Here for the Long Run: Utah Jazz MyGM

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Jazz Come Up Short In Brooklyn

Tuesday, November 5th, 2013

New York City - The young, brash Utah Jazz battled the veteran Brooklyn Nets to the wire, but came up just short in their quest for their first road victory of the season.

Only one player for Utah played 30 minutes or more (Hayward), and despite out-rebounding the Nets 51 to 49, the Jazz found themselves on the short end of the stick at the end of the 4th quarter following a big Nets run. The Nets out-scored Utah 34 to 24 in the 4th quarter, and 60 to 46 in the second half altogether.

The Jazz take on the Celtics in Boston tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m., then travel to Chicago on Friday to take on the Bulls. They close out the road trip in Toronto on Saturday night.

Utah Jazz (1-3) at Brooklyn Nets (2-2)
Nov 5, 2013 1 2 3 4 Final Utah 21 26 22 24 93 New Jersey 19 21 26 34 100 Top Performers Utah Jazz D. Favors: 15 pts, 8 reb, 2 blk, 7-12 FG E. Kanter: 14 pts, 10 reb, 2 stl, 6-10 FG Brooklyn Nets D. Williams: 21 pts, 4 reb, 12 ast, 2 stl, 6-15 FG, 7-8 FT J. Johnson: 20 pts, 3 reb, 4 ast, 8-20 FG	Team Stats Comparison UTH NJN FG Made-Att 41/94 (44%) 40/88 (45%) 3PT Made-Att 4/25 (16%) 5/12 (42%) FT Made-Att 7/15 (47%) 15/18 (83%) Rebounds 51 49 Assists 20 25 Turnovers 11 12 Steals 9 9 Blocks 8 7
Utah Jazz STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Trey Burke 28 4-14 1-5 2-2 3 6 1 0 3 11 Gordon Hayward 31 4-15 1-6 0-0 4 5 2 1 0 9 Richard Jefferson 22 1-4 0-2 0-0 5 2 0 0 0 2 Marvin Williams 22 5-7 1-1 0-0 2 0 1 1 1 11 Derrick Favors 28 7-12 0-0 1-3 8 0 0 2 2 15 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Alec Burks 24 7-14 1-6 0-2 3 0 0 1 1 15 Enes Kanter 24 6-10 0-0 2-2 10 1 2 0 1 14 Jeremy Evans 21 3-7 0-1 0-2 8 1 1 0 1 6 Diante Garrett 21 1-4 0-1 0-0 2 2 1 0 0 2 Rudy Gobert 13 3-3 0-0 1-2 3 0 1 2 1 7 Brandon Rush 7 0-3 0-2 1-2 1 3 0 1 1 1 Ian Clark 5 0-1 0-1 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Brooklyn Nets STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Deron Williams 39 6-15 2-3 7-8 4 12 2 1 1 21 Joe Johnson 42 8-20 2-5 2-3 3 4 1 0 4 20 Paul Pierce 33 4-9 1-1 2-2 5 3 0 1 0 11 Kevin Garnett 24 5-9 0-0 1-1 8 1 0 1 1 11 Brook Lopez 31 5-8 0-0 1-2 15 0 2 2 1 11 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Andray Blatche 20 4-9 0-0 2-2 8 0 1 1 0 10 Marcus Thornton 14 2-5 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 1 4 Shaun Livingston 12 3-7 0-1 0-0 2 2 1 1 3 6 Andrei Kirilenko 10 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 1 2 Mirza Teletovic 9 1-3 0-1 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 2 Alan Anderson 7 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Mason Plumlee 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 0

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Absolutely BEAUTIFUL layout! Love it!

[JazzMan]

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Absolutely BEAUTIFUL layout! Love it!

Thank you, sir. The highlight videos are an extra bit of work, but I think they're wonderful.

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Matchup Preview | November 6, 2013
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Utah Jazz (1-3, 0-2 Away)		Boston Celtics (1-3, 0-1 Home)
Stats Comparison 106.5 Points Per Game 93.0 44.5% Field Goal % 47.7% 70.2% Free Throw % 61.0% 38.0% 3-Point % 36.1% 52.0 Rebounds 46.0 6.8 Blocks 5.0 4.7 Steals 5.5 9.3 Turnovers 15.0 Projected Starters Trey Burke Point Guard Rajon Rondo Gordon Hayward Shooting Guard Avery Bradley Richard Jefferson Small Forward Jeff Green Marvin Williams Power Forward Kris Humphries Derrick Favors Center Jared Sullinger Game Notes Despite the excellent play of Enes Kanter and Alec Burks, the Jazz will be sticking with the veteran duo of Richard Jefferson and Marvin Williams at the forward positions tonight against the Celtics. However, I would expect the Jazz to give Kanter and Burks heavy minutes tonight.

