Danuel House Jr. Has Big First Quarter For Jazz Against Grizzlies
Jan 28, 2022, 6:51 PM
Utah Jazz guard Danuel House Jr. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
(Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah Jazz forward Danuel House Jr. had a big first quarter on Friday night in Memphis against the Grizzlies at FedEx Forum.
Danuel House Jr. is fresh off of signing another 10-day contract with the Jazz on Friday morning. He finished the first quarter with a team-high eight points on a perfect 2-for-2 shooting from the field, 1-of-1 from the three-point line and 3-for-3 from the foul line.
House continued that play in the second quarter by knocking down two triples in the first two minutes of the period. He was up to 14 points with 10:39 remaining in the second and the Jazz holding a 36-35 lead.
The @utahjazz are hanging tough against the @memgrizz, and trail 31-30 after one.
Nice start for Danuel House Jr. who leads the Jazz with 8 points. #takenote pic.twitter.com/ama0xPjrVH
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) January 29, 2022
Jazz Without All-Stars Against Memphis
The Utah Jazz announced that the team will be without All-Stars Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell when they face the Grizzlies on Friday.
Gobert has missed the team’s last two games after suffering a strained left calf in the Jazz’s loss on Sunday to the Golden State Warriors.
Mitchell, meanwhile, will miss his sixth straight game for the Jazz after suffering a concussion on January 17 in the team’s loss to the Lakers.
The Jazz are just 2-9 in their last 11 games as they’ve been hampered by injuries and the coronavirus throughout January.
Stemming the team’s recent struggles without Gobert and Mitchell will be a tall order tonight against the Grizzlies.
Memphis owns the third-best record in the NBA and sits 2.5 games ahead of the Jazz for the third seed in the Western Conference. The Jazz are 0-3 in games this season when both Mitchell and Gobert sit out.
Mitchell is on the trip with the Jazz and could be available in Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Gobert did not travel with the team.
The Jazz and Grizzlies can be seen on AT&T SportsNet and heard on The Zone Sports Network.
