Tag: Joe Ingles

Jazz hold off Rockets to level NBA playoff series

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Utah Jazz started strong then held their nerve to beat the top-seeded Houston Rockets 116-108 on Wednesday and level their NBA playoffs second-round series at one game apiece. Forward Joe Ingles scored 27 points and star rookie Donovan Mitchell added 17 as Utah used a big fourth quarter to thwart a second-half comeback bid by superstar James Harden and the Rockets in Houston. Ingles drained seven of nine […]

NBA: Jazz forward Ingles, Suns rookie Jackson hit with fines

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Phoenix Suns rookie forward Josh Jackson and Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles were both fined Tuesday by the NBA, which has imposed five fines in the new season’s first week. Jackson was fined $35,000 for directing inappropriate language toward a fan with 6:10 remaining in a 130-88 loss at the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday. He was also cited for making a menacing gesture on the court, motioning an […]