Auburn Hills, Mich. » Jazz coach Jerry Sloan was interested in seeing Wednesday how rookie Wesley Matthews would do against the Pistons' Richard Hamilton .

Auburn Hills, Mich. » It only figures that in a building named The Palace, against a Detroit Pistons team they've lorded over for five seasons now, the Jazz would deliver a quarter Wednesday night that Deron Williams only could describe as "pretty flawless.

Most NBA coaches would be thrilled by their team scoring 247 points in two nights, especially in consecutive road victories. Jerry Sloan, though, wasn't impressed. A night after putting up 132 points in a rout of Chicago, Sloan's Utah Jazz put on another offensive show, beating the Detroit Pistons 115-104 on Wednesday.

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Maybe it's the revenge of Mehmet Okur against his former team, but the Jazz have owned the Pistons in recent seasons, having beaten Detroit nine consecutive times dating to a March 13, 2005 loss. The Jazz will look to extend their one-sided dominance on Wednesday as their four-game trip continues following Tuesday's victory in Chicago. The Jazz have won in Detroit the last four consecutive seasons. They beat the Pistons 100-97 in overtime on Nov. 21 in Utah with Carlos Boozer and Andrei Kirilenko each totaling 22 points. Boozer, in particular, could be forgiven for wanting to pay back Detroit, which essentially passed on him last summer. The Pistons elected to spend their free-agent money on Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva, something Boozer recognized in advance...

Detroit Pistons guard Rodney Stuckey collapsed on the bench Friday in the second half of a loss to the Cleveland...

Chicago » As much of a show-stopper as Deron Williams delivered with his third-quarter dunk over Derrick Rose, the number the Jazz left burning on the scoreboard Tuesday night at United Center was just as spectacular.

Chicago » Not until he saw the upcoming itinerary before Saturday's game against the Clippers did Othyus Jeffers realize that his first trip with the Jazz also would bring a Windy City homecoming.

His right wrist wrapped in ice, Deron Williams insisted he feels no pain when he soars for dunks. It hurts when he shoots, though. The way he played Tuesday, it was hard to tell. Williams got the better of Derrick Rose, finishing with 28 points and a season-high 17 assists, while CJ Miles scored a season-best 26 points to lead the Utah Jazz to a 132-108 victory over the Chicago Bulls.

As much as Deron Williams' one-handed dunk over Derrick Rose in the third quarter was the show-stopping play in Tuesday night's game, it was just one of the many things that went right for the Jazz against the Chicago Bulls.

Not long ago, the prospect of a four-game trip might have sent the Jazz retreating in terror. But times change. The Jazz are 15-14 on the road so far this season, heading into tonight's game at Chicago.

When the Jazz play the Bulls on Tuesday night in Chicago, Carlos Boozer makes his first appearance at the United Center since openly talking about playing for the Bulls last summer.

For the second time this season, the Jazz have assigned center Kosta Koufos to the Utah Flash on the NBA Developmental League. Koufos will not make the Jazz's upcoming four-game trip to Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee and Oklahoma City.

Change brings opportunity in the NBA. Utah Jazz rookie Wesley Matthews knows all about it. After veteran shooting guard Ronnie Brewer was traded to Memphis for a future first-round draft pick on Feb.

In a conversation Friday with Kevin O'Connor, he talked about, among other topics, his best move and his worst mistake in the 11 years he's been the Jazz's general manager.

During a long and often frustrating season, Memo Okur and his trademark jumpshot have been missing in action. No longer. On Saturday night at EnergySolutions Arena, Okur poured in 27 points on 11-for-17 shooting and sparked the Jazz to a 107-85 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers.

After a quarter of looking like the weary team that had a late night traveling after a game, the Utah Jazz appeared much more like a Western Conference contender for the next three. The Jazz recovered from another slow start and rolled over the Los Angeles Clippers 107-85 on Saturday night, giving Utah its 40th win of the season in a vital home game that was sandwiched in between road trips.

The Utah Jazz just don't like playing with a lead. How else to explain the Jazz's 107-85 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday? The Jazz fell behind by double digits in the first half before rallying to blow past the Clippers.

Utah Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko played in Saturday night's game against the Clippers, no thanks to Robin Lopez . Kirilenko was the victim of Lopez' flagrant foul in the final minutes of the Jazz's 116-108 win at Phoenix on Thursday.

By their now lofty standards, the Jazz's fourth-quarter comeback in Thursday's victory over Phoenix wouldn't rank as their most impressive this season nor the past month.