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Favors' Big Game Not Enough For Utah

Wednesday, November 6th, 2013

Boston - The Utah Jazz lost their fourth-straight game tonight, as they fell to the Celtics in Boston. Avery Bradley proved to be the difference maker for the Celtics, as he finished with 32 points and 2 steals. Jared Sullinger finished with 12 and 12, and Rajon Rondo had 10 points, 6 rebounds, and 14 assists.

For Utah, the 5 young core pieces played significant minutes. Derrick Favors had a big game, finishing with 18 points and 14 rebounds, and Trey Burke had his first career double-double with 13 points and 10 assists. Gordon Hayward played his former Butler University coach, Brad Stevens, for the first time. Here's what Hayward had to say about Stevens:

"Well, I love the guy. The first thing I did when I got to the arena was talk to him. We go back, man. You think about the things we were able to accomplish at Butler, and the things he was able to do after I left, and you have to think that he'll be a successful coach here in Boston for a long time."

Utah struggled with turnovers tonight, committing 12 of them to Boston's 5, and despite shooting a higher percentage from the field, the Jazz weren't able to come away with the win. They shot just 56% from the free throw line and 30% from three-point land.

Utah is off to Chicago tonight for a game against the Bulls on Friday at 7:00 p.m. The Bulls have yet to lose this season, as they are 4-0.

Utah Jazz (1-4) at Boston Celtics (2-3)
Nov 6, 2013 1 2 3 4 Final Utah 24 22 15 28 89 Boston 26 26 22 24 98 Top Performers Utah Jazz D. Favors: 18 pts, 14 reb, 1 blk, 8-13 FG T. Burke: 13 pts, 10 ast, 2 stl, 4-9 FG, 3-7 3PT Boston Celtics A. Bradley: 32 pts, 2 ast, 2 stl, 13-25 FG, 5-11 3PT R. Rondo: 10 pts, 6 reb, 14 ast, 4-17 FG	Team Stats Comparison UTH BOS FG Made-Att 37/82 (45%) 39/91 (43%) 3PT Made-Att 6/20 (30%) 7/18 (39%) FT Made-Att 9/16 (56%) 13/13 (100%) Rebounds 50 49 Assists 24 25 Turnovers 12 5 Steals 3 8 Blocks 6 2
Utah Jazz STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Trey Burke 33 4-9 3-7 2-2 1 10 2 0 1 13 Gordon Hayward 33 6-11 1-1 0-0 3 2 1 1 4 13 Richard Jefferson 22 2-4 1-1 0-1 7 1 0 0 1 5 Marvin Williams 17 3-5 1-1 1-2 1 2 0 0 0 8 Derrick Favors 31 8-13 0-0 2-5 14 1 0 1 1 18 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Alec Burks 27 5-12 0-2 1-3 4 4 0 0 1 11 Enes Kanter 26 5-11 0-0 1-1 6 1 0 1 2 11 Jeremy Evans 18 0-3 0-0 2-2 5 0 0 3 0 2 Diante Garrett 16 2-6 0-3 0-0 4 2 0 0 0 4 Brandon Rush 13 1-6 0-5 0-0 2 1 0 0 1 2 Rudy Gobert 9 1-2 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 0 1 2 Ian Clark -- DID NOT PLAY --
Boston Celtics STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Rajon Rondo 36 4-17 0-2 2-2 6 14 0 0 0 10 Avery Bradley 38 13-25 5-11 1-1 2 2 2 0 0 32 Jeff Green 35 3-9 1-2 4-4 2 3 2 0 3 11 Kris Humphries 22 2-2 0-0 0-0 6 0 0 0 0 4 Jared Sullinger 33 4-11 0-1 4-4 12 1 1 0 0 12 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Brandon Bass 19 2-5 0-0 0-0 4 0 2 0 1 4 Gerald Wallace 14 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 4 Vitor Faverani 13 0-3 0-0 2-2 9 1 0 0 0 2 Kelly Olynyk 12 1-4 0-0 0-0 8 1 1 1 0 2 Chris Johnson 9 4-5 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 8 Phil Pressey 8 2-4 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Jerryd Bayless 8 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 4

