Utah Jazz News

Apr 22, 2014; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana Pacers center Ian Mahinmi guards Atlanta Hawks forward Paul Millsap in game two during the first round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

Jeff Teague flung in a wild 3-pointer after the officials missed him stepping out of bounds, and Kyle Korver finished off Indiana from beyond the arc to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 98-85 victory Thursday night and another lead in the series with the top-seeded Pacers.

Before the Trail Blazers played the Houston Rockets in Game 2 of their Western Conference playoff series Wednesday, Portland forward Dorell Wright got a text from his mother, one from his brother and another from his girlfriend.

The Hawks host the Pacers in Game 3 on Thursday with their Eastern Conference playoff series tied 1-1.

Miami, FL, United States - LeBron James had 32 points, eight assists and six boards as the Miami Heat held on to beat the Charlotte Bobcats, 101-97 Wednesday AmericanAirlines Arena.

For one thing, Jazz general manager Dennis Lindsey and assistant GM Justin Zanik are on a scouting trip in Europe through the end of next week.

Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki and Dallas Mavericks guard Vince Carter lock arms after hitting Dirk hitting a shot and drawing the foul during the fourth quarter of the NBA Western Conference Quarterfinals Game 2 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Wednesday, April 23, 2014.

The Utah Jazz franchise used to be really good back in the day, they went to the Western Conference Finals five times in seven seasons.

The NBA offseason is already here for nearly half the teams in the league. Many of these lottery participants are already looking for, or may soon be seeking out, new head coaches to take over and hopefully change the cultures.

The Jazz have thrown their hopes for the future on a core of young players who haven't shown yet that they can pull it off The Jazz's version of the Titanic finally slipped under the waves, but not before they booted the captain into the water.

MIAMI - Al Jefferson was still in his walking boot when the Charlotte Bobcats arrived for their shootaround hours before facing the Miami Heat in Game 2 of an Eastern Conference first-round series.

Over time, you learn that an NBA season is filled with highs and lows. And as the Trail Blazers today enjoy probably the highest of their highs this season after a memorable overtime victory in Game 1 at Houston, it seems apt to remember that it wasn't long ago when this Blazers team had reached the lowest of its lows.

The Jazz organization will soon hire its eighth coach in 40 years as a NBA franchise, after the team announced Monday it would not renew Tyrone Corbin's contract.

San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker , of France, shoots around Dallas Mavericks' Devin Harris during the first quarter of Game 1 of the opening-round NBA basketball playoff series on Sunday, April 20, 2014, in San Antonio.

Though the decision to enter NBA Draft 2014 took weeks longer than most people had expected, Kentucky forward Julius Randle announced he would turn pro on Tuesday, April 22. That decision should make the Utah Jazz --and other NBA teams--happy, since Randle is projected to be a top five lottery pick .

The Utah Jazz held a fire sale during the time Tyrone Corbin was head coach, unloading nearly a dozen players through various means--be it trades, releases or even free agency--in the past three years.

Can the Atlanta Hawks achieve the improbable and steal two games away from home? Will the Indiana Pacers continue their implosion and fall into a 0-2 hole? Atlanta beat Indiana, 101-93 in the opener not only covering the 7.5-point spread but winning the game straight-up.

If you were betting on who will be the next Utah Jazz coach, the smart money goes on Spurs assistant coach Jim Boylen .

"I'm suiting up," Jefferson said Monday. "It's going to take more than that to make me sit out.

Mike Woodson and Tyrone Corbin lost their jobs, and Rick Adelman decided it was time to walk away from his.