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Jazz destroy Grizzlies with new formula
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They've followed the formula now for three consecutive victories while leading at the end of 12 consecutive quarters. Sixty percent shooting (or close to it).
Matthews gives Jazz jolt
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Jazz rookie Wesley Matthews continued his early season roll Monday night against Memphis.
He started by rolling around on the floor and collecting a loose basketball.
Harpring decision due soon
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With Matt Harpring having gotten no closer than an NBA TV studio to playing this season, Jazz general manager Kevin O'Connor said Monday that a final determination about Harpring's future is forthcoming.
Harpring decision due soon
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With Matt Harpring having gotten no closer than an NBA TV studio to playing this season, Jazz general manager Kevin O'Connor said Monday that a final determination about Harpring's future is forthcoming.
Jazz: Millsap to play, Kirilenko to sit tonight
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As they prepare to play for the seventh time in nine games with only nine players in uniform, the Jazz could be forgiven for feeling as if that number is the new norm for them this season.
Jazz on quest for defensive perfection
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Every morning after a game, the Jazz players can look forward to finding a piece of paper on the locker room board at their practice facility. For the first time, they are being graded individually on the number of perfect possessions they contribute to on defense.
Jazz roll to easy win over Blazers
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Not even three minutes into Saturday's game, Deron Williams dribbled down court and flipped a between-the-legs pass to Wesley Matthews for a three-pointer.
Boozer eyes another team
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With USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo soon to announce a 25-player pool from which the 2010 national team will be selected, Carlos Boozer hasn't ruled out the possibility of returning for next summer's FIBA world championships in Turkey.
Jazz not happy with division standing
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Even if their season is only 15 games old, the sight couldn't be more foreign to the Jazz, who have been waking up recently to find themselves fourth in the Northwest Division standings behind Denver, Portland and Oklahoma City.
Boozer regains All-Star form
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There's a certain irony that the player cut out of the Jazz's "Be the X-factor" marketing campaign entering the season has proved to be just that through the first month, a former All-Star playing more and more like a future one almost by the day.
Utah Jazz: Boozer plays big in rout of Bulls
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After everything that happened last summer, the NBA might have thought it would be getting a holiday homecoming for Carlos Boozer when it scheduled the Jazz and Chicago Bulls for a Thanksgiving night game at EnergySolutions Arena.
Millsap provides spark in key second-quarter stretch
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Utah's 'other' power forward had a pretty good night, too.
While Carlos Boozer led the Jazz to a 105-86 victory over Chicago on Thanksgiving at EnergySolutions Arena, Paul Millsap also made a major contribution.
Korver's return delayed
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As Kyle Korver noted earlier this week, he's never been out as long in his NBA career as he has since undergoing knee surgery last month. Now in his seventh year, Korver never had missed more than eight games in a season before this one.
Sloan suggests numbers caught up to Jazz
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Never one to make excuses, coach Jerry Sloan did suggest after Tuesday's loss to Oklahoma City that the Jazz's depleted ranks had finally caught up with them.
A Thanksgiving first for Jazz
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As much as the day is defined by turkey, football and family, this Thanksgiving also will include a serving of basketball for the Jazz and their fans.
Jazz stumble against Thunder
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As Deron Williams himself noted after Tuesday's loss, the Jazz were so invincible at home only two years ago, they dropped just four games at EnergySolutions Arena all season.
Jazz 'D' exposed
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Oklahoma City walked into EnergySolutions Arena on Tuesday night with one of the NBA's lowest-scoring, least-efficient offenses.
Just don't tell the 17,937 fans who watched the Thunder roll to a 104-94 win.
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Before they crossed paths in a Verizon Center hallway last November, Jazz coach Jerry Sloan had gone more than 40 years since last chatting with Washington Wizards owner Abe Pollin , whose Baltimore Bullets drafted Sloan out of Evansville in 1965.
Utah Jazz: Miles to practice next week
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After seeing a hand specialist Monday, C.J. Miles said he was planning to start practicing again next week, the final step in his return from left thumb surgery.
Jazz congratulate RSL on championship
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Even if only one of them (Mehmet Okur) ever has attended a game, even if nobody admitted watching more than a few minutes of the action Sunday, the Jazz nevertheless expressed admiration Monday at Real Salt Lake's MLS Cup championship.
Thunder could be 'scary good'
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Not that the Jazz needed any reminders, but the Oklahoma City Thunder offered a weeklong glimpse into their future potential at the Orlando, Fla., summer league in July.
Jazz enjoying hot streak
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The way they've been playing for the past week-and-a-half, the last thing the Jazz probably want to do right now is go 72 hours between games, as will be the case by the time they face the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday.
Kirilenko has clutch moments
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When the dogfight between Utah and Detroit reached its most critical moment Saturday night, Andrei Kirilenko stepped to the free-throw line and didn't worry about anything.
Jazz beat new-look Pistons in OT
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With Richard Hamilton and Tayshaun Prince out, Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva newly arrived, John Kuester taking over as coach and rookie Jonas Jerebko in the starting lineup, the Detroit Pistons hardly resembled their familiar selves from past seasons.
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9 days ago by
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For the fifth consecutive game, the Jazz were down to just nine players Saturday against Detroit. Mehmet Okur went home from the pregame shootaround, still suffering flu-like symptoms, and did not play against his former team.
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