NBA Playoffs Round 2: Jazz 103 – Lakers 111 Game 2

Happy Cinco de Mayo. In an act of either irony or xenophobia, my neighbor has a big American flag out on his porch today. ESPN Recap Jazz 103 – Lakers 111 —– Is it possible to get blown out by single digits?...

NBA Playoffs Round 2: Jazz – Lakers Game 2 Preview

Found by the illustrious @josephhorner, who had this to say: Maybe the Jazz need to watch this terrifying Karl Malone workout video for inspiration on beasting bigs. Couldn’t agree more. Ronnie Price shouldn’t be the...

NBA Playoffs Round 2: Jazz 99 – Lakers 104

After the first quarter, I have to admit I didn’t imagine good things for the rest of the game. The Lakers were getting anything they wanted and Kobe looked like he might put up 60. The quarter ended with the LA shooting...

NBA Playoffs Round 2: Jazz-Lakers Game 1 Preview

(It was a million years ago, but I still love it.) Game Details: 1:30 PM MDT, May 2, 2010 STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, CA TV: ABC ESPN Preview —- My prediction for the series: I have this sneaky feeling that the Jazz are...

NBA Playoffs – Round 1: Jazz vs Nuggets Game 6 Preview

(It never gets old) Game Details: 8:00 PM MDT, Friday, April 30, 2010 EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, UT TV: ESPN2 / FSN ESPN Preview —– It’s time to put the Nuggets out of their misery and move on. Nene...

NBA Playoffs: Jazz vs Nuggets Round 1 Game 5 Preview

Game Details: 8:30 PM MDT, April 28, 2010 Pepsi Center, Denver, CO TV: TNT / FSN ESPN Preview — Just some quick links to get you ready for tonight’s game: ESPN’s Kevin Arnovitz has been doing work covering the...

Morris Almond joins Real Madrid

Somehow I missed the news that former Jazz first round draft pick Morris Almond recently signed with Real Madrid. While undrafted rookie Wesley Matthews is fresh off starting and playing 42 minutes of a playoff game, Almond takes...

NBA Playoffs: Links for Game 5

After Game 2 I started believing the Jazz could close things out in six games. After Sunday’s strong Game 4, however, I’m going all in. I think the Jazz close it out in Denver in Game 5. The Nugget meltdown...

NBA Playoffs: Jazz-Nuggets Round 1 Game 4 Preview

When the Jazz lost to Phoenix at home on the last day of the season, I thought the season was essentially over. There was no passion, the fans seemed to be the only ones in the arena who cared, and the injuries to key players...

We are all, especially Kirilenko, witnesses

— Nothing to do with anything, but a beautiful Saturday afternoon watching the NBA Playoffs and following the conversation on Twitter led to the image above and the nonsense below. Andrei Kirilenko was sidelined for Game 3...