As we all know, the 2017-18 season for the Utah Jazz was somewhat of a snowball. It started off relatively successful, hit a snag in December with the injury of Rudy Gobert, and really started to see major success after his return in February. Plus/minus is a statistic that often confirms the popular “eye test”, and it does so in this case. The following chart is the Jazz’s +/- for each month of the 2017-18 season.
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The Jazz roared into the playoffs, and rode that scorching momentum into the second round.