News Category: Utah Jazz

Warriors weigh merits of rest going into game against Jazz

Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr insists he’s planning to prioritize rest over a possible home-court advantage when his club wraps up the regular season by hosting the Utah Jazz on Sunday in San Francisco. The Warriors (45-36) will take the court tied with the Sacramento Kings for ninth place in the Western Conference. If the play-in tournament were to start Sunday, the Kings would be hosting the Warriors in a win-or-go-home game by virtue

Clippers seek to silence Jazz, clinch No. 4 seed in West

The Los Angeles Clippers will look to secure the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference on Friday when they host the Utah Jazz. The Clippers (51-29) can clinch that seed with one victory or one loss by the Dallas Mavericks (50-30) over the teams’ final two games of the regular season. Both teams are locked into the first-round matchup, with the home-court advantage still to be decided. The Clippers hold the tiebreaker over the

Rockets looking to maintain improved play at expense of losing Jazz

The last two times Houston and Utah played in March, the Jazz were in the middle of a lengthy losing streak and the Rockets were in hot pursuit of a spot in the NBA’s postseason. While that still sums up where Utah (29-50) finds itself with three games remaining in the regular season, Houston (39-40) has since been eliminated from the playoffs despite a late surge. A recent five-game losing streak ultimately ended the Rockets’

Chasing top seed, Nuggets visit slumping Jazz

The reigning champion Denver Nuggets enter the season’s final week in pursuit of the Western Conference’s No. 1 seed, beginning a stretch of three road games in their final four dates with a visit to the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City on Tuesday. The three road games for Denver (54-24) are against teams eliminated from the postseason. The Nuggets’ lone remaining home game is Wednesday against Minnesota, which is also battling for the No.

Warriors take on Jazz in pursuit of better seeding

The Golden State Warriors begin the must-win portion of their regular-season schedule when they host the Utah Jazz on Sunday night in San Francisco. With their hopes of earning a top-six playoff spot basically gone, the Warriors (42-35), currently 10th in the Western Conference standings, can help their play-in status by moving up one, two or even three spots over the course of the regular season’s final five games. Golden State still has games remaining

Clippers look to gain steam vs. out-of-tune Jazz

Once the hottest team in the NBA earlier this season, the Los Angeles Clippers are trying to regroup. On Friday, they find themselves seeking a much-needed victory against the visiting Utah Jazz. Not making life any easier is Kawhi Leonard is trending toward missing a third straight game due to right knee soreness. Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue was unable to specify a return date, suggesting it could be the middle of next week. “We’re

Embattled Kings face Jazz, aim for an easier time

The Sacramento Kings land a much-needed rare soft spot in their closing schedule when they host the tail-spinning Utah Jazz on Sunday night. Consecutive home losses to the Dallas Mavericks have dropped the Kings (42-31) into the heart of the shuffle for play-in position in the Western Conference playoff race. Sacramento will take the court Sunday in the eighth spot in the West, a half-game behind the No. 7 Phoenix Suns (43-31) and 1 1/2

Spurs stepping up, hope to have their star back vs. Jazz

Despite not having Victor Wembanyama in action on Monday night, the San Antonio Spurs pulled off a big upset win over the Phoenix Suns. Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said Wembanyama’s left ankle injury isn’t too serious and listed his chances of playing against the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City as “a little better than 50-50.” Picking up that 104-102 win over the Suns without him, however, made the outcome all the

In tight playoff chase, Mavs face spiraling Jazz

There are just more than 10 games remaining in the regular season for the Utah Jazz and Dallas Mavericks, but they find themselves in vastly different positions. Heading into Monday’s game in Salt Lake City, the Jazz (29-42) hope to rebound from the struggles they’ve experienced since trading three contributors in mid-February. The Mavericks (41-29) are embroiled in a tight playoff-positioning battle with the Phoenix Suns and Sacramento Kings. They are tied with the Kings

Gritty Rockets look to stay hot against fading Jazz

Midway through the third quarter on Thursday, after Bulls forward DeMar DeRozan knocked Rockets guard Jalen Green to the ground with a hard foul near midcourt, what happened next felt inevitable. Dillon Brooks confronted DeRozan immediately after the incident, and the tone was set. The Rockets, who extended their winning streak to seven games with their 127-117 victory over the Bulls, haven’t backed down when challenged in the second half of the season and are