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NBA Playoffs 2021: Even with a 2-0 lead, the Utah Jazz know they still have plenty to prove

It is easy to forget -- and perhaps healthier -- that two teams blew 3-games-to-1 series leads against the Denver Nuggets in last season's Western Conference playoffs.

But fate has matched those teams -- Utah Jazz and LA Clippers -- against each other in the second round of this year's playoffs, a sort of group session on how to bounce back from a postseason meltdown. And there are plenty of notes to compare.

All season, both teams have had to make their peace with the outside world's difficulty in believing in them, no matter how well they play or what they accomplish.