Utah Jazz

[FF]

Jazz will still win this series. Na-delay lang ng 1 game.

 

hope it was that easy legionnaire ! game 4 was a close win by the jazz who are now up 3-1. but look for a dogfight in game 5 as the rockets proved they could hang with the jazz in the dump.

 

for utah , this win along with the game 3 loss should wake up the jazz who are playing good in spurts. with yao out and the injuries to the rockets ...they should have blown out houston in both games at home. credit the rockets for the scrappy play as they almost came back from nine points down with just 79 seconds left in the game.

 

notes : the jazz were brutal from three point country going 0-14. boozer also struggled going 3-13 although he made up for it with 8-8 from the stripe.

Edited April 27, 2008 by FF

[Eddy Syet]

Hope this series ends in Game 5... if the Lakers win Game 4 in Denver... they'd be well-rested if it takes Utah 6 or 7 games to defeat the Rockets.

[benjied]

almost almost lost the last game.

 

i think it ends in the next game. the rockets went for the win in this game, only to be sorely defeated.

they threw their best shot, they knocked it down. but unfortunately, utah didn't stay down.

[gift_of_game]

as daunting that 3-1 deficit is, I gotta hand it to the Rockets.

there's really no reason for them to hang tough with Utah with their lineup but they've done just that in this series.

 

I'd really love for the Jazzmen to take that next step but if that "defining moment" doesn't happen here, it has got to happen in the next round.

[FF]

as daunting that 3-1 deficit is, I gotta hand it to the Rockets.

there's really no reason for them to hang tough with Utah with their lineup but they've done just that in this series.

 

I'd really love for the Jazzmen to take that next step but if that "defining moment" doesn't happen here, it has got to happen in the next round.

 

"defining moment" ... a nice turn of words there gog ! :thumbsupsmiley: brings to mind john stockton's three that sent them into their first nba finals.

 

i don't know if you agree but it seems that the highly favored jazz are playing to the level of the competition. as it is ... the breaks of the game have been the deciding factor in the series ( kyle korver's one hand jumpshot from an ak47 rebound in game 2 ... memo's offensive board in game 4 ).

 

in case the jazz get past the rockets , i have serious doubts if they'll be able to compete with the lakers if their level of play remains the same.

[dallas316]

^^^ they should bring their big 'O' against LA! JAZZ is my team against LA hihihi

[gift_of_game]

^

I concur and they're doing just enough to win.

this caught up with them in game 3 and reared its ugly head again in game 4.

 

with the kind of team they have right now, it's a been bit underwhelming.

moreover, if ballgames were won on hustle points alone, Sloan's boys should be the ones staring at a 3-1 hole.

 

though again, it might be too much and too soon to ask for Booze and Deron to take that next step this year.

[FF]

^

I concur and they're doing just enough to win.

this caught up with them in game 3 and reared its ugly head again in game 4.

 

with the kind of team they have right now, it's a been bit underwhelming.

moreover, if ballgames were won on hustle points alone, Sloan's boys should be the ones staring at a 3-1 hole.

 

though again, it might be too much and too soon to ask for Booze and Deron to take that next step this year.

 

underwhelming fits the jazz to a T . imho ... they still have to prove that they have mental toughness ( like say san antonio ) so necessary to get to the level of nba champs.

[benjied]

It's true that they are only playing enough to win games.

But you gotta love the situation they're in.

Okur and Kirilenko are playing better in this year's playoff so it's a good sign.

New acquisition Korver settling down on the system.

You can always count on Deron and Boozer to come up big in games.

It's just a matter of time before they hit their stride. (Hopefully it comes in the next game, to give them some momentum going into the 2nd round)

[Guest airmax]

sana manalo houston mamaya at ma extend into seven games ang series.

[Eddy Syet]

Finish the series already! Your opponents are resting!

[Guest airmax]

don't finish the series extend it to seven hehehe.

[FF]

houston blasts the listless jazz. even with the loss , jazz up 3-2. hope they win it game 6 at the dump. imho ... this is the deciding game of the series for utah. if they lose , rockets have the momentum and homecourt for game 7.

[gift_of_game]

Guess they want to finish it up at the dump.

[Guest airmax]

houston blasts the listless jazz. even with the loss , jazz up 3-2. hope they win it game 6 at the dump. imho ... this is the deciding game of the series for utah. if they lose , rockets have the momentum and homecourt for game 7.

 

gusto ko manalo ulit houston tapos sa game 7 kahit sino na manalo.

Edited April 30, 2008 by airmax