Heading into Sunday's NBA play, the Jazz's 111.1 scoring average this season easily led the league in team points per game ? nearly three full points ahead of the next-closest Los Angeles Lakers.

Only once in seven games so far, in fact, has Utah not surpassed the century mark.

Suffice it to say, however, that Jazz coach Jerry Sloan is anything but overwhelmed by how his offense has played.

"This is a team that has tried to make more acrobatic plays than any team I've ever had," said Sloan, whose 5-2 Jazz host Sacramento tonight. "They're a lot more athletic, probably, and that may be the reason.

"But," he added, "we've made some really difficult passes, and we've turned the ball over a lot ? and you can't afford that."