The National Basketball Association's franchise based in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, the Jazz were founded in 1974. They played in New Orleans until 1979, when they moved to Utah. Although they have not won an NBA Championship, the Jazz won back-to-back Western Confrence titles in 1997 and 1998, powered by the duo of Karl Malone and John Stockton. Other notable players to play for the Jazz include Pete Maravich, Mark Eaton, Darrell Griffith, Jeff Hornacek and Andrei Kirilenko.
Following the Utah Jazz's 104-91 win over Toronto, Eric Maynor was welcomed into the locker room by a loud fan club.
Publ.Date : Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:07:16 GMTThe Utah Jazz are apparently getting accustomed to faring well as a shorthanded team.
Publ.Date : Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:59:26 GMTJust when the jittery Utah Jazz looked perfectly capable of squandering another big lead, they got a needed dose of poised leadership from an unexpected source Wednesday night at EnergySolutions Arena.
Publ.Date : Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:41:38 GMT
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The nickname, the Jazz, is left over from the team's time in New Orleans, which is of course the birthplace of jazz music.
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