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When the NBA Playoffs come around each year, different expectations are set for different players. A star player that is playing 30 minutes a night will now be asked to play 38 or 40 plus minutes. That nagging injury which would normally take a week to recover from is now being ignored. The game itself […] READ MORE
And now we are down to four. The Los Angeles Clippers and Utah Jazz will square up in a battle of the bigs matchup after an exciting first-round series for both teams. After dropping Game 1 to the young and promising Memphis Grizzlies, the Jazz bounced back to win four straight despite Donavan Mitchell’s slow […] READ MORE
The Utah Jazz vs Memphis Grizzlies match up was a lot more competitive than the final scores would indicate. Game five was the only true wire-to-wire victory for the NBA’s number one overall seed. This series had everything you could ask for from a one-eight matchup; drama, historic performances, and comebacks! Utah Jazz vs Memphis […] READ MORE
This Utah Jazz are shooting and making three-pointers at a historical pace right now. It is absolutely beautiful to watch. Their shooting is a reason why they have the best record in the NBA this season at 25-6. Utah has been great defensively over the past few seasons but lacked offensive firepower. However, they are […] READ MORE
Let’s be honest when you talk about title contenders, the Utah Jazz are not the first team that comes to mind. After all, they’ve been eliminated in the first round of the playoffs in each of the last two seasons. This season, though, the Jazz are off to a blistering start. Let’s begin the discussion […] READ MORE
The Utah Jazz have won 10 straight games and are now second in the Western Conference standings. The way the Jazz are playing, they appear unstoppable. A team that was once known only for its defense has now added a new dimension. Is this playstyle sustainable? Maybe the Jazz are title contenders. Is it Time […] READ MORE
NBA 2K21 was released more than a month ago, but rosters and ratings weren’t permanently locked in with the NBA Bubble in full swing. Of course, there will be plenty of team changes and rookies added as the offseason begins, but player ratings will remain the same until the 2020-21 season begins. With that being […] READ MORE
The strange 2020 NBA season culminated in LeBron James returning the Los Angeles Lakers to basketball prominence. Obviously, the NBA faced significant challenges to finish this season. We all know the league chose to pause in March during the Covid-19 outbreak, resulting in nearly four months without basketball. The NBA and Commissioner Adam Silver decided […] READ MORE
The 2020 NBA playoffs have kicked off in the bubble in Orlando, and the first few days have been as unpredictable as expected. In a year like no other, chaos in the postseason should not be surprising. Through two games in the first round there are already multiple intriguing story lines manifesting in the bubble. […] READ MORE
Last Word on Pro Basketball is giving you an NBA Playoffs preview for each series as it begins inside the bubble. The stage is set in Orlando for the third-seeded Denver Nuggets and the sixth-seeded Utah Jazz to face off in the first round. Both teams are not at full strength, and consequently, each will […] READ MORE