Undefeated Memphis visits a Jazz team giving up 124.7 points per game, with turnovers looming as Utah’s danger point.
Memphis arrives in Utah at 3-0 and No. 4 in the power index, while the 1-2 Jazz sit No. 23 and need to reverse an early defensive slide. Ty Jerome has scored 104 points in three games, and Utah has allowed 124.7 per game. Utah’s Keyonte George has 65 points and 25 assists, but his 14 turnovers give Memphis a clear pressure point; Lauri Markkanen has added 62 points. The deciding test is whether Utah can protect the ball and slow a Memphis attack averaging 119 points per game.