JAZZSPIN

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. [...]

Jazz-Lakers Game 1 Highlights

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There Can Only Be One: Kobe and Boozer

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Jazz-Lakers Notes

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 [...]

Series Preview: Jazz in 6

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 [...]

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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