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Matchup Preview | November 8, 2013
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Utah Jazz (1-4, 0-3 Away)		Chicago Bulls (4-0, 1-0 Home)
Stats Comparison 103.0 Points Per Game 99.3 44.6% Field Goal % 44.3% 68.0% Free Throw % 82.5% 36.6% 3-Point % 43.0% 51.6 Rebounds 49.5 6.6 Blocks 6.5 4.4 Steals 8.5 9.8 Turnovers 12.0 Projected Starters Trey Burke Point Guard Derrick Rose Gordon Hayward Shooting Guard Jimmy Butler Richard Jefferson Small Forward Mike Dunleavy *Enes Kanter Power Forward Carlos Boozer Derrick Favors Center Joakim Noah Game Notes *Enes Kanter will be making the start tonight in place of Marvin Williams, who will come off the bench. Kanter is averaging 11.8 PPG and 7.8 RPG in 23.0 MPG. These are two teams on the opposite ends of a spectrum: the Jazz are on a 4 game losing streak, and the Bulls are undefeated this season with 4 wins and 0 losses.

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Burks' Career-High 38 Points Leads The Jazz Over Chicago

Friday, November 8th, 2013

Chicago - Utah Jazz reserve Alec Burks had a career-night for the Jazz tonight in Chicago, as he had 38 points coming off the bench. Burks was just unstoppable, mostly in the 2nd half, and was just knocking down shot after shot.

The Bulls had no answer for Burks, who was given a season-high 32 minutes. Gordon Hayward struggled with foul trouble, thus getting Burks on the court more, but they were most effective when both were on the court simultaneously. Hayward finished with a nice statline himself, with 24 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals.

In Enes Kanter's first start of the season, he played very well, as he finished with 14 points and 8 boards. He was able to get to the free throw line 8 times, making 6 of his shots. Derrick Favors was one point and one rebound away from a double-double, and Trey Burke shot the ball well, but finished with just 9 points and 5 assists.

The Jazz finish out their road trip against Toronto tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m.

Utah Jazz (2-4) at Chicago Bulls (4-1)
Nov 8, 2013 1 2 3 4 Final Utah 28 24 28 29 109 Chicago 23 29 23 29 104 Top Performers Utah Jazz A. Burks: 38 pts, 3 reb, 14-20 FG, 4-7 3PT, 6-8 FT G. Hayward: 24 pts, 5 reb, 5 ast, 3 stl, 10-20 FG, 3-7 3PT Chicago Bulls D. Rose: 20 pts, 12 ast, 2 stl, 2 blk, 7-15 FG, 6-8 FT M. Dunleavy: 17 pts, 3 reb, 3 ast, 4 stl, 7-13 FG, 3-4 3PT	Team Stats Comparison UTH CHI FG Made-Att 40/75 (53%) 43/79 (54%) 3PT Made-Att 8/18 (44%) 5/11 (45%) FT Made-Att 21/29 (72%) 13/18 (72%) Rebounds 37 34 Assists 23 24 Turnovers 14 15 Steals 9 11 Blocks 5 4
Utah Jazz STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Trey Burke 31 3-6 1-1 2-2 1 5 2 0 0 9 Gordon Hayward 30 10-20 3-7 1-3 5 5 3 0 3 24 Richard Jefferson 18 3-4 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 1 6 Enes Kanter 29 4-6 0-0 6-8 8 2 0 2 0 14 Derrick Favors 27 4-7 0-0 1-2 9 3 0 1 1 9 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Alec Burks 32 14-20 4-7 6-8 3 1 1 1 5 38 Marvin Williams 21 1-2 0-1 5-6 2 3 1 0 1 7 Jeremy Evans 19 0-5 0-0 0-0 5 2 0 0 0 0 Diante Garrett 14 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Rudy Gobert 13 0-1 0-0 0-0 3 1 1 0 2 0 Brandon Rush 7 1-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 2 John Lucas 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Chicago Bulls STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Derrick Rose 36 7-15 0-2 6-8 2 12 2 2 4 20 Jimmy Butler 38 6-8 0-0 0-0 2 1 1 0 1 12 Mike Dunleavy 32 7-13 3-4 0-0 3 3 4 0 3 17 Carlos Boozer 26 3-7 0-0 0-2 8 1 1 0 2 6 Joakim Noah 38 6-9 0-0 0-0 6 0 1 0 0 12 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Taj Gibson 18 4-5 0-0 5-6 7 0 0 1 0 13 Kirk Hinrich 14 1-4 0-2 0-0 1 2 0 0 3 2 DJ Augustin 13 7-10 0-1 0-0 1 2 0 0 1 14 Nikola Mirotic 9 0-4 0-0 0-0 3 0 1 0 0 0 Tony Snell 9 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 1 1 0 Jimmer Fredette 6 2-3 2-2 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 8 Nazr Mohammed 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0

