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Jazz down Blazers 111-80 to secure 5th seed in the West – Cache Valley Daily

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Juancho Hernangomez had a season-high 22 points and the Utah Jazz secured ,the fifth seed in the Western Conference with an 111-80 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers in the regular-season finale on Sunday night. The Jazz will face the fourth-seeded Dallas Mavericks in the opening round of the playoffs. The Mavericks downed the Spurs 130-120 on Sunday, but star guard Luka Doncic left the game with a left calf strain. Rudy Gobert added 18 points and 13 rebounds for the Jazz, while top scorer Donovan Mitchell sat out of the game with a non-COVID-19 illness. Utah also was without Bojan Bogdanovic, who was resting a left calf injury. “I think this season was a lot of ups and downs, but we won 49 games. It’s still a pretty decent season for us, regular season. I thought this year was really a great learning experience for all of us,” Gobert said. “And I think all those challenges that we faced really made us better and prepare us better for what’s coming next week.” The Jazz beat Memphis in five games in the opening round of the playoffs last season, then fell to the Clippers. “With Luka, I’m sure

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