Despite a sluggish start, the Utah Jazz overwhelmed the Portland Trail Blazers to earn No. 5 seed in the Western Conference playoffs, and a matchup against a Dallas Mavericks team suddenly in fear of a Sunday night calf injury to star Luka Doncic.
contributed 18 points, 13 rebounds, two blocks, and a 10-for-14 performance from the free-throw line. Juancho Hernangomez scored a team-high 22 points while adding eight rebounds. Mike Conley had 14 points and five assists.And so, with the game increasingly getting out of hand, the only real intrigue was a bit of scoreboard-watching to determine how the playoff matchups would shake out.
Meanwhile, during the early bleak moments of the Jazz-Blazers game, it appeared there was even a chance that Utah could have dropped all the way to the No. 6 seed, given that a Nuggets team resting all it primary players of consequence was still taking it to the Lakers for a time .And so, top-seeded Phoenix and No. 2 Memphis await the results of the 7-10 play-in tournament that will feature the Wolves, Clippers, Pelicans and Spurs; the No.
“We know it’s a tough matchup. Dallas is a really good team and they’ve been playing really well,” said Conley. “Obviously, you start with Luka — I’m sure we’ll be spinning our wheels trying to figure out different ways to attack and defend. But we’re excited.”
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