Eric Maynor must have felt right at home as he made his Jazz debut. After all, Monday night's game at times looked like Virginia Commonwealth against the Boston Celtics on the court at the RDV Sportsplex.
Maynor totaled nine points and four assists in what he described as his "first NBA game with an NBA jersey on" and was the saving grace as the Jazz were flattened 87-56 by Boston to open their five-game run in the Orlando summer league.
After hosting the Rocky Mountain Revue for so many years, the Jazz's first game in Orlando proved to be the fourth-worst loss suffered by a team in the league's history.
"It's our first time playing with each other in a real game," Maynor said. "Once I got going a little bit, I was good. Just trying to get comfortable with the system."
Maynor had his share of highlights early, driving for a layup and getting into the lane for a handful of floaters that didn't fall. He stripped Lester Hudson in the first quarter and raced the other way for a layup, then deflected a pass back on defense.
As much as Maynor, the Jazz's first-round draft pick out of VCU, showed a command of the position, the Jazz struggled throughout the first half..........................
