The Downbeat #2053: We Beat LA Edition

Chris Nicoll-USA TODAY SportsThe Utah Jazz beat the Los Angeles Clippers last night. You might not have noticed because every sports news network is going wall to wall coverage of March Madness. But it was awesome. Yahoo Sports said if this game was a preview of a possible Utah Jazz vs Los Angeles Clippers, then sign them up.

The NBA’s regular season ends on April 12, which means we’re now less than a month away from figuring out which teams will play each other in the first round of the 2017 postseason. Fans will certainly gravitate toward certain dream matchups — Kevin Durant vs. Russell Westbrook is now a distinct possibility in the West — but others will not stand out as no-doubt…