Just one or two weeks ago, it felt like a lock that the Utah Jazz would finish the season 1st in the Western Conference. Something they haven’t done since 1998. Even with the injury to Donovan Mitchell, the Jazz had enough talent against the softest part of their schedule to comfortably close the season atop the West.
Suddenly that is severely in jeopardy.
Back to back losses to the lowly Minnesota Timberwolves added to the rest-filled loss to the short-handed LA Lakers, and just like that the Jazz may not be the front-runners they once were.