Jazz vs. Heat Preview: Ace Bailey Must Hit Miami's Open Threes
No NBA team gives up more made threes than Miami. With Keyonte George out, Ace Bailey has to make them count. Our pick for Tuesday at the Delta Center.
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Jazz-Timberwolves Recap: Peterson Was Plus-3, the Jazz Lost by 15
Timberwolves 115, Jazz 100. We won the offensive glass and the ball, and Darryn Peterson scored a career-high 26. The 13 minutes he sat lost it.
Jazz at Timberwolves Preview: Mo Bamba Has to Play Sunday
Minnesota leads the NBA in offensive rebounds and got 17 Friday after Joan Beringer broke his nose. Why the Jazz must play Mo Bamba Sunday, and our pick.
Jazz-Mavericks Recap: Morez Johnson Jr. Took the Glass While Bamba Sat
Mavericks 112, Jazz 100. Dallas had 21 offensive rebounds to our 8, a rookie got 10 of them, and three backup centers played under two minutes combined.
Jazz at Mavericks Preview: Close With Mo Bamba on the Glass
Dallas gives up 14.9 offensive rebounds a game, and Dereck Lively II is out. Why Mo Bamba should be on the floor late for the Jazz Friday, and our pick.
Ryan Smith Is Right About Will Hardy, Wrong About the Jazz's Shots
Ryan Smith told KSL Sports Zone 97.5 that Will Hardy and Austin Ainge stay. Right call. But cold shooting isn't why the Jazz are 1-7. The rim is.
Jazz-Pelicans Recap: Keyonte George's 39 Lost at Our Own Rim
Pelicans 120, Jazz 113 in OT. Keyonte George scored 39. Once Jaxson Hayes fouled out, New Orleans scored 23 without a three, and Mo Bamba never came back.
Jazz at Pelicans Preview: Give Peterson the Ball, Not Zion
The Pelicans lead the NBA in steals, and Zion Williamson has 19 of their 90. Why Darryn Peterson should bring it up for the Jazz in New Orleans, and our pick.
Jazz-Spurs Recap: The Spurs Ran Off Our 62 Misses, Not Wembanyama
Spurs 119, Jazz 97. We held Wembanyama to 12 and had a season-low 11 turnovers, then missed 62 shots, and San Antonio ran off them for 26 fast-break points.
Jazz vs. Spurs Preview: Can Hayes Keep Wembanyama Off the Rim?
Victor Wembanyama went 7-of-8 at the rim Wednesday, four on lobs, all with Jaxson Hayes on the floor. In San Antonio, that has to change. Our pick.
Jazz-Blazers Recap: 41 Free Throws, 19 Turnovers, Not the Lineups
Blazers 112, Jazz 90. Fans blamed Will Hardy's lineups. Portland shot 41 free throws and scored 20 off our 19 turnovers, and Hardy says the fouls are on us.
Jazz vs. Blazers Preview: Will Hardy Close With Darryn Peterson?
Darryn Peterson sat the last 2:06 and all of overtime in the Spurs loss. Against Portland's No. 3 scoring offense, Hardy should close with him. Our pick.
Jazz-Spurs Recap: No Peterson in OT Left George Doing It Alone
Spurs 117, Jazz 111 in OT. Hardy cut the bench-only minutes and broke even in them. Then he closed without Darryn Peterson, and overtime went 12-6.
Jazz vs. Spurs Preview: Can George, Bailey or Peterson Cover All 48?
No Jaren Jackson Jr., maybe no Lauri Markkanen. Against the Spurs, Hardy can't afford a minute without George, Bailey or Peterson. Our pick.
Jazz-Grizzlies Recap: Hardy Can't Sit George, Bailey and Peterson Together
Grizzlies 110, Jazz 105. We held Memphis to 15 on the break and won the glass, then lost the eight minutes George, Bailey and Peterson all sat, 25-14.
Jazz vs. Grizzlies Preview: Can Utah Stop Memphis From Running?
The Jazz won the possession game against the Lakers Sunday and still lost. Memphis beat them 23-9 on the break in the opener. Our pick and what to watch.
