Paul Millsap had 24 points and 13 rebounds and the Utah Jazz shook off the weariness from their four-overtime loss 24 hours earlier to beat the New Jersey Nets 105-84 on Monday night.
Al Jefferson added 19 points and eight rebounds as the Jazz won for the seventh time in eight games and kept a hold on one of the last playoff spots in the Western Conference.
Alec Burks added 15 points for the Jazz, who used an 18-4 fourth-quarter run to lock up the game after New Jersey cut a 21-point deficit to three.
Gerald Green led the Nets with 20 points. Deron Williams added 17 points and 11 assists against his former teammates on 7 of 21 shooting. Rookie Jordan Williams added a career-high 13 points.
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March 28, 2012
Nestled into the Wasatch Range of the Rocky Mountains, Salt Lake City is about as old-school as NBA cities come. A pickup truck or sport utility vehicle is nearly a prerequisite for existence there, and within blocks of downtown there is ample parking beside low-set buildings. Owing to the small-town feel, regional fast food chains called "Arctic Circle" and "Astro...
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March 27, 2012
*This post doesn’t include any stats or insights from the Jazz/Nets game.
What a week for the Utah Jazz. It started off with a win vs the Thunder, then they beat the Kings on the road in the final seconds, followed that up with one of the most complete wins of the seasons as they whooped Denver, and capped it off with a 4 OT (Yes, FOUR OVERTIMES) loss to the Hawks. While the...
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March 25, 2012
Things couldn't get worse for the New Jersey Nets and Brook Lopez. The center has been out for a while this year with injury to his right ankle, and could be out longer as a CT scan revealed a small crack. From the New York Post:Additional tests on the Nets center, who has missed all but five games this season, found a small line or crack resulting from the ankle sprain he...
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March 27, 2012
I like variety T..
Kris Humphries is an NBA big man who knows a thing or two about collecting boards. Off the court though, it appears the Nets power forward is having trouble landing another dime. Someone sent in this picture letting us know Kris has been downgrading just a tad. Look the guy’s still technically married, so he gets a free pass for now. -TO
Kris Humphries Strikes...
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March 27, 2012
Deron Williams spent time after New Jersey's loss to the Jazz visiting with Tyrone Corbin and C.J. Miles.
Via The No-Look Pass
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March 27, 2012
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March 26, 2012
Only way to keep up with the Kardashians T..
Kris Humphries sister Kaela is a plus-size model, but possibly not for much longer. “I’ve been working with a trainer and lost 30 pounds over the past six months,” she says. “My goal was not necessarily to lose weight, but you want to be at consistent measurements.”"I’m biracial so I looked different growing up as a young...
Via The Utah Jazz Blog
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March 27, 2012
In order for Kevin O'Connor to take me seriously, I decided to type this letter in Comic SansDear Kevin O'Connor,It's been a while since we've talked. Actually, we've never talked. I've complained into the black abyss of twitter all season of your mind-numbing poor decisions hoping that somehow I channel the right tone of whining that telepathically sends...
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March 25, 2012
Over the last 35 years since the Nets have been in New Jersey. Their have been certain teams that broke through the mediocrity that has plagued this historic franchise in this period of time. Here are the FIVE best Nets teams that have played in the Garden State in the past three plus decades.
1. 2003-04 Nets.
Jason Kidd, Richard Jefferson & Kenyon Martin lead this incredible...
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March 27, 2012
In the NBA, you have guys like LeBron and Kobe and Dwight Howard that you know are going to be coveted by every team in the league and play until they’re ready to retire. You also have the guys that hop from team to team, struggle to make the rosters and work their butts off just for a chance at a 10-day contract to show what they’re made of.
Gerald Green has always been the...
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March 25, 2012
Where to begin? It all began a long time ago, in a land far, far away…
Ok, so it wasn’t so long ago. But it felt like it. And Atlanta is kind of on the other side of the country. So, I’m sticking to it. And in this far away land, The Utah Jazz began a road trip the way no team wants to kick off a road trip: Playing an extra 20 minutes by way of FOUR overtimes...
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March 26, 2012
Playing four games in five nights is difficult enough, but the Utah Jazz will test their stamina in order to complete the stretch.
Fresh off playing one of the longest games in NBA history, Utah visits the New Jersey Nets on Monday night seeking its sixth win in seven meetings.
The Jazz (26-23), one of three teams tied for seventh place in the Western Conference, had their season...
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March 27, 2012
After a tough start to their three-game road trip, the surely exhausted Utah Jazz got back on track their last time out.
Continuing their postseason push, however, could prove difficult with a visit to Boston up next.
Coming off a much-needed day off, the surging Jazz conclude their road swing Wednesday night against a Celtics team that's controlled this series at home.
Utah...
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March 26, 2012
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