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• Monson: Calling Dr. Freud, the Jazz need your help

  05-05-2018 23:53
  Two of the most fascinating aspects of playoff basketball and a best-of-seven series are the constant need for strategic coaching and player adjustments and the absolute requirement to call in Dr. Sigmund Freud for psychoanalysis from game to game.Constants are uncommon.Rarely are there complete carryovers.Almost everything blows in or through the wind. And through the minds and bodies of premier athletes who play in and deal with the increased pressure of the NBA postseason.Briefly punch up the
  
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• [Uproxx: Dime Magazine] - Donovan Mitchell Believes The Jazz Would Have Been Better Without Him In Their Game 3 Drubbing

  05-05-2018 23:28 via sportspyder.com
  ... n the series, 2-1. It’s not the end of the world, but with how much hype the Jazz had entering the game, it was disappointing to see the team lay an egg. Dono ...
  
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• [Deadspin] - Cavs NBA 2K Player Erupts For 46 Points In Narrow Playoff Win

  05-05-2018 23:07 via sportspyder.com
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• Tribune editorial: When the job tears them down, police officers need to call for backup

  05-05-2018 23:00
  Brent Jex’s story isn’t over. Jex is the subject of “Officer in Distress,” Tribune Senior Managing Editor Matt Canham’s wrenching deep dive into the stress of police work and its consequences. If there is one thing that hangs over the series wrapping up in Sunday’s paper, it is that police are asked to witness too much without having it affect them.That is not how brains work. The mind doesn’t just let go, and cop work is full of moments that need to be
  
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• [Yahoo Sports] - ‘MacGyver’ Ratings Hit Low In Finale; Thanos Teasing ‘S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Steady

  05-05-2018 22:31 via sportspyder.com
  ... elling storylines of the NBA postseason has been the sheer dominance of Utah Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell. The 21-year-old is one of the two big names circula ...
  
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• ‘Everyone thinks about quitting’: Utah runners are put to the test during the Salt Flats 100 mile endurance race

  05-05-2018 22:12
  Wendover • After more than 24 hours on her feet, Melissa Soper could see her destination off in the seeming infinite desert flatness, a banner strung between two aluminum rods, getting bigger against the horizon, backlit by the sun rising.The 39-year-old mother of four began moaning as she approached and then ran under the banner, becoming the ninth finisher and the first woman to complete the 2018 Salt Flats Endurance Run on Saturday.“This was the stupidest thing ever. I’m so g
  
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• ‘My Old Kentucky Home’: The Kentucky Derby’s beloved, fraught sing-along about slavery

  05-05-2018 22:05
  “In the world of sports,” promises the official website for the Kentucky Derby, “there is not a more moving moment than when the horses step onto the track for the Kentucky Derby post parade and the band strikes up ‘My Old Kentucky Home’ and 160,000+ people sing along.”The tradition of playing the song on Derby Day dates back until at least 1921, although it’s not clear when it became part of the parade of horses and jockeys at the start of the race at C
  
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• Letter: Detective Brent Jex’s story helps put focus on emotional trauma

  05-05-2018 22:00
  Thank you, Tribune, for bringing Detective Brent Jex’s story to light. Both his story, and the related story of teens choosing violence, calls needed attention to the mental health and emotional fragility of every one of us. The policeman’s story shows how even the strongest and bravest of us can be defeated by recurrent trauma on the job. The teen’s story shows how even a mild-mannered, introverted person can turn to violence. Not to excuse their choices, both of these individ
  
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• Commentary: Utah teachers — It’s time to walk to the polls

  05-05-2018 22:00
  A school administrator I once worked with was well known for reminding his students to “walk with a purpose.”I am in awe as I see teachers in states like Arizona, Colorado, Kentucky, Oklahoma, North Carolina and West Virginia courageously walk the streets with a purpose. They and their association colleagues are leaving the classrooms and students they love to demand support for public education and the schools their students deserve.Utah schools face many similar challenges to those
  
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• “We’ll come back energized and motivated.” https://t.co/IhuH0RJKFH

  05-05-2018 21:30 via twitter.com
  
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• Letter: Given Romney’s heartless views on DACA, I can no longer support him

  05-05-2018 21:00
  A letter to Mitt Romney:I have been a staunch supporter of your various activities and political runs since your role with the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, and through your runs for president of the United States. Despite many comments from my naysayer friends, I hoped you would become our president, and was disappointed when things did not go that way.I have, however, recently reassessed my thinking, since reading in The Salt Lake Tribune your heartless, elitist views on handling the DACA (
  
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• For Jazz fans, the only thing better than a Utah win is ... a chicken sandwich?

