Tonight could potentially be one of the most important games of the whole season for the Utah Jazz. For the #TankNote crowd, tonight is like the Super Bowl. The Orlando Magic currently have a four-game lead in the loss column in the race to the top of the lottery (also known as the bottom of the standings, but let’s look at this with a “glass half full” attitude).
Here is a snapshot of the lottery odds as they stand today, courtesy of Tankathon.
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If the Jazz lose tonight, not only do they tie the Chicago Bulls in the loss column at 36, but they also gain a game on Orlando and would only be 3 games back of getting the highly coveted 5th-place lottery odds.