Jazz-Lakers Recap: Luka Dončić's Threes and a Lost Second Quarter Beat Utah, Not the Refs
Lakers 132, Jazz 123. Will Hardy put the free throw gap on his own team. Twenty Lakers threes and a lost second quarter cost even more.
Jazz vs. Lakers Preview: Can the New Lineup Survive the Third?
Utah's new starting five, with Ace Bailey in, went minus-9 in six third-quarter minutes Friday. The Lakers won their two thirds by 33. Our pick.
Jaxson Hayes Lost His Starting Spot, Then Won the Jazz Home Opener
Jazz 120, Pelicans 119. Will Hardy started Ace Bailey over Jaxson Hayes; Hayes went 7-of-8 off the bench and closed with Wednesday's starting five.
Jazz vs. Pelicans Preview: Can Utah's Bigs Keep Yves Missi Off the Glass?
The Jazz home opener comes down to the glass. Yves Missi had 7 offensive boards vs. Indiana; Utah had 5 as a team in Memphis. Our pick and the number to watch.
Forget Ty Jerome's 45: The Jazz Lost the Opener in Memphis on 18 Fewer Shots
Grizzlies 123, Jazz 103. Ty Jerome's 45 is the headline, but 18 turnovers and a 55-38 rebounding gap are the problem we bring home.
Jazz at Grizzlies, Season Opener: Can Jaren Jackson Jr. Handle Zach Edey in Memphis?
Jaren Jackson Jr. faces his old team in the opener, and with Nurkić out he may have to hold off Zach Edey. Darryn Peterson debuts too.
Ace Bailey's Fantasy Rankings Priced In a Bench Role. We're Betting on March.
Ace Bailey took a third fewer shots this preseason and doubled his steals. The rankings see a bench player; we'd take him around pick 110 in fantasy drafts.
Jazz 119, Suns 116: The Bench Won It. Now Give Filipowski the Backup 5.
The Jazz closed the preseason 3-1 with a bench comeback in Phoenix. The Suns' 20 offensive rebounds are the worry for Memphis. Kyle Filipowski is our answer.
Jazz at Suns: The Starting Five Finally Gets a Real Test
Utah's starting five has played one half together, against a Spurs team resting nine. Phoenix should play its starters Friday. Watch the glass.
Jazz 119, Spurs 109: Wemby Sat. Hardy Showed Us His Nine.
The Spurs rested nine players, so the score barely matters. Who Will Hardy played, and how they defended, matters a lot. What we took from the last home preseason game.
Nuggets 117, Jazz 106: The Rookie Answered. The Whistle Was the Problem.
Darryn Peterson scored 23 in his Delta Center debut. The Jazz lost anyway, thanks to 36 fouls and a 42-to-22 free throw gap. What mattered from the rematch.
Jazz 109, Nuggets 97: Sorting the Signal From the Preseason Noise
The starters played about a half, Jokić took one shot, and Ace Bailey came off the bench. What actually mattered from the Jazz preseason opener in Boulder.
Let Him Cook: Darryn Peterson Needs Our Patience, Not Our Hot Takes
One preseason game in, a few early takes on X were already calling him a bust. Darryn Peterson is 19, a year removed from a season he never felt healthy in, and he needs Jazz fans in his corner.
Hudson's Viral Pep Talk Reached the Utah Jazz. Will Hardy Answered.
Young fan Hudson's viral pep talk ("Even you, Darryn Peterson!") reached the Utah Jazz, and Will Hardy and Ace Bailey answered with an open practice invite.
Media Day Takeaways: The Rebuild Is Over. Now Comes the Hard Part.
Peterson hype, the Lauri-JJJ experiment, and a coach who won't name a starting five. What we took from Jazz media day 2026.
2026-27 Season Preview: Play-In or Bust
The Jazz are out of the deepest part of the rebuild. Here's what has to go right for a Play-In push after a 22-60 season.
Welcome to Jordan Pushed Off
Why a Utah Jazz fan blog is named after the most-argued-about shove in NBA Finals history, and what we'll be covering this season.