  05-05-2018 20:56
  The Jazz were pulling away with a 17-point lead in the fourth quarter of Game 4 of their first-round playoff series vs. Oklahoma City. The volume of Vivint Smart Home Arena suddenly intensified as the Thunder’s Raymond Felton missed a free throw and fans sensed what might come next. Free chicken. Chick-fil-A’s sponsorship of the Jazz and other NBA teams, including the Houston Rockets, plays into some traditional themes of sporting events: support of the home team, fan involvement in
  
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• From convict to public defender: BYU grad’s life transformed

  05-05-2018 20:53
  Provo • By 2003, 22-year-old Ben Aldana already had a long history of run-ins with police.Starting in his early teens, a combination of drugs and a bad set of friends had set him on a path that eventually led to him spending years in federal prison on drug-related charges.In short, he might not be who one would picture as graduating from Brigham Young University’s law school with a public defender job lined up post-graduation.Three years of law school is tough for whoever attempts it,
  
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• Utah man sentenced in Arizona for 2016 kidnapping, killing

  05-05-2018 20:50
  St. George • A Utah man has been sentenced to 46 years in prison in Arizona for the kidnapping and killing of David Heisler.The Spectrum reports 57-year-old Francis Lee McCard was sentenced Thursday in a courtroom in Kingman, Arizona, after pleading guilty to charges of murder and kidnapping.According to court documents, 30-year-old Heisler was taken from his home in Santa Clara, Utah, in June 2016. His body was found two months later in a remote Arizona desert area north of the Grand Canyo
  
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• At Utah and everywhere else in college football, the goal is the same: Develop the perfect quarterback.

  05-05-2018 20:47
  There might not be a bigger fishbowl in sports than playing quarterback. At least they come in more developed physically and mentally and with more experiences under their belts at the professional level. The elite college quarterback recruit, like Utah’s Jack Tuttle, steps onto a campus as a mixture of wide-eyed kid and football savant. All eyes fixate on these young signal callers, fans gravitate to them and project hopes and expectation upon them.These young men bring increased scrutiny
  
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• ADOT: Bridge at Chinle Wash on Navajo Nation being replaced

  05-05-2018 20:46
  Phoenix • The Arizona Department of Transportation is replacing the bridge at Chinle Wash on the Navajo Nation in far northeastern Arizona.The $6 million project is scheduled to start Monday and be completed by the end of this year.The new three-span bridge will be 280 feet long and nearly 9 feet wider than the current bridge on U.S. 160.ADOT officials say the project also will realign the roadway and install new pavement markings, among other improvements.They say motorists using U.S. 160
  
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• Daughter of tribal president faces drunken driving charges

  05-05-2018 20:43
  Flagstaff, Ariz. • The Navajo Nation president’s daughter is facing drunken driving charges after authorities say she struck another vehicle south of Flagstaff.Karis Begaye serves as her father’s chief legal counsel in the tribal government.The Arizona Department of Public Safety says Begaye was arrested two weeks ago on Interstate 17 after rear-ending a semitrailer and damaging a guardrail.She spent about 12 hours in the Coconino County jail where she was booked on suspicion of
  
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• Florida woman’s gruesome roach-in-ear tale goes viral

  05-05-2018 20:39
  St. Petersburg, Fla. • Those screams you hear?They’re the collective sounds of primal anguish after reading a Florida woman’s account of waking up with a palmetto bug in her ear. (That’s the polite name for a flying cockroach, for those of you not acquainted with the reviled Sunshine State insects.)Katie Holley’s gruesome experience happened in the early morning hours of April 14. Soon after, her sister-in-law — who works as an editor for Self Magazine —
  
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• How the music industry overlooked R. Kelly’s alleged abuse of young women

