Utah Jazz: Short-handed Jazz could use another road win tonight

When it comes to the big picture, though, Corbin is a realist. He knows that the Jazz's postseason fate likely hinges on whether or not Millsap and Kirilenko are able to return healthy enough to provide their usual contributions.

"If we're going to have any chance, we're going to need as many bodies and as much experience as we can get back onto the floor and have a chance to make a push here at the end," Corbin said.

"It would be huge for them to get back onto the floor and play their particular roles on the team. ... (It will) give us a chance to compete and get back into the playoff run and then have a chance to have success once we get in there."

With or without his starters, Corbin hopes his guys come out and give him the first back-to-back wins in his young head coaching career against a team whose record doesn't matter when it plays the Jazz.

"We can't afford to relax," Corbin said. "We've had close games with them in the past."

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