Sixteen games ago, the Utah Jazz were 19-28 and in 10th place in the Western Conference. They looked more poised to go on a tanking spree for a top pick than a winning streak. 16 games later they have won 14 out of 16 of their last games including rattling off 11 straight wins. Where does that put them in the playoff race? Same spot 10th place. To the outsider observer this would feel like Groundhog’s Day; no matter what the Jazz do this 10th seed will never end. But what if we told you Utah’s much closer to hosting a playoff series because of this win streak?
Predicting the final order of the Western Conference Playoffs
