Warriors’s Huge Second Half Downs Utah 101 -126

Story of the Game The defending champion Warriors can count on getting every opponent’s best effort every night. Tonight with the Jazz, that resulted in a competitive first half of basketball. Only a Draymond Green...

Thunder Defense Too Much in Jazz 89 – 103 Loss

Story of the Game It isn’t often a team can claim to have played well in a fourteen point home loss, but after tonight’s 89 – 103 loss the Oklahoma City Thunder the Jazz can say that. For what it’s worth....

SC7: Another Season Defined by Injuries, Contract Stuff, Tribute & More

Whew, that was a lot of basketball. Since the last installment of the Salt City Seven, the Utah Jazz completed their first 5-games-in-7-nights stretch of the season. They’ve had two different 5-in-8 sprints, and a number of...

Hood’s Hot Fourth Quarter Spurs Jazz Past San Antonio

The San Antonio Spurs visited the Utah Jazz on Thursday night without two starters and with Kawhi Leonard and Tony Parker on minute limitations. Knowing what it feels like to be riddled with injuries and short-staffed, the Jazz...

Road-weary Jazz Overwhelmed by Thunder from Opening Tip

Story of the Game Tonight the Jazz faced a team with more talent, better health, less fatigue, and burgeoning chemistry on their home court. The only way to win in such a situation is to play well enough early on to build...

Rockets’ Atomic Fourth Blows Away Jazz 99 – 120

Story of the Game Tell me if you’ve heard this one. The Utah Jazz walked into an arena. There they met the Houston Rockets. The two played a basketball game. The Jazz lost. It’s an old joke that’s being played...

Jazz Lose to Cavs as the King Takes Over Late

LeBron James proved to be too much for the Jazz to handle. In an entertaining and competitive game, James’ Cavaliers ultimately pulled away from the Jazz, 109-100. James logged a triple double with 29 points, 11 rebounds,...

Jimbo’s Mailbag: Rookie Leading the Way, Jazz White Elephant, and Jerseys

Jimbo Rudding provides our regular dose of levity here at Salt City Hoops, and he does it by answering the burning questions to which Jazz fans just must have answers. You can submit questions to Jimbo at...

Jazz Upset Celtics 107 – 95 after Losing Starting Front Court

Story of the Game Reeling from four straight losses and an anemic two of 10 on the road this season, Utah headed to East-leading Boston, not only the city that stole Gordon Hayward as a free agent but also a place where the Jazz...

SC7: Trade Likelihood Rankings & Six Other Bits of Jazz Stuff

Despite having just two games since our last installment of the Salt City Seven, this was an eventful week in Jazzland. The losing streak continued, players coming back from injury exacerbated the ongoing lineup discussions and...