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Are you really that surprised that the Jazz are heading back home for Game 3 down two games to none to the Spurs? If you are, then you probably haven't paid attention to this matchup for the last decade or more. We all knew this was going to happen. What we didn't know was that the Jazz were going to follow up a bad performance in Game 1 with an even worse performance in Game 2. The Spurs have the Jazz number, especially in San Antonio.
Game 3 on Saturday is a must win for the Jazz if they truly believe they can win this series. That's what is important. The Jazz do believe they can win. I think that goes directly to what Kevin O'Connor was talking about when he said this team needed to play meaningful games. Over the last month, the Jazz were in a dogfight for the playoffs and every game they played was meaningful. They proved to themselves that they have the talent to beat anyone. Now it's time to prove it to everyone else.
Being at home on Saturday night is not going to be enough for the Jazz to beat the Spurs. Utah is going to have to make some significant changes. Whether it's a change to the lineup or to their scheme, something has to be done.
