Hmmmm. In the immortal words of Ron Burgundy, "That really got out of hand quickly."

The Jazz pretty much handed it to us last night, taking advantage of a clearly flat-footed Hawks squad to take a 102-76 victory in Salt Lake City, snapping the team's five-game road winning streak and continuing a 13-year run of dominance in Utah.

Though it would have been nice to see the team come out with a little more effort, I don't think anyone is probably that surprised by this particular loss. Utah is an incredibly physical and disciplined team, even without Carlos Boozer, and that is the kind of squad that will give the young Hawks problems every single time.

So, let's turn the page on Monday night and focus our attention on Wednesday's game at LA. A 3-1 west coast swing would be a tremendous way to end the season's first half, and the Hawks have already shown they can hang with the Clips with their 86-74 win earlier this season at Philips. No reason anyone should be tired for this game, it's the last one for a week (for everyone, since no one got invited to participate in the All-Star festivities. Not that I am bitter or anything).

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