There was plenty of thievery at the Delta Center Wednesday night - along with yet another Karl Malone milestone - but there was nothing that reminded folks of the Jazz-Bulls rivalry in its heyday. Instead of Michael Jordan in No. 23 leading the way for Chicago, there was Eddie Robinson in No. 32 leading them with 18 points.

Instead of posturing for an NBA Finals rematch, the two teams were struggling simply to find their way.

Instead of intensity, there was apathy.

""It looked like we were just trying to get it over with," Jazz coach Jerry Sloan said of his team"s 90-78 victory over Chicago, the worst team in the league.

The game featured 30 steals but many of those came from sloppy offense rather than great defense.

""When you"re not concentrating on playing basketball and looking to get the game over, that"s what you get from both teams," Sloan said, noting Chicago had 22 turnovers and the Jazz had 20.