SLC Dunk · Mar 14, 2022
DPOY check-in ahead of Bucks-Jazz
Recent DPOY winners Giannis Antetokounmpo and Rudy Gobert square off Monday night as the regular season winds downThings haven’t gone the Jazz way as the season heads to a close
The Jazz have seesawed their last 7 games, picking up wins against the Kings, Blazers, and Thunder while falling on the road to the Pelicans, Mavericks, and Spurs.
Utah slots in at #4 in the NBA’s Western Conference standings, just 1 loss up on Dallas and 2 losses behind Golden State and Memphis. Not all hope is lost for a surge up to #3 or #2, but recent losses put extra pressure on the remaining 15 games.
While implications for a strong 2022 Playoffs look increasingly dire, not all related to the team is depressing.