Jazz win first round

The Utah Jazz beat the Denver Nuggets in 6 games to win the first round of the NBA playoffs. They had the same season record of 53-29, but Denver won 3 of the 4 games during their matchup and so they earned the 4th seed and homecourt advantage. The home team won 5 of the 6 games during the playoff series. The only exception was when the Jazz won game 2 in Denver by three points. Utah has beaten Denver in three out of four playoff matches.

In round two they will play the Lakers. During the season the Lakers won 3 out of the 4 games against the Jazz. The Jazz lost all three of those games by at least 14 points. I think this will be a tough series for the Jazz, and I predict that the Lakers win the series in 6 games. This will be the sixth time these teams have played each other in the playoffs, with the Lakers winning three of the previous five matchups.