Utah Jazz release first half of season schedule, with some unusual features

It’s a different kind of NBA schedule than we’ve ever seen.On Friday, the NBA and Utah Jazz released the first half of its season’s schedule, the portion that runs from Dec. 23 from March 7. And there are some unusual aspects.First, the Jazz have a seven-game road trip in early January, when they’ll play San Antonio, Brooklyn, New York, Milwaukee, Detroit, Cleveland, and Washington from Jan. 3 to Jan. 15. That’s the longest Jazz road trip since 2002, when the Jazz v