Utah Jazz
January 21st, 2019 | by
Clint JohnsonStory of the GameIt’s hard to beat a good NBA team three times in a row, as the Utah Jazz’s 109-104 home loss to the Portland Trailblazers demonstrated.Portland entered the game 28 and 17 against every team in the NBA...
Utah Jazz
January 14th, 2019 | by
Clint JohnsonStory of the GameThe Utah Jazz’s 100 – 94 victory over the Detroit Pistons was a reminder that the Jazz have no qualms about winning ugly.The Jazz victory — their second over the Motor City team in the last week...
Utah Jazz
January 7th, 2019 | by
Clint JohnsonStory of the GameThe Milwaukee Bucks have a reasonable claim to the title best team in the NBA at present. The Utah Jazz entered the night with as many wins as losses. Thus the Bucks’ 114-102 home win was predictable...
Utah Jazz
January 1st, 2019 | by
Clint JohnsonHere’s a trivia gem: of the 30 NBA players who have made 350 or more three point shots over the past three seasons, who has the highest shooting percentage from long range?Stephen Curry? Wrong! He’s actually third on...
Utah Jazz
December 24th, 2018 | by
Clint JohnsonDear Santa,I have been extra good this year because I knew I would be asking for a lot of presents. I’m not being selfish though! They’re for someone else, or many someone elses. Let’s just say they’re for...
Utah Jazz
December 17th, 2018 | by
Clint JohnsonStory of the GameWith offenses exploding all over the NBA, many question whether defense can win games any longer. It never could by itself, but the Utah Jazz of yesteryear proved defense could put a team in position to win games...
Utah Jazz
December 10th, 2018 | by
Clint JohnsonStory of the GameDespite the loss in San Antonio, the Utah Jazz entered this game at Oklahoma City feeling better about themselves than perhaps at any other point this season.The Thunder demolished that feeling quickly.Playing...
Utah Jazz
December 4th, 2018 | by
Clint JohnsonWhen a team respected as an ascending contender sits at 11-13 with nearly a third of the regular season done, as the Utah Jazz do now, something has gone really wrong. Likely more than one something.There is no arguing the the...
Utah Jazz
November 26th, 2018 | by
Clint JohnsonStory of the GameThe Indiana Pacers’s 121 to 88 thumping of the Utah Jazz provided a clear profile on Utah’s struggling offense. After a season-high 133 points scored in a desperately needed win in Sacramento,...
Utah Jazz
November 5th, 2018 | by
Clint JohnsonStory of the GameLast season, the Utah Jazz came to believe that their defense was stout enough to keep them in nearly any game, while their offence — though not consistently potent — had enough punch to put them over the top...