Utah Jazz
December 8th, 2017 | by
Clint JohnsonStory of the Game There is a good argument that the Rockets entered this game as the best team in the NBA. They brought not only the Western Conference’s highest winning percentage into the contest but also a league-record...
Utah Jazz
December 5th, 2017 | by
Clint JohnsonStory of the Game During Utah’s six-game win streak, the Jazz looked offensively unstoppable against a series of mediocre defenses. Oklahoma City, who entered the night third in the league in defensive rating, stopped that...
Utah Jazz
December 4th, 2017 | by
Clint JohnsonStory of the Game If there is such a thing as a perfect half of basketball, the Jazz hit the Wizards with it in the first half of tonight’s 116 – 69 blowout. Start with player scoring: Donovan Mitchell – 15...
Utah Jazz
December 1st, 2017 | by
Clint JohnsonStory of the Game When a star is born that becomes the story, and the star and story of the night is Donovan Mitchell. Perhaps his 12 point first quarter was an indicator of what would follow. But when the Jazz trailed 43 to 55...
Utah Jazz
December 1st, 2017 | by
Clint JohnsonStory of the Game If Utah wants to make the playoffs, the one thing they cannot survive is bad losses. Midway through the third quarter, this game’s looked like it may end up one of those bad losses. A Clipper team missing...
Utah Jazz
November 25th, 2017 | by
Clint JohnsonStory of the Game When Rudy Gobert went out of the Jazz lineup due to a knee injury, something unexpected happened. Likely due to necessity, Utah turned to an offensive powerhouse–at least compared to how they’d...
Utah Jazz
November 22nd, 2017 | by
Clint Johnson Story of the Game Smarting after a 1 – 3 road trip, the Jazz were heartily thankful for a home game against the Chicago Bulls, who looked dosed to their noses in tryptophan. Or maybe they really are that bad. Six...
Utah Jazz
November 18th, 2017 | by
Clint JohnsonStory of the Game Blowout wins are always welcome. For a Jazz team who had lost six of their past seven and become the NBA’s lone franchise without a road victory, their 125 – 85 demolition of the Magic was...
Utah Jazz
November 10th, 2017 | by
Clint JohnsonStory of the Game As Utah’s offense slogged to a putrid 25-point second half in their 84 – 74 loss to Miami, their fourth straight defeat, a trend on the season crystallized: the Jazz offense cannot survive depending...
Utah Jazz
November 5th, 2017 | by
Clint JohnsonStory of the Game The modern NBA is driven by the three point shot and tonight Houston used it to obliterate Utah’s number three league defense. The Rockets hit 23 long range bombs on only 39 attempts, shelling the Jazz off...
