Sometimes all it takes is having the crowd on your side to help turn a negative situation into a positive one.
Fortunately for the Utah Jazz, after playing seven of their past eight games on the road, they were back in the comfortable confines of Vivint Arena — and having the crowd on their side played a massive role Tuesday night.
After being forced into overtime following a buzzer-beating putback, the Jazz responded with a dominant five final minutes as they took down Memphis 121-115. Utah clinched a spot in the playoffs with the win and completely avoided the dreaded play-in tournament, meaning the lowest they could finish is the No.