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• Rudy alone at #4 on the franchise list . #TakeNotepic.twitter.com/V08CTm6VAN

  04-11-2019 23:21 via twitter.com
  Rudy alone at #4 on the franchise list.
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• [Fadeaway World] - Jazz Star Rudy Gobert Calls Out His Own Team After Loss To Clippers

  04-11-2019 23:10 via sportspyder.com
  Following the team's loss to the Clippers on Sunday, Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert shared his frustration with the media in a
  
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• Nguyen Hoang: To a Vietnamese eye, Nixon and Trump seem alike

  04-11-2019 23:00
  Of all American presidents we Vietnamese Americans have some ideas about, Richard Nixon and Donald Trump may be the best known.Nixon undoubtedly had a criminal say in the fall of the Saigon regime in 1975. Trump should have gone to Vietnam during the war years, had he not had a “bone spur.” Owing to this, Trump is now the nicest American president Hanoi has ever known.In a few ways, Trump is comparable to Nixon. In the 1968 presidential election, Nixon sought help from South Vietnam&
  
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• Talented freshman Rylan Jones will get the start when Utes open season at Nevada

  04-11-2019 22:45
  Utah coach Larry Krystkowiak long ago pictured this happening. Rylan Jones will start for the Utes in their season opener Tuesday night at Nevada, about 8½ years after Krystkowiak moved his family to Utah and two of his sons connected with the point guard from Cache Valley on summer basketball teams.Even then, as a preteen, Jones made an impression. “He's made teams better around him; he makes game-winning plays,” Krystkowiak said.Chris Jones moved from an assistant coach's po
  
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• Who is going to start for BYU at quarterback? The depth chart lists three names.

  04-11-2019 22:18
  Provo • BYU coach Kalani Sitake didn’t provide an update on injured quarterbacks Zach Wilson and Jaren Hall, other than both are still considered day to day. That’s why Wilson, Hall and Baylor Romney were all listed as possible starters on the Cougars’ depth chart against Liberty on Saturday.Last week, Wilson found himself slowly getting back into it, throwing a few passes during Wednesday’s practice — the first real action he’s had with the team since fr
  
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• Here’s what’s to know about Tuesday’s election

  04-11-2019 22:15
  Utahns across the Wasatch Front who haven’t already cast their ballots by mail ahead of Election Day have the opportunity Tuesday to weigh in on the future of their cities by voting on local leadership.Among the biggest seats at stake this year is in the state’s capital city, where state Sen. Luz Escamilla and Salt Lake City Councilwoman Erin Mendenhall are facing off in Salt Lake City’s first general election ballot that has featured two women for mayor.The city also has three
  
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• [NBA] - Roundball Roundup: Rebounding + Tony Bradley discusses his development

  04-11-2019 22:08 via sportspyder.com
  Two games over the weekend. Rebounding is the theme coming off the road trip. UtahJazz.com’s JP Chunga explains why they’ll need to improve this week. Plus, injuries pile up. With Ed Davis out for at
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Dante Exum could make his return to the court Friday vs the Milwaukee Bucks

  04-11-2019 22:00 via sportspyder.com
  IT IS (almost) TIME.
  
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• Bring a 16oz jar of peanut butter to Wednesday’s game against the 76ers and you will receive a free @ChickfilA meal card! The donations go to the Utah Food Bank to help kids in need.pic.twitter.com/1DJPoDHclD

  04-11-2019 21:53 via twitter.com
  Bring a 16oz jar of peanut butter to Wednesday’s game against the 76ers and you will receive a free @ChickfilA meal card!
  The donations go to the Utah Food Bank to help kids in need.pic.twitter.com/1DJPoDHclD
  
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• Utahn Ed Smart to speak for first time about coming out at summit

  04-11-2019 21:34
  The father of Utah kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart will speak publicly for the first time since coming out as gay at a LGBTQ youth conference.KUTV reported Monday that Ed Smart has been announced as a featured speaker at the third annual Encircle Summit in December in Lehi.The elder Smart says that he wants to convey a message of "hope and safety in taking the step to authenticity."Organizers of the Dec. 7 summit say his speech could be impactful.Ed Smart revealed he was homosexual in a Face
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Here is why the Milwaukee Bucks vs Utah Jazz game is a VERY IMPORTANT game

  04-11-2019 21:28 via sportspyder.com
  Another game to test the offensive rebounding crack in the Utah Jazz’s armor.
  
