KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Mike Conley arrived to practice early on Monday and as he walked into the gym, there was Donovan Mitchell, walking in at the same time.
For the Jazz’s most veteran player the extra dedication and the successful practice that followed his and Mitchell’s early arrival was a signal that the Utah Jazz are in the right headspace and prepared for a Game 7 battle with the Denver Nuggets.
“We’re not planning on going home, that’s not what we came here to do,” Conley said after practice. “We came here for a reason. We didn’t come here to be here for a month and a half, away from our families, just to go home.