Jazz Page 16 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Coach's challenges help 76ers hang on vs. Jazz
Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey each scored 32 points to lift the Philadelphia 76ers to a 114-111 victory over the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City on Saturday night.,Embiid hit a go-ahead jumper with 1:38 remaining to make it 110-108, and the Sixers then held off the Jazz from the free-throw line in the fi...
Healthy for a change, 76ers optimistic entering meeting with Jazz
The Philadelphia 76ers will strive to continue their improved play of late when they visit Salt Lake City to take on the Utah Jazz on Saturday night.,Philadelphia has had a few days off since picking up an impressive 118-114 win over the host Boston Celtics on Christmas Day. That was the Sixers' eig...
Scoot Henderson, Blazers beat Jazz in final second
Scoot Henderson hit a game-winning step-back jumper with one-tenth of a second remaining to lift the Portland Trail Blazers to a 122-120 victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on Thursday night.,Henderson's clutch shot helped Portland win for just the second time in 10 games. The Trail Blazers overcame...
Jazz look to repeat season-best effort vs. Blazers
The Utah Jazz return to the site of their biggest blowout victory of the season on Thursday night when they take on the host Portland Trail Blazers. ,Utah wraps up a five-game, cross-country road trip in Portland, where it defeated the Trail Blazers by 42 points -- 141-99 -- on Dec. 6.,Reserve Johnn...
Cavaliers share scoring load in victory over Jazz
Darius Garland scored 23 and was one of four Cleveland Cavaliers with at least 20 points in a 124-113 victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on Monday night.,Donovan Mitchell added 22 points, Evan Mobley scored 22 with 10 rebounds and three blocks, and Utah native Sam Merrill contributed season highs i...
Rare 3-game winning streak on the table for Jazz against Cavaliers
The Utah Jazz find themselves in an unusual position as they head to Cleveland on Monday to take on Donovan Mitchell and the Cavaliers.,For the first time this season, the Jazz are coming off of multiple victories in a row.,Though the odds are against them picking up a road win over their former sup...
Jazz dump Nets for first two-game win streak of season
Lauri Markkanen scored 14 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter and the Utah Jazz pulled away in the second half for a 105-94 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday in New York.,The Jazz won consecutive games for the first time this season by allowing a season low in points and holding an oppon...
Cameron Johnson, Nets welcome woeful Jazz
Cameron Johnson is enjoying the best season of his six-year career, putting together performances that not only help the Brooklyn Nets win some games, but perhaps increase his trade value, as well.,As the rumors continue to swirl around Johnson, his next opportunity to produce another big game is Sa...
Jazz knock off Pistons to end three-game skid
Collin Sexton had a season-high 30 points and the visiting Utah Jazz snapped a three-game losing streak with a 126-119 win over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night.,Keyonte George had 28 points, while Lauri Markkanen supplied 27 points and 14 rebounds. John Collins chipped in 16 points and nine re...
Improving Pistons host Jazz, look for back-to-back wins
The Detroit Pistons have shown significant improvement after enduring the worst season in franchise history. Still. they have difficulty stringing two wins together.,They will look to do that for the fourth time this season on Thursday when they host the Utah Jazz.,Detroit is coming off an entertain...
James Harden pours in 41 as Clippers clobber Jazz
James Harden scored 24 of his 41 points in the first quarter, Norman Powell added 29 points and the Los Angeles Clippers ended a three-game losing streak with an easy 144-107 victory over the Utah Jazz on Monday in Inglewood, Calif.,Harden outscored the Jazz 24-20 in the first quarter by shooting 6 ...
Clippers' James Harden clicking from deep entering clash with Jazz
One month after James Harden moved into second place on the all-time 3-point shooting list, the scene will feel similar when the Los Angeles Clippers play host to the Utah Jazz on Monday in Inglewood, Calif.,When Clippers earned a 116-105 home victory over the Jazz in the middle of November, Harden ...
Kevin Durant's return helps spark Suns to win over Jazz
Devin Booker put up a game-high 34 points and Kevin Durant returned from an injury absence to score 30, lifting the Phoenix Suns to a 134-126 win over the Utah Jazz on Friday in Salt Lake City.,Tyus Jones added 19 points and 11 assists and former Jazz forward Royce O'Neale chipped in with 17 points ...
Suns may get Kevin Durant back vs. up-and-down Jazz
The Utah Jazz will be back in action on Friday night in Salt Lake City when they host the Phoenix Suns, but good luck guessing what will happen on the Delta Center court.,If NBA games were capable of causing whiplash, a lot of Jazz fans would be in neck braces after watching what their team did on t...
Kings have little trouble with Jazz
Kevin Huerter scored 26 points off the bench and De'Aaron Fox added 21 points and nine assists as the host Sacramento Kings blew out the Utah Jazz 141-97 on Sunday night.,Huerter made 10 of his 14 attempts from the field and was 6 of 9 from 3-point range. Huerter had 23 points through three quarters...
Jazz lay 42-point beat-down on Trail Blazers
Johnny Juzang had season highs of 22 points and six 3-pointers and John Collins added 20 points as the Utah Jazz steamrolled the host Portland Trail Blazers 141-99 on Friday night.,Walter Kessler collected 17 rebounds and five blocked shots to go with 13 points as the Jazz broke a five-game losing s...
Jazz, Trail Blazers square off hoping to quell turnover troubles
The Utah Jazz sure excel at giveaways.,Except these freebies aren't for their fans. It happens to be the opponents who are loading up and cashing in.,The Jazz will look to vastly cut down their turnovers as well as attempt to end a five-game losing streak when they visit the Portland Trail Blazers o...
Thunder pummel turnover-plagued Jazz 133-106
Jalen Williams scored 28 points and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander netted 26 to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 133-106 home win over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday in an NBA Cup game.,The Thunder finished 3-1 in the West B Group stage, keeping alive their hopes of advancing to the knockout rounds. Oklahoma ...
Four-time All-Star Paul Millsap officially retires
Four-time All-Star forward Paul Millsap has officially retired, he told ESPN on Tuesday.,Millsap earned all his All-Star appearances with the Atlanta Hawks (2013-17) and also was a stalwart for the Utah Jazz (2006-13) during his 16-year career.,Millsap, 39, averaged 13.4 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.2...
Thunder face Jazz needing win, help to reach NBA Cup knockout stage
Despite ending a four-game road trip with a loss at Houston on Sunday, Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault was pleased with his team's performance away from home.,"We're a better team right now than we were eight days ago when we took off for this trip," Daigneault said. ,The Thunder will hi...