All-Star point guard Mike Conley will remain sidelined with a right hamstring strain as the Jazz continue their second-round playoff series against the Clippers tonight, writes Sarah Todd of the Deseret News.
Conley will now have missed the first three games of the series with the injury. He initially suffered the hamstring strain in the closeout fifth game of Utah’s first-round series against the Grizzlies, Conley’s former squad. The Jazz won that series 4-1.
The top-seeded Jazz currently hold a 2-0 lead over L.A., although the Clippers did battle back from such a margin to best the Mavericks in their own seven-game first-round series earlier in the 2021 postseason.
Conley averaged 17.4 PPG and 8.6 APG during the Jazz’s first-round contest against Memphis. He also connected on 54.8% of his three-point attempts.
With the veteran point guard still sidelined, his fellow All-Star Donovan Mitchell will continue to see increased ball-handling responsibilities. Forward Joe Ingles has moved into the starting lineup in the absence of Conley, and has also taken on more play-making duties in his stead.
Lowry has much better career than Conley
IMO Current Market value
Lowry 2 years $50 million
Conley 2 years $45 million
I take Conley over Lowry because Conley is a better 3 point shooter
You are just obsessed with mentioning raptors players. Conley is better than Lowry in what century??
Much better? They’ve had almost identical careers. Conley’s is a better shooter but he’s also a better defender.
Vs the clippers with how they are playing. I’ll sit him to they actually need him
Clips are so flawed .
They {chose} correctly their 1st rd opponent (who was more flawed) but they don’t get to chose this one – Jazz in 5
They chose to drop to the #4 seed to avoid the Lakers in round 2, even though Phoenix won that series. They barely got by Dallas after falling behind 3-2, but the Clippers wanting to face Utah in the second round instead of the Lakers (or the Suns) is just plain stupid.
Clippers will still flame out…