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Utah Jazz stayed competitive in a road game in Atlanta against the Hawks. Jazz roster all shot the ball well and it was particularly hot shooting for both Keyonte George and Collin Sexton of the Utah Jazz. The two Jazz guards combined to score 62 points on 19-35 shooting from the field. Atlanta ultimately won the game by shooting 57% from the field but for the Utah Jazz, this late in the season, w...

Collin Sexton sizzled against the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis Friday night. Sexton scored 27 points on 8-14 from the field and also recorded 3 assists and only 1 turnover. Collin played a great game and showed his ability to score from multiple levels. Indiana Pacers pulled away in the fourth quarter and won the game handily but this was a very competitive game through three quarters with the J...

With a Washington Wizards win tonight, the Utah Jazz franchise now has the number one NBA lottery position with five games remaining. If the Jazz lose out, they will end the season with fewer wins than any other team and head into the lottery with the number one position. This has been a long year and the Jazz really needs some good fortune at this point and the ping pong balls need to bounce in a...

Utah Jazz go to Charlotte and play a competitive game against the Hornets. Brice Sensabaugh has been shooting the ball really well from the three point line recently. Over his past 10 games, Brice has made 60% of his three point attempts. That is a terrific number by the second year Utah Jazz player. Charlotte did win this competitively played games but the score was reasonably close throughout th...

Utah Jazz played in Salt Lake City against the Memphis Grizzlies and came out shooting the ball extremely well from the three point line to start the game. With the hot shooting start, Jazz built a comfortable lead in the first quarter. Game was close at half-time with the Jazz up by one. But the second half was a different story and the game ended with the Jazz falling by 37. Final score 140 -103...

Utah Jazz played a rare Sunday home game in front of fans at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Utah Jazz rookie forward Kyle Filipowski played an outstanding game with 18 points and 13 rebounds. Utah Jazz ultimately fell to the Cleveland Cavaliers but this game was more about the inexperienced roster of the Jazz getting playing time than it was about winning the g...

Utah Jazz played at home in the Delta Center Friday night against the Boston Celtics and Collin Sexton had one of his best games in a Jazz uniform. Collin went 12-16 from the field and scored 30 points. This was another development game for the Jazz youth and Boston ended up winning the game easily as the Jazz are really playing for both development and NBA lottery positioning. So winning games is...

Utah Jazz youth was on full display in the win tonight over the Washington Wizards at home in the Delta Center. Fans in Salt Lake saw the team get a rare win in this late season game. Utah Jazz and Washington Wizards are battling each other for the top NBA lottery position. With this win, Washington takes over the worst record in the NBA and therefore, currently has the best lottery odds of any te...

Utah Jazz played another game where development of the youth was the priority over everything else. Jazz are clearly in tank mode and playing for the draft lottery rather than winning games. Chicago Bulls franchise is still hoping to make the play-in in the Eastern Conference so they very much wanted to get the win in the Delta Center in front of Jazz fans. Keyonte George led the Jazz with 16 poin...

Anthony Edwards dunked hard on the Jazz in the first quarter of Sunday's Utah Jazz at Minnesota Timberwolves NBA basketball game. The hot Minnesota T-Wolves stayed hot and easily handled the Utah Jazz. Jazz played with most of their primary players but that had little impact on the ultimate outcome. Utah Jazz starters were outscored by big numbers and the game was never really close. Collin Se...

Collin Sexton of the Utah Jazz was visibly upset in the third quarter. Collin is a passionate player and the circumstances currently surrounding the Jazz franchise is obviously not in Collin Sexton's best interest. It all came out tonight and was display for everyone to see. It's hard to not feel bad for Collin because the Jazz are trying to lose game at the moment and that isn't good...

Utah Jazz play a full roster of players tonight after being fined $100K by the NBA for sitting Lauri Markkanen. With a full roster of players, the Jazz are fully capable of playing competitive basketball. Jazz have sat players this season for the purpose of losing games and increasing the odds of success in the upcoming NBA lottery. Tonight displayed how the team can compete when everyone plays. E...

Utah Jazz dug a deep, deep hole against the world champion Boston Celtics in Boston, but the Young Jazz team stuck with it and climbed all the way back to tie the game in the closing minutes. Big nights from Collin Sexton, Brice Sensabaugh, and John Collins. Sexton tied his career high with 13 assists while Brice Sensabaugh shot the Jazz back into the game in the second half and finished the game...