The Utah Jazz trailed the Phoenix Suns nearly the entire game. Still coach Jerry Sloan kept urging his team to "keep on fighting, keep on fighting," Utah forward C.J. Miles said. Fight they did, erasing an 11-point deficit with 7:43 remaining to beat the Suns 116-108 on Thursday night. Deron Williams and Mehmet Okur were the catalysts of the Jazz' comeback, which was reminiscent of...

Utah at Phoenix The West's numbah four (Utah) versus its number five. And if number five wins tonight, each...

Utah Jazz general manager Kevin O'Connor says the team will sign Othyus (oh-THEE-us) Jeffers of the NBA Development League's Iowa Energy to a 10-day contract once he passes a physical. Utah has been one below the NBA minimum with 12 players since trading shooting guard Ronnie Brewer to Memphis just before the deadline last month.

Blowing large leads isn't exactly uncommon for the Los Angeles Clippers, who came within two points of squandering a 17-point margin in the final 6 1/2 minutes against the Utah Jazz before completing a rare wire-to-wire victory. Eric Gordon scored 13 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter on Monday night in a 108-104 win that snapped a six-game losing streak against the Jazz.

Even beleaguered teams like the Rockets can guarantee a win against the struggling Toronto Raptors.

Deron Williams says he plays better when he's angry. After the Utah Jazz lost Friday night in Sacramento, Williams was steaming mad and took it out on the Houston Rockets. "I felt a lot of motivation. I wasn't happy with the way I've been playing, so I wanted to come out and set the tone early," said Williams, who scored 20 of his 35 points in the first quarter in Utah's...

Sacramento Kings coach Paul Westphal and feuding starting center Spencer Hawes put on a little scripted celebration together before the tip, and the fun continued after the game started. Beno Udrih scored a season-high 25 points, Tyreke Evans had 24 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, and the Kings snapped a five-game losing streak with a 103-99 victory Friday night over the Utah Jazz.

Elton Brand doesn't regret his decision to leave the Clippers. Even as he's still trying to get settled in Philadelphia.

Kevin Durant leads a crew of young players donning an All-Star uniform for the first time ...

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SALT LAKE CITY (February 18, 2010) Utah Jazz general manager Kevin OConnor announced today that the team has acquired a future first-round pick from the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for guard Ronnie Brewer. Following the trade, the Jazz roster now stand

With Chris Paul out, Deron Williams got more minutes than any other Western Conference point guard in the All-Star game. The extra playing time may have helped keep Williams sharp for the surging Utah Jazz.

One of the concerns about the Sprite Slam Dunk, after more than a quarter-century of throwdowns on All-Star Saturday, is that all possible dunks have been done. Until players sprout wings or sneakers pack booster jets, there would seem to be a limit to th

Getting redemption the only place possible for the moment, Paul Pierce of the Celtics atoned for a bad showing his last time in the competition by winning the Foot Locker Three-Point Contest on Saturday at American Airlines Center.

Due to a time restriction, the second annual H.O.R.S.E. presented by Geico competition turned into a 3-point shootout between Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant and Boston's Rajon Rondo. And that's about as fair a competition as a 100-meter dash between Usain B

As if their season-long race for the first year honors wasn't already close enough, Tyreke Evans and Brandon Jennings brought their duel to the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge.

The NBA All-Star Game came to the Lone Star State and a basketball nation broke out as a world-record crowd of 108,713 filled up the futuristic edifice that is Cowboys Stadium to see the East squeeze out a 141-139 win over the West. This was part playgrou

Steve Nash tacked on a bit more at the start: Fly to Vancouver, carry the torch in the Opening Ceremonies of the Olympic Games, fly to Dallas to practice for the Westen Conference All-Stars, then do the skills. All in a 24-hour-plus period.

The 2010 All-Star Game will have a high bar to surpass the excitement of last year's game in Phoenix. Former teammates and rivals Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant shared the game's MVP honors in a 146-119 win for the Western Conference.

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame today named an elite list of players, coaches and teams as finalists who will be considered for election to the Hall in 2010. Gaining the honor of being named a Hall of Fame finalist is one of the true highlig

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USA Basketball announced today that Utah Jazz forward Carlos Boozer and guard Deron Williams have been selected to the 2010-12 USA Basketball Mens National Team. Over the course of 2010-12, the USA Mens National Team will compete in the 2010 FIBA World Ch

Featuring nine members of the gold medalist 2008 U.S. Olympic Team and a total of 11 Olympians who have captured a combined 15 Olympic medals (nine gold medals and six bronze medals), USA Basketball revealed today 27 players who have been named to the 201

As the Jazz have enjoyed success on the court, the franchise has also enjoyed success with TV ratings.Big wins against Dallas, Portland, Denver and the Los Angeles Clippers has led to some of the highest TV ratings in the NBA.

