The Jazz rank 10 thin offensive efficiency but become methodical and predictable when forced to operate in the halfcourt.

“When you’re running off misses, we get into our offense and we’re tough to stop. We go on some big-time runs when we do that,” Gordon Hayward said. “But sometimes you get stuck in the half-court. And for whatever reason, we throw it in the post and just kind of stand. … Al and Paul have been real good for us. But on nights where they’re struggling a little bit, that’s when it’s difficult on us.”

The main culprits are a lack of motion and an inability to convert from beyond the arc. Utah ranks 27th in three-point accuracy (29.3) and 29th in threes made (93) and attempted (317).

“When we get in the half-court, we get stagnant — the ball doesn’t move,” Raja Bell said. “Unless Al and Paul are bailing us out on every possession, we’re not going to be able to score enough points to win. … I don’t know why. I don’t have an answer for you. That’s the way we play.”