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Matchup Preview | November 9, 2013
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Utah Jazz (2-4, 1-3 Away)		Toronto Raptors (4-2, 1-1 Home)
Stats Comparison 104.0 Points Per Game 94.8 45.8% Field Goal % 42.9% 37.7% 3-Point % 36.3% 69.0% Free Throw % 77.1% 49.2 Rebounds 47.7 6.3 Blocks 4.2 5.2 Steals 7.5 10.5 Turnovers 15.2 Projected Starters Trey Burke Point Guard Kyle Lowry Alec Burks Shooting Guard Demar DeRozan Gordon Hayward Small Forward Terrence Ross Enes Kanter Power Forward Amir Johnson Derrick Favors Center Patrick Patterson Game Notes Alec Burks will be making his first start of the season following his 38 point outburst against Chicago. Richard Jefferson will come off the bench due to the move, and the Jazz will, for the first time, start their "Fab Five" in Burke, Burks, Hayward, Kanter, and Favors.

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Hayward's Big Night Leads Jazz Past Raptors

Saturday, November 9th, 2013

Toronto - Gordon Hayward has been the consistent leader for the Jazz so far in this season, and tonight was no different. Hayward put up a very nice statline (26 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block, 10/15 shooting), and was the catalyst for the Jazz offense.

Hayward's interview after the game in the locker room:

Reporter: "You guys rebounded the ball really well tonight, and really, all throughout this season so far. What's the cause for your guys' dominance on the boards?"

Hayward: "Well it goes back to Derrick and Enes. Those two are the foundation of our team. They're so good defensively, and offensively they get after it on the boards and get us plenty of second chances."

Reporter: "You had a nice night shooting the ball. How high was your confidence tonight?"

Hayward: "Well, I didn't really think about my confidence when I was out there. I was just thinking about making the shot and getting points on the board and making plays. I guess you could say I had a pretty high confidence in my jumpshot, but I didn't want to rely on it all game."

Alec Burks made his first start of the season tonight, and though he struggled shooting from the field, he played well defensively with his fellow young teammates.

Two Jazz players had double-doubles on the night (Kanter and Favors), and Utah had a season-high 27 assists. Utah heads home for three games, starting Monday against the Nuggets.

Utah Jazz (3-4) at Toronto Raptors (4-3)
Nov 9, 2013 1 2 3 4 Final Utah 20 30 34 29 113 Toronto 27 24 21 34 106 Top Performers Utah Jazz G. Hayward: 26 pts, 7 reb, 4 ast, 1 blk, 10/15 FG, 3/5 3PT E. Kanter: 13 pts, 11 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl, 7/8 FT Toronto Raptors D. DeRozan: 32 pts, 3 reb, 6 ast, 2 stl, 12/28 FG, 5/9 3PT T. Ross: 28 pts, 4 reb, 10/17 FG, 5/9 3PT	Team Stats Comparison UTH TOR FG Made-Att 43/93 (46%) 39/92 (42%) 3PT Made-Att 9/24 (38%) 12/31 (39%) FT Made-Att 18/21 (86%) 16/20 (80%) Rebounds 54 45 Assists 27 27 Turnovers 10 9 Steals 6 7 Blocks 4 3
Utah Jazz STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Trey Burke 31 6-13 3-5 0-0 4 5 0 0 3 15 Alec Burks 29 5-14 1-6 1-1 3 3 0 2 1 12 Gordon Hayward 32 10-15 3-5 3-3 7 4 0 1 1 26 Enes Kanter 29 3-9 0-0 7-8 11 3 2 0 1 13 Derrick Favors 28 6-10 0-0 2-2 11 1 1 1 1 14 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Marvin Williams 20 5-12 1-2 2-2 4 1 2 0 1 13 Richard Jefferson 19 2-4 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 1 4 Diante Garrett 18 2-6 0-1 1-1 3 7 0 0 0 5 Rudy Gobert 16 2-3 0-0 2-4 7 1 0 0 0 6 Brandon Rush 9 0-4 0-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Jeremy Evans 9 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 2 John Lucas 5 1-1 1-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 3
Toronto Raptors STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Kyle Lowry 34 3-6 1-2 2-2 6 14 1 0 2 9 Demar DeRozan 35 12-28 5-9 3-4 3 6 2 0 0 32 Terrence Ross 40 10-17 5-9 3-4 4 0 0 0 0 28 Amir Johnson 29 4-6 0-0 2-2 3 0 1 1 2 10 Patrick Patterson 43 1-11 0-3 2-2 13 1 2 1 0 4 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Greivis Vasquez 14 3-7 1-3 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 7 Tyler Hansbrough 12 2-4 0-0 0-2 7 0 0 1 1 4 Landry Fields 9 1-3 0-1 0-0 3 1 0 0 0 2 Dwight Buycks 9 1-4 0-1 4-4 3 3 1 0 3 6 John Salmons 9 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Nando De Colo 7 1-5 0-3 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 2 Steve Novak 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Good job Amir Johnson, that whopping three rebounds with 29 minutes of action.

