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Game 6: Jazz 113, Rockets 91

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 [...]

MUST WIN

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 [...]

Houston Rockets Pushed to the Edge

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 [...]

Game 4: Post Game

There Can Only Be One: T-Mac & Boozer

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Game 4: Jazz 86, Rockets 82

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 [...]

Jazz Links

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 [...]