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• The Privacy Project: Do Americans Need An FDA for Data Protection?

  04-11-2019 21:22
  After Apple discovered in June that certain MacBook laptops could overheat, posing a fire hazard, the Consumer Product Safety Commission quickly issued a warning, along with information about consumer burns and smoke inhalation.But after Apple learned that its FaceTime video chat app was enabling consumers to listen in on the conversations of people they called — even when the recipients did not answer their phones — there was no designated federal protection agency to warn Americans
  
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• Former U.S. envoy Marie Yovanovitch says she was warned she was being targeted

  04-11-2019 21:02
  Washington • Laying out the anatomy of a chilling smear campaign, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch told House investigators in a transcript released Monday that Ukrainian officials warned her in advance that Rudy Giuliani and other allies of President Donald Trump were planning to “do things, including to me” and were “looking to hurt” her.The former envoy, who was pushed out of her job in May on Trump's orders, testified that a senior Ukrainian of
  
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• Appeals court agrees Trump tax returns can be turned over

  04-11-2019 20:56
  New York • President Donald Trump’s tax returns can be turned over to New York prosecutors by his personal accountant, a federal appeals court ruled Monday, leaving the last word to the Supreme CourtThe decision by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan upholds a lower court decision in the ongoing fight over Trump's financial records. Trump has refused to release his tax returns since he was a presidential candidate, and is the only modern president who hasn't made that f
  
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• New ACLU report examines ‘long-term damage’ of Operation Rio Grande

  04-11-2019 20:53
  As they adapt to a massive shift in homeless services throughout the region, members of Salt Lake City’s unsheltered population will also be coping with the “long-term damage” inflicted by Operation Rio Grande, according to a new analysis released Monday by the American Civil Liberties Union of Utah.The 10-page report criticizes the two-year law enforcement campaign, which focused on Salt Lake City’s Rio Grande neighborhood near the emergency shelter downtown, for an &ldq
  
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• With $150 million gift from the Huntsmans, the University of Utah will create a mental health institute

  04-11-2019 20:43
  The University of Utah hopes to become a national leader in mental health delivery with a $150 million gift from the Huntsman family to establish a new institute.The major gift will create the Huntsman Mental Health Institute to bolster the existing University Neuropsychiatric Institute and psychiatry department with a focus on improving public awareness of mental illness, research into genetic causes, and access — especially for college-age and rural patients, said university President Ru
  
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• St. George LDS Temple closes for three years to undergo renovation

  04-11-2019 20:34
  The St. George Temple closed Monday, the first of four pioneer-era temples for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that is shutting down to undergo extensive renovations.“This is one of the beautiful, premier temples in the church,” Brent Roberts, managing director of the church’s special projects department, said earlier this year in a news release. “Latter-day Saints have worshipped here for almost 150 years. However, the building has worn out over time, and
  
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• Utah’s temperatures are back to normal — but it’s really dry

  04-11-2019 19:50
  Remember last week when Utah was suffering through record-low temperatures and it snowed? That’s not going to happen again anytime soon.According to the National Weather Service, the Salt Lake City area will see daytime highs in the low- to mid-50s and overnight lows in the mid-30s — above freezing — through Sunday.That was definitely not the case last week, when the temperature in Salt Lake City dipped to a frigid 14 degrees early Wednesday morning, setting a record not just f
  
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• The Utes hope to stay healthy after injuries derailed the women’s basketball team last season

  04-11-2019 19:48
  The Pac-12′s high-quality women’s basketball programs is a big part of Utah coach Lynne Roberts’ pitch to recruits. The tradeoff is the Utes’ actually having to play against those teams.The conference's scheduling rotation did Utah a partial favor last season, but not so in 2019-20. The Utes are booked for eight games against teams listed in the top half of the preseason AP Top 25: No. 1 Oregon, No. 3 Stanford, No. 7 Oregon State and No. 11 UCLA.“This league is no j
  
