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What can you do in 48 minutes of intense work? Probably not a lot if you’re not a robot. And if you’re not Rudy Gobert. Gobert grabbed a new postseason career-high of 20 rebounds to help the Utah Jazz fend off the Los Angeles Clippers, 117-111 to take a 2-0 advantage in their second round […]

The Utah Jazz defeated the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night, 117-111 in Game 2 of their second round series, but for a moment it seemed they had lost their shot at the NBA title. Donovan Mitchell was seen limping after a collision with Paul George in the final minute of the game. The collision […]

Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell couldn’t help but get a kick out of their Game 2 performance on Thursday. But it wasn’t the good kind. Mitchell kicker in chair out of frustration as they gave up back-to-back three-pointers to Los Angeles Clippers guard Reggie Jackson. It came during a critical juncture in the fourth period, […]

At face value, the Los Angeles Clippers and Utah Jazz seem to have no harsh feelings for one another. Players of respective teams seem to be all business in the series so far. However, a closer look at two of the players reveals a deep beef history. The two players are none other than Paul […]

Donovan Mitchell is back doing Donovan Mitchell things. The Utah Jazz swingman was deep in his bag on Thursday night in the opening quarter of Game 2 against the Los Angeles Clippers after leaving Patrick Beverley confused as hell after a crazy crossover. We all know how sticky Beverley can get when defending opponents but […]

While the Utah Jazz and the LA Clippers are facing each other in the playoffs for the first time since 2017, Joe Ingles and Paul George are facing each other for the first time since 2018. If you remember, that wasn’t just an ordinary series between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Jazz. Both George and […]

After an exciting finish in Game 1 of the series between the Los Angeles Clippers and Utah Jazz, there’s no knowing what will happen for the rest of this series. With Game 2 taking place tonight, you can definitely expect some major adjustments to be made by both teams. It’s safe to say that there will […]

The Los Angeles Clippers take on the Utah Jazz on Thursday night looking to avoid another 0-2 playoff series hole.  It’s time to continue our NBA Playoffs odds series and make a Clippers-Jazz prediction and pick. The Jazz have only lost one game in the postseason, holding a record of 5-1. Utah is 4-1-1 against the […]

If you think the 2021 NBA Playoffs is no longer fun to watch just because two of the league’s most marketable stars like LeBron James and Stephen Curry are no longer in contention, then perhaps let Utah Jazz scoring machine Donovan Mitchell convince you to gravitate back to watching the games. Speaking to the media […]

The LA Clippers fell in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals to Donovan Mitchell and the Utah Jazz. One guy who saw a surprisingly limited role in the opening game was Clippers guard Patrick Beverley. Beverley had been one of the Clippers’ best players to throw at Donovan Mitchell defensively over the last few […]

It’s back to the drawing board for the Los Angeles Clippers after dropping a close Game 1 to the Utah Jazz. The Clippers were just a Marcus Morris three-pointer away from sending the game into overtime before Jazz big man Rudy Gobert came into the picture and declared: EVERYBODY GO HOME! With the Clippers almost […]

Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert just won his third Defensive Player of the Year award. However, he has no time for celebration as he focuses on the next silverware he wants. While he is proud of what he has accomplished, Gobert knows the job is far from over. Sure, the DPOY trophy is nice, […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert won his third Defensive Player of the Year plum on Wednesday night, edging out Ben Simmons, Bam Adebayo, and Draymond Green, among others, for the award. With the announcement, Gobert joins Dikembe Mutombo, Ben Wallace, and Dwight Howard as the only players to take home the top defender trophy at […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert has been named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. This marks the third time Gobert has taken home the award. Even better, the Jazz finished with the best record in the NBA. 2020-21 NBA Defensive Player of the Year: Utah Jazz […]

The Los Angeles Clippers narrowly lost Game 1 against the Utah Jazz on Tuesday. It was a close encounter that went down the wire. For his part, Clippers star Paul George did not have the best of games. ESPN analyst and former NBA champ Kendrick Perkins made sure to let the whole world know about […]

Dwyane Wade is already making waves within the Utah Jazz organization shortly after being named as a minority owner of the franchise. This development came as a surprise for some considering how pretty much no one associated Wade with the Utah Jazz. This begs the question: why not the Miami Heat? Apparently, this has been […]

The Utah Jazz secured a 112-109 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 1 on Tuesday, much in part to the sheer dominance of Donovan Mitchell. He dropped 45 points in the win and proved to be too much for the LA defense. A moment that went viral during the contest was part Jazz […]

Utah Jazz star Jordan Clarkson couldn’t help but express his pain and disappointment after a Filipino food truck in Salt Lake City was vandalized with anti-Asian graffiti. Clarkson, who is Filipino-American, took to Twitter to share the incident. He highlighted that he knows the “pain that hateful language and racism causes,” which is why he […]

The Los Angeles Clippers lost to the Utah Jazz in the opening game of the series. LA played great in the first half but fell apart in the third and fourth quarters. It came down to the wire though, as the game was finalized by a Rudy Gobert block to seal Utah’s victory. Statistically speaking, […]

If you haven’t been paying attention to Donovan Mitchell, now is the perfect time to do so. The All-Star shooting guard has been tearing it up for the Utah Jazz for the entire season. And after his monster game against the Los Angeles Clippers, there isn’t a better time to chase more of the Spida’s […]

The Utah Jazz pulled out a slim 112-109 win over the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals on Tuesday. While Kawhi Leonard and Paul George had relatively quiet nights, there was one clear superstar in this game: Donovan Mitchell. The Jazz guard proved to be a serious problem for the […]

