Nuggets edge Jazz 80-78 to complete comeback from 3-1 down
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Nikola Jokic made the tiebreaking basket with 27 seconds left and the Denver Nuggets advanced to the second round of the playoffs by the slimmest of margins, beating the Utah Jazz 80-78 in Game 7 on Tuesday night when Mike Conley’s 3-pointer spun out at the buzzer. The Nuggets […]
Game 7 awaits Mitchell and Murray; Game 2 in Celtics-Raptors
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — For Utah and Denver, Game 7 awaits. For Toronto, so may a Game 7 approach. The entertaining Western Conference first-round series between Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell and Nuggets guard Jamal Murray — the two leading scorers in the NBA playoffs, averaging a combined 72.7 points per game, a head-to-head […]
Murray outduels Mitchell, sets up first Game 7 in the bubble
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The Jamal Murray-Donovan Mitchell duel will be settled in the first Game 7 in the bubble. Murray extended his torrid run with 50 more points, leading the Denver Nuggets to a 119-107 victory over the Utah Jazz on Sunday night. Murray had his second 50-point game of the series […]
Stockton’s daughter ready for point guard duty in Germany
Laura Stockton sounds perfectly happy to ride buses around Germany if it means she gets to play professional basketball. The 23-year-old daughter of retired Utah Jazz great John Stockton spent the past year-plus rehabbing an ACL injury that ended her collegiate career at Gonzaga. “I’m not picky,” she told The Associated Press. “I’m just ready […]
Mitchell scores 51 points, Jazz beat Nuggets for 3-1 lead
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Donovan Mitchell added his name to a prestigious list that includes Michael Jordan, Allen Iverson and Wilt Chamberlain. The four are the only NBA players to notch two 50 or more point games in a single postseason. And Mitchell looks to just be getting started. Mitchell scored 18 of […]
Back from quarantine, Conley leads Jazz over Nuggets 124-87
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Mike Conley made a career playoff-high seven 3-pointers and scored 27 points in his return from quarantine, helping the Utah Jazz rout the Denver Nuggets 124-87 on Friday for a 2-1 lead in the first-round series. The 37-point loss tied the third-worst in Denver’s playoff history. The record is […]
Donovan Mitchell scores 30 points, Jazz rout Nuggets 124-105
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 21 of his 30 points in a big third quarter and the Utah Jazz beat the Denver Nuggets 124-105 on Wednesday to even the first-round playoff series at a game apiece. Mitchell was 10 of 14 from the floor. He helped the Jazz break open the […]
Gobert lifts Jazz past Pelicans 106-104 in NBA restart
Rudy Gobert sank two free throws with 6.9 seconds left to cap a 14-point, 12-rebound and three-block performance, giving the Utah Jazz a 106-104 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans in the first game of the NBA’s restart on Thursday night.
Coronavirus behind him, Utah’s Rudy Gobert looking forward
There were the tweets from strangers. “I hate you.” “You ruined the whole world.” “You deserve it.” And there was the scorn from inside his own locker room, the presumption that he infected a teammate with coronavirus, the suggestion that his recklessness somehow caused the entire sporting world to come to an absolute standstill. Utah […]