  05-05-2018 20:36
  R. Kelly was in trouble again, and it was really bad this time. It was 2002, and police were investigating a sex tape that appeared to show the R&B superstar with a 14-year-old girl. Of all the scandals that had stirred around Kelly in his decade of fame, this one felt especially dire.But Kelly remained a potent talent, a hitmaker who suavely skipped from sexy make-out jams (“Bump n’ Grind”) to inspirational tear-jerkers (“I Believe I Can Fly”), and the industry
  
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• Kragthorpe: Through the ups and downs, Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell is making himself memorable in these playoffs

  05-05-2018 20:32
  Having made the play that the Jazz wish would define forever their Western Conference semifinal series vs. Houston (but probably won’t), rookie guard Donovan Mitchell posted a photo of himself hanging on the rim after spectacularly rebounding and dunking his own missed shot in the Jazz’s Game 2 road victory.Mitchell referenced a classic television sketch that requires some explanation — and it’s coming, I promise — in an expression of branding and self-promotion tha
  
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• [Hoops Rumors] - Five Key Stories: 4/28/18 – 5/5/18

  05-05-2018 20:23 via sportspyder.com
  ... ewed with the Suns  during the Jazz’ series against the Rockets and was named head coach shortly thereafter. Kok ...
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz: Game 3 was lame-town, but how ’bout Royce O’Neale?

  05-05-2018 20:16 via sportspyder.com
  ... ess, O’Neale scored seven straight points, keying a 9-0 run that brought the Jazz back to within 15. In a way, it was inspiring. The sequence was like a glori ...
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Donovan Mitchell’s horrible night summed up the Jazz’s futility in Game 3. What is he going to do about it?

  05-05-2018 20:11 via sportspyder.com
  ... ario (42) is fouled during first half play. The Houston Rockets led the Utah Jazz 70-40 at the half of game 3, Friday, May 4, 2018. Utah Jazz forward Derrick...
  
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• Donovan Mitchell’s horrible night summed up the Jazz’s futility in Game 3. What is he going to do about it?

  05-05-2018 20:06
  Donovan Mitchell knew the moment was coming.The Utah Jazz guard, surrounded by reporters Friday morning, was asked for his thoughts on Philadelphia rookie Ben Simmons’ one-point performance the night before. Mitchell has traded some barbs with Simmons over which of the two should be the NBA’s Rookie of the Year, but he didn’t pile on this time. Mitchell instead recalled ugly playoff performances by LeBron James and James Harden early in their careers.“It happens to everyb
  
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• Utah Jazz: Game 3 was lame-town, but how ’bout Royce O’Neale?

  05-05-2018 20:03
  The positives to glean from the Utah Jazz’s Game 3 loss to the Houston Rockets are few. However, the play of Royce O’Neale was incredible. Friday night’s Game 3 bout between the Utah Jazz and the Houston Rockets was about as bad an effort as you’ll ever see as a Jazz fan. At times, it […]
  Utah Jazz: Game 3 was lame-town, but how ’bout Royce O’Neale? - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• Letter: Officer Brent Jex is a true hero and The Tribune portrayed that well

  05-05-2018 20:00
  I wish to express my sincere gratitude to Matt Canham and The Tribune staff for “Officer in Distress,” (May 2). Canham’s piece was the most clear-voiced and accessible portrait of a true hero of this community, Officer Brent Jex, that I could have hoped for. I know its impact is already being felt in the first-responder community, with officers who have needed help finally seeing a big, front-page notice that they are not alone.As executive director of the Utah Fraternal Order
  
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• Commentary: Utah’s senators should not reward torture. They should reject Haspel.

  05-05-2018 20:00
  Candidate Donald Trump vowed to reinstate a policy of torture. During the first days of his presidency, a draft executive order indicated that he intended to do just that.But senators from both parties objected, citing the 2015 McCain-Feinstein Amendment, which affirmed the illegality of waterboarding and other so-called “enhanced interrogation” techniques. Seventy-eight senators had voted for the bill. “The president can sign whatever executive orders he likes,” said Sen
  
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• It will take a while: Jason Kreis’ words to Mike Petke still ring true for RSL

  05-05-2018 19:24
  Orlando City coach Jason Kreis recognized the disappointment on Real Salt Lake coach Mike Petke’s face.It was June 30, 2017, and Orlando had beaten RSL 1-0, leaving Petke’s team with a 5-12-2 record and sitting 10th in the Western Conference.“I’ve been through many a game like that myself in the past several years,” Kreis recounted to The Tribune.Kreis, standing in the stadium that displays his name and retired number, told Petke it would take a while for the new co
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Jazz news: Rudy Gobert says no Ricky Rubio puts a lot of pressure on Donovan Mitchell

  05-05-2018 19:22 via sportspyder.com
  ...Thanks to that, alongside other plays like Ricky Rubio and Rudy Gobert, the Jazz in the thick of a solid playoff run. As important as Mitchell has been this...
  
