While the Utah Jazz's defense as a whole has left more to be desired, currently ranked among the bottom of the NBA in terms of defensive efficiency, their offense has turned out to be rather productive through the first half of the regular season.
The Cavaliers looked like a team that learned something. Last time out, they ran past the Timberwolves by a 146-134 count and moved to 22-18, answering many of the questions raised in the previous loss to Minnesota.
The Utah Jazz are coming off one of the worst losses in team history and are falling in the standings towards a good spot in the lottery. But they’re not the only team doing the same thing, and they’re not the only team with protections on their pick that make things precarious.
The Utah Jazz's egregious efforts to tank games -- in order to finish as high in the NBA draft lottery as possible -- have been much discussed throughout the league.
The Utah Jazz were stumped on their home floor against the Charlotte Hornets for the second time this season in a loss that wound up as their worst defeat in franchise history.
Part of what makes the NBA, or any pro sports league, so compelling to watch is the narratives, especially those centered on rivalries. Throughout the decades, the NBA has fostered a number of rivalries, some long-lasting and others short but sweet.
On Saturday night, the Utah Jazz suffered one of their most embarrassing losses in franchise history with a 150-95 shellacking at the hands of the Charlotte Hornets.
If you watched this entire game, than you are a glutton for punishment. On a night with plenty of other games to watch (Packers vs. Bears playoff game and Utah vs BYU college basketball), the Utah Jazz were playing the lowly Charlotte Hornets.
The Utah Jazz have been without their top-five pick, Ace Bailey, for seven of their past eight regular-season games, as he's been dealing with a lingering injury that the team has labeled a left hip flexor strain, and thus limited his availability in the past couple of weeks because of it.
The Utah Jazz will be without not one, not two, but three of their typical starters during their upcoming home matchup against the Charlotte Hornets. According to a recent injury report update from the Jazz, Jusuf Nurkic has been downgraded from questionable to out versus the Hornets due to a toe injury.
As the Utah Jazz look to take on the Charlotte Hornets for their second of two meetings for the season, it'll mark the first time that a familiar face, Collin Sexton, returns to the Delta Center since his offseason trade to the East Coast.
Improved defense is helping the Utah Jazz rediscover winning basketball. The Jazz are coming off one of their better defensive performances in recent games, when they rallied to beat Dallas 116-114 on Thursday after clamping down on the hot-shooting Mavericks late in the fourth quarter.
The Utah Jazz are at a crossroads now that they find themselves in the midst of a stretch where they’ve gone 3-7 in their last ten. Utah now finds themselves at 7th in the lottery standings and 13th in the Western Conference standings.
Lauri Markkanen scored 33 points and the Utah Jazz closed on a 16-7 run to beat the Dallas Mavericks 116-114 on Thursday in Salt Lake City. Keyonte George had 19 points and seven assists for Utah, which snapped a five-game losing streak.
Brice Sensabaugh was viewed as something of a tweener ahead of the 2023 draft. He played power forward in his lone college season at Ohio State, but at 6’6″, he has the height of a wing, his primary position since he was selected 28th overall by the Jazz a few years ago.
The Boston Celtics dropped a tough 114-108 decision to the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday, but you can not blame Jaylen Brown for that result. Brown finished with 37 points and recorded his ninth consecutive 30-point game.