Round 1 Game 1 Utah Jazz @ L.A. Clippers 8:30pm MDT

[Cappy_Smurf]

After the gobert injury I just started drinking heavy and couldn't really remember a lot of the game.

LMAO!

This gonna be my playoff sig right here.

 

[Elizah Huge]

WHY DID WE GIVE MONEY TO JOHNSON AND TRADE FOR HILL AND DIAW WHEN WE COULD HAVE JUST SIGNED HARRISON BARNES???


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[Cappy_Smurf]

Boris Diaw (23 minutes - 7 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists), George Hill (37 minutes - 16 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal) and Joe Johnson (31 minutes - 21 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and a block) combined for 91 minutes - 44 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists, 4 steals, 1 block and one clutch-*** game winning buzzer beater.

Dennis Lindsey is a bad man. He has built a helluva team. Hopefully Rudy gets back fast so he can make them even that more dangerous. Those three guys were brought in for this moment. Plus, Joe Ingles, Jeff Withey and Shelvin Mack were all recent acquisitions that helped play key minutes without being a major negatives when in the game. I was wrong about Withey and Mack. I'd have cut them to add guys at the deadline. Tonight, I'm glad they're still on the team.

Sooooo great not to have to listen to people whine about not making a move at the deadline. Other than GS getting that spineless creep from OKC, Utah easily had the best offseason.

DL is the man.

 

[Cappy_Smurf]

Jody Genessy‏ [MENTION=710]DJJazzyJody[/MENTION] 2m2 minutes ago
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Rudy Gobert's MRI on his injured left knee revealed a hyperextension and bone bruise but no structural damage, according to Yahoo.

Bone bruise can still be weeks

Any kind of serious injury could have been career threatening. Rudy's game changes completely if he loses any of his athleticism. Praise the Gods that it wasn't any kind of structural damage. Even if he is done for the playoffs, this is freaking fantastic news.

 

[fishonjazz]

That George mother ****ing hill catch in the air bank in lucky 3 at the buzzer doe

 

[DutchJazzer]

is this the longest game thread ever?

 

[Rubashov]

Any kind of serious injury could have been career threatening. Rudy's game changes completely if he loses any of his athleticism. Praise the Gods that it wasn't any kind of structural damage. Even if he is done for the playoffs, this is freaking fantastic news.

Keep a lid on it Cappy. He's not of of the woods yet.

 

[fishonjazz]

Here's a classic:

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https://twitter.com/netw3rk/status/853477741471059969

Look at the Jazz players' faces on the bench:

They are smiling! Before the shot even went off.

Is that Burks next to lyles with the HUGE smile?

 

[Miggs]

Yeah, sorry, no chance in hell.

What did I say homie? Your life is gonna start turning around too. Mark my words.

 

[Gameface]

When the injury happened was in such disbelief I started concocting a conspiracy theory along the lines of Quin wanted to get in the heads of the Clippers, make them think Gobert is hurt and force them to scramble for a new game plan since much of what they probably prepared for was how to deal with Gobert... then bring him back after the half and make them adjust back. But then it became clear Gobert was really hurt.

My wife cam home about 10min into the game all bubbly. I couldn't even respond to her. After a second she was like "How's it going?" and I was like "It's terrible." She just said "oh" and went in the other room.

 

[DutchJazzer]

I was cursing God, life, and my brand new Hayward jersey when Rudy went down.

Like a lot of you I thought that was it.

Kudos to the team for fighting as they should. Jingles has to come back.

Joe Johnson is now a Jazz legend.

you strayed from the path of gobert! good thing you came back!
it was hard and painful to see so many followers lose hope and abandon the church of stifle!!!!!!!!!!!


i tried reeling them in telling them to stay positive. but eventually off followers returned to the church of stifle!
thanks to the twin apostle Joe&Joe

 

[DutchJazzer]

I woke up to the front page of NBA.com claiming Utah wins on a buzzer beater by Joe Johnson. So thought it was going to be all good news.

Bu first, I am so ****ing glad Johnson got to take the last shot instead of Hayward. I've been wanting it to be this way the entire season.

Second, I think we might have the ****tiest luck out of all the teams win it comes to injuries this season. We literally can't catch a break. If one player gets healthy, another goes down. Hopefully it's just a sprain and a returned Derrick Favors is enough to get us by while Gobert recovers.

Lastly, I'm still super surprised we won without Gobert (in LA too).

you missed a magical NIGHT!

but don't worry 15 more magical nights these jazz will deliver. these will all be epic in various degrees