For the first time in three seasons, the Utah Jazz will not be playing the Houston Rockets in rounds one or two. After Denver’s loss to the Clippers and OKC’s win last night, seeds 1-7 are locked and loaded in the Western Conference.
The Jazz pulled off a masterful tank job in the bubble to fall to the 6 seed, avoiding the Houston Rockets. This came in the format of holding their best players out for “rest” in the majority of games in the bubble, while still playing some entertaining basketball and keeping things fun with the young guys.