Well folks it is now final... The Utah Jazz are in the Playoffs!
The Jazz currently sit 8th in the Western Conference and will face the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the playoffs, but the Jazz do have a chance to move up to 7th if Denver loses their next two games and the Jazz beat Portland on Thursday night. However it all shakes out the Jazz will be in an uphill battle in the first round, playing San Antonio if they stay at 8th Seed, or playing Oklahoma City if they make it to the 7th seed. Both prospects don't look to promising but the Jazz will get some valuable playoff experience for their young team, and Al Jefferson will finally make it back to the playoffs since he has only been there once, his rookie year in Boston before he was traded to Minnesota.
The only downside i can see to this chain of events is that the Jazz will now lose their own first round pick in the upcoming draft to Minnesota via the Al Jefferson trade, and will have to rely on the Golden State Warriors to land 8-14 in the lottery or the Jazz will be without a first round pick in what some say is one of the deepest drafts they have seen in a while.
But for now lets all celebrate making it into the playoffs and hope that the Jazz give the Spurs of the Thunder all they can handle in the first round. Here's to the PLAYOFFS!!!!
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