Jazz lose, but go down fighting

The Jazz's season is over. But even after getting swept in four games by the Spurs, this unexpected playoff team was able to find a silver lining.

Nearly digging out of a 21-point hole in the final six minutes left the Jazz feeling satisfied with how they ended their postseason.

Utah's late-game rally to get within four points in the final minute was even somewhat reflective of the never-surrender attitude that helped the Jazz overcome an inexperienced lineup and coach, injuries, a mix-and-match roster with four key guys under 22 years old and the lack of a superstar.

"It tells you a lot about them," Jazz coach Tyrone Corbin said of his team that turned its season around after losing 11 of 14 games in February. "We have shown that when things are bad and not going as well as we would like for them to go, we are going to continue to fight."

Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili teamed up to end the Jazz's frenetic finish, with Parker stealing the ball from Paul Millsap and tossing it to Ginobili for a game-clinching lay-up with 19 seconds to go.

Utah had the ball down by only four points at that point despite having trailed behind 81-60 with less than six minutes remaining.

The gutsy comeback had Spurs coach Gregg Popovich talking Utah up more than his own team in the postgame interview.

"The Utah Jazz showed you the kind of class and the kind of organization that they are," Popovich said. "Down 3-0 and I think we were up 17 or 18 (actually 21) and some people probably thought it was over. We put in a couple of subs and they just ran it right to us and stuck it to us, because they don't quit."