Utah Jazz News

I can't think of a better matchup for the Atlanta Hawks in the first round than the Indiana Pacers .

Utah Jazz guard Gordon Hayward looks to pass during the second half against the Los Angeles Lakers at EnergySolutions Arena.

Even though the Jazz have come to the end of a less than impressive season, there have been plenty of bright spots along the way.

So it comes as no surprise that the guard simply says "the standings is 0-0" with the Mavericks getting ready for a first-round playoff series with a San Antonio team they haven't beaten in more than two years.

The Nuggets are headed to the NBA draft lottery instead of the postseason party for the first time since 2002-03, when their 65-loss season landed them Carmelo Anthony and ushered in a decade of annual playoff appearances.

By virtue of the Utah's win and Boston's season-ending loss to Washington, the Jazz and Celtics finished tied for the fourth-worst record in the league at 25-57.

Andrei Kirilenko, the National Basketball Association player known as AK-47, plans to open five Hooters franchise restaurants in his native Russia.

FILE: Miami Heat’s LeBron James and Chris Bosh guard Charlotte Bobcats’ Al Jefferson in the first quarter during the Miami Heat's game against the Charlotte Bobcats at AmericanAirlines Arena on Monday, March 3, 2014.

If ever there was a microcosm of Timberwolves existence, this was it. They played badly enough to get booed then played amazing enough to get a standing ovation, then they forced overtime, then a second overtime, then they shot themselves in the foot and lost.

Jordan Crawford scored a career-high 41 points and Harrison Barnes added 30 as a squad of Golden State backups beat the Denver Nuggets 116-112 Wednesday night.

Atlanta is locked into the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs and a first-round date with the Indiana Pacers.

Kemba Walker scored eight of his 22 points in overtime to help the Charlotte Bobcats defeat the Chicago Bulls 91-86 Wednesday night and finish the season with eight wins in their final nine games.

Charlotte Bobcats General Manager Rich Cho joins the Mac Attack to discuss the Bobcats season, pushing for the playoffs and refuses to tamper.

With the season drawing to an end, national writers and pundits have turned to discussing the various NBA end-of-year awards.

Adelman could receive his walking papers after the season and his team hasn't made the playoffs since 2003-04.

The Jazz coach's contract is set to expire after July, but he's "not thinking about it right now."

Buried in the annals of a relatively inconsequential game between the Lakers and Jazz, Jordan Farmar was moving the ball up the court, when suddenly he executed a behind-the-back dribble that sent Trey Burke falling on his ass.

There are free agents every NBA offseason who can turn the fortunes of a franchise around, but the summer of 2014 could see a league-altering amount of talent switch teams.

One team was motivated by the goal of dodging the Miami Heat in the first round of the playoffs.

When the game had ended, players stayed out on the court at EnergySolutions Arena and threw out autographed miniature basketballs to the fans who had not made early exits amid another blowout loss.