House of the Rising Jazz

The Utah Jazz stayed hot last night with a 98-90 victory over the New Orleans Hornets. They are finding ways to win close games, even when they are as sloppy with the ball as they were last night (Utah finished with 22 turnovers). As ugly as some parts of the game were, they got a road victory against Western Conference playoff team. I think ESPN said it best last night: "Nobody wants to play the Utah Jazz right now, they are rolling."

Boozer and Williams got their double-doubles last night, but it was Paul Millsap that stole the spotlight for much of the game. He finished with 24 points on 11-13 shooting, had 8 rebounds, 3 steals, and 3 blocked shots. He acknowledged that he had played timidly for much of the season, and he is making an effort to become more aggressive on offense. It was good to see both Millsap and Boozer have good games on the same night.

The Jazz have now won 15 of their last 17 games! It's a great time to be a Jazz fan. My confidence is up, I'm eating well, and I'm having positive conversations with those people around me, thanks to the current win streak. Assuming no last-minute trades happen today, we will be riding with the current Jazz lineup for the rest of the season--and that is a good thing. Next up: at Golden State on Friday. Get the house cleaned, invite friends over, pop some popcorn and start marinating the lil' smokies--it's going to be a good one.