Jazz guard Mike Conley won’t play in tonight’s opener of the Western Conference Semifinals, tweets Tim MacMahon of ESPN. The team announced he will miss the game with a mild right hamstring strain.
Conley felt tightness in the hamstring in the first quarter of Utah’s closeout win against the Grizzlies last Wednesday, according to Eric Walden of The Salt Lake Tribune. He was ruled out of the game at halftime.
Conley was only a partial participant at Monday’s practice, and the team decided to sit him out tonight after today’s shootaround, Walden adds.
“Hopefully we get him back as quickly as possible, but those things are tricky,” coach Quin Snyder told reporters (Twitter link from Walden).
Conley is coming off the first All-Star season in his 14-year NBA career, averaging 16.2 points, 3.5 rebounds and 6.0 assists in 51 games. Game 2 of the series will be Thursday night.
LA need to steal this game so they can buy more time for Ibaka to come back. they need him this series for small ball
Jazz need to win the series to show the #1 seed wasn’t a fluke. Then the Jazz or anyone else in the West get swept in the Finals by Nets.
u dont know with KD. dude could get injured again and it could lead to a west team winning the championship
The Nets won’t sweep Utah unless Harden makes a miraculous recovery.
Clippers need Ibaka. Can’t believe Mavs almost took them. Clippers depth is their strength, yes agree.
Ibaka is done
Predict UTA-LAC and BRK-MIL contain the finals duo.
But prob not Ibaka or Harden. And MIL looks cooked… Jrue was best as an underdog… too much is being asked. BRK got to collect useful FAs, MIL not.
Ibaka has dealt with that all yr. He’ll be bak. Never saw Donovan “Spida” Mitchell being this good. Coming out of college. Put up 45 on Clippers. Luka and now Mitchell. I thought Clippers were best perimeter defenders????
Like to see Clippers in Finals. But I’m not really feeling it right now. Mavs should not have been this tough. And imo Zubac has to play against Rudy. Going big with Ibaka and Zubac will hurt not having it.