Utah Jazz vs. Portland Trail Blazers

Utah Jazz and Portland Trail Blazers face off in an NBA game in Salt Lake City. The two Western Conference clubs meet with a shared playoff history: in the Western Conference Semi-finals, Portland eliminated Utah in five games, including a Game 5 win at the Rose Garden Arena.

Portland's roster at the time included Scottie Pippen, Rasheed Wallace, and Steve Smith, and the team posted a 59–23 regular-season record before taking the Jazz in five games. From there, the Trail Blazers pushed the Los Angeles Lakers to seven games in the Western Conference Finals. For the Jazz, Karl Malone and John Stockton were the faces of that era. This Salt Lake City matchup gives fans a chance to see two franchises with a rivalry that dates back to those playoff meetings.