On Mike Conley’s final shot in Utah’s Game 7 loss to the Denver Nuggets, you could feel the collective groan of Jazz fans as the shot rimmed out.
That groan was heavier this time for multiple reasons. This was another first round exit for a team with multiple all stars. To go all in like the Jazz did for this season only to lose in the first round again is painful and it hurt even more because the Jazz gave up a 3-1 series lead. And finally, in the final three games of the series, outside of Donovan Mitchell, Utah was out-played and out-coached.