Utah Jazz

SC7: Free Thabo, Road Defense and Rookie All-Star History

Welcome to a very rookie-heavy edition of the weekly Salt City Seven. Donovan Mitchell is central to more than have of the week’s sections, and with good reason. The 21-year-old is now leading the Jazz (and the rookie...

Pels-Jazz Notebook: Johnson’s Strong Game Can’t Save Jazz from Monster Duo

After Donovan Mitchell’s 29 points helped the Jazz spoil LeBron James’ birthday on Saturday night, Utah fell short in their attempt to string together back-to-back wins for the first time since their six-game win...

Jazz Small Lineups Fall Short in 98 – 108 Pelicans Loss

Story of the Game This 98 to 108 loss to the Pelicans is disappointing for a variety of reasons. Losing the first game of a new calendar year is never fun. Losing a home game to the team that currently holds the final playoff...

Mitchell Lifts Jazz over King’s Cavaliers 104 – 101

Story of the Game To end a brutally tough month of record-caliber competition and injury to their best player, the Jazz closed out 2017 with an achingly needed 104 – 101 victory over the Cavaliers, running their unlikely...

SC7: Help Coming From the Schedule? (Plus Six More Jazz Bits)

There isn’t a ton of good news to discuss in this last Salt City Seven of 2017. The Jazz have been in their deepest and most protracted funk of the season, but as we cover in the main section today, things might be about to...

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...