Having Hayward at the three gives you three guys who can go get rebounds a plenty, despite giving up a bit in size with his lanky body. Even though Burks getting the starting nod hurts your bench, it's for the better of the team.

[JazzMan]

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Good job Amir Johnson, that whopping three rebounds with 29 minutes of action.

Having Hayward at the three gives you three guys who can go get rebounds a plenty, despite giving up a bit in size with his lanky body. Even though Burks getting the starting nod hurts your bench, it's for the better of the team.

Burks is an underrated rebounder out on the wing, too.

My bench is really weak right now, but I like Marvin Williams on offense as that stretch 4. Gobert really stepped up against Toronto, too. I might have to start giving him more minutes instead of Evans.

As for Amir Johnson... I don't even know lol. Valunciunas is out with a broken foot, so they were forced to play Patterson for 43 minutes. And he couldn't buy a bucket to save his life.

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Jazz Slip Past 5-0 Nuggets, Improve to .500

Monday, November 11th, 2013

Salt Lake City - This is what we all thought would happen... right? The Jazz are now at .500 on the season with a 4-4 record, and have won 3 straight games, with each team being over .500. Utah is playing great team basketball and is getting contributions from guys all over the roster, and tonight proves it.

Brandon Rush was the leading scorer for the Jazz despite putting in just 11 minutes. In those 11 minutes, Rush broke out for 17 points and shot 70% from the floor. Rudy Gobert, another Jazz reserve, finished with 12 points and 7 rebounds, along with 2 blocks.

The starting lineup produced as well, with Enes Kanter and Gordon Hayward putting in 15 points each, Alec Burks putting in 14 points, and Derrick Favors and Trey Burke both finished with 9 points. Denver's Randy Foye was on a tear tonight, scoring 26 points, with 20 of those points coming in the second half. Foye played with the Jazz for one season last year.

Utah has two more home games; the 5-2 New Orleans Pelicans, and the slumping 3-5 San Antonio Spurs.

Denver Nuggets (5-1) at Utah Jazz (4-4)
Nov 11, 2013 1 2 3 4 Final Denver 19 26 26 25 96 Utah 27 19 31 22 99 Top Performers Denver Nuggets R. Foye: 26 pts, 3 ast, 2 stl, 1 blk, 11/17 FG, 3-6 3PT W. Chandler: 22 pts, 4 reb, 3 ast, 9/22 FG Utah Jazz B. Rush: 17 pts, 2 reb, 2 ast, 7/10 FG, 1/1 3PT E. Kanter: 15 pts, 9 reb, 1 stl, 1 blk, 7/11 FG	Team Stats Comparison DEN UTH FG Made-Att 40/94 (43%) 38/80 (48%) 3PT Made-Att 6/25 (24%) 4/13 (31%) FT Made-Att 10/12 (83%) 19/24 (79%) Rebounds 45 48 Assists 29 20 Turnovers 12 12 Steals 9 7 Blocks 5 10
Denver Nuggets STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Ty Lawson 43 2-14 0-4 2-2 8 15 4 0 3 6 Randy Foye 38 11-17 3-6 1-1 2 3 2 1 1 26 Wilson Chandler 38 9-22 1-8 3-4 4 3 1 0 2 22 Kenneth Faried 33 3-9 0-0 0-0 14 3 1 0 1 6 Javale McGee 29 4-7 0-0 0-0 2 0 1 2 2 8 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Danilo Gallinari 16 5-9 0-1 2-2 4 1 0 0 1 12 Nate Robinson 12 3-10 2-5 2-2 0 3 0 0 1 10 JJ Hickson 12 1-2 0-0 0-1 3 1 0 1 0 2 Darell Arthur 8 1-2 0-0 0-0 6 0 0 0 0 2 Evan Fournier 6 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Timofey Mozgov 6 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 1 0 2 Anthony Randolph 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Utah Jazz STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Trey Burke 34 3-10 1-3 2-2 3 4 0 0 3 9 Alec Burks 32 5-14 2-4 2-2 5 2 1 2 0 14 Gordon Hayward 34 4-11 0-3 7-8 5 3 1 1 4 15 Enes Kanter 31 7-11 0-0 1-2 9 1 1 1 0 15 Derrick Favors 31 4-10 0-0 1-4 9 2 2 1 2 9 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Marvin Williams 18 2-6 0-0 2-2 4 2 1 1 1 6 Rudy Gobert 17 5-5 0-0 2-2 7 0 0 2 1 12 Richard Jefferson 15 0-2 0-2 0-0 1 1 1 1 0 0 Diante Garrett 15 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 Brandon Rush 11 7-10 1-1 2-2 2 2 0 0 1 17 Jeremy Evans 7 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 1 0 2 John Lucas -- DID NOT PLAY --

