Utah lost to the nuggets only the first fight of the series. But the “jazzmen” did it in overtime (125-135). In other fights, Quincy Snyder’s wards looked much better and deservedly beat Denver. This was the last match in which the Salt Lake City team left no chances to the opponent (124-87). Despite the absence of Boyan Bogdanovich and Ed Davis, the musicians demonstrate an excellent game. Mike Conley, Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell are worth highlighting. In the last match, the trio destroyed the Nuggets’ defensive redoubts with 71 points for three and 18 rebounds.
The Lakes didnt show anything sensible after the restart of the season, but the impression was that the head coach simply saved the strength of his leaders, so that there were no injuries before the playoffs. The Lakers relaxed so much that in the first match of the series they lost to the sensational “Portland” (93-100), although this failure was a turning point for the Frank Vogel team. In the next meeting, LeBron James and Anthony Davis played aggressively and finally won (111-88). One gets the impression that after the slap in the face from the “blazers” the team started up and will now show the game we are used to.
