NBA: 10 takeaways after the first week of the playoffs

NBA Boston Celtics Kyrie Irving (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)
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NBA Utah Jazz Donovan Mitchell (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

The Jazz have been really disappointing

Separate the most recent noise regarding the Utah Jazz, who are currently in a 2-0 series hold against James Harden and the Rockets, let’s take a trip back in time to before the start of the regular season.

At the point when many were trying to find the “next” team that could compete with the Warriors in the Western Conference Playoffs, the Jazz quickly became a trendy pick during the summer to finish in the top 3 in the Western Conference. However, perhaps more importantly, this was a team that many predicted to make a deep playoff run.

So far this season, after a disappointing regular season, it’s looking like this team is destined for a first-round playoff exit too. After such an encouraging year a season ago, the Jazz have been really disappointing this season. Back to the drawing board for Utah.