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Locked On Jazz - Daily Podcast On The Utah Jazz

DEBATE: Utah Jazz's Greatest PLAYOFF Moments in the Last Decade

Locked On Jazz - Daily Podcast On The Utah Jazz

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🗓️ 28 August 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Can the Utah Jazz reclaim their playoff magic? Leif Thulin, Jazz broadcast assistant and NBA draft analyst, takes you on a thrilling journey through the team's most memorable postseason battles of the past decade. From Donovan Mitchell's historic rookie performances to Joe Johnson's clutch heroics, relive the emotional rollercoaster of Jazz basketball at its finest. Thulin breaks down three unforgettable series: the 2020 shootout with Denver, the 2018 upset over Oklahoma City's superteam, and the 2017 seven-game classic against the Clippers' Lob City. He shares personal stories, analyzes key moments, and captures the heart-pounding excitement of each matchup. Discover why these series define recent Jazz history and what they reveal about the team's future. You'll gain fresh insights into Mitchell's rise, Rudy Gobert's impact, and the strategic moves that shaped Utah's playoff runs.

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0:00.0

Let's take a trip down memory lane and revisit the best playoff series that jazz have played in the past decade.

0:14.4

You are Locked on Jazz, your daily podcast on the Utah Jazz.

0:19.3

Part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day.

0:27.6

Hello and welcome into Locked on Jazz.

0:29.8

I'm Leap Toleen, excited to be back with you guys filling in for David Locke on Locked on Jazz.

0:34.1

As most of you guys know by now, I'm a jazz fan that will live and die with this team,

0:38.7

credentialed NBA draft analyst, attendee of the 23 and 24 NBA Combines, Jazz broadcast assistant

0:43.7

and statistician the past four seasons and lover of college hoops. So I'll make sure you know what you need to know

0:49.0

about your beloved Utah Jazz. Thanks for making Locked on Jazz is your first listen each and every day.

0:54.0

Remember, Locked on Jazz is free and available on all platforms, including YouTube at Locked on Jazz. Thanks for making Locked on Jazz your first listen each and every day. Remember,

0:54.4

Locked on Jazz is free and available on all platforms, including YouTube at Locked on Jazz, where the best way to help us grow is comment anything below. And today's question is, what is your favorite playoff series from the past decade? This episode is brought to you by Monarch Money. Take control of your finances with Monarch Money. Use code locked on MBA at

1:10.8

Monarch Money.com for 50% off your first year. Today on the show, I'm going to rank out my top

1:15.6

three favorite playoff series from the past decade. I thought about doing since 2000, but I thought

1:20.8

that would be difficult to do because there's a lot of them and they take a while to explain.

1:25.6

So let's dive right in. The Jazz, my third favorite series is a

1:29.7

painful one. It's one that I remember vividly because I loved the basketball. It was so good,

1:35.2

but the end was just bitter that you could not have had a worse finish to a fantastic series than what

1:41.2

the Jazz suffered in the bubble. The Jazz came into the bubble playing well, but I wouldn't say had extreme expectations

1:48.0

to make a deep run.

1:49.0

But the history that people speak of now is if a tiny thing goes differently, we could

1:53.8

have won at all.

1:54.5

I don't necessarily agree with that, but man, that series was awesome.

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