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The Utah Jazz won their final summer league game against the Portland Trail Blazers 83-79.
It was a fun game that came down to the wire, with a few Jazz players showing promise that could help the team.
The player who surprisingly didnt help as much as youd hope was Blake Hinson, who shot just 1/9 from three.
Hinson was a sharpshooter for the Jazz last season, and its too bad that he couldnt show that shooting stroke in the summer league.
Its likely not a big deal, but it would have been nice to see that shooting continue in the summer league.
It does make you wonder why all the players who played for Utah last season, or will be getting regular minutes next year, didnt shoot well in Las Vegas.
Is that a trend? Or is it just a coincidence? It makes you wonder if the Jazz have been running hard practices, or if the players are tired from enjoying their time in Las Vegas? Theres no way to really know, but its interesting.
Utahs strongest performer, in terms of plus-minus, was Bez Mbeng.
He was a team-leading +14 and, even though he didnt shoot the ball well either, his defense and intensity really shows on the floor.
In this one, Mbeng had 4 steals and handled the ball for a lot of the game.
He was also one of the top players in minutes with 20 in this one.
I personally really like Mbeng and Im rooting for him to make the team.
I do think he can be a defensive-focused do-it-all player who could really contribute if he keeps improving.
Justin Harmon scored the ball well, leading the team in scoring with a team-leading 21 points.
He had 6 free throws in this one and was a positive contributor overall.
Harmon could be a nice addition to the training camp roster and, if he can show out, maybe he can earn himself a roster spot.
Hes worth watching going forward at the very least.
And with that, the summer league is now over, and we now enter a long summer that will lead into one of the most exciting eras of Jazz basketball I can remember.
It will be led by the best prospect in Jazz history to actually suit up for the Utah Jazz, and I cant wait to see him develop into a superstar wearing the purple and blue.
BEAVER COUNTY, Utah A massive community effort is underway as volunteers and Beaver County crews distribute thousands of sandbags to protect homes from the potential path of floodwaters.
After the Cottonwood Fires, residents have been waiting for weeks for relief to come in the form of rain, though officials now warn it may come all at once with an increased risk of flooding and debris flow.
Emergency Service Director Les Whitney believes that the fire has left plenty of debris to bring trouble for residents.
We got a lot of water.
Were bringing debris with it, so tree branches, tree limbs, logs, lots of different size firewood, and thats all in the creeks.
Were worried about that plugging up our bridges and stuff, so we have heavy equipment and excavators located in strategic places so that we can keep those bridges open, said Whitney.
An estimated 140 homes and condominiums were spared from the flames, but remain in the paths of floodwaters.
Residents can also pick up sandbags at the Beaver County Sheriffs Office or at the Beaver County Rodeo Fairgrounds.
EAGLE MOUNTAIN An Eagle Mountain man currently on pretrial release in 4th District Court who is accused of abusing his dog has been arrested again for allegedly punching the same animal.
Keith Reaves Davis, 43, was booked into the Utah County Jail on Wednesday for investigation of aggravated cruelty to an animal.
Utah County sheriffs deputies were called Wednesday afternoon to a grocery store on a report that a man was beating his dog after it had gotten off its leash and was stopped by a bystander, according to a police booking affidavit.
I reviewed security camera footage from the grocery store, and an individual matching the description of the suspect was seen holding the dog in the air by one paw and repeatedly striking the dog on the right hind leg area.
I observed the male strike the dog several times before dropping the dog from approximately 1-2 feet.
The strikes appeared to be as hard as the male could hit, the arresting deputy wrote in the affidavit.
The dog did not cry out or whimper as if the dog was accustomed to the abuse.
When questioned, Davis admitted to striking the dog because it was not behaving, the affidavit states.
An animal control officer who responded to the scene to take custody of the dog noted it was the same dog he had taken from Davis exactly three months earlier during another animal abuse investigation.
In that case, Davis was charged in 4th District Court with aggravated cruelty to an animal, a class A misdemeanor; and public intoxication, a class C misdemeanor, after deputies received a tip from a neighbor that a dog was being abused at Davis home, according to charging documents.
When questioned, Davis acknowledged hitting his dog as punishment, the charges state.
Deputies also reviewed videos that the neighbor had filmed.
The neighbor told investigators there was blood from the dog on the ground of the garage and (the neighbor) can hear the dog screaming as if its being hurt.
Deputies got the videos from the (neighbor) and you can hear very loudly the dog screaming and crying with a lot of loud banging noises.
In one of the videos, you can hear the dog sounding like it is being choked by a collar and is grasping for air, a police booking affidavit states.
Davis next court hearing in the April case is scheduled for July 28.
In their latest booking report, sheriffs deputies note that they believe further harm will be inflicted on this dog if it is released back to the male a second time, and have recommended the dog not be returned to Davis.
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