The first game of any NBA playoff series is prime soil for overreactions. Understandable given how tense these series can get and how much every game matters. But things change game-to-game in tightly contested series.
Game 1 of the series between the Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Clippers was rather unconventional and a lot of things that happened are unlikely to happen again. But some things will continue. Here’s a breakdown of what to expect going forward.
The Clippers will continue to switch everything, and it will continue to be something of a problem
Utah hasn’t dealt well with 1-5 switching teams and struggled at times on Tuesday against it so don’t expect this to go away anytime soon.