April 10th, 2011 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in The San Antonio Spurs have already locked the top seed in the Western Conference while the Utah Jazz have the upcoming NBA lottery and subsequent draft to look forward to. Both teams got together Saturday night at the AT&T Center in a matchup in which coach Gregg Popovich used his players on a smaller scale (read: [...]
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Spurs Win 4th Straight, Beat Downtrodden Jazz 111-102
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Trail Blazers Deal Jazz Sour Note 98-87
The trade by the Charlotte Bobcats in which they traded Gerald Wallace to the Portland Trail Blazers has finally started bearing fruit for the Trail Blazers. While Portland is safely in the Western Conference playoffs, they have been in a battle of sorts with the New Orleans Hornets in terms of seeding placement. But Wallace [...]
Hornets Outlast Jazz In OT 121-117, West Hurt
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Lowry’s Triple-Double Helps Rockets Edge Jazz 110-108
The Houston Rockets, despite not having a true center – unless you consider 6’6″ Chuck Hayes a true center – and the misfortune of playing in a conference where playing .500 ball doesn’t guarantee you a playoff berth, continue to amaze folks around the National Basketball Association as they somehow find ways to win. These same [...]
Jazz Excel Without Deron Williams: Win 95-84 Against Pacers
Who needs Deron Williams? Not the Utah Jazz. In their first game without Williams, the new team was able to step up and beat the Pacers on the road. With little to no practice together, the new squad was able to pull it together and look like a veteran team. Not only winning their first game [...]
Jazz Pulls Away In Fourth, Hold Off Bobcats 83-78
The Charlotte Bobcats got together with the Utah Jazz on Monday night, the fans at EnergySolutions Arena – at least the knowledgeable ones – were not expecting an offensive shootout, as opposed to the Phoenix Suns visiting Salt Lake City. The game, as expected, was a defensive battle for 48 minutes. While the first three [...]
Matthews, Aldridge Combine For 57 As Trail Blazers Deal Jazz Sour Note 100-89
The Portland Trail Blazers will get the opportunity to deal with adversity as they learned that star shooting guard Brandon Roy will be sidelined for a spell with a pair of sore knees. With a lot of teams, they oftentimes would fold up their tent and head home. For at least one game, that wouldn’t [...]
West, CP-3 Help Hornets Sting Jazz 100-71
Prior to the New Orleans Hornets game against the Utah Jazz, the Hornets came in at 15-10. But do not let that record fool you. While New Orleans is above .500, they were at one time 11-1, with a 4-9 slump in between. But one thing is for certain: this is a team that will [...]