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Jazz Fall At Home To Pelicans

Wednesday, November 13th, 2013

Salt Lake City - The Utah Jazz have certainly seen their ups and downs so far in the season, and tonight was definitely a down. The Pelicans came into Energy Solutions Arena and just beat the Jazz down in the second half with no problems. The star of the Pelicans, Anthony Davis, even fouled out late in the 3rd quarter and the Pels still made it non-competitive.

That isn't to say that there wasn't any positives for the Jazz, though. Enes Kanter flat-out dominated New Orleans, finishing with 20 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, and a block, but came up short-handed at the free throw line, shooting 2 for 6. Gordon Hayward filled up the stat sheet with 17 points, 5 boards, 6 dimes, a steal, and 2 blocks, but also committed 4 turnovers.

Hayward wasn't the only Jazz player reckless with the ball, as the Jazz committed an astounding 24 turnovers. Tonight also marks just the second time that Utah has been out-rebounded.

One has to wonder how long Utah can handle playing with this bench, as they only managed to score 14 points. Fourteen!!! The Jazz starters accounted for 75 of the team's 89 points. That's 84% of Utah's points. That should probably improve if Utah has any hope of making a miraculous run for the playoffs.

Utah takes on the San Antonio Spurs in Salt Lake City on Friday at 7:00 p.m. The Spurs are off to a slow start with a 4-5 record, but have won 3 straight games.

New Orleans Pelicans (6-3) at Utah Jazz (4-5)
Nov 13, 2013 1 2 3 4 Final New Orleans 28 19 35 25 107 Utah 25 20 25 19 89 Top Performers New Orleans Pelicans E. Gordon: 22 pts, 3 stl, 2 ast, 1 blk, 10/19 FG A. Aminu: 20 pts, 11 reb, 1 stl, 2 blk, 9/11 FG Utah Jazz E. Kanter: 20 pts, 9 reb, 3 ast, 1 blk, 9/11 FG G. Hayward: 17 pts, 5 reb, 6 ast, 1 stl, 2 blk, 3/5 3PT	Team Stats Comparison NOR UTH FG Made-Att 44/85 (52%) 32/69 (46%) 3PT Made-Att 1/7 (14%) 7/19 (37%) FT Made-Att 18/22 (82%) 18/27 (67%) Rebounds 42 39 Assists 23 19 Turnovers 9 24 Steals 19 3 Blocks 5 5
New Orleans Pelicans STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Jrue Holiday 34 5-9 0-0 0-0 2 5 3 0 1 10 Eric Gordon 33 10-19 1-4 1-2 1 2 3 1 0 22 Tyreke Evans 37 6-11 0-0 4-4 3 7 1 0 2 16 Anthony Davis 23 7-9 0-0 1-2 9 1 2 0 1 15 Ryan Anderson 29 3-8 0-0 3-4 5 1 5 1 2 9 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Al-Farouq Aminu 21 9-11 0-0 2-2 11 0 1 2 0 20 Darius Miller 14 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Brian Roberts 13 2-5 0-2 1-2 3 4 1 0 0 5 Anthony Morrow 12 0-4 0-1 2-2 1 1 1 0 1 2 Luke Babbitt 12 2-2 0-0 0-0 3 1 1 0 0 4 Jason Smith 10 0-3 0-0 4-4 3 1 1 1 0 4 Austin Rivers 7 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Utah Jazz STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Trey Burke 33 3-7 1-4 5-5 4 5 1 0 0 12 Alec Burks 28 6-14 1-3 4-5 2 0 1 0 1 17 Gordon Hayward 35 6-14 3-5 2-3 5 6 1 2 4 17 Derrick Favors 28 3-6 0-1 3-4 10 0 0 0 2 9 Enes Kanter 32 9-11 0-1 2-6 9 3 0 1 3 20 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Marvin Williams 20 1-3 0-1 0-0 3 0 0 1 3 2 Richard Jefferson 16 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Rudy Gobert 13 0-2 0-0 0-2 1 1 0 1 2 0 Brandon Rush 12 1-3 0-1 0-0 2 2 0 0 4 2 Diante Garrett 12 1-3 1-1 0-0 1 2 0 0 3 3 Jeremy Evans 10 1-1 0-0 2-2 1 0 0 0 2 4 John Lucas 6 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 3