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• Letter: I just might donate my tax-cut windfall to the federal government

  05-05-2018 19:00
  Fellow taxpayers: Have you calculated your personal benefits resulting from the Republican tax cuts? On the assumption that my total 2018 income will be equivalent to that of 2017, I will enjoy a tax-break equal to a 0.8 percent cost-of-living adjustment.My initial response: I will put this tax-break windfall into my piggy bank. There it will remain as a hedge against the time when GOP legislators slash my Social Security and Medicare benefits.On further reflection: GOP munificence is projected
  
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• Senior Hayden Curtis yearns to be in middle of the biggest moments for Olympus baseball team

  05-05-2018 18:49
  Holladay • Nick Ward always could hear the music blaring from the other side of Olympus High School’s sprawling campus as he laced up his cleats, slipped on his pads and carried his helmet out to football practice on those fall afternoons. The tunes were one thing, but those discernible pings, the sound of alloy making contact with a ball again and again, always served as confirmation.“I know it’s Hayden,” Ward would tell himself.Digging into the batter’s box,
  
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• [NBC Sports: Pro Basketball Talk] - Full list of NBA Draft Combine invites

  05-05-2018 18:11 via sportspyder.com
  ...offense, their defense proved equally troublesome for Utah. They forced the Jazz to commit six turnovers before the second quarter and scored nine points off ...
  
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• Letter: Negative campaigns need to stop; the voting booth is a good place to start

  05-05-2018 18:00
  As an unaffiliated voter in the 4th Congressional District, I was dismayed to read of Rep. Mia Love’s decision to go negative so early, or at any time for that matter, in her campaign vs. Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams. The strategy of negatively linking a candidate with a national figure can go both ways. The consequential clutter is worse than the myriad of campaign signs littering our neighborhoods and streets. Could we please go back to telling the voters why we should elect you an
  
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• Rep. Rob Bishop says he supports statehood for Puerto Rico

  05-05-2018 17:52
  San Juan, Puerto Rico • Another Republican official has declared his support for granting Puerto Rico statehood.U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop of Utah said Friday, however, that the U.S. territory first has to have a vibrant economy and a stable government. The island is trying to restructure a portion of its more than $70 billion public debt load amid an 11-year recession.Bishop visited the island with Puerto Rico’s representative in Congress, Jenniffer Gonzalez, who said he has been a great a
  
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• Promised temple is coming, visiting apostle Dieter Uchtdorf tells Russia’s Mormons, but the process ‘will be slow’

  05-05-2018 17:49
  When LDS Church President Russell M. Nelson declared April 1 that the Utah-based faith planned to build a temple at a yet-to-be-determined location in Russia, thousands of Mormons gathered in the massive Conference Center in downtown Salt Lake City collectively gasped. Was it delight or astonishment?After all, Mormon missionaries there are forbidden by law to proselytize or even to wear their iconic black name tags. The number of missions has been trimmed from seven to six and permissible preach
  
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• Layton officer shoots man after three-hour standoff

  05-05-2018 17:34
  Police shot a Layton man Saturday morning, ending a three-hour negotiation where the drunk man fired shots inside his home and in the front yard.The 44-year-old man told police he was suicidal and wanted them to shoot him. His name is not yet being released.Layton police were first called at 11:30 p.m. Friday, Lt. Travis Lyman said. A young woman reported that her relative was intoxicated and suicidal. She was on her way to his home, but wanted police to come as well, Lyman said.Police were firs
  
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• This original piece of #TakeNote art by @SrilArt is being auctioned off on our website with all proceeds going to… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  05-05-2018 17:21 via twitter.com
  This original piece of #TakeNoteart by @SrilArt is being auctioned off on our website with all proceeds going to… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Pretty Bird’s chicken sandwich — no matter the spice level — offers a perfectly balanced bite