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• Cher to perform at The Viv in April

  04-11-2019 19:45
  Pop legend and movie star Cher is coming back to Salt Lake City.The 73-year-old performer — who has an Oscar, a Grammy, an Emmy and a Kennedy Center Honors among her many accolades — will bring her “Here We Go Again” tour to the Vivint Smart Home Arena on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, tour organizers announced Monday.Cher’s setlist for this tour includes songs from her 2018 album “Dancing Queen,” a tribute to the band ABBA that coincided with her appearance i
  
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• KUED-Channel 7 is changing its name to PBS Utah

  04-11-2019 19:36
  KUED-Channel 7 is about to change how it markets itself — as of Nov. 25, it will be known as PBS Utah, complete with a new logo, a new color palette and new graphics.The change has been in the works for months. And it was made possible, in no small part, by KBYU-Channel 11′s decision to cut its ties to the Public Broadcasting Service, leaving KUED as the sole PBS station in the state.(KBYU began simulcasting BYUtv programming in July 2018.)The impending change is one of style, not su
  
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• [True Hoop: Salt City Hoops] - Another Bad Weekend in Los Angeles as Jazz Fade Late

  04-11-2019 19:34 via sportspyder.com
  The Jazz remain undefeated in games played outside of the state of California and we can only hope the trend continues as the 76ers and Bucks come to town this week.
  
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• Be there this Wednesday Tickets start at just $15: https://on.nba.com/33k9Ces pic.twitter.com/sl71zqQZEq

  04-11-2019 19:19 via twitter.com
  Be there this Wednesday
  Tickets start at just $15: https://on.nba.com/33k9Ces pic.twitter.com/sl71zqQZEq
  
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• Nicholas Kristof: Will Great Britain become Little England?

  04-11-2019 18:40
  London • Over the centuries, Great Britain spawned the Industrial Revolution and nurtured representative democracy. It ruled the waves and created common law. It nurtured the first anti-slavery movement and stood up to Hitler.And now Britain has gone nuts.To paraphrase Churchill, if the nation should last for 1,000 years, people may look back and say: This was their saddest hour. Actually, never mind: Brexit may cause the United Kingdom to fragment, so that the country might not last a deca
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Jazz Rank: Joe Ingles voted 5th

  04-11-2019 18:14 via sportspyder.com
  The Utah Jazz and Joe Ingles are synonymous
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Clippers’ Patrick Beverley reacts to Kawhi Leonard’s big 4th quarter vs. Jazz

  04-11-2019 18:07 via sportspyder.com
  Los Angeles Clippers point guard Patrick Beverley had high praise for Kawhi Leonard’s fourth-quarter performance in Sunday night’s victory over the Utah Jazz. Leonard struggled to find a rhythm in the first half of Sunday’s matchup, as the Jazz were...
  
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• New Mexico delegation takes aim at U.S. West’s water scarcity

  04-11-2019 17:57
  Carlsbad, N.M. • As things begin to dry out again in New Mexico, members of the arid state’s congressional delegation are looking for ways to combat water scarcity here and across the American West.U.S. Sen. Tom Udall is blaming climate change for growing water scarcity. The New Mexico Democrat worries that snowpack in the region is getting smaller and unable to adequately feed the Rio Grande and the rest of the state's groundwater supplies.He and other lawmakers last week introduced
  
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• Have questions about The Tribune’s transition to a nonprofit? Here are some answers.

  04-11-2019 16:56
  The Salt Lake Tribune is now a nonprofit, an unprecedented transformation for a legacy U.S. daily that is intended to bolster its financial prospects during a troubling time for journalism nationwide.The IRS approved the shift in a letter dated Oct. 29, deeming The Tribune a 501(c)(3) public charity. That means supporters can start making tax deductible donations now.This nonprofit approval from the Internal Revenue Service came sooner than we expected, so more information will be coming, but fo
  
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• [Forbes] - The LA Clippers Are Starting To Form Their Gritty Identity: ‘That’s What This Team Is About’

  04-11-2019 15:51 via sportspyder.com
  The LA Clippers haven’t quite become the defensive juggernaut that analysts predicted them to be, but they’ve started transitioning into the gritty team they want to be.
  