Former Duke big and Utah Jazz rookie, Kyle Filipowski, led the way against the Philadelphia 76ers in Philadelphia tonight. Kyle started the game and went 8 -16 from the field overall and 4 - 9 on threes in the game. He also made 5 - 7 free throws, grabbed 7 rebounds, dished out 3 assists, and notched 3 steals in the loss. This game was once again a game where the Jazz focused on development of its...

Walker Kessler had a stats night to remember. Kessler recorded 25 rebounds, 8 blocks and 18 points. Jazz remain focused on youth development at this point in the rebuild, and Walker Kessler is a big part of that push towards player development. The third year player had one of his best nights in both rebounds and blocks. Toronto Raptors ultimately earned the win in front of its home fans in Toront...

Utah Jazz youth played well in Washington against the Wizards. Starting lineup for the Utah Jazz consisted of KJ Martin, Kyle Filipowski, Brice Sensabaugh, Johnny Juzang and Isaiah Collier. It was all young players playing big minutes. All the veteran players, Lauri, John Collins and Jordan Clarkson sat this one out. Walker Kessler and Keyonte George also didn't dress for the game. This young...

Jazz youth played big minutes and coach Will Hardy experimented with the lineups and player roles. As a result, Jazz committed 27 turnovers against only 19 assists for the game. It was a struggle all night and the Detroit Pistons held a comfortable lead throughout the game.

Utah Jazz sits entire starting lineup other than rookie point guard Isaiah Collier. New Orleans Pelicans announcers criticize the move and claim it isn't fair to fans. Is this criticism justified? Zion Williamson, Kelly Olynyk, and CJ McCollum dominate this game and send New Orleans Pelicans away with a win. Olynyk remains a popular former Jazz player and he played a great game tonight for the...

John Collins absolutely lights it up again with another very efficient shooting night. For the night, the Utah Jazz power forward scored 29 points, secured 12 rebounds, recorded 1 assist and 1 block. Collins shot 12 - 18 from the field and 3 - 6 on threes. He did this while only playing 27 minutes. Amazing game as the Jazz get a win in front of home court fans at the Delta Center. Other standpoint...

Kyle Filipowski with the best night of his rookie season with the Utah Jazz. Kyle shot the ball very well, rebounded the ball very well, passed the ball very well, and played an all around spectacular game. Jazz sat all the starters in this game other than Isaiah Collier and obviously were looking to ultimately take a loss tonight against Portland in Salt Lake. Game was competitive throughout and...

Houston rolled in to Salt Lake City for a game against the Utah Jazz and encountered a youthful Jazz roster that played an excellent game. Jazz youth was on full display as Lauri Markkanen was the only veteran player to see court time in the game for the Jazz. Keyonte George scored 30 points, hauled down 8 rebounds and dished out six assists in the Utah Jazz win.

Norman Powell scored 41 points in an overtime win over the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City. James Harden added 32 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists for the Clippers. Utah Jazz received a career night from Rookie Kyle Filipowski. The rookie fouled out in overtime after playing 37 minutes but in his time on the court, Kyle recorded 20 points on 8-12 shooting (3-6 on 3s) and hauled in 10 rebounds. A fant...

Tables were turned 180 degrees from where things stood just 48 hours earlier in LA. In that game, Luka's first, the Lakers dismantled the Jazz from the opening tip. This game was the opposite. Jazz came out with some energy and force and dominated. Lauri Markkanen scored 32 points and Walker Kessler added 6 blocked shots and 16 points on 8-8 shooting from the field. Utah Jazz totaled 30 assist...

Luka Doncic made his much anticipated debut for the Los Angeles Lakers in LA this evening against the Utah Jazz. Lakers came out hot and this game was never competitive. Luka scored 14 points, had 5 rebounds and also added 4 assists. Austin Reaves led the Lakers in scoring with 27 points. Lebron James added 24 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists.

Rookie point guard Isaiah Collier of the Utah Jazz is playing great in recent games. Over his last five games, Collier is averaging 12.6 points and 9.8 assists. Those are terrific numbers for a rookie point guard just learning how to run an NBA team.