I don't care who it is or what excuses are used: they absolutely embarrassed the Lakers in the final two games of that series and are absolutely embarrassing the Nuggets, and their MVP in this series.
My concern, as it has been for most the playoffs, even when the Jazz was healthy, is their inability to maintain large leads. We saw this throughout the Memphis series (up until, finally, game five in Salt Lake), as well as last night: the Jazz led game two by 20+ points and Memphis surged back to get within two in the third before the Jazz put it away in the fourth. In game three, the Jazz led by 11 after three and t he Grizzlies powered back to tie it with 5 minutes left, before the Jazz put 'em away. Last night, the Jazz led by, what, 21 and actually trailed for a second there.
Credit the Jazz for coming back and not wilting at the end of any of these games ... but that killer instinct has to be there. We can't let these teams keep creeping back, especially playing a team like the Suns.
Now maybe we'll luck out and Denver will make Phoenix look more mortal (I hope!) but that continues to be my concern for the Jazz.