Houston • On Sunday night, the Jazz were blown out in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series against the Rockets, ultimately falling by 32 points.
And yet, on Monday afternoon, no one was waving a white flag.
The Jazz know they didn’t play well. And they know the Rockets did. And they know a lot of things will have to be improved for the series’ second game on Wednesday — which they were confident would prove to be the case.
“We can tell there was a little bit of nervousness from it being Game 1 of the playoffs.