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• Paul Huntsman: Join me in supporting the new nonprofit Salt Lake Tribune

  04-11-2019 15:34
  We are at a historic moment for journalism in Utah and beyond.With the IRS granting nonprofit approval last week, The Tribune and local newspapers across the country can now pursue new financial paths and create sustainable models for the journalism we must have if democracy is to succeed.Today we all have reason to celebrate.When I bought The Salt Lake Tribune in 2016, I wanted to return the venerable newspaper to local ownership, motivated by a civic duty to preserve and protect this vital ind
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Jazz center Rudy Gobert calls out team for failing to use him on offense the last 2 games

  04-11-2019 15:27 via sportspyder.com
  Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert made sure to call out his team after losing two close games to Western Conference opponents. Gobert has been heavily underused this season, receiving fewer touches after the additions of Mike Conley and Bojan Bogdanovic,...
  
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• [Forbes] - The Utah Jazz’s Recent Rebounding Issues Are Effort-Related Outliers, Not Systemic Concerns

  04-11-2019 15:13 via sportspyder.com
  The Utah Jazz have lost consecutive games in large part due to defensive rebounding issues. But both the team and the film agree: These are effort-related concerns, not systemic problems.
  
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• In historic shift, The Salt Lake Tribune gets IRS approval to become a nonprofit

  04-11-2019 14:38
  The Salt Lake Tribune is now a nonprofit, an unprecedented transformation for a legacy U.S. daily that is intended to bolster its financial prospects during a troubling time for journalism nationwide.The IRS approved the shift in a letter dated Oct. 29, deeming The Tribune a 501(c)(3) public charity. That means supporters can start making tax deductible donations now.The move from a for-profit model was spurred by Tribune owner Paul Huntsman, who, in agreeing to turn Utah’s largest paper i
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz can’t afford Mike Conley slump to continue

  04-11-2019 14:19 via sportspyder.com
  The Utah Jazz need Mike Conley to perform at the high level he's expected to if they are to have any hope of reaching their illustrious goals in 2019-20. T...
  
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• Political Cornflakes: Newly released documents from the Mueller investigation show early origin of Ukrainian conspiracy theory

  04-11-2019 14:06
  Happy Monday!Newly released records in a Freedom of Information lawsuit over previously undisclosed information in the Mueller investigation contain some interesting details. Among these are that former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort was peddling a narrative about Ukrainians — rather than Russians — hacking Democratic Party emails as early as 2016. [Buzzfeed]Topping the news: Witnesses and documents detail how, before Lauren McCluskey’s killing, the University of Utah&rsq
  
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• Utah Jazz can’t afford Mike Conley slump to continue

  04-11-2019 14:00
  The Utah Jazz need Mike Conley to perform at the high level he’s expected to if they are to have any hope of reaching their illustrious goals in 2019-20. Throughout the course of an 82-game season, there are going to be ebbs and flows, highs and lows, ups and downs. For the Utah Jazz, such […]
  Utah Jazz can’t afford Mike Conley slump to continue - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• Three Utahns are in key spots as impeachment unfolds

  04-11-2019 14:00
  Washington • Rep. Chris Stewart is on President Donald Trump’s defensive line. Rep. Ben McAdams is trying to stay on the bench. And Sen. Mitt Romney is the X-factor both teams are watching warily as he paces the sideline.As Congress delves deeper into the impeachment inquiry, some Utahns are playing key roles — or will soon — in determining how this piece of history unravels.There are 435 House members who will vote, likely this year, if Trump should be impeached and then
  
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• Robert Gehrke: Cheers to new beers, but Utah’s liquor laws are far from reflecting free-market values

  04-11-2019 14:00
  Things got a little choppy last week, with empty shelves in the beer aisle pretty much everywhere you went. But as of Friday, Utah beer-drinkers were able to raise a glass in celebration.The new law raising the allowed alcohol content on beer sold in grocery stores isn’t really about alcohol, despite what some might lead you to believe. People who drink to get blasted did that before and still will.It’s about choice — maintaining the selection that consumers had before, allowin
  
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• Olympic ‘revolution’ means Salt Lake City is highly likely to host another Winter Games. The big question is when.

