Missing several starting pieces, Collier has stepped into Utah’s starting lineup. He has found at least eight assists in five of his last seven games, averaging roughly 14.5 potential assists per game. The Jazz square off with New Orleans, whom they faced just a couple of days ago. Collier finished with a season-best 11 dimes in that contest. The Pelicans are 29th in defensive rating and 25th in assists allowed.
Zion has seen a massive uptick in assists without Brandon Ingram in the fold. Over the last four games without BI, Zion is averaging 12.8 potential assists per game. His teammates converted that into six assists when they played Utah a couple of days back. Utah has allowed the third most assists to opponents and is last in defensive net rating.
This is his second game back from injury, and while it isn’t the best matchup on paper, it is still one he should be able to find at least 14 rebounds and assists. Johnson has hit this in 23/33 (70%) of games, averaging 15.4 rebounds and assists per game. He had 22 R+A in each game against the Knicks this year.
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