Subject: Utah Jazz

• Phoenix Suns vs. Utah Jazz

  December 4, 2008

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• Go Jazz, er, Suns: Utah Could Hand Phoenix its Fifth Loss in a Row Saturday Night

  Utah Jazz star Deron Williams with inestimable Coach Jerry Sloan  Every now and then, out of the blue and against our will (we're a Suns' diehard), we find ourselves rooting for the Utah Jazz. It's always a surprise, 'cause we have no real ties to the place and don't even follow 'em on a regular basis. But however long we haven't been noticing, they always pull us back in. They're all heart and no taint. They shut their mouths and play the game.  

  December 5, 2008

• Suns Squeak Out a Win after Losing Four, but Against a Depleted Utah Jazz

  Sober up. Carlos Boozer didn't play in the Phoenix Suns' two-point win over the Utah Jazz at US Airways Center. The Utah power forward, who's logged 20 points and almost 12 rebounds a game this season, has missed 11 starts with a quadriceps injury. But there's good news about Saturday night's game: Suns power forward Amare Stoudemire (pictured) woke up and grabbed 20 rebounds to go along with his 22 points. Stoudemire's defensive effort, including his work on the boards, was

  December 8, 2008

• Glad You're Sitting Down: Shaq Almost Scores His Age, Proving He Can Still Do It -- Against Milwaukee

  It was his first 30-point game since March 9, 2007 when he was with the Miami Heat. In fact, 36-year-old Shaquille O'Neal scored 35 points against the Milwaukee Bucks Tuesday night to lead the Suns to a 125-110 victory, the team's largest point total of the year. We'd say this was a return to the good old days of the last few years, if we didn't know better. Thing is, the Suns always play well against Milwaukee (9-14). Especially at home, where they've beaten

  December 10, 2008

• Tougher San Antonio Spurs Find a Way to Beat the Phoenix Suns -- Again

  This time, it wasn't a heartbreaking three at the buzzer that pushed the San Antonio Spurs past the Phoenix Suns. It wasn't a cheap-shot foul by a Spurs sub against a Suns star. It wasn't Suns turnovers killing any chance Steve Nash & Co. had of winning the game. It wasn't less-than-All-Star play by 2009 All-Star Game starting power forward Amar'e Stoudemire. It was just the Spurs doing what they do so well -- hanging tough when it counts. The final score was 11

  January 30, 2009

• Player Hater: Phoenix Suns Need to Channel Shaq's Aggro to Win on the Road This Weekend

  www.nba.com As the saying goes, "Don't hate the player, hate the game." Well, considering the current tongue-lashing dished out by Shaquille O'Neal at Orlando Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy, the hate is all-encompassing for the Suns' big man. The triggering episode occurred Tuesday night in Orlando during Phoenix's 111-99 loss. During the game, Magic center Dwight Howard elbowed Shaq in the chest. The Suns center flopped worse than his 1998 album Respect. Van Gundy, who coached O'Neal for a

  March 6, 2009

• Math Test: Phoenix Suns Face Must-Win Game Against Dallas Mavericks Tonight

  www.nba.com Dirk Nowitzki: Could another choke job be forthcoming? By the time a must-win game for the Phoenix Suns rolls around, we're usually breaking out the sunscreen and decorating the Maypole. This year, desperation's come early. In the race for the Western Conference playoffs, the Suns sit in ninth place in an eight-team sprint following their disastrous 0-4 road swing through Orlando, Miami, Houston, and San Antonio. The team in eighth, the Dallas Mavericks, leads the Suns by fo

  March 10, 2009

• Phoenix Suns Can Possibly Enjoy Some Fun Times for a Change in Cupcake City This Weekend

  www.nba.comNenad Krstic of the Oklahoma City Thunder What do the Phoenix Suns have left to play for, following their epic, disheartening, and potentially playoff killing losing streak? If the Suns catch fire and the Mavs majorly choke, perhaps a postseason berth, a not-impossible-but-improbable scenario. Or what about pride? Naw, this isn't college ball, so all that hokey stuff about pride doesn't apply. So how about this? Specifically, some ass-kicking, scoreboard-lighting fun like we saw w

  March 13, 2009

• Leandro Barbosa Could Miss the Rest of the Regular Season, and Without Him, it May be Impossible for the Phoenix Suns to Make the Playoffs

