With more than a month to go before the NBA playoffs begin, the Utah Jazz got their first taste of the postseason on Wednesday.
The nationally televised battle between the No. 1 Jazz and the No. 2 Phoenix Suns was physical and thrilling, an overtime battle that saw two of the league’s young All-Star guards, Donovan Mitchell and Devin Booker, combine for 76 points.
“That was playoff basketball,” Mitchell said.
But after falling 117-113 in extra time, Mitchell and the Jazz know they still have work to do before the real battle begins next month.
“The competition is what allows you to get better,” Jazz head coach Quin Snyder said.