  04-11-2019 14:00
  Utah has world-class sports venues and exuberant local support for the Olympics. It has the know-how to run a Winter Games and, as of last December, the crucial backing of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee.Add all that up — and combine it with major changes in how the International Olympic Committee picks its host cities — and it seems as though it is not “if” but “when” Salt Lake City will again take up the Olympic mantle.And we could find out when as
  
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• Letter: Is this the leader we want in time of war?

  04-11-2019 14:00
  This country has been lucky since 2016 that there have not been any international crises that have required our participation — in other words, no wars — nor any terrorist attacks on our country.These are events that compel citizens to rally behind their leader at all costs, and rightly so. Disunity in time of war is dangerous. And increasingly there are situations smoldering around the world that could burst into flames, engulfing nations including the United States — Turkey/S
  
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• Letter: Is it worth losing your soul?

  04-11-2019 14:00
  When will the citizenry of this state, especially the religious, come to grips with the fact that our current Oval Office occupant is a ne’er-do-well who can’t be counted on to do anything for the collective good of this country. One who only looks to enrich the already rich, and continue to deceive and mislead the rest of his followers, who are quite gullible and willfully blind to his plethora of misdeeds and crimes.Are tax cuts for the rich and anti-choice and anti-LGTBQ judges re
  
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• Letter: Heavy truck traffic doesn’t pay its own way

  04-11-2019 14:00
  One of the impacts of the proposed Utah inland port that has not received adequate attention is the road and bridge damage caused by heavy trucks.It has been known for decades that highway damage grows exponentially with increased vehicle weight. A 1979 study by the U.S. General Accounting Office reported, “a tractor-trailer has the same impact on an interstate highway as at least 9,600 automobiles.” Doing the math, this translates to heavy trucks causing more than 99% of vehicle-cau
  
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• [ESPN] - Kawhi evokes Jordan in clutch with 18-point burst

  04-11-2019 09:22 via sportspyder.com
  The player Doc Rivers likened physically to Michael Jordan came up clutch in the fourth quarter as Kawhi Leonard scored 18 of his 30 points in the final 10:32 to lift the Clippers to a 105-94 win over the Jazz at Staples Center.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - The Triple Team: Jazz allow Clippers to have 18 offensive rebounds, so they lose another winnable game

  04-11-2019 08:57 via sportspyder.com
  Three thoughts on the Utah Jazz’s 105-94 loss to the L.A. Clippers from Salt Lake Tribune Jazz beat writer Andy Larsen.
  
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• The Triple Team: Jazz allow Clippers to have 18 offensive rebounds, so they lose another winnable game

  04-11-2019 08:41
  Three thoughts on the Utah Jazz’s 105-94 loss to the L.A. Clippers from Salt Lake Tribune Jazz beat writer Andy Larsen.1. You can’t let the other team have 18 offensive reboundsThe Clippers had 18 offensive rebounds. They had 29 second-chance points. That’s in comparison to the Jazz’s six offensive rebounds and eight second-chance points. It was ugly. Against Sacramento, the Jazz also had this offensive rebounding problem, so that’s two games in a row that the Jazz
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Utah Jazz lose to LA Clippers, offensive rebounding a problem again

  04-11-2019 07:54 via sportspyder.com
  The Utah Jazz may have a rebounding problem again...
  
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• [KSL] - Utah Jazz can't rebound, can't match Kawhi in loss to LA Clippers | KSL.com

  04-11-2019 07:28 via sportspyder.com
  Kawhi Leonard scored 18 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Los Angeles Clippers over the Utah Jazz.
  
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• Clippers refuse to let Utah Jazz rebound in 105-94 win for Los Angeles

  04-11-2019 07:26
  Basketball has three phases.The Jazz this season clearly have a terrific defense, one of the best of this era. Offense has been a struggle at times, but they do have an absolute dynamo in Donovan Mitchell, who looks capable of taking over any game.Rebounding, though? That’s gone missing.That was the story of the Jazz’s loss to the L.A. Clippers on Sunday night, 105-94. One game after the Jazz lost to the Kings because they couldn’t grab a board, it felt like deja vu against a m
  
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