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Utah Jazz developed ‘this is it’ mentality after January loss in Atlanta to spark 21-2 run

David Goldman, AP

Utah Jazz's Ricky Rubio, of Spain, left, reaches for a loose ball against Atlanta Hawks' Dennis Schroder, of Germany, in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Atlanta, Monday, Jan. 22, 2018. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

SALT LAKE CITY — It was a Monday.

And, for the record, the first of a three-game road trip for the Utah Jazz in Atlanta.

The energy wasn’t there.

Neither was the effort as the Jazz dropped a 104-90 game to the Hawks, who happened to be the Eastern Conference’s worst team — and still is, back on Jan.