The Utah Jazz will play their first playoff game in five years on Saturday against the Los Angeles Clippers in California. A win would be their first in the playoffs since 2010.
Jazz vs. Clippers, 2017 NBA playoffs: Start time, TV schedule and live stream
This series is important for the Clippers’ future.
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Both teams couldn’t be trending in more opposite directions. For the Jazz, this is just the beginning, behind an all-star in 27-year-old Gordon Hayward and defensive phenom in 24-year-old Rudy Gobert.
But for L.A., this could be the end of the Chris Paul era as we know it. The point guard, along with Blake Griffin and J.J. Redick could all become free agents after this season.
The Clippers are due for a deep playoff run, and may need one to keep the group in tact.
They blew a 3-1 Western Conference semifinals lead to the Rockets in 2015, and lost both Griffin and Paul to injuries in an early 2016 playoff exit. This is their shot at redemption, and it won’t come easy. Utah is healthy again, and this series reeks of seven-game potential.
In four meetings this year, the Clippers won three of them, including the most recent time three weeks ago. L.A. had six players in double figures, including a 28-point explosion from Jamal Crawford off the bench.
How to watch Clippers vs. Jazz Game 1
Place: Staples Center
Time: 10:30 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN
Online: WatchESPN
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