With the Utah Jazz, success often boils down to offensive execution.

The Jazz is one of the league's more methodical teams when it comes to offense. When the offense clicks, the Jazz is as tough to beat as any team in the league. When it doesn't . . . well, the Jazz lost 122-95 at Cleveland less than two weeks ago, and the Cavaliers' Ricky Davis, needing one rebound to complete a triple double, tried to rub Utah's nose in it near the end by shooting at the wrong basket.

Utah coach Jerry Sloan knocked Davis for his "schoolyard" stunt, but that and losing by 27 to one of the worst teams in the league might have been the wake-up call the Jazz needed.