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00:28:49

Utah Jazz Rapidly Improving Road Scoring Offense and...

JazzSmack ·

2026/01/10

This Utah Jazz team is playing much better basketball and scoring much better on the road over the past 10 games than it did early in this NBA season. The offensive scoring numbers are vastly improved and this has allowed the team to play more competitive games on the road over recent weeks. The team took home a big road win over the San Antonio Spurs recently and played the Oklahoma City Thunder into overtime where the Utah Jazz came up just short of a win.This young Utah Jazz roster has shown

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00:24:07

Utah Jazz Play With Determination In Back-To-Back...

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2025/12/29

Utah Jazz recorded their two best wins of the season to this point with back-to-back wins against the Detroit Pistons and San Antonio Spurs. Jazz played the Pistons at home in the Delta Center and then went on the road to San Antonio to play the Spurs in their building. Even though the Spurs game was on the road and the second night of a back-to-back, the Jazz played with poise and determination in ultimately won the game comfortably. By far the best showing by the Jazz over a two game stretch

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00:25:40

Utah Jazz Team Defense By The Numbers Under Coach...

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2025/12/24

Utah Jazz franchise is currently in the midst of year number four of the Will Hardy era and so far, the team has struggled mightily on the defensive end of the basketball court. When compared to other NBA teams over the past three plus seasons, the Utah Jazz rank near the bottom of the league in defensive rating according to NBA.com's advanced stats. This is one of the poorest stretches of defensive basketball that Utah Jazz fans have had to endure.We take a look at the numbers according to

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00:29:41

Kyle Filipowski Substantially Better This Season....

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2025/12/19

We take a look at the plus minus numbers for the Utah Jazz players up to this point in the 2025-2026 NBA season and compare those numbers to what the players did in the 2024-2025 NBA season.There are some noticeable improvements among the Utah Jazz players and then there is one particular player that has put up substantially worse numbers so far this season. We take a look at both the plus minus on court numbers as well as the plus minus off court numbers. We also talk about Keyonte George and the

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00:32:17

Are Any Utah Jazz Players Crushing It In The Plus...

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2025/12/09

We take a look at the Utah Jazz and its players in terms of plus minus this 2025-2026 NBA season. We look at the Utah Jazz players who have played any type of meaningful minutes this season and so far, the list includes a total of 13 players. Utah Jazz players included are Lauri Markkanen, Svi Mykhailiuk, Kyle Filipowski, Walter Clayton Jr., Cody Williams, Kyle Anderson, Taylor Hendricks, Jusuf Nurkic, Kevin Love, Ace Bailey, Brice Sensabaugh, Isaiah Collier and Keyonte George.All the plus minus

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00:47:10

Utah Jazz Earn Split In New York Road Trip vs Knicks...

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2025/12/06

Utah Jazz earns a split in its early December road trip to New York to play the Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks. First game played against the Brooklyn Nets went very well for the Jazz and the team was able to earn its second road victory of the year. However, the second game of the back-to-back didn't go so well and the Jazz dug a very deep hole in the first quarter and was never able to fully climb out of the hole.But this was still a successful road trip for the team. Getting a split on a

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00:31:56

Young Utah Jazz Team Shows Grit - Fights Back In...

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2025/12/02

Utah Jazz showed up big time in the second half of back-to-back games against the Houston Rockets in Salt Lake City. Jazz played the Rockets on Sunday afternoon and were blown out in that game. But the two teams squared off for second time on Monday evening and things went much differently the second time around. The youth of the Jazz played vastly better and the Jazz vets did as well in a game that saw the Jazz carry the lead for much of the game. This was a satisfying win by this young

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00:18:17

Utah Jazz Play A Lot Of Youth, So How Do Home vs Road...

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2025/11/25

Utah Jazz are a young developing team and younger teams typically struggle more on the road in the NBA. This Jazz team is no different. So how do the Utah Jazz home numbers compare to the team's road numbers? We take a look at the scoring and shooting numbers of the Utah Jazz home games compared to the numbers from the Utah Jazz road games.Jazz got off to a great start in tonight's game against the Golden State Warriors behind the hot shooting of Keyonte George. Unfortunately, the Jazz

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00:31:59

Should Utah Jazz Try To Win Games Now By Playing Vet...

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2025/11/24

Should the Utah Jazz be playing veteran players big minutes in order to be competitive and win games this season? Or should the franchise opt for a more heavily weighted youth movement (in terms of minutes played) and try to prepare its recent draft picks for future seasons? That's the question that has been the focus of many social media discussions over the past three seasons and even more so this current season. For right now, Will Hardy seems to be leaning in the direction of remaining

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00:40:32

Can The Utah Jazz Possibly Make The NBA Play-In This...

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2025/11/22

If the NBA season were to end today, the Utah Jazz would make it in the NBA Western Conference Play-In as the 10th seed. The franchise would also forfeit its first round pick in the upcoming NBA draft next summer to the Oklahoma City Thunder as a result of a previous trade that put the pick in jeopardy if falls out of the top eight in the final draft order. As of today, the Utah Jazz have the 10th worst pick in the league which means OKC would receive the pick. The question is, would making the

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00:26:48

Keyonte George And Lauri Markkanen Both Go 30+ Points...

