Brad Rock: Jazz not good enough to skip a quarter

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Impressive as the postseason has been for the Jazz, improbable as their rise, Wednesday’s 107-99 Game 5 playoff loss to Oklahoma City was a lesson for the ages.

They’re not good enough to win on three-quarter speed, i.e. playing three-quarters of a game.

They might have a center that can swat birds from the sky, a guard that’s laying siege to the rookie record books, and a coach who is too smart for Mensa. But it’s still a couple of players shy of world domination.

A team that can’t afford to watch the other team’s stars being stars.

So back they go to Salt Lake for Game 6 on Friday, humbled.

Isn’t this where Rudy Gobert patiently says, “We’ll be fine”?

If not, they may have to…