Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward (20) drives against Atlanta Hawks forward Mike Muscala (31) in the first half of n NBA basketball game Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
John Bazemore, AP
We locked down defensively. We forced them into some tough shots. We communicated a lot better. We didn’t give them as many easy looks. Offensively, we were moving the basketball, getting wide-open shots, layups, dunks.
ATLANTA — The mood in Atlanta on Monday, the day after the Falcons suffered a miserable Super Bowl loss, was about as gloomy as the rainy weather.