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2021 NBA Playoffs: Five big takeaways from Game 3 of Jazz-Clippers
Kawhi Leonard and Paul George led the way for the Clippers, as both stars eclipsed the 30-point mark in the postseason for the second time in their careers as teammates. LA is now 2-0 in those games. Donovan Mitchell had a team-high 30 points for the Jazz, his 14th career 30-point game in just 30 […]
Continue readingNBA playoffs 2021: Even with a 2-0 lead, the Utah Jazz know they still have plenty to prove
But fate has matched those teams — the Utah Jazz and LA Clippers — against each other in the second round of this year’s playoffs, a sort of group session on how to bounce back from a postseason meltdown. And there are plenty of notes to compare. All season, both teams have had to make […]
Continue readingKawhi Leonard says LA Clippers ‘up for challenge’ down 2-0 again
The Clippers, though, are going to have to dig deeper than any other team in NBA history to get out of this hole against the Utah Jazz after falling 117-111 in Game 2 before a sellout crowd of 18,007 at Vivint Arena. While the Clippers rebounded to beat the Dallas Mavericks in seven games after […]
Continue reading2021 NBA playoffs: What matters most in every second-round series
In Friday night’s matchups, the Philadelphia 76ers and Atlanta Hawks wrestle for command of their series in Game 3 while the Phoenix Suns look to grab a commanding 3-0 lead on 2021 MVP Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. How much do the Nets need James Harden, who is still sidelined with hamstring tightness? What’s […]
Continue readingNBA playoffs 2021: Which star was the MVP of the first round?
The opening round of the NBA playoffs is complete. And what a finale it was: a LA Clippers’ clutch Game 7 performance against Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks sent Kawhi Leonard, Paul George & Co. to a Western Conference semifinals meeting with the Utah Jazz. Before the Clippers and Mavs duked it out, a […]
Continue readingUtah Jazz use lessons from last postseason’s blown 3-1 lead to close out Memphis Grizzlies
The Jazz not only closed out a tough-minded young Grizzlies team led by Ja Morant, but they did so after blowing a 3-1 lead to the Denver Nuggets in the first round of last season’s bubble playoffs. “We obviously knew and felt the underlying pressure of being up 3-1 again,” Jazz guard Mike Conley said. […]
Continue readingJa Morant’s father pulling for Utah Jazz after team’s response to fan incidents
At least one fan joined the Utah Jazz bandwagon after their five-game series win in the first round: Tee Morant, the father of Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant. Moments after top-seeded Utah ended the series with a 126-110 win Wednesday night, Tee Morant told Donovan Mitchell that he’d be rooting for the Jazz the rest […]
Continue readingUtah Jazz owner comps Game 5 courtside seats to Ja Morant’s family, friends
The Jazz banned three fans indefinitely from Vivint Arena last week after Ja Morant’s parents were the targets of separate racist and vulgar comments during Game 2. “It was a nice gesture from the Jazz,” Tee Morant said by phone. “It was unfortunate. It was just a few fans — most of them were great […]
Continue readingMike Conley leads Utah Jazz to victory in ‘surreal’ return to Memphis
After spending 12 seasons with the Memphis Grizzlies, the veteran Utah Jazz guard is still adjusting to the fact that his new team is facing his old team in an emotional first-round playoff series. But after scoring 27 points, dishing out eight assists and grabbing six rebounds in Utah’s 121-111 Game 3 road win over […]
Continue readingMemphis Grizzlies’ Ja Morant reflects on fan incidents in Utah; Quin Snyder apologizes
The Jazz banned the three fans indefinitely after the incident, but Snyder said he believes the punishment needs to be taken a step further. “First, I’d like to apologize to Ja and his family,” Snyder said after Friday’s practice. “No one should have to be subjected to the kind of behavior that they were the […]
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