The Utah Jazz are on an absolute tear. After a 4-4 start, they have climbed to the top of the NBA, with a league-best 21-5 record. They’ve won 16 of their last 17 games, and have played absolutely dominant basketball with most of their games behind decided by 10+ points. The Jazz are for real.
ESPN’s BPI Model update released this morning gave the Jazz a 51.1 percent chance to make the Western Conference Finals, which was second highest in the West, and third highest among both conferences. It’s pretty insane to think, that according to this model, the Jazz are more likely than not to reach the Western Conference Finals.