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Paul Millsap powers
his way through against
the defense of Carl
Landry of the Sacramento
Kings in pre-season
action. (AP Photo.) |
Where in this world can you find a team going unbeaten in eight
straight games and gain nothing in return, only in the NBA pre-season games.
Yes, the Utah Jazz swept all their games in the exhibition season, which is
well known as the game of death for free-agent pick-ups and late-round draftees
as they battle out for a spot in the regular season roster. The Jazz
defeated the following teams: Portland Trailblazers twice, 100-96 and 109-100,
Phoenix Suns twice, 105-100 and 108-97, Los Angeles Clippers, 103-91, Los Angeles Lakers twice, 99-94 and 82-74 and finally, the Sacramento Kings, 82-71.
It marks the first time in franchise history that the Jazz scored a sweep in the
pre-season games. Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan now says its time for the real thing
knowing that their 8-0 mark means nothing, according to Yahoo! Sports. But still,
their pre-season success is something the Jazz will build on as they embark on the start
of the regular season wars.
“Now we’ve got to start playing for real. The games don’t count for anything other than
trying to get better at what you’re doing, and that’s what we look forward to
have happen. Hopefully we can play a little bit better than we have the past
couple of days.”
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