The Jazz had their matriculation from playoff neophytes to playoff veterans stymied late Friday night, their graduation to another level shunted by Chris Paul and his Clippers in a foundation-rattling 98-93 loss.
At this point, such a result was … unexpected.
Game 5 supposedly was a middle reliever, a setup, for Game 6, the closer, the unceremonious end for the Clips in this first-round series. Not so fast. Both teams battled adversity in these games, both reaching for required guts and creativ...
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