Deseret News · Mar 29, 2019
It's official: Utah Jazz earn playoff spot
Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) claps his hands as teammate Utah Jazz forward Derrick Favors (15) drops in a pair of free-throws as the Utah Jazz and the Milwaukee Bucks play a Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 2, 2019. Jazz won 115-111.SALT LAKE CITY — Sacramento's loss is Utah's gain.
The Jazz clinched a playoff spot for the third straight spring thanks to the Kings' 121-118 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. Sacramento, currently in ninth place in the Western Conference, dropped to 37-38 and cannot tie or leap over 45-30 Utah.