The Whiteboard is The Step Back’s daily basketball newsletter, covering the NBA, WNBA and more. Subscribe here to get it delivered to you via email each morning. Over the past few seasons, as teams have adopted extreme shot selection patterns and become increasingly intentional about promoting efficiency we’ve seen several historic marks. A team’s offensive efficiency,
Utah Jazz
While the Suns and Warriors have taken the NBA by storm, the Utah Jazz have quietly improved upon last year’s dominant play with the league’s best offense. The Warriors and Suns currently sit at the center of the NBA world’s attention this week, and rightfully so. The two teams have won a combined 36 of
Vernon Maxwell, Philadelphia 76ers. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) Tribute to the Kings: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Anderson Silva live results and highlights by Thomas Albano Mets savage the Nationals on Twitter after Francisco Lindor smashes 2 homers by John Buhler Nobody celebrates a Utah Jazz loss quite like former Houston Rockets guard Vernon Maxwell. With
Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell exited Game 3 against the LA Clippers with a noticeable limp. The Utah Jazz held an early 2-0 series lead against the LA Clippers in the second round of the 2021 NBA Playoffs due to the stellar play of Donovan Mitchell. The Jazz benefitted from Mitchell dropping a total of
Donovan Mitchell’s playoff legend continues to grow after Game 1. In the first half of Game 1 in the Utah Jazz‘s second-round series against the LA Clippers, Donovan Mitchell couldn’t quite get it going. He had 13 points at the break, but they came on 5-of-14 shooting, including 2-for-8 from deep, and his team trailed
Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports The Utah Jazz are set to clinch one of the top-two seeds in the Western Conference, but there are five particular reasons why they can win the NBA title this summer. The NBA is entering the final week of the regular season, and it is carrying an NFL
Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant and Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley Jr. won an Oscar as producers of a live-action short honored at the Academy Awards. Kevin Durant was a big winner as the Nets star returned from injury with 33 points off the bench against the Suns on Sunday. He won again on Sunday
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH – FEBRUARY 12: Mike Conley #10 of the Utah Jazz warms up before a game against the Milwaukee Bucks at Vivint Smart Home Arena on February 12, 2021 in Salt Lake City, Utah. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting
The Utah Jazz have been the best team in the regular season by a wide margin and on paper should be title favorites. Why aren’t they being treated that way? At the All-Star break, the Utah Jazz had the best record in the NBA. After a 4-4 start to the season, the Jazz went on
Daniel Dunn-USA TODAY Sports Robert Tonyan says Aaron Rodgers will return to Packers in 2021 by Mark Carman Chicago Cubs sign Joc Pederson to team-friendly deal by Brad Berreman John Stockton and Karl Malone tower over the rest of Utah Jazz history. But Joe Ingles is about to join them in the team’s record books.
NBA fans should get ready for more delayed games after the league postponed its sixth matchup of the season, this time between the Washington Wizards and Utah Jazz. As expected, coronavirus is beginning to run rampant through the NBA as it pushes through its 2020-21 campaign without a bubble. It only took three weeks for
With the deadline for signing to a supermax extension coming quickly, will the Utah Jazz have to trade Rudy Gobert? The Utah Jazz have two core pieces around which everything else revolves — Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert. Mitchell has gotten a new contract, a five-year rookie max extension worth up to $195 million, and
Hassan Whiteside might be on the move this offseason after one year in Portland. In an age where back to the basket centers are going the way of the dinosaur, Hassan Whiteside remains as one of the last of a dying breed. While he can be a bit of a headcase at times, Whiteside was
The Whiteboard is The Step Back’s daily basketball newsletter, covering the NBA, WNBA and more. Subscribe here to get it delivered to you via email each morning. So many players have changed their reputations in the NBA Bubble, taking leaps and making statements about ceilings raised. And perhaps no trio has forced more perceptual change
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA – AUGUST 21: Donovan Mitchell #45 of the Utah Jazz (Photo by Ashley Landis-Pool/Getty Images) Patrick Mahomes isn’t satisfied with just one Super Bowl ring by Braulio Perez The Utah Jazz will extend Donovan Mitchell this offseason. The Utah Jazz gave it everything they had in Game 7 of their playoff
The final sequence in Game 7 between the Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz was insane. We could talk about how Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert and the Utah Jazz came to life in the second half of Game 7 in their first-round playoff series against the Denver Nuggets. We could talk about how low-scoring the game
(Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) Patrick Mahomes gets engaged to girlfriend Brittany Matthews by Alicia de Artola The Denver Nuggets stole Game 7 in a series of frantic final moments, completing an improbable 3-1 comeback over the Utah Jazz. The first-round series between the Nuggets and Jazz had been an offensive supernova, defined by the
Utah Jazz superstar Donovan Mitchell smashed a bike in the tunnel while Denver Nuggets star Jamal Murray collapsed in exhaustion after Game 6. It has been a tale of two Sundays for the opposing young guards of the Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz. Last week, Donovan Mitchell was exuding all the confidence in the world.
In Game 6, the Denver Nuggets forced a Game 7 against the Utah Jazz thanks to Jamal Murray. When the Utah Jazz built a 3-1 series lead, it seemed like the Denver Nuggets‘ season was dead in the water. Instead, Jamal Murray willed them back from the brink for the second straight game, forcing a Game 7
The Nuggets came up on the wrong end against the Jazz in Game 4 despite a thrilling duel between Donovan Mitchell and Jamal Murray. After getting shellacked in Game 3, and with the Denver Nuggets facing the possibility of falling into a 3-1 hole against the Utah Jazz, Sunday’s Game 4 felt like something of
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