Utah Jazz
February 11th, 2018 | by
Clint JohnsonStory of the GameEntering tonight, the Utah Jazz had won eight straight games, the longest win streak in the NBA. Simultaneously, the Portland Trail Blazers had won nine straight home games. Something had to give. It was...
Utah Jazz
February 7th, 2018 | by
Clint JohnsonStory of the GameYuck.While the Utah Jazz entered the night on a six-game win streak thanks to their offense, which averaged 128 points per game in their last four contests, tonight it was their defense, and putrid offense by the...
Utah Jazz
February 3rd, 2018 | by
Clint JohnsonStory of the GameThe Utah Jazz managed a burst of wins earlier this season without their All-NBA center, Rudy Gobert. Coming into this game, they had won four in a row without their presumptive leading scorer entering the year,...
Utah Jazz
February 2nd, 2018 | by
Clint JohnsonStory of the GameGiven the nature of this season to this point, many likely expected the Utah Jazz to follow up their stunning 30-point shellacking of the Golden State Warriors with a let down loss in Phoenix. Not tonight. The...
Utah Jazz
January 26th, 2018 | by
Clint JohnsonStory of the Game It’s questionable whether one game can truly change the course of a season, but if that is possible the Utah Jazz’s 97 – 93 victory over the Toronto Raptors in Toronto just might prove that...
Utah Jazz
January 24th, 2018 | by
Clint JohnsonStory of the Game Prior to this season, the Jazz had spent a year and a half learning how to win games as the first team to 90 points. Tonight they drew on that experience for a rare 98 – 95 road victory in Detroit,...
Utah Jazz
January 20th, 2018 | by
Clint JohnsonStory of the Game The Utah Jazz won their first contest against a Western playoff rival for the first time since their December 1st win in New Orleans. All it took was arguably their best half of basketball all season – and...
Utah Jazz
January 16th, 2018 | by
Clint JohnsonOn paper, the Indiana Pacers without Myles Turner and Utah Jazz without Rudy Gobert are fairly evenly matched teams: both deep on talent but lacking elite impact players; both egalitarian in their offensive scheme; both...
Utah Jazz
January 12th, 2018 | by
Clint JohnsonStory of the Game Jazz fans, and much of the rest of the NBA world, are falling in love with rookie Donovan Mitchell. In tonight’s 88 to 99 loss to the Charlotte Hornets, Mitchell put on a display illustrating why –...
Utah Jazz
January 10th, 2018 | by
Clint JohnsonStory of the Game Losers of 13 of their last 16 games, the Jazz have desperately been seeking a winning formula. Tonight they found it: Rudy Gobert and Derrick Favors both out with injury, their second leading scorer Rodney Hood...
