Salt City Seven: Putting Pressure on the D, Mitchell Making History, Gobert vs. Young Centers & More

The Salt City Seven drops every Monday throughout the regular season, with seven regular features meant to relive the week in Jazzland from various angles. Check in every Monday for the quotes, stats, plays and performances that...

Why the Western Conference Coaches WIll Make Gobert an All-Star

With how the All-star game is set up, it will always be extremely hard for a player wearing a Utah Jazz uniform to get into the game based on the fan vote. They would have to be a super-duper star, in the mold of franchise...

Utah Pulls Away From Denver in Chippy Divisional Showdown

The Denver Nuggets came to Wednesday night’s contest with the Jazz having lost seven straight games in Utah. Donovan Mitchell and company made sure to stretch that streak to eight, defeating Denver 114-108. Mitchell...

NW Check-In: Jazz’s Margin For Error is Shrinking Against Division Rivals

Early in the season, I previewed the Utah Jazz’s journey through the toughest division in basketball, analyzing the competition and rivals in the brutal Northwest Division. We’re a little past the midway point of the...

Late Heroics by Mitchell Fall Short in 109-104 Loss to Blazers

Story of the GameIt’s hard to beat a good NBA team three times in a row, as the Utah Jazz’s 109-104 home loss to the Portland Trailblazers demonstrated.Portland entered the game 28 and 17 against every team in the NBA...

Salt City Seven: Gobert’s Silly Week, Mitchell’s Scoring Streak & More

The Salt City Seven drops every Monday throughout the regular season, with seven regular features meant to relive the week in Jazzland from various angles. Check in every Monday for the quotes, stats, plays and performances that...

Trade Targets: Do the Jazz Have Another Deal Coming?

When the Utah Jazz traded for Kyle Korver back on November 28, it not only signaled a commitment to winning from the organization, but helped to address on of the most glaring weaknesses on the team: shooting. Since Korver joined...

Gobert, Mitchell Carry the Streaking Jazz to Victory in L.A.

At one point in the 2018-19 NBA season, the Los Angeles Clippers were streaking up the Western Conference standings and the team to beat. As of late, however, they had been struggling. They came into their game against the Utah...

Starter Level Play From O’Neale Helps Streaking Jazz

Nearly a month ago, I wrote a column highlighting Royce O’Neale’s early struggles and considered allocating some of the defensive wing’s minutes elsewhere until he could prove himself in spot minutes. His...

Jazz Defense Smothers Pistons in Second Half of 100 – 94 Win

Story of the GameThe Utah Jazz’s 100 – 94 victory over the Detroit Pistons was a reminder that the Jazz have no qualms about winning ugly.The Jazz victory — their second over the Motor City team in the last week...