Gallery: 4/11
8. Utah
Record: 15-10
Last week: 8th
Speaking of top ten defenses, Utah has been excellent on that end of the floor despite once again having to deal with a less than full rotation due to injuries. Quin Snyder's team leads the NBA in scoring defense, allowing just 95.5 points per game, and they're seventh in defensive rating (104.3). Utah is 8-2 in its last ten games, a stretch in which they've largely taken care of the teams that playoff hopefuls are expected to defeat (with a win over Houston mixed in). Next up for Gordon Hayward and company is a four-game stretch with Oklahoma City, Memphis and Golden State being three of the opponents. We're going to learn even more about the Jazz and their early postseason prospects in the next eight days. (Getty)