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2025/11/19

Keyonte George got off to a hot start in Los Angeles against the Los Angeles Lakers scoring 23 points in that first half and finishing the game with 34 points and 13-23 shooting from the field. Keyonte also shot 5-13 from the three point line to go along with 8 assists.Lauri Markkanen had a big night scoring the basketball as well for the Utah Jazz, finishing 12-21 from the field for a total of 31 points.Overall the Utah Jazz shot 52.2 from the field and that is a terrific shooting percentage for

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00:38:49

Lauri Markkanen Scores 47 - Keyonte George Makes Big...

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2025/11/17

Utah Jazz played an exhausting double overtime game against the Chicago Bulls Sunday at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City. Lauri Markkanen carried the load for much of the game, scoring 47 points in the process. But at the end of the second overtime, Keyonte George made a big three pointer that gave the Utah Jazz a 3 point lead and win after a failed Bulls 3 pointer at the buzzer. Lauri Markkanen was the leading scorer in the game, shooting 15-33 from the field and 11-13 from the line. Keyonte

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00:26:29

Lauri Markkanen Of The Utah Jazz Explodes For 40...

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2025/11/14

Lauri Markkanen once again had an absolutely stellar night shooting the basketball. Overall, Lauri shot 15-25 from the field, 6-12 on threes, and 4-4 from the free throw line. Markkanen finished the night scoring 40 points and even scored 25 in the first half. However, it was not enough to overcome the hot shooting by the Atlanta Hawks. Atlanta put up 80 points in the first half and ended the game with 132 points.Ace Bailey also looked very comfortable shooting the ball once again and scored 21

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00:22:25

Lauri Markkanen and Ace Bailey Put Up Big Numbers As...

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2025/11/12

The entire Jazz roster shot the ball exceptionally well against the Indiana Pacers in the Delta Center in Salt Lake City. Jazz ended the game scoring 152 points which resulted in a 24 point win over the Indiana Pacers. Utah was led by Lauri Markkanen scoring 35 points. Lauri shot 13-19 from the field, 5-7 from three, 4-5 free throws, as well as 3 rebounds and 2 assists. Ace Bailey, in his second start of the season, had his best game thus far. Ace shot 7-13 from the field, 4-8 from three, 2-2

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00:28:36

Ace Bailey Enters Utah Jazz Starting Lineup For First...

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2025/11/11

Ace Bailey made his first NBA start for the Utah Jazz at home in the Delta Center against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Ace played 27.5 minutes, scored 10 points, shot 4-9 from the field, secured 7 rebounds (4 offensive rebounds), had 3 steals and dished out 2 assists.Overall, the Jazz played much better in this game compared to how they played in Minnesota, where they lost by 40. Jazz were up by 2 at the half. The second half must more of a struggle for the Jazz as the Timberwolves outscored the

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00:25:16

Isaiah Collier Is Back At Point Guard For Utah Jazz -...

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2025/11/08

Isaiah Collier made his long awaited return to the Utah Jazz lineup in a road game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Will Hardy chose to give Isaiah the start at point guard which was quite a surprise to many observers. Collier actually ended up leading the Jazz roster in minutes played in this game with 26:19. He also finished the game shooting 4-8 from the field, scoring 10 points, and delivering 3 assists as well.This was the last game of a long road trip for the Jazz and things got off to a

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00:35:00

Ace Bailey Of The Utah Jazz Continues To Improve Day...

JazzSmack ·

2025/11/06

Utah Jazz rookie Ace Bailey continues to look more and more comfortable on the basketball court. Even though he got off to somewhat of a slow start to his rookie year in the NBA, we are seeing improvement each game. Against the Detroit Pistons in Detroit, Ace had a nice game. He shot 3-6 from the field, 3-4 from the free throw line, played 19 minutes total and scored 9 points. He also added 4 rebounds and 1 assist.Unfortunately for Bailey, he became sick during the preseason and that really slowed

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00:13:33

How Does Walker Kessler Shoulder Injury Impact The...

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2025/11/06

Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler's 2025-2026 NBA season has come to a screeching halt with a shoulder injury. Walker is not scheduled to play again until the 2060-2027 NBA season. How does this injury impact the Utah Jazz, Walker Kessler, and the other members of the Utah Jazz roster?Walker will be a restricted free agent next summer and was looking to have a much improved year in order to prove his worth to the Utah Jazz and other NBA teams. With the injury, unfortunately for Kessler, he will

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00:20:00

Keyonte George Scorches Nets For 31 Points and Utah...

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2025/11/04

Keyonte Geoge and the young Utah Jazz roster had themselves quite a night in Boston and came away with a win. Keyonte scored 31 points total and 16 in the third quarter as the Utah Jazz climbed their way back into the game after getting off to a rough start scoring the ball. Keyonte George shot 9-16 from the field, 2-5 from the three point line, and 11-13 from the free throw line. Keyonte also recorded 5 rebounds and 4 assists.Walter Clayton Jr. also had a really nice night for the Utah Jazz.

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00:38:52

Utah Jazz and Keyonte George Faced Old Friend Collin...

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2025/11/03

Utah Jazz went on the road to Charlotte to face old friend Collin Sexton and the Charlotte Hornets. Even with Charlotte being shorthanded with a couple starters sitting out the game, any road game is a challenge for the Utah Jazz at this point in the young season. Jazz battled poor shooting in this one and finished the game 7-32 from the three point line. The young Jazz squad was outscored from the three point line by 33 points. Such a large disparity in three pointers made is difficult to

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