Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) blocks a shot by San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker in the final seconds of play during an NBA regular season game at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Tuesday, April 5, 2016.
Just one week remains in the NBA’s regular season, and the bottom half of the Western Conference playoff picture is still clear as mud, with the Utah Jazz in the thick of a fight for their first postseason berth since 2012.
Consider this: Utah is still mathematically in the race for the fifth seed in the West, yet Quin Snyder’s club could also miss the playoffs altogether.