Oh, what a difference a year makes for the Utah Jazz.
At this time last season, the dysfunctional Jazz limped into the NBA Playoffs as the eighth seed in the Western Conference, and quickly got their ticket punched for summer vacation by Kobe Bryant’s Lakers.
As it turned out, L.A. was a team on a mission and the five-game series with the Jazz was just a footnote, as the Lakers made a triumphant return as world champions.
With only a fraction of the 2009-2010 regular season left, both the Jazz and Lakers are back in familiar postseason territory, but they’ll approach the playoffs from different angles.
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Article written by TIM PETERSON