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Utah Jazz backup point guard Shelvin Mack, who started just nine of the 55 games he played in during the regular season, matched his season high for minutes played (37) in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals on Saturday night.

Thanks to George Hill's injured big toe, Mack could play a major role in the Jazz's hopes to extend their playoff run as they face an elimination game against the Golden State Warriors on Monday night at Vivint Smart Home Arena.

"He was a bulldog, offensively," Jazz coach Quin Snyder said of Mack. "He was fearless. You're not always going to make the right play, but I've had confidence in Shelvin for a long time. That hasn't wavered."

Hill, who started each of the 49 games he played during the regular season, missed his second consecutive game of the series on Saturday night. The decision on Hill's availability for Game 3 went down to the hours before tipoff.

There was no change in his status on Sunday as the Jazz did not practice. If Hill is out again, Mack could be back in the starting lineup for the third time in the series.

Through three games in the series, Mack is the team's third-leading scorer (10.3 points per game) behind Gordon Hayward and Rudy Gobert, and he ranks second in assists per game (4.3).

"There's been decisions we've made throughout the course of the year where he has not played at certain times," Snyder said. "Sometimes he's not played because of injuries. Sometimes he's started because of injury. Sometimes he's just started. Last year when we traded for him, we plugged him right in. He's been someone who is not afraid of the moment."

Snyder gets votes

The National Basketball Coaches Association announced on Sunday that Houston Rockets coach Mike D'Antoni and Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra had been named co-recipients of the inaugural Michael H. Goldberg NBCA Coach of the Year Award.

The 30 NBA head coaches voted on the award. Snyder was one of nine coaches to receive votes. Snyder had not heard the results when informed by a reporter.

"I have so much respect for the people that have similar jobs to do," Snyder said. "When you hear something like that, you can't help but be flattered on some level. I don't know how true it is. I don't think any of us set out with that focus in mind. We try to just do our job. I learned a long time ago that's the best thing you can do, dig in every day and do your job."

Draft prep

BYU center Eric Mika was scheduled to be part of six players participating in a pre-draft workout with the Jazz coaching staff at the team's facility on Sunday.

A 6-foot-10, 230-pound native of Alpine, Mika earned All-West Coast Conference honors this past season as a sophomore and averaged 20.3 points, 9.2 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game.

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