Jazz @ Bulls: Sleepy in Chicago

Utah did not start out this Eastern road swing the way they wanted to last night. They had an early lead, but it quickly disappeared; the Bulls virtually dominated the last three quarters en route to a 108-96 victory in Chicago. Utah tried to make a run late in the fourth quarter, but they couldn't ever get closer than eight points before the Bulls would hit a big three or get an easy layup.

Mehmet Okur gave the Jazz another great performance (22 points and 18 boards), and Deron Williams contributed another double-double (20 points and 10 assists), but they were the only bright spots the whole evening. It was nice to see Andrei Kirilenko back though, and he played fairly well with 10 points, four rebounds, four assists, one block, and one steal.

There is no time to cry about this one; Utah makes the short trip from Chicago to Milwaukee tonight for a game against the 23-41 Bucks. If the Jazz are going to make up any ground in the West before season's end, it has to start on this road trip (especially with how hot the Houston Rockets and L.A. Lakers are currently).