Jazz rework front office, promote Zanik to GM
The Jazz have promoted general manager Dennis Lindsey to executive vice president of basketball operations and assistant GM Justin Zanik to GM.

























The Jazz have promoted general manager Dennis Lindsey to executive vice president of basketball operations and assistant GM Justin Zanik to GM.
Rules changes? Fines? Flops? All of those were among the chatter on social media from players, executives and even an owner after a contentious Game 1 between the Warriors and Rockets.
After shooting just 32.1 percent from the floor in the Jazz's five-game series loss to the Rockets, a motivated Donovan Mitchell vowed to "be better, simply put."
James Harden scored 26 points and the Houston Rockets outlasted the Utah Jazz 100-93 on Wednesday night to win their first-round playoff series 4-1.
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The Rockets win ugly, 100-93, in Game 5 to eliminate the Jazz and advance to presumably get a rematch against the Warriors. After a 1-of-11 start, James Harden finishes with 26 points on 10-of-26 shooting. Donovan Mitchell, the Game 4 hero: 12 points, 4-of-22 shooting.
Since his 25-point first half in Game 2, James Harden has shot 14-of-54 (25.9%) from the floor in 11 quarters. He went scoreless on 0-of-6 shooting in the first quarter, which ended in a 20-20 tie.
Donovan Mitchell says he wasn't thinking about his struggles during Utah's first-round playoff series against the Rockets before scoring 19 of his game-high 31 points in the fourth quarter. He just wanted the Jazz to board a flight to Houston.
Donovan Mitchell scored 19 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter to rally the Utah Jazz to a 107-91 victory over the Houston Rockets in Game 4 of their Western Conference series on Monday night.
James Harden overcome a horrible shooting performance and scored 14 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, leading the Houston Rockets to a 104-101 win over the Utah Jazz for a commanding 3-0 lead in their first-round playoff series.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | 54 | 28 | .659 | - | W1 |
| Portland | 53 | 29 | .646 | 1 | W3 |
| Utah | 50 | 32 | .610 | 4 | L1 |
| Oklahoma City | 49 | 33 | .598 | 5 | W5 |
| Minnesota | 36 | 46 | .439 | 18 | L3 |
| RD(PK) | PLAYER | POS | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1(21) | Grayson Allen | SG | Duke |
| 2(22) | Vince Edwards | SF | Purdue |
| YEAR | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 50 | 32 | .610 |
| 2017-18 | 48 | 34 | .585 |
| 2016-17 | 51 | 31 | .622 |
| 2015-16 | 40 | 42 | .488 |
| 2014-15 | 38 | 44 | .463 |
