Utah Jazz

Mitchell’s Record 41 Powers 114 – 108 Comeback Win Versus Pelicans

Story 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...

SC7: Long December, How Good Are the Jazz, Passing History & More

If it feels like we just did this, it’s because, well, we kind of just did this. The holiday moved last week’s Salt City Seven column back a couple of days, which means this edition covers a shorter period than usual....

Utah Surges Late for Easy 126 – 107 Victory over Clippers

Story 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...

Favors, Jerebko Lead the Way in Jazz’s Rout of Nuggets

The absence of Utah’s leading scorer didn’t slow them down much in Tuesday’s matchup with the Denver Nuggets. Rodney Hood and his 17.7 points per game weren’t available, but other Jazz players pitched in...

Salt City Seven (& Then Some): Scoring, Passing, 3 Game Balls & More

Normally we gather here every week to relive the stories and games from seven days in Jazzland. Because of the holiday, you get bonus coverage this week. Here are the big stories, key numbers, awesome plays and superb...

Record Three Point Performance Powers Utah’s 121 – 108 Win

Story 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...

Jazz Thankful for 30-Point Blowout of Bulls

  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...

40 Point Blowout of Magic Gives Jazz First Road Win

Story 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...

Jimbo’s Mailbag: The DL Bandwagon, 50 for Mitchell, & More

The Jazz may be slumping, but Jimbo Rudding is still bringing it. Jimbo is our resident mailbag artist, providing a regular dose of levity here at Salt City Hoops. He does it by answering the burning questions to which Jazz fans...

Down Five Players, Jazz Can’t Stop Nets in a 118-107 Loss

  The Jazz suffered their sixth straight road loss on Friday night for a lot of different reasons: porous defense, not enough players breaking the paint, and an overall energy deficit. But the fair place to start in picking...