On this date: Kerr hits winner to clinch Bulls' '97 NBA title (0:27)

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13dTim Bontemps

Jazz legend Layden honored by NBA coaches

Former Utah Jazz coach and executive Frank Layden was presented with the Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award on Sunday.

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Because Rudy Gobert won defensive player of the year last year and was named to an All-NBA team this year, he joins Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard and Kemba Walker as qualifying for the supermax. Gobert can sign a supermax extension next summer.

Korver: I outlasted the copy machine I was traded for (0:38)

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24d

Gobert, Giannis headline All-Defensive teams

Oklahoma City's Paul George, Boston's Marcus Smart and Milwaukee's Eric Bledsoe joined Gobert and Antetokounmpo on the All-Defensive first team.

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For being named All-Defensive First Team, Rudy Gobert has earned a $500K bonus. The bonus was considered likely and the cap hit for the Utah center in 2019-20 will remain at $25M.

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37dAdrian Wojnarowski

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.

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48d

NBA players add to chorus of refereeing complaints on Twitter

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.

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52dTim MacMahon

Mitchell 'going to be better' after dismal series

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."

52d

Harden helps Rockets eliminate Jazz with 100-93 win

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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52dBobby Marks

Next moves for the Jazz: Should Utah keep this core together?

How aggressive should the Jazz be in free agency?

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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.

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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.

54dTim MacMahon

Mitchell: Fueled by hunger to keep Jazz playing

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.

Mitchell's monster fourth quarter keeps Jazz alive (1:37)

54d

Jazz stave off elimination with 107-91 win over Rockets

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.