Utah Jazz

Defense Wins Jazz Ninth Straight in 115 – 96 Win in Portland

Story of the GameEntering tonight, the Utah Jazz had won eight straight games, the longest win streak in the NBA. Simultaneously, the Portland Trail Blazers had won nine straight home games. Something had to give. It was...

Salt City Seven: Jazz Add Jae, Rubio’s Rolling, a Dominant Week & More

The Jazz continue to roll, extending their win streak to seven with four more victories, all on the road. And yet, obviously, that’s not even close to being the main story in Jazzland this week.We’ll get to the...

2019 Salary Cap Calculator

The idea of entering an NBA off-season with cap room is great on paper. But turning even a relatively clean salary sheet into actual cap space requires some tough decisions. This salary tool will estimate the cap space Utah will...

Jazz Grind to 92 – 88 Win in the Grindhouse

Story of the GameYuck.While the Utah Jazz entered the night on a six-game win streak thanks to their offense, which averaged 128 points per game in their last four contests, tonight it was their defense, and putrid offense by the...

From Blockbusters to Rotation Pickups, Reviewing a Decade of Deadline Deals in Utah

The NBA’s trade deadline is fast approaching. For some, it is one of the most exciting times of the long season. For others, this cannot pass quickly enough. More than in recent years, the Utah Jazz are one of the teams...

Jimbo’s Mailbag – A Cow-Tipping Center, Waterbeds and Utah’s Dream Team

Following an NBA team should be fun, and Jimbo Rudding makes sure it is. Jimbo provides our regular dose of levity here at Salt City Hoops, answering reader questions with his signature blend of creativity, humor and unabashed...

Deadline Q&A: Do the Surging Jazz Deal, Aaron Gordon, Cap Planning & More

We’re now mere hours away from the NBA’s deadline for in-season trades, so the chatter intensifies, especially around a team like the Utah Jazz, who most people figure to be unusually active in this year’s trade...

Jazz Win Fifth Straight by Downing Spurs in San Antonio 120 – 111

Story of the GameThe Utah Jazz managed a burst of wins earlier this season without their All-NBA center, Rudy Gobert. Coming into this game, they had won four in a row without their presumptive leading scorer entering the year,...

Jazz Score 129 for Second Straight Game in Phoenix Blowout

Story of the GameGiven the nature of this season to this point, many likely expected the Utah Jazz to follow up their stunning 30-point shellacking of the Golden State Warriors with a let down loss in Phoenix. Not tonight. The...

Salt City Seven: Gobert & the Jazz Getting Back to Form + Six Other Items from the Week in Jazzland

The slump, for the moment at least, is broken.The Jazz, who were 4-15 over a six-week stretch, have won five of their seven. They played just twice since our last edition, and they were both convincing affairs, probably the best...