With the Golden State Warriors out of playoff contention, Draymond Green has all the time in the world to spectate from the sidelines. There’s no shortage of commentary coming from Green as NBA postseason action comes at us hot and heavy. The Warriors star caught the rabid ending of the Los Angeles Clippers vs. Utah […]

The Utah Jazz are all too familiar with Michael Jordan’s infamous Flu Game in Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals. While the stakes weren’t as high in Game 1 of their second-round series against the Los Angeles Clippers, the Jazz got a Flu Game of their own on Tuesday night. Jazz star Donovan Mitchell […]

Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and the LA Clippers dropped Game 1 of their second-round series with Donovan Mitchell and the Utah Jazz, 112-109. It was an ugly performance from Los Angeles, who had a chance to tie the game in the final seconds despite shooting just 37.6 percent in the second half. Leonard finished with […]

Dwyane Wade is the first name you think of when you hear Miami Heat. But fans in Utah are starting to get used to Flash backing their hometown Jazz. The legend has just three simple words to sum up Donovan Mitchell’s epic showing in Game 1 against the Los Angeles Clippers. It’s Getting Scary https://t.co/9wUoH2v4R0 […]

Game 1 between the Los Angeles Clippers and Utah Jazz took place on Tuesday night, where the Jazz eventually won a close one in the final seconds of the game. Both teams played their hearts out as the final stat lines were incredibly similar. This should be a fantastic series, as the Clippers and the […]

Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell was mic’d up during TNT’s broadcast of Game 1 against the Los Angeles Clippers, and he was caught delivering a pretty savage Clippers diss while speaking to his teammates on the bench as the teams prepared for the fourth quarter. The Jazz struggled in the first half and even missed […]

The Utah Jazz won Game 1 thanks in large part to Rudy Gobert. The Los Angeles Clippers were a three-point shot away from tying things up, before Gobert flexed his Defensive Player of the Year chops. Check out the Jazz center denying the Clippers extra time: RUDY GOBERT BLOCKS MORRIS FTW 🤯 pic.twitter.com/u5XhUIVFn3 — Bleacher […]

Rudy Gobert is the man of the hour for the Utah Jazz. Despite Donovan Mitchell’s insane 45-point showing, the Los Angeles Clippers stormed right back to be within a three-pointer away from overtime. But the Jazz center wasn’t in the mood for some extra basketball: RUDY GOBERT BLOCKS MORRIS FTW 🤯 pic.twitter.com/u5XhUIVFn3 — Bleacher Report […]

Dwyane Wade, investor in the Utah Jazz franchise, snuck in some advice for his star player Donovan Mitchell in the middle of Game 1 against the Los Angeles Clippers. Check out the brief moment that Wade shared with the Jazz guard here: Dwyane Wade giving Donovan Mitchell advice during Jazz-Clippers 👀pic.twitter.com/FIziXUeqmU — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) June […]

The Los Angeles Clippers managed to rally from a 2-0 series deficit to defeat the Dallas Mavericks in seven games. Now, they are set to battle the top-seeded Utah Jazz in the Western Conference semifinals. Los Angeles has won its first three road games (1-3 at home) in the 2021 NBA playoffs. After beating the […]

The Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Clippers kick off their second-round matchup on Tuesday and Jordan Clarkson showed up in style at Vivint Arena. The Sixth Man of the Year was seen wearing a Kobe Bryant Lakers jersey, which will surely anger Clippers fans. Jordan Clarkson repping Kobe's No. 8 before Game 1 vs. the […]

Mike Conley’s hamstring could pose an issue for the Utah Jazz in their series with the Los Angeles Clippers, making Bojan Bogdanovic’s importance absolutely paramount. Conley is set to miss Game 1 on Tuesday after aggravating a hamstring issue that forced him to miss time at the end of the regular season. Jazz head coach […]

Ahead of Clippers-Jazz Game 1, it was reported that veteran point guard Mike Conley would not be able to play in the first game of this pivotal NBA Playoffs series. There’s a lot to unpack here; though we would like to avoid hyperbolic statements. Speaking from a factual perspective, the Utah Jazz played 21 total […]

The Utah Jazz are getting set to welcome in the Los Angeles Clippers for Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals on Tuesday night. And now it looks as though they’ll have to do so without Mike Conley. Via Bleacher Report, Conley has been ruled out for the Jazz in Game 1. Mike Conley (right […]

The Utah Jazz will host the Los Angeles Clippers in the opening game of this Western Conference best-of-seven series. It’s time to continue our NBA Playoffs odds series and make a Clippers-Jazz prediction and pick. Utah seems to be in a much better position after completing the gentleman’s sweep against the Memphis Grizzlies in the […]

In case you missed it, Dwyane Wade is now a minority owner of the Utah Jazz. As it turns out, it didn’t take long before the Miami Heat legend started making his presence known within the organization. According to Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report, Wade has already made it known that he wants to see […]

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell is in awe of Kawhi Leonard, and it’s not only because of the Los Angeles Clippers star’s two-way ability. Ahead of the Jazz-Clippers Game 1 on Tuesday, Mitchell spoke about Leonard and how he has proven time and time again that he is a winner. “The thing I respect about […]

After a disastrous start in round one of the NBA playoffs, the Los Angeles Clippers were able to respond by beating the Dallas Mavericks in four out of the last five games to win the series in seven games. A taller task waits Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and company as they will now face the […]