The Grizzlies shocked the NBA world when they upset the Utah Jazz in Game 1 of this series, but with time to regroup and focus on their ultimate goal, the Jazz looked like themselves in Game 2 of this series and won at home 141-129 to even up the series at 1-1.
While the Grizzlies did their job, stealing a game on the road and they should be content with that, now, they need to consolidate their win in Utah by winning their next two games at home. Winning one definitely seems reasonable given how well they have played in this series so far, but winning both may not be something that happens.
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This series could easily be 2-2 heading back to Utah for Game 5, but there is a lot of basketball to be played before then and anything can happen in this series! Getting Donovan Mitchell back for the first-time in over a month was good news for the Jazz in Game 2 and he made his presence known early on.
Mitchell made his first basket of the game and went on to score 12 first-quarter points, allowing the Jazz to take a 36-27 lead after one quarter and hold on throughout the rest of the game to win.
There is a lot to take away from Game 2 for both teams, so let’s dive right in and check out the three biggest takeaways from this Utah Jazz victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.