All it took was one big scoring run for San Antonio to take down the Utah Jazz 113-104 in the first game back from the NBA All-Star break. The Jazz blamed it on a lack of effort and a soft defense. But you can also credit Spurs coach Gregg Popovich for never letting the Jazz get momentum.
All anyone will remember from Utah's 117-114 victory over the Portland Trailblazers was the referees missed goal tending call on Rudy Gobert that would have tied the game up with 13.5 seconds left in the game.
Mike Conley's night started off with a standing ovation, but his play on the court was not worth of applause in Utah's 107-106 loss to Memphis and his former Grizzlies teammates.
For 12 NBA seasons, Mike Conley called Memphis home. Now, the Jazz point guard is preparing to step on the FedEx Forum floor as a member of the visiting team and his feelings are mixed.
The Utah Jazz are just over one-eighth of the way through their season. There are a lot of games left for this potential Western Conference power, but here's an early dive into the team.
Jazz forward Bojan Bogdanovic wanted to make a switch before he made his game-winning shot from the left corner of the court in Utah's 103-100 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.
