LT’S Jazz Notes 3210

Following Utah’s latest loss, I was not in the mood to write a typical recap. Because of this, I was inspired to start a whole new type of post called, “LT’S Jazz Notes.” Who knows, maybe this will become the standard from now on? So without any further ado, here is the first (and hopefully not last) edition of LT’S Jazz Notes.

- After their second loss in 3 games to a struggling Western Conference team, the Utah Jazz might be inching closer to hitting the panic button. Are the March woes about to begin yet again?

- What’s even worse, is that there was a recent report by Ross Siler that shed light on a wrist injury that has been plaguing Deron Williams since January 4th. I wouldn’t be surprised if it came into play last night, when Williams blew those 2 huge free throws down the stretch.

- Although the Clippers were in control for the entire game, the Jazz did have one of their comeback efforts. They actually cut the Clippers’ lead to 2 with a chance to tie it at the free throw line with 16 seconds left. Of course, Deron Williams missed both free throws, and the Jazz endured a tough loss on the road. If they had started their comeback a couple of minutes earlier, they would have come away with the victory, no doubt in my mind. Like I mentioned earlier last week, the Jazz need to find a way to get off to better starts. They have a bunch of comebacks, but they can’t rely on that style of play on a consistent basis, even though they have done it pretty well thus far. If they can get it fixed, it would solve a lot of problems.

- With Boozer and Williams not having their typical outputs, Paul Millsap and Kyle Korver did provide some offense off of the bench, as they put up 17 and 16 points respectively. (Did you see that 4-point play by Korver, by the way? Crazy!) Nonetheless, the Jazz could not overcome the Clippers.

- On a lighter note, which I need to distract me from the bad news, Jessica Alba was at Staples Center last night, watching the Jazz and the Clippers square off (CLICK HERE for pictures). In Basketball John’s latest edition of The Downbeat, he had a picture of Alba with a caption that read, “I thought she was a Warriors fan?” Well, I have 2 possible explanations: Maybe she secretly has a crush on Baron Davis. Or maybe this: She was photographed holding a camera, and Baron Davis is known to be into filmmaking/photography. Maybe she is helping him work on a project? Whatever the real reason is, she was there, and she might have been the distraction that caused D-Will to miss his 2 free throws. If that was the case, I wouldn’t even blame him.

- On a positive note, the Nuggets lost to the Suns. Let’s Go!

- On another positive note, the Knicks lost yet again.

- If you want to see the highlights from last night’s game CLICK HERE. Be sure to watch long enough to check out Carlos Boozer’s monster slam. It will be well worth your time.