Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports)
Nine months ago, the Utah Jazz franchise faced a similar situation. The No. 6 seed Jazz held a 3-1 lead over the No. 3 seed Denver Nuggets in the first round of the 2020 NBA Playoffs. They seemed like the more dominant team.
Then, they started to relax just a bit. The Nuggets pounced, and the Jazzmen infamously became one of 13 teams in league history to have ever blown a 3-1 lead.