MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis celebrated former point guard Mike Conley’s returned to town. It was his rookie replacement with the Grizzlies who stole the show. Ja Morant, the No. 2 pick in last summer’s draft, scored 25 points, including the go-ahead basket with 1:32 remaining, Dillon Brooks added 20 […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored 18 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a 105-94 victory over the Utah Jazz on Sunday night. Leonard’s scoring surge helped the Clippers erase a double-digit second-half deficit and remain unbeaten (4-0) at home. […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — De’Aaron Fox got back to attacking the rim. Buddy Hield and Bogdan Bogdanovic found their rhythm from the perimeter. And Luke Walton finally got his first victory with Sacramento. With one all-inclusive performance, the Kings ended their worst start in nearly 30 years and shook off […]
HOUSTON (AP) — In a series where their shots weren’t falling like normal, the Houston Rockets managed to close it out with some tough defense. James Harden scored 26 points and the Rockets outlasted the Utah Jazz 100-93 on Wednesday night to win their first-round playoff series 4-1. Houston advanced […]
HOUSTON (AP) — The Utah Jazz tried to force the left-handed James Harden to his right to make things more difficult on him on Game 1 of their first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets on Sunday night. Didn’t matter much to Harden and the Rockets though. He still led […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell got fired up after being told he wasn’t playing good enough. Mitchell matched his career high with 46 points and led the Utah Jazz to a 118-108 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night. Mitchell was 14 of 26 from the field […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Everything fell into place for the Utah Jazz early on defense. It equaled a tough 40 minutes for the Sacramento Kings. The Jazz led wire-to-wire in a 119-98 victory Friday night. Sacramento fell into a double-digit hole after shooting just 30 percent from the field […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — With Utah beginning a four-game trip while jockeying for position in the tight Western Conference playoff race, the objective in its first game was clear — contain Wizards All-Star guard Bradley Beal. Beal had posted back-to-back 40-point games for the Wizards, who are clinging to the slimmest […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell and the Utah Jazz put away the Phoenix Suns with one impressive finish. Mitchell scored 21 points and Joe Ingles had a career-high 11 assists, leading the Jazz to a 116-88 victory over the lowly Suns on Wednesday night. “Our communication picked up […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Still feeling the sting of an NBA All-Star snub, Rudy Gobert responded by dominating on both ends of the court on Friday night. Gobert had 25 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Utah Jazz to a 128-112 victory over the Atlanta Hawks. Gobert made […]
