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Game 1: Lakers 109, Jazz 98
Lakers fans are already thinking sweep. Jazz fans have to be encouraged by clawing their way back somehow despite such horrible shooting and subpar overall play. MVP of Game 1: Sasha Vujacic Vujacic had 15 points on only 6 shots. He was 4 for 6 from downtown and they all seemed to come at opportune times. [...]
Continue reading...Series Preview: Jazz in 6
4. May 2008
Dillusion? Maybe. Possibility? Absolutely. The Utah Jazz enter their second round series with the Los Angeles Lakers as the clear underdog in the media and in Vegas. The Jazz are coming off of a hard-fought six game battle with the Houston Rockets. The Jazz looked far from impressive offensively in the first 5 games, but at the same [...]
Continue reading...Game 6: Jazz 113, Rockets 91
3. May 2008
Nervous energy filled Energy Solutions Arena at the start of Game 6 against the Houston Rockets on Friday night. That nervous energy had the crowd engaged in every bounce of the ball in this MUST WIN game for the Utah Jazz. The Jazz turned a great start into 113 points on the night (Utah had [...]
Continue reading...Houston Rockets Pushed to the Edge
29. April 2008
The Rockets face an elimination game tonight at home against the Utah Jazz. Following a season that included a 22 game winning streak, it all comes down to a win-or-go-home game and a mandatory 3 game winning streak for the team in red. The Jazz have used their trademark Jerry Sloan physicality to literally push [...]
Continue reading...Game 4: Jazz 86, Rockets 82
27. April 2008
Utah took a 3-1 series lead over the Houston Rockets on Saturday night with a narrow 4 point victory. The series shifts back to Houston for game 5 on Tuesday, game time and TV schedule is TBD at the moment as it will depend on the outcome of Sunday’s NBA Playoff games. MVP of Game [...]
Continue reading...Brought Back to Earth
25. April 2008
We are now three games into this series and despite 2 wins, the Jazz offense has not once resembled the regular season dominance that was so efficient and gave so many Jazz fans hope of great things this post season. Game 3 ended with a 94-92 loss to the visiting Houston Rockets. Carl Landry came [...]
Continue reading...Game 3: Continued Domination?
24. April 2008
Don’t look now but the Jazz have now won 8 of their last 10 games against Tracy McGrady and the Houston Rockets. A winning percentage of .800 is acceptable against any NBA opponent, let alone a team that won 22 straight games earlier this year. And it is not like the Jazz have won all [...]
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5. May 2008
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