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The Utah Jazz (0-1) fell to the Memphis Grizzlies (1-0) during game one of the Western Conference Playoffs on Sunday night. Here s the updated playoff schedule
Originally posted on Sportsnaut | By Vincent Frank | Last updated 5/24/21
To say that the Utah Jazz missed star guard Donovan Mitchell during their Game 1 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of the NBA playoffs Sunday would be an understatement.
Mitchell, 24, was forced to sit out the final 16 regular-season games due to an ankle injury he suffered back on April 16 against the Indiana Pacers. Despite his absence, Utah was still able to squeak out the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference and the best overall record in the NBA.
With that said, there was some cause for alarm heading into Sunday’s home outing against an upstart Grizzlies team. Memphis was coming off a huge upset road win over the Golden State Warriors in the play-in tournament days earlier. Meanwhile, Utah was a mediocre (by its standards) 10-6 in the 16 games the team’s MVP missed.