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Who Is "the Guy" in Utah?

The Utah Jazz have gotten off to a surprising 4-5 start and are currently tied for 10th in the tough Western conference. Many attribute the team's success to the "Fab Five" of Gordon Hayward, Trey Burke, Alec Burks, Enes Kanter, and Derrick Favors, as they should. All five of them have recently been starting together, and all five of them are former lottery picks for the Jazz (with the exclusion of Favors, who was drafted to New Jersey). Both Kanter and Favors are former 3rd overall picks, Hayward and Burke are both former 9th overall picks, and Burks was the 12th overall pick in 2011 draft.

But many of the Jazz faithful are debating over who is the guy that we must build around. Is it Gordon Hayward, the crafty swingman out of Butler? Alec Burks, the athletic guard from Colorado? The Turkish Enes Kanter? Michigan's Trey Burke? Or Georgia Tech alum Derrick Favors? Some feel that it might actually be none of them, surprisingly. With the strong draft class on its way this summer, and the Jazz being projected to finish near the bottom of the league, some fans feel that the Jazz can get a bonafide number one option in the draft. With prospects like Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker, Dante Exum, Julius Randle, and many others, there is plenty of talent in the draft that could take the Jazz to the next level.

But as for right now, who should Utah be prioritizing to lock down? Derrick Favors signed a contract this past summer that lasts until 2017, so he's already locked down. But what about restricted free agent Gordon Hayward? Hayward and the Jazz failed to sign a contract before the deadline, so Gordon will hit the restricted free agent market this summer. Can the Jazz afford to bring him back if he's offered a big contract by another team?

Gordon is the leading scorer for the Jazz this season at 19.7 points per game, but Alec Burks is not far behind with 17.7 points per game. Kanter is 3rd with 13.4 PPG, followed by Burke with 12.3, and Favors with 10.9. So all of the Fab Five is averaging over 10 points a game, which is pretty solid. But who will emerge as the go-to-scorer for Utah?

Utah Jazz Nov. 14th, 2013 Stats
Player	GP	MIN	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3PT%
Gordon Hayward	9	33.7	19.7	4.3	4.6	1.0	1.3	43.3%	41.5%
Alec Burks	9	27.1	17.7	3.4	1.2	0.6	0.8	45.9%	34.2%
Enes Kanter	9	25.9	13.4	8.4	1.4	0.7	0.8	61.0%	0.0%
Trey Burke	9	32.3	12.3	3.8	6.2	0.8	0.1	39.1%	41.5%
Derrick Favors	9	28.6	10.9	10.0	1.3	0.7	1.0	50.6%	0.0%
Marvin Williams	9	21.6	8.9	4.4	0.9	0.6	0.8	46.2%	56.3%
Brandon Rush	9	9.3	4.8	1.1	1.2	0.1	0.1	43.6%	22.2%
Richard Jefferson	9	20.6	4.6	3.0	1.1	0.2	0.2	45.9%	30.8%
Jeremy Evans	9	14.6	3.3	3.8	0.9	0.1	0.4	40.0%	0.0%
Rudy Gobert	9	11.3	3.2	3.4	0.4	0.2	0.8	70.6%	0.0%
Diante Garrett	9	14.4	2.6	2.0	2.2	0.1	0.0	28.1%	11.1%
Ian Clark	3	5.7	2.3	0.7	1.0	0.0	0.0	33.3%	50.0%
John Lucas	3	4.7	2.0	0.3	0.0	0.7	0.0	50.0%	66.7%
Andris Biedrins	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0%	0.0%
Malcolm Thomas	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0%	0.0%

