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Kragthorpe: Al Jefferson’s bandage is a playoffs badge

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Kragthorpe: Al Jefferson’s bandage is a playoffs badge By kurt kragthorpe Tribune Columnist Published Apr 25, 2012 11:28PM MDT Maybe the moment could not match Derrick Fisher’s checking into a Jazz playoff game, barely pausing near the team bench afte…

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Utah Jazz: Top Jazz players likely to get a breather against Portland By Steve Luhm The Salt Lake Tribune Published Apr 25, 2012 03:02PM MDT Even though the Jazz have played only five games in the last 12 nights of the regular season, coach Tyrone Corbi…

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Utah Jazz: Corbin likely to give big-minute players extra rest By Steve Luhm The Salt Lake Tribune Published Apr 25, 2012 03:02PM MDT Despite playing only five games in the last 12 nights of the regular season, Jazz coach Tyrone Corbin will likely limit…

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Al Jefferson got two stiches over his left eye and returned to the game. Nothing was going to keep him from getting the Utah Jazz into the playoffs.

Dan Devine, yahoo.com

The Utah Jazz scored a 100-88 win over the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night, a hard-fought, well-earned victory that punched their ticket as the 16th and final entrant into this year's NBA playoffs. First-time playoff coach Tyrone Corbin owed the win, in l…

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Kragthorpe: Jazz overcome last season’s troubles with return to playoffs By Kurt Kragthorpe Tribune Columnist Published Apr 25, 2012 10:37AM MDT At last, this was the moment when the Jazz could rid themselves of last season’s nightmare. That’s exact…

Dime Magazine, dimemag.com

You see that? That’s what all those people in Boston and Minnesota used to talk about; what all those people in Utah still talk about. Last night, that was Al Jefferson showing his entire skill set, showing why he should be right up there in the discuss…

Notebook, ESPN.com

The future is murky in Phoenix, but the young Jazz are just getting started.

Evan Hall, saltcityhoops.com

Phoenix Suns 88 Final Recap | Box Score 100 Utah Jazz Paul Millsap, PF 41 MIN | 10-18 FG | 6-11 FT | 15 REB | 4 AST | 26 PTS | +21I’m giving all the players A+’s on this game because PLAYOFFS! But Millsap truly deserved his. For the first three quarte…

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Paul Millsap scored 26 points and Al Jefferson went on a personal 8-0 fourth-quarter run as the Utah Jazz defeated the Phoenix Suns 100-88 Tuesday night to secure a Western Conference playoff spot.

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Monson: Good news, bad news — the Jazz are headed to the playoffs By Gordon Monson Tribune Columnist Published Apr 25, 2012 12:19PM MDT Rarely does a regular-season game carry with it all the baggage that Tuesday night’s Jazz-Suns game carried. Baggag…

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Jazz pick perfect time to finally beat Phoenix By Steve Luhm The Salt Lake Tribune Published Apr 25, 2012 02:44PM MDT The Jazz haven’t beaten Phoenix often lately, but they picked a perfect time to do so. Utah snapped a seven-game losing streak to the S…