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AT PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS (1/25/2023) The Jazz had just played three straight in Salt Lake and would soon have a 5 game homestand to begin February, but before that could happen, they had to pack up and head to Rip City for a clash with Damian Lillard and the slumping Blazers ...

VS CHARLOTTE HORNETS (1/23/23)  The Utah Jazz have welcomed back Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert, Bojan Bogdanovic and most recently Royce O’Neale. Never has the saying “Once a Jazzman, always a Jazzman” rang so true as these players have been welcomed back with massive applause. Lost in all this was ...

VS LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS (1/18/2023)  Lauri Markkanen returned after a 2-game absence and so did Utah’s .500 record, which now stands at 24-24. Utah took down the Clippers in Salt Lake with a never in doubt 126-103 win. Utah didn’t lose a single quarter, which statistically gives you a 100 percent chance of winning. The Jazz as of ...

AT MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES (1/16/2023)  Beginning to write about this game without mentioning Walker Kessler is about as difficult as boxing him out would be. The young man went off, in fitting fashion, against the team that drafted him just this past offseason. Wit...

VS CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (1/10/2023)  Donovan Mitchell returned to where his NBA career began. Donovan Mitchell was met with a rousing ovation when introduced. Donovan Mitchell put on a performance against his old organization. Donovan Mitchell scored 46 points. Don...

HOW BOUT THIS JAZZ (GAME 43) AT MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES (1/8/2022) The Utah Jazz snapped a 5-game losing streak by dismantling the Houston Rockets on January 5th. Jazz fans may have hoped that win was a sign that the boys in Black and Highlighter Yellow were getting back to their early season winning ways...

By Rustyn Burnside, ESPN 977 When the Utah Tech Trailblazers kicked off the season in Sacramento State, no one was quite sure what to expect from Coach Paul Peterson’s group. Transition to Division 1 and the football reinstated Western Athletic Conference was expected to take some time as evident of last years 1-10 outcome. With...

By Rustyn Burnside, ESPN 977 When the dust settled at Greater Zion Stadium this last Friday, one thing was certain. Desert Hills not only became the state champion by defeating their rival in Crimson Cliffs, they became the first team in Southern Utah to capture a state title in quite some time in the 4A classification...

By Rustyn Burnside, ESPN 977 GAME 12 VS LOS ANGELES LAKERS (11/08/22) For maybe only the second time this season Jazz fans looked at the schedule, looked at the opponent, looked at the injury report, and thought to themselves “we should win this game.” The...

By Rustyn Burnside, ESPN 977 GAME 9 AT DALLAS MAVERICKS (11/02/2022)  39 seconds remained in Dallas. Luka Doncic drew his typical double team as Vanderbilt stepped over to help Conley. Doncic moved quickly sending the bounce pass to his backcourt running mate, Spencer Dinwiddie. Wit...