Game Thread May 23, 2021 07:30PM MT: Jazz vs. Grizzlies - Game 1

[LogGrad98]

Game 1.

And loss 1. Every losing streak begins with a single loss. And it ends with one too.

 

[DasJazz]

And loss 1. Every losing streak begins with a single loss. And it ends with one too.

That's why Game 1 is the easiest to overcome.

 

[SteakNEggs]

We need to do what the Bucks ars doing to Miami right now and set the tone that were superior early.

 

[fishonjazz]

We need to do what the Bucks ars doing to Miami right now and set the tone that were superior early.

I agree we should make 15 threes in the first half like the bucks did

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[babe]

Game 1.

I had to listen on the radio 12/80. They were calling the game a "street fight". This is indeed our weakness. If we can't hit the 3s or keep our defense out of foul trouble, we have a struggle. We almost caught up with them.

I think this was our worst game in this series, home or away.

But its a cinch they'll try this every game. If we can get by them without losing a key player we will be doing pretty good.

 

[DasJazz]

I had to listen on the radio 12/80. They were calling the game a "street fight". This is indeed our weakness. If we can't hit the 3s or keep our defense out of foul trouble, we have a struggle. We almost caught up with them.

I think this was our worst game in this series, home or away.

But its a cinch they'll try this every game. If we can get by them without losing a key player we will be doing pretty good.

If we can match the physicality, our talent should take care of the rest.

 

[MTS]

do you know who lost their opening 2019 playoff game and then went on to win a ring?

The past two champions lost Game 1 of the 1st round.

 

[Sean]

Yous all remember the 1998 first-round series between the Jazz and Rockets? Utah lost game one in a blowout, came back and won game two, but then dropped game three in Houston. Back then, it was best-of-five, so, Houston was literally one win away from pulling off one of the biggest upsets in NBA history (the Nuggets shocking Seattle as an 8th seed four years earlier was massive, too, as Seattle looked like the favorites to win the title with MJ retired).

Utah trailed 21-10 at the end of the first quarter in that elimination game ... but came back to win it going away (dominated the fourth quarter) before winning the series in five in Salt Lake.

But holy **** it didn't look like Utah could pull it off.

Truth be told, had Barkley not been injured in game four, I don't know if the Jazz actually win that series.

N.B.A.: PLAYOFFS; Utah Loses And Nears Elimination (Published 1998)

NBA playoff results; Houston Rockets defeat Utah Jazz, 89-85, to take 2-1 series lead; San Antonio Spurs defeat Phoenix Suns, 99-80, to win series, 3-1 (M)

www.nytimes.com

 

[yamers]

The past two champions lost Game 1 of the 1st round.

yes i forgot the lakers lost their round 1 game 1 to the blazers last year and so did the raptors on the prior year.

 

[MVP]

yes i forgot the lakers lost their round 1 game 1 to the blazers last year and so did the raptors on the prior year.

Problem is we have no LeBron, A.Davis or Kawhi level players on our team. I am not panicking and fully expect us to win this series but those statements about previous champs losing game 1 does not really make much sense to me.

 

[MTS]

Problem is we have no LeBron, A.Davis or Kawhi level players on our team. I am not panicking and fully expect us to win this series but those statements about previous champs losing game 1 does not really make much sense to me.

You're reading too much into it.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

We likely win this series still. Tomorrow is obviously huge. The amount of things that broke the Grizzlies way was pretty incredible. I think if we win game 1 its a 4-1 series win... as it stands I think we win in 6.