  05-05-2018 17:17
  Look, I’m a huge advocate for bone-in fried chicken. And normally, that’s what I would tell you to try here — and you should try it. But at Pretty Bird, chef/owner Viet Pham has painstakingly worked to create a chicken sandwich that balances texture and taste all in one mouthful. It’s crisp and creamy, savory and sweet, and much much more.Click here for the full review.Pretty Bird • 146 S. Regent St., Salt Lake City; https://prettybirdchicken.com; 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m
  
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• [Sporting News] - NBA playoffs 2018: Donovan Mitchell says Game 3 vs. Rockets would've been better without him

  05-05-2018 16:43 via sportspyder.com
  ...The Jazz fell to the Rockets 113-92 as Mitchell scored a playoff-low 10 points on 4-o ...
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Donovan Mitchell on Game 3 — ‘It’s like I wasn’t there’

  05-05-2018 16:08 via sportspyder.com
  ... d uncomfortable with the ball in his hands and that was a big reason why the Jazz lost. For Mitchell, he was really disappointed with the way he performed and ...
  
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• [Yahoo Sports] - Doppelgangers meet? Toby from 'The Office' willing to high-five Joe Ingles on one condition

  05-05-2018 15:26 via sportspyder.com
  ... fice see you in a few hours — Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) As they say Jazz, the ball’s in your court. More from Yahoo Sports: • • • • MercuryNews.com I ...
  
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• [The Score] - Jazz's Mitchell takes blame for Game 3 loss: 'I'll fix it'

  05-05-2018 15:12 via sportspyder.com
  ... htaking given the fact he's a 21-year-old rookie, but it also underlines the Jazz's shortcomings against a high-octane Houston squad. In Game 3, Mitchell shot ...
  
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• [Bleacher Report] - Donovan Mitchell on Game 3 Performance vs. Rockets: 'That Can't Happen'

  05-05-2018 13:18 via sportspyder.com
  ... Return via Houston Chronicle Game 3 Loss, and History, Spell Trouble for the Jazz via DeseretNews.com Rockets Give the Jazz a Harsh Reality Check in Game 3 vi ...
  
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• [Give Me Sport] - Donovan Mitchell takes blame for the Jazz's heavy game three loss to the Rockets | GiveMeSport

  05-05-2018 12:52 via sportspyder.com
  ... tes, and I'll fix it." With the remarkable season he's had, no member of the Jazz will pin the blame on him as he's carried them offensively all season and is ...
  
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• [ESPN] - Jazz's Mitchell on off night: 'That can't happen'

  05-05-2018 09:29 via sportspyder.com
  ... g the rim. "They're a good defensive team. They've been that all year," said Jazz coach Quin Snyder, who mentioned that Mitchell needs to adjust to the Rocket ...
  
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• [KSL] - The Triple Team: Rockets school Utah on both ends of the floor in 113-92 loss

  05-05-2018 09:14 via sportspyder.com
  ... ts started the game by immediately hitting two threes in transition, forcing Jazz head coach Quin Snyder to call timeout 90 seconds into the contest. So the J ...
  
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• [Sports Illustrated] - NBA Playoffs: Donovan Mitchell Scolds Self After Tough Game 3 Loss | SI.com

  05-05-2018 08:58 via sportspyder.com
  ... oints) and Derrick Favors (two points) both struggled badly, and none of the Jazz’s starters attempted a free throw. “[The Rockets] were the aggressor the ent ...
  
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• Faced with a humbling Jazz loss, many home fans still stay until the bitter end

  05-05-2018 08:44
  In section 135, row 9 of the upper bowl of Vivint Smart Home Arena, with her team down by more than 20 points, Karen Abrams was having the time of her life.Her golden T-shirt stood out among a sea of orange, and her dancing and cheering only added to the effect.She broke her dance party just briefly to express her displeasure — not at the Utah Jazz, who were in the midst of a 113-92 drubbing to the Houston Rockets, but at the handful of empty seats she saw around the arena.“I’m
  
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• [True Hoop: Salt City Hoops] - Jazz Seek Answers after Houston’s Dominant Game 3 Victory

  05-05-2018 08:35 via sportspyder.com
  ... arden and Paul combined for 40 points on 14 of 34 shooting (41 percent). The Jazz would take that every game. Also, Utah actually out-shot Houston from deep 3 ...
  
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