SALT LAKE CITY — I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what exactly the Utah Jazz are playing for, what a realistic outcome is for them in the NBA bubble’s playoffs.
I know teams are supposed to have confidence in themselves when it seems like nobody else does. There are some instances when I think that’s the right mindset. Take the Portland Trail Blazers for example. Former Weber State star Damian Lillard knows his 8th seed Blazers are facing a lot in the top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers, which includes, according to Lillard, “the best player in the world.