2013 Utah Jazz By the Numbers

1.69  Blocks per game Derrick Favors averaged – good for 13th in the NBA and the second highest by any non-starter. 37 Double doubles Al Jefferson totaled this season, 9th in the NBA. 178 The number of three-pointers Randy Foye

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I’ve been alive for 23 years.  For four of them, the Jazz haven’t been in the Western Conference playoffs. The 2012-2013 season has been an up and down year for Jazz fans and it all ended Wednesday night with the

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It all comes down to this. After 81 games, the grueling NBA marathon comes to an end tonight.  Every team in the league will be in action tonight and for most teams, the last game of the year is just

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The Utah Jazz and Al Jefferson continued their domination of his former team Monday night, winning 96-80 against the Timberwolves, to bring the Jazz within one game of eighth place Los Angeles. Jefferson led Utah with 22 points and has

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79 games down. Three to go. With the regular season quickly coming to an end, the Jazz (41-38) and Lakers (42-37) are going down to the wire in the chase for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. As

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The Utah Jazz have a critical home and home pair of games with those “pesky” Minnesota Timberwolves starting Friday evening at EnergySolutions Arena, and continuing the following Monday in Minny, that may largely determine the postseason fate of the franchise

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The Jazz played solid defense, made a late surge but ultimately fell to Oklahoma City 90-80 on Tuesday night, losing for only the second time in the last nine games. Coming off a road win in Golden State on Sunday

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Hustle. A simple word and seemingly such a simple concept.  Hustle on the basketball court takes focus and determination, and it’s the reason why the Jazz went into Oakland and came out with a huge 97-90 victory against the Warriors.

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Eight days ago the Utah Jazz had just lost for the fourth straight time after a furious comeback fell short against against the Dallas Mavericks. Down double digits in the last few minutes of the game, the Jazz fought back

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It was a little over two years when Jazz fans had their world turned upside down. The team was spiraling downhill after a promising start to the season, legendary coach Jerry Sloan had just walked away seemingly in the middle