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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...Jazz-Lakers Notes
4. May 2008
All but one NBA expert at ESPN picked the L.A. Lakers to beat the Utah Jazz. Henry Abbot of TrueHoop picked the Jazz in six. Adande, Ford, Legler, Rose, Sheridan and Stein thought it would go seven. Broussard, Hollinger and Thorpe think it will end with the Lakers winning in Salt Lake City to [...]
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...MUST WIN
2. May 2008
Sure, the Jazz could loose Game 6 at home to the Houston Rockets tonight and still win Game 7 in Houston on Sunday, however, they MUST WIN tonight. They MUST WIN to restore their home court dominance. They MUST WIN to avoid doubt. They MUST WIN to live up to expectations. They MUST WIN to avoid an off-season of [...]
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...Jazz Links
27. April 2008
Ross Siler points out the relevance of Rockets statistical analysis to Game 4: The Rockets are an organization that crunches numbers to no end with general manager Daryl Morey trying to adapt statistical analysis to the NBA in similar ways to what Billy Beane has done with the Oakland A’s. Before the series started, I heard it [...]
Continue reading...96 Was My Favorite Number
25. April 2008
37-0. That was the record the Jazz had this season when holding opponents to 96 points or less. That was until the Rockets beat the Jazz 94-92 in Game 3 on Thursday. For those of you who watch games locally in Utah, you may have heard David James mention this stat a few times [...]
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 [...]
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5. May 2008
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