Deron Williams scored 28 points and had 17 assists, and C.J. Miles went 9-for-12 from the field (6-for-7 from 3-point range) to lead the Jazz to a 132-108 victory that was not as easy as the final score would indicate. The Jazz shot 54.2 percent for the g

Utah is 49-31 all-time against the Pistons with a 30-10 record at home and 19-21 record on the road Utah is 15-2 against the Pistons at EnergySolutions Arena Mehmet Okur has scored over 20 points in six of the past nine meetings against his former team

Welcome to the Jazz Outsider by Patrick Kinahan. I'm going to bring you things that some may not want to hear, but need to hear. Get in and have a taste.

Never saw the movie, but I would bet that the Jazz are pretty revved up for their 4 game road trip. Although they have a great chance to sweep up on the road, I'm just a little skeptical that they will go 4-0.

On February 18th the Jazz players and fan base were shocked when the Jazz traded Ronnie Brewer to the Memphis Grizzlies for a future first round pick. On the surface it was easily explained as a salary dump.

June 12, 2009: Exercised team option on C Kyrylo Fesenko for the 2009-10 season. June 25, 2009: Selected Eric Maynor in the first round (20th overall) and Goran Suton (50th overall) in the second round of the 2009 NBA Draft. MORE...

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Utah Jazz general manager Kevin OConnor announced today that the team has re-assigned second-year center Kosta Koufos to the Utah Flash of the NBA Development League (D-League).

The Jazz overcame a 10-point deficit in the first quarter to defeat the Los Angeles Clippers 107-85 on Saturday night. It was Utah's (40-22) 14th straight home win over the Clippers (25-38). The Jazz are 35-1 in their last 36 home games against Los Angele

Utah is 70-79 all-time against the Suns with a 49-26 record at home and 21-53 mark on the road The Jazz has won the last four games in Utah and lost the last two in Phoenix The last time the Jazz won in Phoenix was in March of 2008 The Suns have had a

Utah Jazz general manager Kevin OConnor announced today that the team will sign guard Othyus Jeffers (pronounced oh-THEE-us) of the NBA Development Leagues Iowa Energy to a 10-day contract, pending the outcome of a successful physical.Jeffers becomes the

The Utah Jazz, Megaplex Theatres and Larry H. Miller Dealerships are teaming up to bring Jazz games to the big screen!Fans can watch the Jazz take on the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday, March 9 at 6 p.m. MT at Megaplex 17 at Jordan Commons.In addition, the Wedn

Plays of the month for February 2010 (NBA).

The NBA has announced that Carlos Boozer has been named Western Conference Player of the Month.

Andrei Kirilenko was searching for the right description, pausing every few words, digging for the proper phrasing. "You're working hard, you're practicing hard. You forget about ... you know ... let's say ... how you say it?"

Deron Williams packed 35 points and 13 assists into 32 minutes, 34 seconds of action to lead the Jazz to a 133-110 win over the Rockets.

The Utah Jazz are coming off what may have been their best offensive performance in years, and one of Deron Williams' most efficient games of the season was the key. Lately, they've used Carlos Boozer to dominate the Los Angeles Clippers.

Deron Williams scored 20 of his 35 points in the first quarter and the Utah Jazz routed the Houston Rockets 133-110 on Saturday night. Williams was 13 of 17 from the field, and had 13 assists and seven rebounds to help the Jazz set a season high for point

Hey Jazz Fans: Thanks for the overwhelming response to the new Ask Greg section on utahjazz.com. I received about 200 great questions this week, I'm going to respond to the three that were asked most often ..

The Western Conference playoff race, annually a traffic jam into the final weeks, is particularly cluttered now, with the seven teams following the Lakers separated by 4 1/2 games and several among that group entering the final 6 1/2 weeks on hot streaks.

Today's headlines from around the league, interviews and highlights of Utah Jazz players.

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Utah is 47-38 all-time against the Hawks, including a 31-11 record at home and 16-27 record on the road The Jazz is 16-1 against the Hawks at EnergySolutions Arena Atlanta has lost its last 15 games in Utah with its last win coming 2/13/93 when Dominiqu

The NBA has announced that Carlos Boozer was named as Western Conference Player of the Week.

It's always fun to look at the standings and say that a bad or mediocre team on a bit of a hot streak is one of the best teams in the league over the last last couple of weeks. Example: The Knicks were the third best team in the East between Dec. 4 and De