That’s the number of games the Jazz are looking at now, after the All-Star break, as they prepare to make a proper run at what so many thought was outside their reach before the season began — the playoffs.
The prospects are remarkable, really, considering the physical and psychological adversities the team has faced. You know the individual items on the list, but taken together, overcoming it remains impressive:
Course correction • After the Jazz lost 15 of 19 games, they quickly gathered themselves upon Gobert’s return to go on their still live winning streak of 11 straight.