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What is the Jazz Magic # to clinch a playoff spot?

I have been pondering this and was curious if anyone could tell me.
I would appreciate it pals.

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Well, considering where Utah is in the standings, the magic number is higher than the amount of games the Jazz have left. Besides, magic numbers only work when going against one opponent. The jazz are vying against multiple teams, so a magic number is fairly useless to apply.
 
https://www.playoffstatus.com/nba/jazzwhatif.html

^ At the bottom of the page, under the header "Remaining Games", is a decent indicator of the Jazz chances at making the playoffs in relation to how many of their remaining 7 games they win. 4 out of 7 gives them about a 57% chance of getting in...5 out of 7 wins jumps them all the way up to a 94% chance.
 
they don't have one magic number to clinch the playoffs but here are the magic numbers to catch / remain ahead of the other 4 teams in the 6-8 race:

- dallas: 10 jazz wins & dallas losses (since dallas owns the TB)
- houston: 9 jazz wins & houston losses (since utah owns the TB)
- denver: 9 jazz wins & denver losses (since utah owns the TB)
- phoenix: 8 jazz wins & phoenix losses (since phoenix owns the TB)
 
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