Everything you need to know for Jazz vs. Clippers second-round series in the 2021 NBA Playoffs

The No. 1 seed Utah Jazz will face the No. 4 seed Los Angeles Clippers in the second round of the 2021 NBA Playoffs. The Jazz won four straight games against the Memphis Grizzlies after dropping Game 1 to win their series in five games. The Jazz were missing All-Star G Donovan Mitchell for Game 1 and he’s averaging 28.5 points per game since returning from an ankle sprain.

The Clippers were in trouble down 3-2 in their series with the Dallas Mavericks in the first round. Kawhi Leonard scored 45 points in Game 6 to force Game 7 on Sunday afternoon. The Clippers were able to hold off Luka Doncic and pick up the big Game 7 win at home to clinch the series. Leonard nearly put up a triple-double in the series-clinching game. Now, LA will have to face the No. 1 seed in the West to have a shot at advancing to the Finals.

The Jazz defeated the Clippers in two of three games during the regular season. In LA’s lone win over Utah, it was a pretty evenly matched 116-112 victory, so we should expect a tight series between two teams who have the best odds to make it to the NBA Finals out of the West.

Here we’ll be tracking everything you need to know for the Jazz-Clippers series, including picks, injuries and the schedule. We’ll provide the full schedule when it’s released.

Game 1: Jazz 112, Clippers 109
Game 2: Jazz 117, Clippers 111
Game 3: Clippers 132, Jazz 106
Game 4: Clippers 118, Jazz 104
Game 5: Clippers 119, Jazz 111
Game 6: Clippers 131, Jazz 119