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The Golden State Warriors wrapped up a nice tidy sweep of the Utah Jazz tonight, winning 121-95 in Salt Lake to ensure themselves a decent chunk of rest before they take on one of two Texas teams locked in an internecine Western Conference semifinal matchup. The Warriors look as terrifying as they ever have, and…
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Quietly, the Utah Jazz—the nominally starless, “quirky” squad, the basketblogger’s catnip—has birthed a star of its own. Despite a bout of food poisoning, Gordon Hayward led the Jazz past the Clippers in seven games, averaging 23.7 points and 7.1 rebounds per game, including a 40-point torrent in Game 3. And he shot…
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The Utah Jazz have been out on the fringes of the NBA for most of the decade. They haven’t made the playoffs since the lockout-shortened season of 2011-12 and the last time Utah had an all-star was Deron Williams in 2011. However, both short droughts are probably going to end this season, as the 24-16 Jazz are just…
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During pregame introductions at last night’s Jazz-Celtics game, Jazz forward Gordon Hayward received a warm welcome from the Boston crowd. There are many things you could read into the crowd’s decision to cheer for Hayward, but the most obvious one is this: Hayward is a free agent next year, and Celtics fans would…
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