Mike Conley is listed as questionable for Saturday’s Game 3 of the Jazz’s second-round series against the Clippers, Tony Jones of The Athletic tweets. Conley suffered a right hamstring strain in the series finale against the Grizzlies on June 2nd. The Jazz have used a three-guard rotation of Donovan Mitchell, Joe Ingles and Jordan Clarkson in his absence while winning the first two games of the series.
We have more on the Jazz:
- Mitchell tweaked his right ankle in the closing seconds of Game 2 but he says he’ll be ready to go on Saturday, Tim MacMahon of ESPN writes. Mitchell missed Utah’s playoff opener with a right ankle sprain, the only game the Jazz have lost in this postseason. “I got hit and it hurt, but I’m fine now,” Mitchell said. “I walked in here (to the interview room). If you want me to sprint for you, I can. I’m good.”
- Rudy Gobert won his third Defensive Player of the Year award and he says that being an elite defender requires plenty of dedication, according to Sarah Todd of the Deseret News. “It takes relentless dedication every day,” Gobert said. “In this league, we have so many games, being able to stay healthy and being able to stay strong, being able to try to bring it every single night for my team, it’s a challenge. It’s a lot of hard work and dedication and things that people don’t see.”
- Clarkson is averaging 21 points in the series and he’s victimizing his former mentor, Joe Vardon of The Athletic notes. Clippers coach Tyronn Lue was Clarkson’s coach in Cleveland during the 2017/18 season. “He talked to me about all of this, how to carry yourself in the playoffs, how to move in the playoffs, what to do, finding a routine,” Clarkson said of Lue. “It’s strictly competing, but seeing him over there, that’s somebody you care about before he was doing that. Ty Lue has always been talking to me, texting me, he’s been in my ear even before he was in Cleveland.”
Not quite accurate. Should say “Paul George in a for fit of frustration attempted to injure Donovan Mitchell in the closing seconds of game 2”
That’s how I saw that go down too
That makes 3 of us.
One wonders where PG felt he had to be so quickly, but there is a kind of panic that takes over in a “better get back” reaction. He did take an averting step, and tv replays are usually poorly timed and indifferent to what should be shown.
Why was Lue always in Clarkson’s ear before Cleveland? Is that an employment strategy?
Who cares. You were going to lose.
Clarkson was a Laker, Lue was a Laker and I think he was around the LA area when he was there.
Phoenix and Philly are going to have a hard time getting past Utah and Brooklyn.
If Danny Green is ok, they should be fine. Utah and Phoenix were already close, but as I’ve said, I think Phoenix edges them out
poor take. both of those series will be close and I actually think Phoenix wins.
Well, Brooklyn coming out of the East is the biggest no-brainer in the history of mankind.
The West is a little tougher. Phoenix has surprised me by stepping up their first go at it. Denver has been here before but not getting it done. Going to have to think about Utah – Phoenix. I’m leaning Utah and I’ll probably call it a no-brainer in the next few days LOL. Not sure yet though.., I don’t want to hang my hat on Phoenix for some reason, whether it’s against Denver a week ago or against Utah next week. Something about them. Maybe it’s Chris Paul’s hamstring? Not sure but they’re doing a nice job overall. Nice roster build by James Jones and great coaching Monty Williams. Chris Paul has done a wonderful job leading this young team.
Rudy Gobert should also thank that he is eight feet tall.
Clippers to blow a lead again in game 3… Mitchell has them fellas so confused… They can’t stop him. Ingles mine manipulating PG again and Bogdanovic out hustles Kawhi… Jazz got em…