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Tony Jones

Tony Jones

Staff Writer at The Athletic

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  • English
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Jazz trying to find small wins amid losing streak: 'Everybody has something to play for' - The At...

SALT LAKE CITY — The season is decided for the . After Monday night’s 115-105 defeat to the at the Delta Center, the Jazz are 29-43 overall. They have lost six consecutive games. They are eight games behind the Western Conference’s 10th spot, the line that separates the Play-In Tournament from teams that seemingly have nothing left to play for. Teams such as the Jazz. Advertisement Not that this was unexpected. When the Jazz made multiple moves at the Feb. 8 trade deadline, the big picture show…
over 1 year ago
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How Gonzaga turned its season around with one win and Personal Grow...

SALT LAKE CITY — tried to tune out the noise. So did . And so did and the rest of the . The coaches and administrators can tell you to put down your phone. You can be told to not pay attention until time ends. But this is the social media era, where multiple platforms exist with a 24/7 cycle. Gonzaga is a disciplined and well-run unit. It’s the reason the No. 5 seed are still alive in the NCAA Tournament and have a date with top-seeded in Friday night’s Sweet 16. But, when you’re dealing wit…
over 1 year ago
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Nikola Jokić, Nuggets overtake Timberwolves for No. 1 in West after...

DENVER — On Tuesday night, The Athletic asked superstar how important Wednesday night’s matchup against the would be. Jokić shook his head and said the game that would likely determine the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference wasn’t important at all. Advertisement “I don’t think it’s a really big game,” Jokić said after the Nuggets defeated the . “Yes, we are going to go out there and play to win the game, of course. But I think people are just making their stories that it’s a big game. Hopef…
over 1 year ago
theathletic.com

What kind of NHL owner would Ryan Smith be? What his Utah Jazz owne...

SALT LAKE CITY — Ryan Smith understands that owning multiple professional sports franchises comes with some added pressure. , the owner of the Utah Jazz was asked about the prospect of adding an team to his portfolio. Smith invoked the names of Ted Leonsis and Larry Tanenbaum, who own and NHL franchises in Washington, D.C. and Toronto respectively. Advertisement “Sometimes it’s probably easier to only do one. You just have fans yelling at you for part of the year,” laughed Smith. in the weeks…
over 1 year ago
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Jazz approaching offseason as if anything is possible. ‘We have a l...

Danny Ainge wanted to draft , but the 2007 NBA Draft’s ping pong balls didn’t fall his way. So Ainge, then the man in charge of the , had to settle for a kid out of Georgetown named . And then, Ainge found a way to trade for Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett. These two major moves led to the 2008 NBA championship, and the rest, as they say, was history. Advertisement That wasn’t the original plan for Ainge, who now makes basketball decisions for the . But when an opportunity arose, he quickly pivoted…
over 1 year ago
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Nuggets' Game 1 win over Lakers shows it will take perfection to be...

DENVER — On multiple levels, the team that stands in front of the in a Western Conference first-round playoff matchup is different than the team the Nuggets swept last spring. is a healthier and arguably better version of himself. The Lakers are more aware of their strengths and limitations as a group, the product of being together for another year. and are in, while has moved on. Los Angeles is a better offensive team, more dynamic on that side of the basketball and a team that believes it…
over 1 year ago
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Aaron Gordon is the trade steal that keeps on giving for Nuggets - ...

LOS ANGELES — The trade that sent the to this other dimension as a basketball team was widely lauded at the time. Still, the Nuggets’ deal to acquire from the a little over three years ago has worked out better than imagined. Gordon himself knew the fit was the right one. He knew the Nuggets were going to compete for championships. He fully expected it. But being able to envision something is no guarantee it will come to fruition. When you watch Denver play, and you watch the repetitive great…
over 1 year ago
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'We know that we have to be better': Nuggets' flaws finally cost th...

LOS ANGELES — The signs have been there for the entire series. But the have been so dominant in the win total over the that it wasn’t talked about much. In truth, Denver head coach Michael Malone tried to send multiple warnings. He spoke about it after the Nuggets escaped Denver with a Game 2 win. He spoke about it after Game 3, when he was asked about possibly closing the Western Conference first-round matchup out Saturday night. In truth, Malone’s been pretty concerned with Denver’s lack of…
over 1 year ago
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'He's one tough cookie': Jamal Murray has cemented himself as an al...

DENVER — In the moments after ended a series for the and ended a season for the , he bumped into his head coach Michael Malone and delivered maybe the understatement of the year. He had just hit the shot that won yet another game for the , his second such make of the first round. He did so with a strained left calf that limited him in nearly debilitating ways on Monday night at Ball Arena. But the sense of humor, which Murray has plenty of when he’s in the right mood, was as good as ever. “It’…
over 1 year ago
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Nuggets tested by Timberwolves in sobering Game 1 loss at home - Th...

DENVER — The most impressive part about the run to last year’s NBA championship is how little the allowed themselves to be tested. They never trailed in a series. They were tied twice, once in the second round against the and once in the finals when they lost Game 2 to the . In both instances, the Nuggets were the better team, and not many truly thought they were in danger of losing the series. In 20 playoff games, Denver went 16-4 to win a championship. The Nuggets of last year were a true ju…
over 1 year ago
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Nuggets need to bring more intensity, and it starts with Nikola Jok...

DENVER — A few minutes after seeing their season reach a brink nobody could have anticipated, the sat in their respective locker room stalls and allowed an overwhelming silence to speak for them. There were no words. Shock and disappointment flooded the room as Denver realized the enormity of what just happened at a sold-out Ball Arena. Advertisement The scoreboard read 106-80 in favor of the , who rode into Denver and will ride back to Minneapolis with a 2-0 lead in this highly anticipated Wes…
over 1 year ago