The Jazz- The Most Exciting Team in the NBA! Millsap is My Hero!

The Utah Jazz just keep pulling the thrillers out of their hat. Again, in the first half the Jazz played with a lack of energy and rebounding. The Jazz Just didn't seem to want it, at one point the Jazz were down by 22 points. The second half has become somewhat of the norm, they came out with intensity and crashed the boards.     Paul Millsap was pretty much just unstoppable scoring 46 points, tied for the most points in a game in season. He was 3 for 3 from the 3 point line in the 4th quarter, all of them clutch shots that kept them in it. Best of all he made the game tying lay-up at the buzzer to send it into overtime. This is why the Jazz let Boozer walk, they knew that they had Paul Millsap waiting.
    Deron also played well, until he fouled out late in the 4th quarter.
    This game is being called “the miracle in Miami“. I think that truly explains what happened. The game was a miracle, taking down the big three. The Jazz proved that they can play with the big boys! 
    Also, about Elson’s free throws, sometimes when you really want to mess up, life just won’t let you.
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The Great:
Paul Millsap
Deron Williams

The Good:
CJ Miles
Andrei Kirilenko
Ronnie Price

The Bad:
The First Half (again)
Evans still no playtime (only active player not to play in this game)
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My Player of the Game:
Paul Millsap. This guy is insane! As they would say on TNT, “Mamma there goes that man.”
He had 46 points and 9 rebounds.
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My Play of the Game:
Again, tonight I had no choice but to pick Millsap’s game tying lay-up at the buzzer.
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Now If the Jazz would just play second half basketball the whole game they would blow teams out by 20 or 30 points every night. They need to come out ready to play with intensity.

~Jazz4thewin   

Wow! Double overtime thriller vs. the Clippers

     Saturday night’s game turned out to be the opposite of what I was expecting it to be. I usually take notes on the game to help me write my posts but tonight I decided I was too tired and just wanted to watch the boring game. For the first half I was right, the Jazz were down the entire half and played sloppy with no energy. I thought that this would be like the Warriors game all over again. Then came the second half where the Jazz fought back into it and took the lead. The game really got exciting in the last few minutes of regulation. The moment Deron hit that game tying lay-up I was out of my seat shouting for joy. But the game was not over yet. In the first overtime, it was even pretty much the whole way. Jefferson’s back to back blocks were the key to keeping them competitive in the first overtime. Then in the second overtime the Jazz finally broke through to win it.

     Deron Williams had 30 points, 7 assist, and 8 rebounds. He hit some big shots but if he would have just jumped forward a little bit at the end of regulation he would have gotten fouled putting him on the free throw line for some easy points. The Jazz haven’t had a game like that since they played the Thunder last year.  

     Saturday’s game was exciting, keeping you on the edge of your seat for most of the second half plus both overtimes. It was just a great game to watch after you got over the first half.
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The great:
Deron Williams
Al Jefferson
Paul Millsap

The Good:
Raja Bell
Andrei Kirilenko

The Bad:
The First Half
CJ Miles (they took away his awesome three point shot)
Evans still has not played
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My Player of the Game:
Who else could it be other than Deron Williams. He lit it up and made sure that the Jazz were at least tied up with the Clippers.
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My Play of the Game:
Was there any way not to pick this play? Williams’ lay-up at the end of the second overtime to win the game.
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The Jazz played horrible in the first half but redeemed themselves in the rest of the game. I can’t wait to see how they fair against the Heat on Tuesday.



~Jazz4thewin

Jazz retake the test, beat the Raptors 125-108

Wednesday’s game was, in a sense, the real home opener. I look at it as a test in school. You walk into the classroom, look at the board, and see “test today” written in big, frightening letters. You pretty much freak out and fail the test from anxiety. I know you have all been there. But alas, some teacher somewhere had an idea. Why not let them retake the test. This was the Jazz’s retake and I think they passed. They came out in the first quarter making the Raptors look like school girls. Deron Williams had 14 of his 22 points in the first quarter. Heck, he was 2 rebounds from a triple-double.
The Jazz shot a stunning 68% in the first quarter. Jefferson had 27 points and 6 rebounds. He is getting more comfortable in the offence and trusting his teammates more. Millsap had another great night with 21 points and 6 rebounds.
The Jazz however came out of halftime flatter than a pancake. The Raptors got the lead down to 1 point. 1 point after the Jazz lead by 19 at halftime! The last two games the Jazz have had a breakdown in the 3rd quarter. They need to come out with intensity and keep playing defense no matter how big of a lead they have.

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The Great:
Quarters 1,2,4
56% shooting from the field
Williams
Jefferson
Millsap

The Good:
CJ
AK
Price
Bell

The Bad:
3rd Quarter

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My player of the Game:
CJ Miles, 19 points, 3 rebounds, shot 5 for 6 from 3 point land and 7 for 12 from the field.
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My Play of the Game:
CJ’s bank 3 point shot at the 3rd quarter buzzer. The shot changed the pace in their favor and gave them back their confidence.
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Excluding the 3rd quarter the Jazz played a great 2nd home opener.

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~Jazz4thewin

Happy Halloween from the Utah Jazz! Jazz win 120-99. Plus a picture of my Jazz pumpkin.

The Jazz finally showed us what they can do and returned to preseason form. This game was supposed to be one of those close thrillers (ha, ha! You can see how much that worked out). Millsap was amazing with 30 points and 16 rebounds. Deron and Millsap worked perfectly together, especially on the slip screen. Jefferson and Deron need to get that kind of on court connection. Jefferson also played well sinking 23 points and 10 rebounds. Deron did what he does as the best point guard in the league, scoring 16 points and 15 assists. The Jazz shot lights out with 53% from the field and 64% from behind the three. The only part of the game that the Jazz weren’t up to par on was in the middle of the 3rd quarter when they couldn’t get the ball up court for several possessions in a row. If that were to happen in a close game they would pretty much lose almost all of their chances to win that game.

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The Great:
Team Defense
Team Offence
Millsap
Williams
Jefferson

The Good:
Kirilenko (19 points)
Miles (21 points)

The bad:
Midway though 3rd quarter
Evans injured (wrist)
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My Player of the Game:
Paul Millsap 30 points, 16 rebounds, and 6 assists
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My play of the Game:
When CJ went coast to coast in the third quarter. (sorry couldn’t find a video)
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Jazz played like the team everyone expected them to be. If they keep this kind of play up we’re headed towards one of the top seeds in the west.

Happy late Halloween from Basketball and All That Jazz. (yes I did carve that)
~Jazz4thewin