Who do you think will become "the Guy" for Utah in the future?
	Enes Kanter
	Gordon Hayward
	Trey Burke
	Derrick Favors
	Alec Burks
	2014 Draft Pick
	None of the Above
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Jazz Beat Down San Antonio At Home

Friday, November 15th, 2013

Salt Lake City - The Jazz had no problem with the reigning Western Conference Champions tonight, as they drubbed the San Antonio Spurs 109 to 93.

The duo of Enes Kanter and Derrick Favors was dominant for Utah, as they combined for 41 points and 21 rebounds on the night. Gordon Hayward contributed with a near triple-double with 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Alec Burks pitched in with 15 points, 3 boards, and 5 assists, while the rookie Trey Burke was one assist away from a double-double with 14 and 9.

San Antonio was without Kawhi Leonard, who suffered a broken foot last week. Manu Ginobili struggled in the starting lineup as his replacement, shooting just 4 for 13.

This is a big win for the Jazz, as not only are they .500 now, but they now have a ton of confidence in themselves. Kanter and Favors played very well together and used each other's strengths to benefit themselves. Gordon was a great facilitator today, and Trey was feeling the three-ball tonight, making 4 of his 7 attempts from three-point land.

Utah takes on Golden State in Oakland tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m.

San Antonio Spurs (4-6) at Utah Jazz (5-5)
Nov 15, 2013 1 2 3 4 Final San Antonio 19 23 24 27 93 Utah 27 24 27 31 109 Top Performers San Antonio Spurs T. Parker: 18 pts, 6 reb, 8 ast, 8/15 FG M. Belinelli: 18 pts, 3 ast, 2 stl, 7/17 FG, 4/8 3PT Utah Jazz E. Kanter: 21 pts, 11 reb, 2 stl, 1 blk, 8/17 FG, 5/6 FT D. Favors: 20 pts, 10 reb, 3 ast, 1 blk, 10/15 FG	Team Stats Comparison SAS UTH FG Made-Att 40/92 (43%) 42/84 (50%) 3PT Made-Att 8/25 (32%) 11/22 (50%) FT Made-Att 5/8 (63%) 14/20 (70%) Rebounds 42 53 Assists 32 28 Turnovers 8 10 Steals 7 7 Blocks 1 5
San Antonio Spurs STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Tony Parker 39 8-15 1-2 1-2 6 8 0 0 3 18 Marco Belinelli 33 7-17 4-8 0-0 0 3 2 0 2 18 Manu Ginobili 36 4-13 1-4 0-0 4 8 1 1 0 9 Boris Diaw 34 5-13 0-2 0-0 8 3 0 0 1 10 Tim Duncan 31 5-9 0-0 0-2 10 2 1 0 0 10 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Danny Green 17 4-6 1-2 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 9 Tiago Splitter 12 3-4 0-0 0-0 5 1 3 0 2 6 Jeff Ayres 11 1-2 0-0 0-0 3 1 0 0 0 2 Patty Mills 11 2-8 1-6 2-2 3 3 0 0 0 7 Cory Joseph 9 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Austin Daye 7 1-3 0-0 2-2 2 1 0 0 0 4 Matt Bonner 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Utah Jazz STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Trey Burke 35 4-9 4-7 2-2 3 9 2 0 4 14 Alec Burks 35 6-13 3-6 0-0 3 5 1 1 2 15 Gordon Hayward 40 7-10 2-3 2-2 8 7 2 0 1 18 Derrick Favors 35 10-15 0-0 0-2 10 3 0 1 0 20 Enes Kanter 35 8-17 0-0 5-6 11 1 2 1 1 21 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Jeremy Evans 14 3-3 0-0 1-2 10 1 0 2 0 7 Diante Garrett 14 0-2 0-1 2-4 0 2 0 0 1 2 Richard Jefferson 11 2-3 1-1 0-0 3 0 0 0 1 5 Marvin Williams 11 1-5 0-0 2-2 3 0 0 0 0 4 Brandon Rush 9 1-6 1-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Andris Biedrins 7 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 John Lucas -- DID NOT PLAY --