The Jazz face the Golden State Warriors at Vivint Smart Home Arena on Tuesday night, and are quite aware that it’s going to take a combination of near-perfect basketball and some mistakes by the defending NBA champs along the way — to have a chance to win.
Why? The Warriors are favored to win their second straight NBA title, and third championship in four years. They might just be the most prohibitive title favorites the league has seen since 1996 — when the Chicago Bulls won 70 games and waltzed through the postseason on their way to a championship.