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The Thunder welcome the Utah Jazz to their home court to square off in game 1 of the opening round of the 2018 NBA playoffs. To say that both teams did not really end up where we thought they would is an understatement. Pre-season, OKC was considered a potential rival to the Warriors and Rockets with their offseason acquisitions of Paul George and Carmelo Anthony. Meanwhile, the Jazz were expected to have a down-season with the loss of Gordon Hayward.
It is remarkable what difference actually playing the games makes.