THE FACTS: If it was Al Jefferson‘s final home game in a Utah Jazz uniform, he sent fans away with something to remember.
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Kobe Bryant Scores 47 Points As Lakers Top Blazers 113-106 To Move Closer To Playoff Berth (VIDEO)
By The Huffington Post News Editors
PORTLAND, Ore. — Kobe Bryant scored a season-high 47 points and the Los Angeles Lakers pulled closer to a playoff berth with a 113-106 victory over the short-handed Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night.
The Lakers moved a game up on the Utah Jazz for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference.
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Notebook: Jazz 97, Warriors 90
THE FACTS: In their pursuit for a berth into the Western Conference playoffs, the Utah Jazz took advantage of a major opportunity presented to them Sunday evening. Having moved into a tie before their game against the Golden State Warriors because of a Los Angeles Lakers loss, the Jazz went on to post a 97-90 win over the Warriors at Oracle Arena Sunday. …read more
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Notebook: Nuggets 113, Jazz 96
THE FACTS: The Denver Nuggets must have looked at the Utah Jazz‘s five-game winning streak, said, “that’s nice” and gave them a figurative pat on the head before tip-off of Wednesday night’s game. …read more
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Notebook: Jazz 112, Trail Blazers 102
THE FACTS: For the first time this season, the Utah Jazz have won five straight games — and just in time for a playoff push. …read more
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Blazers' Aldridge (ankle) out against Jazz
Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge has a sprained right ankle and was not in the lineup for Portland’s game against the Utah Jazz on Friday night. …read more
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Notebook: Lakers 120, Timberwolves 117
THE FACTS: Dwight Howard continued his dominating stretch of basketball, scoring 25 points and adding 16 boards in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ narrow 120-117 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Kobe Bryant led all scorers with 31 points and Antawn Jamison chipped in 18 off the bench as the Lakers ended a three-game skid with a sorely needed victory in their push for the playoffs. They now cling to a one and 1/2-game lead over the Utah Jazz and surging Dallas Mavericks for the 8th seed in the West. …read more
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Notebook: Mavericks 113, Jazz 108
THE FACTS: Mike James paced seven Dallas Mavericks in double figures with a season-high 19 points in a 113-108 victory Sunday against the slumping Utah Jazz, whose nine-game road losing streak is their longest in 31 years. The 37-year-old journeyman, who signed with the Mavericks on Jan. 9, was 7-for-10 overall and 3-for-4 from downtown, adding five assists and three rebounds. …read more
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Notebook: Spurs 104, Jazz 97 OT
THE FACTS: Tony Parker returned from his eight-game absence because of an ankle injury, scoring 22 points to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 104-97 overtime victory past the Utah Jazz on Friday at AT&T Center. …read more
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Spurs' Parker returns, seems likely to play vs. Jazz
Spurs guard Tony Parker is back from an ankle sprain and likely to play against the Utah Jazz on Friday night. …read more
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Parker returns to Spurs after missing 3 weeks
By Associated Press Spurs guard Tony Parker is back from an ankle sprain and likely to play against the Utah Jazz on Friday night. …read more
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Former NBA star has new job as crossing guard
Former NBA star Adrian Dantley spent years guarding opponents on the court. Now he’s guarding schoolchildren as they cross the street.
Radio station WTOP (http://bit.ly/YlNvyo) reports that Dantley, a hall-of-famer and former star for the Utah Jazz and Detroit Pistons, started working as a crossing guard in September. He works an hour a day at Eastern Middle School and New Hampshire Estates Elementary School in Silver Spring, Md.
Ths 6-foot-5 Dantley grew up in the area and says he took the job for the health care benefits and to have something to do. Montgomery County civil service records show he gets paid $14,685.50 a year. Dantley says he doesn’t need the money.
He says he enjoys giving the young children high fives and encouragement.
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Information from: WTOP-FM, http://www.wtop.com
Notebook: Knicks 90, Jazz 83
THE FACTS: Without their leading scorer, top rebounder and best defensive player — and at the end of a brutal five-game road trip — the New York Knicks played with some urgency on Monday night. And that proved to be one of the factors that propelled the Knicks to a 90-83 victory over the Utah Jazz on Monday night. New York (39-26), without Carmelo Anthony and Tyson Chandler, earned its only victory of a five-game road trip. …read more
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Thunder Beat Jazz 110-87: Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook Lead OKC Past Utah (VIDEO)
By The Huffington Post News Editors
OKLAHOMA CITY — Kevin Durant had 23 points and 10 rebounds, Russell Westbrook scored 19 points and the Oklahoma City cruised to a 110-87 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night.
Kevin Martin added 15 points for Oklahoma City, which improved to 25-8 at home. The Thunder led 29-19 after one quarter and 50-28 at halftime.
Notebook: Thunder 110, Jazz 87
THE FACTS: The Oklahoma City Thunder used a deadly combination of stifling defense and hot shooting to blitz the Utah Jazz 110-87. OKC led by as many as 32 and took control of the game midway through the first quarter. The Thunder starters left the game late in the third quarter and didn’t have to come back in. Kevin Durant led all scorers with 23 points, while also pulling down 10 rebounds for his 19th double-double of the season. Russell Westbrook added 19 points on 6-for-11 shooting. Had he stayed in the game, he was heading for a triple-double as Westbrook also had nine assists and seven rebounds. …read more
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Notebook: Jazz 103, Pistons 90
THE FACTS: After a brutally unsuccessful four-game road trip, the Utah Jazz were able to get back on track at home — and against a favorable opponent. …read more
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Amare Stoudemire Having Knee Surgery, Could Miss 6 Weeks
By The Huffington Post News Editors
NEW YORK — Amare Stoudemire needs surgery on his right knee and is expected to miss six weeks, a stunning blow to the New York Knicks as they chase the Atlantic Division title.
Stoudemire, who had been playing well off the bench, will have the procedure to remove tissue within the week, the Knicks said Saturday before their game against the Utah Jazz.
Carmelo sits again for Knicks, says knee 'so-so'
By Ian Begley New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony will miss his third straight game Saturday night against the Utah Jazz due to a lingering right knee injury, coach Mike Woodson said. …read more
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Melo, Amar'e questionable with knee injuries
By Ian Begley Knicks stars Carmelo Anthony and Amar’e Stoudemire were game-time decisions Saturday against the Utah Jazz due to knee injuries. …read more
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'Melo, Stoudemire both game-time decisions vs. Jazz
The New York Knicks could be without Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire on Saturday night against the Utah Jazz. …read more
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