SALT LAKE CITY — Consider Wednesday night’s regular-season finale a playoff appetizer.
Although the Jazz don’t have to worry about earning a spot in the postseason party on the last day of the season like last year, they do still have something to play for when they host the San Antonio Spurs.
If they win, they’ll put pressure on the Los Angeles Clippers, who play the Sacramento Kings an hour and a half after the Jazz-Spurs tipoff. A Utah victory and a Clippers loss would mean the Jazz finish fourth in the Western Conference and earn home-court advantage over L.