Jazz-Rox: What Worked in Game 2, What’s Sustainable for Game 3?

After surprising the Rockets in Houston on Wednesday, the Utah Jazz are heading back to their gym with their conference semifinal series tied 1-1. The Jazz found some things that worked in their Game 2 win, but the top-seeded...

Mitchell Heeds His Coach’s Urging, Lifts Jazz to Round 2 with 38

During an early timeout, Jazz coach Quin Snyder injected some confidence into his rookie prodigy. Then, Donovan Mitchell injected some energy into what ultimately became a closeout Game 6 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder,...

Thunder Stars Orchestrate Historic Comeback, Force a Game 6 with 107-99 Win

Russell Westbrook and Paul George would like to keep playing basketball.Oklahoma City’s two stars staved off elimination by leading a furious second-half comeback and defeating the Utah Jazz, 107-99. The Thunder trailed by...

Podcast: Jazz Thunder Game 4 Looms Large

With a pivotal fourth game approaching, Dan and Ken Clayton get back to breaking down the Jazz’s first-round playoff series with the Thunder. Utah is up 2-1 after a historic performance from Ricky Rubio, but reigning MVP...

Podcast: Throw Out the Season Series, Jazz/OKC Advantages

Most years, the regular season matchups between playoff opponents provide some hint of how a series might go. This year, Ken and Dan Clayton argue, you can throw out the four Jazz-Thunder games, all played before Christmas, and...

SC7: Why Utah Will Have a Shot vs. OKC, plus Rudy Blocks, ROY Talks & More

Eighty-two down.Some indeterminate number to go.The NBA’s second season is underway, and the Utah Jazz are set to challenge the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference 4-5 matchup. But before that can happen we need...

Sunday SC7: Retooled Bench Lifts Utah, plus Playoffs, Game Balls, Rivalry Talk & More

The Salt City Seven is our weekly place to recap all things Jazz with seven specially designed sections to distill all the big stories, pivotal performances and meaningful trends.This week, you get a special Sunday edition as the...

Salt City Seven: The Truth About ROY, Gobert’s Impact, the Playoff Fight & More

For one of the final times this season, let’s relive the week.Every Friday here at Salt City Hoops, we drop these seven sections as a means of recapping all the big stories and themes from the previous seven days. This...

SC7: Snyder’s Masterful Job, Gobert Keeps Dominating & More

It’s Friday, time for another Salt City Seven. Every week, we review the previous 168 hours in Jazzland by sharing these seven sections that hopefully bring all the key moments and important narratives to life. Amid a tense...

SC7: Gobert Dominates on Both Ends, Exum Returns, the Playoff Push Intensifies

While the Jazz keep rolling through their March schedule, we have a lot of work to do to roll through all the storylines, news and subplots.Every week here at Salt City Hoops we recap the previous seven days in Jazz land by...