan89 will tell you that’s because he doesn’t get enough PT.  That may be true.  But with a game like tonight’s, he may finally get more consistent PT.  He finished with a career high 29 points on 12-17 shooting as well as 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Price also got only his second career start.  And I have to say that I like the Price/Williams backcourt.  It has a certain dynamic to it that presents matchup problems for the opposing team.  Either one can penetrate and create.  And when Deron comes out, you have Price that’s still in that can run the show.  He finished with 10 &4.

You would think though that having Price and Deron in at the same time would take away from Deron’s assists.  Not so.  Overlooked tonight, if that’s possible, was Deron’s 16 assists.  He had 13 at the half.  It was only because of the blowout that we didn’t get to see him go for a career high.  He also had three steals with one coming at the end of the first half when he nailed a three and then swiped the ball after the inbound pass and nearly drained another three at the buzzer.

Other stats…  Boozer had 19 & 2 (yes, two rebounds), Memo had 16, Korver scored 15, and Harp added 13.  Hornacek stated that when both Korver and Harp score double-figures, the Jazz are 13-0.  That tells me that the bench adds a lot to the success of the Jazz.

Up next is the revenge game against the Wolves tomorrow.  This game was kind of a revenge game.  You know that they wanted to come out and make a statement.  Let’s just hope that they do the same to the Wolves and to the Spurs on Friday.

In other games of relevance, the Mavs beat the Clips to stay in the playoffs.  And Denver blew a 22-point lead to the Suns and end up getting beat by 15.  The downside is that a Suns’ loss would have put the Jazz just a half game back of them.  But on the plus side, Denver drops 3 1/2 games back of the Jazz and are now out of the playoffs.  As much as I love it when Denver loses, I’d much rather make up ground for home-court advantage.  And both teams turn around and play each other again Tuesday night @ Denver.  So once again, it’s a win-win for the Jazz.  There’s no way I can root for the Nuggets, but if they do win, that’s okay.  But if a loss gets us closer to clinching, that’s okay too.

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