KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The Utah Jazz blew a 15-point, third-quarter lead on Tuesday, and rather than sail into the second round of the playoffs with a gentleman’s sweep of the Denver Nuggets, they fell apart in the final minutes of the fourth quarter, losing 117-107.
Now the Jazz head into a Thursday matchup leading just 3-2 in the best-of-seven series against a Nuggets team with momentum and the knowledge that they can get under the Jazz’s skin and make them pay when it counts.