Kirilenko Stuffs Kobe, Lakers in OT as Jazz Tie Series 2-2 - Utah Jazz
May 12th, 2008
Kobe Bryant has a bad back but says it should be fine for Game 5.
Larry H. Miller has another payday and at least one more chance to do what he did not on Sunday: watch the team he owns play at home.
And the Jazz have a mother lode of momentum, the result of regrouping in fine-enough fashion Sunday to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 123-115 in overtime of Game 4 and even their best-of-seven NBA Western Conference semifinal series at 2-2.
"We're definitely confident now," said point guard Deron Williams, who had a 29-point, 14-assist double-double and was largely responsible for helping the Jazz keep their poise down a rather adventurous stretch. "But we still have to prove we can win one on the road."
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Boozer Breaks Slump in 104-99 Victory Over Lakers - Utah Jazz
May 10th, 2008
No matter how much confidence he tried to maintain, no matter how many times he vowed to stay aggressive and wait for his shots to start falling, Carlos Boozer couldn't help but offer clues as to the toll his playoff slump was taking.
There was the morning he arrived at the Jazz practice facility 90 minutes early after missing five free throws in a loss to Houston. There was the night he couldn't fall asleep until 6 a.m. replaying the three fouls he picked up in the first half against the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Jazz Knockout Rockets With Strong 3rd Quarter - Utah Jazz
May 3rd, 2008
Goodbye, Tracy McGrady. Hello, Kobe Bryant.
So goes the transition for the Jazz, who dismissed McGrady and his Houston Rockets with a 113-91 victory in Friday night's Game 6 at EnergySolutions Arena and a 4-2 win of their first-round, best-of-seven NBA playoff series.
The reward for Utah, which now has ousted Houston from the opening round in two straight postseasons: A best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal series with Bryant and his No. 1-seeded Los Angeles Lakers.
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Jazz Prepare to End Series on Home Court - Utah Jazz
May 2nd, 2008
At one point last week, the Jazz were up 2-0 in their first-round series with Houston, and fans broke out brooms, talking about a series sweep.
This morning, the Jazz find themselves in the same predicament the Rockets faced a year ago, when Houston let a two-game lead slip away in the first round. Like last year, momentum has slowly moved to the team that started down 2-0.
Rafer Alston's return in Game 3 boosted Houston, which nearly stunned the Jazz in Game 4, then went home and thumped Utah in a confidence-boosting, we're-in-charge-now Game 5 victory.
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Williams Sparks Jazz Past Rockets; Take 3-1 Series Lead - Utah Jazz
April 27th, 2008
The homecourt curse is no more.
The Jazz beat the Houston Rockets 86-82 in Game 4 on Saturday night to go up 3-1 in their first-round NBA Western Conference playoff series, marking the first time in the best-of-seven affair that the home team actually has won.
The series resumes Tuesday night at the Toyota Center in Houston, where the Northwest Division-champion Jazz have won three straight postseason games — including not only Games 1 and 2 this year, but also Game 7 of last year's first-round meeting between the same two teams.
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Jazz Beat Rockets 90-84 to Take 2-0 Series Lead - Utah Jazz
April 22nd, 2008
Tracy McGrady disappeared again in the fourth quarter and the Utah Jazz took a commanding lead in their playoff series with the Houston Rockets.
Deron Williams shrugged off a late injury and scored 22 points and Mehmet Okur added 16 points and 16 rebounds as the Jazz beat the Rockets 90-84 on Monday night to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.
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Utah Jazz Team Facts
- Arena: Delta Center
- Origin: New Orleans Jazz(1974)
- Team Colors: Purple, Light Blue, Green, Copper & Black
- Owner: Larry H. Miller
- Midwest titles: 6 (84,88,92,96,97,00)
- Northwest Division titles: none
- Western Conferance titles: 2 (96,97)
- NBA Titles: none
- Coach with the highest win percentage: Jerry Sloan .681
- Coach with the lowest win percentage: Scotty Robertson .067
- Most Points in a season: 2540 Karl Malone (89-90)
- Highest PPG total: 31.1 Pete Maravich(76-77)
- Most Points in a game: 153 vs San Antonio(4/9/78)
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Utah Jazz Team Records
- Games Played: John Stockton - 1,504
- Games Started: Karl Malone - 1,429
- Consecutive Games Played: John Stockton - 609
- Consecutive Games Started: John Stockton - 609
- Minutes Played: Karl Malone - 53,474
- Points Scored: Karl Malone - 36,374
- Scoring Average: Adrian Dantley - 29.6
- Field Goals Made: Karl Malone - 13,335
- Field Goals Attempted: Karl Malone - 25,810
- Field Goal Percentage: Adrian Dantley - .562
- Free Throws Made: Karl Malone - 9,619
- Free Throws Attempted: Karl Malone - 12,963
- Free Throw Percentage: Jeff Hornacek - .897
- 3-Point Field Goals: John Stockton - 845
- 3-Point Field Goal Attempts: John Stockton - 2,202
- 3-Point Field Goal Percentage: Jeff Hornacek - .428
- Rebounds: Karl Malone - 14,601
- Offensive Rebounds: Karl Malone - 3,501
- Defensive Rebounds: Karl Malone - 11,100
- Assists: John Stockton - 15,806
- Steals: John Stockton - 3,265
- Blocked Shots: Mark Eaton - 3,064
- Turnovers: Karl Malone - 4,421
- Personal Fouls: Karl Malone - 4,462
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