  Can the Phoenix Suns make the playoffs without shooting guard (and sometimes point guard) Leandro Barbosa, who went down with a hyper-extended left knee the other night against the Philadelphia 76ers and is now expected to be out for as many as 10 games? www.nba.com Barbosa joins Stoudemire.The answer is probably not. The Suns, 3 1/2 games behind the Dallas Mavericks for the eighth and final Western Conference playoff spot, already faced long odds. But to lose a guy who  averaged 19

  March 20, 2009

• Keep the Good Times Rolling: Suns Need to Beat Jazz Tonight at US Airways Center

  www.nba.comUtah's Mehmet Okur Hey, Suns fans. Steve Nash and company have you exactly where they want you after its epic 118-115 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Monday night. Only three games behind the Dallas Mavericks, all hopeful and stuff, and ready to Sharpie-in that eighth and final playoff position in the West. But beware. Need we remind you that this season, Phoenix usually falters following an unexpected win against a solid squad. (Remember this month's six-game losing streak afte

  March 25, 2009

• Phoenix Suns Gut Out Another Big Win Against a Good Team Wednesday Night to Go 6 in a Row. Next Up: the Trail Blazers Tonight

  www.suns.com "Lightening" Lou Amundson gives Phoenix the edge.Deeee-Fence! We never thought we'd be saying this, but the Phoenix Suns won the last two games against tough Western Conference foes with solid D, and now find themselves on a 6-game winning streak. Of course, this offsets the 6-game losing streak the team endured immediately preceding, but let's not talk about that now. Let's talk about the 10 steals the Suns finagled in their 118-114 victory over the Utah

  March 26, 2009

• Suns Get Blazed in Portland Thursday Night. Up Next: Utah Saturday and Sacramento Sunday.

  When you're facing a solid opponent that's the second youngest squad in the league and hasn't played in four days, it's going to be tough to win, especially when you've had to grind out two tough victories in three days while fighting for your playoff lives. That's the best way to sum up the Phoenix Suns' experience in Portland last night, a not-even-close 129-109 victory for the Trail Blazers. Phoenix had to play yet another toughie less than 24 hours after a tough home win over the Utah Jazz

  March 27, 2009

• Phoenix Suns Still (Barely) Alive in the Playoff Race After 114-109 Win Over Tough Houston Rockets

  www.nba.com It was a battle of the behemoths at US Airways Center.The most lopsided statistic in the Phoenix Suns' 5-point victory over the powerhouse Houston Rockets Wednesday night was fast-break points. The Suns had 18 and the Rockets had 4. It was run-and-gun basketball as only the Suns can do it (when their heads are in the game). But the Suns also beat one of the best rebounding teams in basketball -- which features 7-foot-6 Yao Ming -- on the boards.

  April 2, 2009

• On the Eve of the NBA All-Star Game, Phoenix Suns Players Show Off Their Tattoo Canvases

  February 12, 2009

• Phoenix Suns Win Impressively Over New Orleans, but Get Knocked Out of the Playoffs

  The Phoenix Suns were impressive against a good team Wednesday night, beating the New Orleans Hornets 105-100 on sterling play by their team leaders. www.nba.com Why's GM Steve Kerr smiling? The Suns didn't make the playoffs for the first time in the Nash era.But it doesn't matter. The Dallas Mavericks demolished the Utah Jazz 130-101 later in the evening and knocked Phoenix out of the playoffs. Remember, going into Wednesday night's games, the Suns had to win all five of their

  April 9, 2009

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• Phoenix Suns Finish Season With Second-Best Record of Any Team Not Making the Playoffs in NBA History

  www.nba.com For the first time in his career, Grant Hill played in all 82 regular-season games. He had 27 points against Golden State last night.The Suns set in the West on Wednesday evening. And they dropped below the horizion with a purple and orange glow, beating the Golden State Warriors in the last game of the season for both teams, 117-113. Phoenix wound up two games out of the Western Conference playoffs, behind the Utah Jazz. It was surely the last time this versio

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• Suns Come Up Big on (Gasp!) D and Beat Rockets to Grab Best NBA Record Early On

  utahjazz.com Seldom-used Sun Jarron Collins played tough end-of-game minutes and nailed the win against Houston.​Okay, there are 70 games to go in the regular season -- not to mention more in the playoffs (prayerfully) -- but the Phoenix Suns beat the Houston Rockets 111-105 last night to achieve the best record in the NBA so far at 10-2. No matter what the Beantowners and Angelenos say, damn it, we're going to enjoy it as long as it lasts! As for the LeBron James and&

  November 18, 2009