Utah Jazz
Utah Jazz playoff tickets are now available for sale or purchase. EnergySoultions Arena will be rocking as the Utah Jazz take on the best teams in the Western Conference.1
One of the keys to the Houston Rockets’ success in their Game 3 victory over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night was offensive rebounding. The Rockets grabbed 16 offensive boards with a pair of rookies, Carl Landry and Luis Scola, leading the way with a combined 12.2
t- John Stockton: He and Malone made the Jazz for 18 years from 1985-2003, in that time the lead the team to its only Western Conference finals appearances, its only two NBA finals? appearances, and made Utah one of the consistently best teams of the 90s. Stockton?s points per game average don?t reach out and grab you, but his assist and steals per game averages do.3
The Utah Jazz began as the New Orleans Jazz in 1974, then struggled through a decade at the bottom before emerging as perennial contenders in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The original Jazz lineup featured high-scoring Hall of Famer “Pistol Pete” Maravich, one of the most entertaining players in NBA history.4
The Utah Jazz surprised everyone in the 2006-07 season, winning the Northwest Division and making it to the playoffs. Head coach Jerry Sloan plans to build on that momentum and to that end has added Jason Hart and Ronnie Price from the Sacramento Kings, though some question the wisdom of failing to add a much needed point guard.5