December 31st, 2011 
Russ Loede 
Posted in Former Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko, Russia’s best basketball player, is staying with CSKA Moscow after deciding not to exercise the contract option which allowed him to sign with an NBA club as soon as the lockout finished. “During this month I considered different options, weighting out all pros and cons, and I came to the [...]
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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 [...]
LBJ Triple-Double Goes To Waste, Millsap’s 46 Helps Jazz Nip Heat In OT 116-114
One would think that the Miami Heat would benefit if LeBron James notches a triple-double and Dwyane Wade scores 39 points. Most teams facing that kind of effort from the pair would have folded like a cheap tent. Apparently that was not the case for the Utah Jazz, namely Paul Millsap. Millsap, along with a [...]
Well-Rounded Scoring Helps Suns Burn Jazz 110-94
Granted, this is only the second game of the season, and both the Phoenix Suns and Utah Jazz are in different stages of rebuilding. The Jazz, minus Carlos Boozer, hosted the Phoenix Suns, who no longer have Amare Stoudemire, on Thursday night at EnergySolutions Center. The Suns had six players score in double-digits, while the [...]
Shorthanded Lakers End Jazz 9-Game Win Streak, Prevail 96-81
The Los Angeles Lakers these days have found ways to win without Kobe Bryant in their lineup; it just so happened that they would be without the services of Andrew Bynum during their game against the Utah Jazz Wednesday at Energy Solutions Arena. Bryant has missed three games with a sore left ankle while Bynum [...]
Big Fourth Quarter Helps Jazz Cool Off Suns 124-115
Poor Steve Nash. No, he isn’t injured except for his pride. During Monday’s game between the Phoenix Suns and Utah Jazz at Energy Solutions Arena, Nash had a decent game; he also achieved a milestone as he is now only the eighth player in NBA history to dish out 8,000 assists. Unfortunately for Nash, the rest [...]
Boozer, AK-47 Combine For 57 As Jazz Beats Spurs 105-98
It is a good thing that the San Antonio Spurs and Utah Jazz are playing most of their games against each other at this juncture of the season. Prior to Wednesday night’s game between the two squads, the Jazz has had the Spurs’ number, defeating them three straight. Carlos Boozer and Andrei Kirilenko had their [...]
D-Will, Boozer Shoot Lights Out; Jazz Douses Heat 118-89
I can imagine how wore down the Miami Heat must be as they have been on a lengthy road trip, as of late. Unfortunately for them, the bottom line has suffered, as a result. During their game Monday night at Energy Solutions Center, the Heat had the misfortune of taking on the Utah Jazz. The [...]
