The playoffs have officially arrived for the Utah Jazz.
After a season in which it held the best record in the NBA much of the way, the Jazz will finally enter the “second season” as the top seed in the Western Conference and face the upstart and eighth-seeded Memphis Grizzlies, who earned their spot with two victories in the league’s Play-in Tournament.
Utah will be heavily favored to win the series, but it will be without All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell for at least Sunday’s Game 1 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, as he was unexpectedly ruled out on Sunday afternoon.
The Jazz swept the three-game regular season series between the two teams that was played over the course of just five days at the end of March, although two of the contests were decided by four points or fewer.
Game 1 is scheduled to tip off at 7:30 p.m. MT on Sunday and will air on TNT.
Follow along here with in-game updates and insights during the contest.
First quarter: Jazz 24, Grizzlies 17
It wasn’t a very good quarter offensively for the Jazz, their first game action in a week, as they went more than four minutes in the middle of it without a point thanks to missed shots and turnovers. They started well and ended well, however, and were very good defensively for most of it, dominating the glass. Mike Conley leads the way against his former longtime team with nine points.
With fans back in the arena, the Jazz play a tribute video for Jerry Sloan, who died one year ago. Fans chanted his name during the video and then quieted to an impressive point to listen to the narration
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Mike Conley and Jordan Clarkson, noted shot blockers
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Donovan Mitchell, who is court side in street clothes, hasn't sat down once and looks like he's chomping at the bit to get out there
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