Offseason Targets Part I: Finding A Paint-Protecting, Rim-Finishing Big

As we outlined following Utah’s season-ending playoff loss, the Jazz aren’t that far off from being serious contenders. Already an All-Star heading into this postseason, Donovan Mitchell took a major leap towards...

Looking Forward After Utah’s Game 7 Heartbreak

Even after 341 minutes of their epic, entertaining playoff series, the Jazz and Nuggets needed every last second of Game 7 to decide a winner. The game was tied with a half minute to play, after Rudy Gobert had punched home an...

Who’s Going Home? Jazz, Nuggets Brace for Game 7

No matter what happens on Tuesday night, a blazing hot guard and an All-NBA center will be leaving the NBA’s bubble on Wednesday morning.The top two scorers in this season’s NBA playoffs — Utah’s Donovan...

Quick Thoughts As Mitchell Explodes Again, Utah Goes Up 3-1

The Utah Jazz jumped out to a commanding 3-1 series lead against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night, as star guard Donovan Mitchell powered them to a 129-127 win with his second fifty-plus scoring performance of the playoffs. ...

Jazz’s Defensive Decisioning Sets Them Up For Game 2 Success, 124-105

NBA offenses are simply too good to deny them everything. Even for the very best defensive teams, planning for a playoff opponent is an exercise in picking your poison: What can we live with?Now that the Utah Jazz have had a...

Salt City Seven: Mitchell’s Next Level, Attacking Denver, Final Season Stats & More

Every week during the regular season begins with the Salt City Seven: seven regular features that let us relive the biggest moments, key performances and hot issues in Jazzland from various angles. Since the 2019-20 season...

Center Stage: Deciding Factors As Gobert’s Jazz and Jokic’s Nuggets Collide

At the center of the playoff series that opens Monday between the Utah Jazz and Denver Nuggets is one of the most intriguing individual matchups in the NBA. Rudy Gobert and Nikola Jokic bring very different strengths to the NBA...

Salt City Seven: Playoff Jockeying, Clutch Mitchell, The End is Nigh & More

Every week during the regular season begins with the Salt City Seven: seven regular features that let us relive the biggest moments, key performances and hot issues in Jazzland from various angles. We put the SC7 on pause along...

Salt City Seven: Basketball in a Crazy World, Playoff Picture, Patient Conley & More

Every week during the regular season begins with the Salt City Seven: seven regular features that let us relive the biggest moments, key performances and hot issues in Jazzland from various angles. We put the SC7 on pause along...

Salt City Seven Returns: Competitive Fire, Playoff Race, Stepping Up Sans Bogey & More

It’s been a while, but the Salt City Seven is back!Every week during the regular season begins with the Salt City Seven: seven regular features that let us relive the biggest moments, key performances and hot issues in...