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Chicago Bulls – Derrick Rose Gets Carried by Jimmy Butler & Pau Gasol
Every game it’s a different roster and lineup for the Chicago Bulls, rarely completely healthy this season. Derrick Rose and Pau Gasol were back in action, and with the help of Jimmy Butler came away with a narrow 97-95 win over the Utah Jazz.
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New York Knicks – Carmelo Anthony Wasting Away His Prime
This season is looking more and more like the last if not worse. Carmelo Anthony is playing like the superstar he is, but he’s on a terrible New York Knicks team, once again losing narrowly, this time 100-102 to the Utah Jazz, enjoying their second buzzer beater of the season, this time with Trey Burke getting to be the hero.
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Utah Jazz – Gordon Hayward Makes LeBron James & Cleveland Cavaliers Look Bad
The bad start of this season continues for the Cleveland Cavaliers, losing to the Utah Jazz 102-100 on a Gordon Hayward buzzer beater, with LeBron James and Kyrie Irving trying too hard to win on their own instead of finally making this ambitious new project look like a team.
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Los Angeles Clippers – Blake Griffin Scores, Chris Paul Does Everything Else
The Los Angeles Clippers got a triple double from Chris Paul and a very good scoring night from Blake Griffin as they bounced back rather well from their first loss of the season, beating the Utah Jazz 107-101.
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Dallas Mavericks – Dirk Nowitzki & Chandler Parsons are a Joy to Watch on Offense
The Dallas Mavericks won their first game the season, walking away from their first home performance with a 120-102 win over the Utah Jazz, led by Dirk Nowitzki and Chandler Parsons, teaming up to create what might turn out to be the most fun to watch offense in the NBA.
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Houston Rockets – James Harden & Dwight Howard With a Dream Start to the Season
Last season the Houston Rockets felt like a great team in the making before failing to do well in the playoffs. This season it’s clear – it’s all about James Harden and Dwight Howard, who are off to an excellent start after the first couple of games.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Jeremy Lin Still Not Playing and Everything Looks Terrible
Sometimes the preseason results are meaningless, but there are losses and there are worse things. Jeremy Lin didn’t play for the second game in a row as the Los Angeles Lakers were humiliated at home against the Utah Jazz, losing 119-86, while Kobe Bryant got another example of just how bad of a team he has around him.
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Utah Jazz Make Everyone Feel Good by Signing JP Gibson
It’s NBA preseason kicking off, but not everything has to be about basketball. The Utah Jazz were about more than that when they signed 5-year old JP Gibson, diagnosed with lymphoblastic leukemia, on a one day contract so he can wear the jersey and play with the team on the annual preseason intrasquad scrimmage.
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NBA Rumors – Utah Jazz Preparing for Breakout Season from Derrick Favors
You can only be a promise and potential for so long. The Utah Jazz want to return to their successful ways of the past, and part of the plan is to finally get more offensive production from Derrick Favors, who started making steps in the right direction last season.
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NBA Rumors – Utah Jazz Will Use Dante Exum as Their Starting Point Guard
A year of experience in the NBA doesn’t seem to give Trey Burke an advantage of Dante Exum, the Australian rookie who was taken fifth in the 2014 NBA draft. The Utah Jazz have some changes to make in their back court, and one of them will be making the younger of the players into their starting point guard.