On a night when normalcy was turned inside out -- when halftime was the serious business and the basketball game was the meaningless diversion -- the Jazz turned themselves upside down, too.
   
They played with intensity on the road, for the first time in a while. They played with offensive precision, a trait noticeably missing lately. And they took a giant step toward cementing a playoff spot, after weeks of slipping and sliding toward a spot in the lottery.