Author Archives: Jim Burton

Friday’s game with Minnesota might be the final home game of the 2012-13 season for the Utah Jazz. Or it could be a springboard into the postseason. Utah (41-38) will play host to the Timberwolves (29-49) tonight at EnergySolutions Arena. … Read More

There really is only one storyline with the Utah Jazz these days: The Race. Down to the final three games of the season, they trail the L.A. Lakers by a game in the race for the Western Conference’s final playoff … Read More

Under different circumstances, the Jazz might be able to chalk up tonight’s game with Oklahoma City as an easy win. Not this time, though. In their quest to earn the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference playoff bracket, the … Read More

Jazz center Enes Kanter will undergo surgery to repair his injured left shoulder, thereby ending his second season in the NBA. Kanter suffered a separated left shoulder in the first half of a 103-88 victory over Phoenix on March 26. … Read More

The Junkyard Dog’s bite is at least as bad, if not worse, than his bark. Jazz reserve forward DeMarre Carroll enjoys the tough, physical, macho aspect of basketball, so much so that the words “Junkyard Dog” seem more like a … Read More

The Utah Jazz really need this one. And the New Orleans Hornets might just give it away. Going into tonight’s game at EnergySolutions Arena, the Jazz (39-37) are desperate for wins as the chase the final playoff spot in the … Read More

A few days ago the Utah Jazz owned the No. 8 spot in the Western Conference playoffs and happily controlled their own destiny. It was simple: Win and you’re in. Snooze and you lose. Well, they feel asleep Wednesday night, … Read More

Backing up isn’t an option, not for the Utah Jazz. But it’s definitely a possibility tonight when they play host to the Denver Nuggets at EnergySolutions Arena. Utah (39-36) come in on a five-game winning streak, each of the five … Read More

As they begin the final month of the NBA’s regular season, the Jazz still have yet to win more than four in a row. But that may all change tonight when they play host to the Portland Trail Blazers at … Read More

There’s no bad blood, no hard feelings, no real rivalry between former Jazz teammates Deron Williams and Gordon Hayward. None. “I have the utmost respect for DWill and the player he is,” Hayward said Monday, following the Jazz’s shootaround at … Read More