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NBA Power Rankings: The Los Angeles Clippers’ curse is lame

By Brandon Jefferson

May 3, 2014; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin (32) embraces guard Chris Paul (3) after game seven of the first round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs against the Golden State Warriors at Staples Center. The Clippers defeated the Warriors 126-121 to win the series 4-3. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
May 3, 2014; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin (32) embraces guard Chris Paul (3) after game seven of the first round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs against the Golden State Warriors at Staples Center. The Clippers defeated the Warriors 126-121 to win the series 4-3. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 6, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) looks on against the Phoenix Suns at US Airways Center. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports /
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Utah Jazz 29-18

Last week: 5-2
Last rank: 8th

The Utah Jazz have shot themselves in the foot a few times in their last two games. They were unable to get a stop against the Oklahoma City Thunder after Gordon Hayward nailed a game-tying 3-pointer. Then the very next night they drop a road game to the Denver Nuggets. With Chris Paul sidelined for the Los Angeles Clippers, now is the time for the Jazz to make their move up the standings. Any type of extended winning streak would set them up well to jump into one of the four home-court advantages spots out West.

This Jazz team has been great all year and their play might end up resulting in them getting two players named to the Western Conference All-Star roster. The last time Utah had multiple All-Stars in the same season was 2006-07 when Carlos Boozer and Mehmet Okur represented the team. Before that dynamic duo, it was John Stockton and Karl Malone getting in for the Jazz in 1999-2000. Gordon Hayward and Rudy Gobert surely don’t stack up to Stockton and Malone, but they are already much better than Boozer and Okur ever were. Off the court, the Jazz made news when their owner Gal Miller announced that she was placing the ownership of the team into a trust and ensuring that the team would remain in Utah for the foreseeable future. With the young talent and budding stars on this team, Salt Lake City will be very happy to know that the team will not be going anywhere.

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