Utah Jazz Blog

We’re Going Streaking!

Utah Jazz 97, Denver Nuggets 91 With 2:40 to go before the half Nene converted a three point play to but the Denver Nuggets up by 19, the next 2:30+ won the Jazz their 10th straight game.  Deron Williams and the Jazz pushed the tempo leading to 3 layups, 1 dunk and 1 free throw to [...]

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Caution: Jazz in Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear

After a month of solid basketball (winning 12 of 13), the Jazz have their shot tonight to leapfrog the Blazers and tie Denver for the division lead before heading out on a 5 game road trip.  It will be a late tip at 8:30PM to accommodate ESPN but that will allow Jazz fans across the [...]

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Jazz Outlast Rockets for 9th Straight

Utah Jazz 101, Houston Rockets 94 It was a barometer game. Sure Houston was playing for the second night in a row.  Sure it was another home game for a team that struggles much more on the road.  But no doubt about it, this was a telling game. The Rockets were nearly as hot has the [...]

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Jazz Notes

Jerry Sloan Named NBA Coach of the Month for February Coach took a small step toward the elusive COY award by taking home the award for the month of February.  But really how could he not have won it… the Jazz finished the month with only 1 loss (best record in the NBA and a new [...]

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Oh Nellie… 8 Straight

Utah Jazz 112, Golden State Warriors 104 Don Nelson is a great coach. You don’t stay in the league as long as he has if you are not great. Don Nelson is also just a little bit crazy.  As part of Nellie’s new strategy, a healthy Stephen Jackson was forced to watch in street clothes as the [...]

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Anonymous

The Jazz found themselves in the ONION (America’s Finest News Source) a couple of days ago: Report: Majority Of Utah Jazz Players Have Never Heard Of Themselves SALT LAKE CITY—In a USA Today poll of NBA players and fans published Tuesday, four out of five Utah Jazz players admitted to never having heard of their team, their teammates, or [...]

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Lucky Number Seven

Utah Jazz 102, Sacramento Kings 89 After an emotion day of paying tribute to Larry H. Miller, the Jazz had to keep the energy high to survive the NBA’s worst.  The Jazz played with bursts of energy that built leads followed by inevitable letdowns allowing the Kings to hang around into the 4th quarter.  In the [...]

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Hello World!

This is JAZZSPIN, a Utah Jazz Blog. As we begin our story, the Jazz are 35-23 (3.5 back of Denver in the Northwest and tied for 7th in the Western Conference - 12.5 games back of the Lakers).  The Jazz are currently riding a 6 game win streak and are playing with a full roster for the [...]

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