Utah Jazz

SC7: Weighing Options for a Trio of Utah Starters + Six Other Jazz-Related Bits

The tough part of the Utah Jazz’s December is decidedly underway. After opening the month with a pair of convincing home wins, Utah dropped back to the .500 with back-to-back losses to the Thunder and...

Jazz Comeback Falls Short in 101 – 112 Loss to Rockets

Story of the Game There is a good argument that the Rockets entered this game as the best team in the NBA. They brought not only the Western Conference’s highest winning percentage into the contest but also a league-record...

Donovan Mitchell Answers Utah’s Need for Scoring, Star Power

As soon as Gordon Hayward announced on July 4 that he was taking his 22 points a game to the Boston Celtics, the Utah Jazz’s biggest question became how the team would score without its top scorer since 2011. How would Utah...

Jazz Run Out of Gas in 4th in 94 – 100 OKC Defeat

Story of the Game During Utah’s six-game win streak, the Jazz looked offensively unstoppable against a series of mediocre defenses. Oklahoma City, who entered the night third in the league in defensive rating, stopped that...

December Dates with OKC Will Be Valuable Down the Stretch

In the month of December, the Utah Jazz and Oklahoma City Thunder will square off three times, starting tonight in Oklahoma at 6 p.m. MST. The Thunder entered the season as overwhelming favorites to win the division, but with a...

Jazz Dominate Wall-less Wizards by 47

Story of the Game If there is such a thing as a perfect half of basketball, the Jazz hit the Wizards with it in the first half of tonight’s 116 – 69 blowout. Start with player scoring: Donovan Mitchell – 15...

Staff Scrimmage: Five Weigh in on Jazz’s First Quarter

The surging Jazz have now played more than a fourth of their 2017-18 season. Now 12-11, Utah passed the quarter mark this past week, which makes it a good time to check in on some trends, key players and expectations in light of...

Mitchell’s Record 41 Powers 114 – 108 Comeback Win Versus Pelicans

Story of the Game When a star is born that becomes the story, and the star and story of the night is Donovan Mitchell. Perhaps his 12 point first quarter was an indicator of what would follow. But when the Jazz trailed 43 to 55...

SC7: Long December, How Good Are the Jazz, Passing History & More

If it feels like we just did this, it’s because, well, we kind of just did this. The holiday moved last week’s Salt City Seven column back a couple of days, which means this edition covers a shorter period than usual....

Utah Surges Late for Easy 126 – 107 Victory over Clippers

Story of the Game If Utah wants to make the playoffs, the one thing they cannot survive is bad losses. Midway through the third quarter, this game’s looked like it may end up one of those bad losses. A Clipper team missing...