Utah Jazz seem to have a Rallies-R-Us ability

Jefferson thought the second half showed what a focused Utah team is capable of doing.

"I came out in the second half, we all did, wanting to win," Jefferson said. "We knew we had to play better, couldn't lose three in a row, especially the way we was losing. I knew we had to make the run right then and there."

What's that mean for the possible change?

Who knows? Sloan might not even be sure at this point. But the coach did tinker with his lineups again, using Earl Watson aside Williams in the backcourt for extended minutes and playing rookie Gordon Hayward at shooting guard and Andrei Kirilenko as a power forward in the second half in different combinations.

But, perhaps evident that a change is not in the air, Sloan tightened his rotation in the overtime session when he only played the starting/closing five of Williams, Raja Bell, Andrei Kirilenko, Millsap and Jefferson.

"(Coach) did a good job of subbing guys out and knowing who was playing well," Williams added. "Guys came in and stepped up in that second half."

Better late than never, right?

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