Jazz Fight to the finish in Deron's Return Jazz beat Denver 113-106

         This game was a great tough fight to the end with Deron coming back after missing a few games with a wrist injury. He had 26 points and 12 assists. But the big story is Al Jefferson with 28 points and 10 rebounds. The dunk he had over Nene was a statement to how strong he is down low in the post. He is much more valuable in the post than as a jump shooter.

          Raja Bell broke out of his shell tonight with a season high 20 points plus 7 rebounds, and 2 steals, which makes the record the Jazz have when Raja has 2 or more steals 8-3. Some people have said that Bell was the worst player the Jazz got this off season but if he plays like this the rest of the season I think he will be considered one of the top pickups the Jazz got this season. Of course he did turn down Kobe and the Fakers which is a major plus.

          Jeremy Evans had a great game with that sweet put back dunk over Al Harrington.

           It has been discussed many times before but the 100 point mark is kind of way to tell how well the Jazz played in the game. All you have to do is look at the stats. The Jazz are now 22-3 when scoring 100+ points, and only 8-18 when scoring under 100. I think that is pretty self explanatory.  

          The Jazz, as a total, had 11 turnovers to the Nuggets 13 turnovers, which makes them  21-6 when committing fewer turnovers than their opponents. Overall I thought that this was one of the best games that the Jazz have played this season. They played tough, they had energy, and they pushed the ball.

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Also, just a little fun fact: the last time the Jazz Scored 150+ points was when the Jazz beat Denver 151-136 on February 10, 1982.

Minor Update To Blog

I have updated the size of the sidebar so that the Facebook widget fits within the margins of the blog, I removed the Title at the top of the page and moved the redirect to the logo, now you can just click on the logo and it will take you to the main page. I also changed the background from a basketball hoop to a nice blue texture. I did this to give the blog a more clean look. Last but not least I added a page for Jazz youtube videos, there is nothing on there yet but there will be soon. Let me know how you feel about the changes in the comments or on Facebook/Twitter.

Note: I haven't updated in a great while and I plan on starting up again after this week.


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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.



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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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