Jazz Team Report
(Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:55:26 PST)
The Jazz have lost games on the road, but they rarely have been pushed as much in recent weeks as they were Friday by the Bucks, who tripped up with a 12-point lead in the third quarter but came through down the stretch for a 95-87 victory.
Now the Jazz will head to Oklahoma City for the finale of a four-game trip Sunday against the Thunder. It could be a playoff preview, with the Jazz and Thunder owning fourth- and fifth-place in the Western Conference after Friday's games.
The Jazz lead the Thunder by 1-1/2 games, but have lost twice to Oklahoma City this season. Their 87-86 loss on Dec. 31 came as Paul Millsap was called for a loose-ball foul by a rookie referee with 4.5 seconds left, sending Nick Collison to the foul line. Collison converted both free throws and...
Bucks keep rolling with 95-87 win over Jazz
(Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:49:39 PST)
Suddenly, the Milwaukee Bucks are the type of team that can leave Carlos Boozer and the Utah Jazz crying foul. Ersan Ilyasova scored on a putback with 27.2 seconds remaining for the lead and the Bucks held on to beat the Utah Jazz 95-87 on Friday, knocking off their third NBA powerhouse team in a row.
Game to pay attention to: Jazz vs. Bucks
(Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:25:17 PST)
That's actually Al Horford's father, Tito, playing for the Bucks in this picture. I did not insult him by...
Advanced Statistics and Correlation vs. Causation
(Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:16:15 PST)
Advanced statistics are now so common in basketball discussion that the argument has shifted from whether or not...
Suicide lines: 'Bron coming back, Jordan fired?; Manu 'a necessity'
(Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:15:41 PST)
Each weekday morning, BDL serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your can of beans, ya hobo.
Pistons' Stuckey out for season?
(Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:41:46 PST)
Detroit Pistons guard Rodney Stuckey collapsed on the bench Friday in the second half of a loss to the Cleveland...
Game to pay attention to: Suns vs. Jazz
(Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:25:08 PST)
Utah at Phoenix The West's numbah four (Utah) versus its number five. And if number five wins tonight, each...
Jazz pick up D-League guard
(Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:44:28 PST)
Utah Jazz general manager Kevin O'Connor says the team will sign Othyus (oh-THEE-us) Jeffers of the NBA Development League's Iowa Energy to a 10-day contract once he passes a physical. Utah has been one below the NBA minimum with 12 players since trading shooting guard Ronnie Brewer to Memphis just before the deadline last month.
Martin, Brooks star as Rockets roll to 116-92 win over Bosh-less Raptors
(Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:14:00 PST)
Even beleaguered teams like the Rockets can guarantee a win against the struggling Toronto Raptors.
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