Lonestar Letdown

What a heartbreaking game last night! The Jazz struggled for much of the game to get anything going, but they seemed to be putting it together just in time to pull out a tough game on the road against Dallas. Deron Williams was leaving everything on the floor, and it appeared that he had singlehandedly willed the Jazz into overtime with his ridiculously tough bank shot from 25 feet out with five seconds left in the game. But, alas, someone (Carlos Boozer) forgot there were still five seconds left and Dirk Nowitzki had a wide open three-pointer that absolutely made Jazz fans everywhere curse uncontrollably (or at least scream out a controversial "Are you flippin' kidding me?!").

Not all is lost, however; for last night could prove to be a valuable lesson come playoff time. It felt like it was the Western Conference finals for the last two minutes of last night's game. Deron had a fire in his eyes, the crowd was on the edge of their seats, and Jerry Sloan was shooting violent gesticulations towards the officials. If nothing else, it had to get Jazz fans excited for a little post-season drama, because it's just about time! We definitely need a more complete team effort, though, if Utah is gonna go anywhere this May.

Don't let this loss get you down, Jazz fans. Dallas is hot, and they will be a tough draw for anybody in the West. What Utah has to do now is get everybody on the same page for the final three games and get ready to turn on the heat! With how tight the West is, the conference title is there for the taking by any of the top eight teams.