Posts Tagged ‘Deron Williams’

OJ Mayo to the Jazz? Why Utah Needs To Pursue OJ

The Utah Jazz have been one of the most consistent teams in the NBA. They have been a team that can dominate in the regular season, being able to step it up in the final few months of the season, and secure their spot in the playoffs. After securing that playoff spot, they struggle. The Jazz have just [...]

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 [...]

Mavericks Win 12th Straight, Fend Off Jazz 103-97

The Dallas Mavericks, 18-4 coming into Saturday night’s game against the Utah Jazz at American Airlines Center, have a roster that isn’t too much different than the squad during the 2009-20 campaign, save for Tyson Chandler and DeShawn Stevenson. The Jazz picked up Al Jefferson during the offseason and as a result, both teams are [...]

D-Will Provides Thrill, Jazz Rally To Beat Lakers 102-96

More often than not, when the Los Angeles Lakers and Utah Jazz get together for 48 minutes a night, more often than not the Jazz come up on the short part of the stick. On paper, one would think that Friday night’s matchup between these two squads would be pretty much in the Lakers’ favor. [...]

Deron Williams Has Proved He Is the Best Point Guard In the League

It’s a very questionable debate. Who’s better? Deron Williams or Chris Paul? Who is the best point guard in the NBA? Well, Williams has proved he is the better point guard, as his Utah Jazz topped Paul’s New Orleans Hornets in a 105-87 rout as Williams continues to add on to his winning record over [...]

Jazz Win Streak Ends At 5, Thunder Prevails 115-108

The Utah Jazz has been as of late one of the hotter teams in the NBA, having won their last five games prior to their game against the Oklahoma City Thunder Monday night at Energy Solutions Arena. Both teams shot very well, with each team shooting 51 percent from the floor; however, Oklahoma City held [...]

A Closer Look At The Numbers

The NBA season may only be less than three weeks old, but here are some interesting facts and statistics so far that you might not have heard: John Wall (5.8) Steve Nash (4.9), Kevin Durant (4.7), Derrick Rose (4.5), LeBron James (4.4), Amare Stoudemire (4.3), Rajon Rondo (4.0), Deron Williams (4.0): Top eight players in [...]