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for Jazz</h2> <p class="deck"> Utah blows 12-point lead in a loss to the Bobcats </p> </div> <div class="byline"> <font face="Verdana,Helvetica,Arial"><b>By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071222120617/http://deseretnews.com/dn/staff/card/1,1228,250,00.html">Tim Buckley</a></b></font><br><font face="Verdana,Helvetica,Arial" size="2">Deseret Morning News</font></div> <div class="timestamp"> Published: Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007 12:21 a.m. MST</div> <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20071222120617js_/http://deseretnews.com/js/library.js"></script> <div id="tools"> <div id="tools-left"> <img src="/web/20071222120617im_/http://deseretnews.com/i/bubble6.gif" class="commentBubble" alt=""/><a href="/web/20071222120617/http://deseretnews.com/user/comments/1,5150,695237609,00.html">56 comments</a> </div> <div id="tools-right"> <a onclick="toggleDiv('related_content'); linkTrack('story/related'); return false;" href="#">RELATED STORIES</a> |  <a 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</div> <div id="storyText"> CHARLOTTE  They arrived here from Atlanta with a six-game road losing streak. One starter was missing. So was a key reserve.<p> And just when it seemed like things couldn't get much worse for the Jazz, they did. In droves, like coal lumps filling a big red stocking that now runneth over.<p> Charlotte beat Utah 98-92 on Wednesday night, adding mental misery to the reality of a stretch with losses in eight of its last nine games overall and seven in a row outside of EnergySolutions Arena.<p> All eight have come in similar fashion, with debilitating collapses generally happening sometime in the latter half of each fourth quarter.<p> "It definitely is on our mind," point guard Deron Williams said of a recent run of ineptitude that leaves the Jazz without a road victory since Nov. 28  three long weeks ago. "There's no way it can't be."<p> Compounding matters is the way this one went down:<p> The Jazz were up by 12 after Andrei Kirilenko knocked down a pair of free throws with five minutes and 54 seconds remaining, then they watched almost helplessly  while bumbling their way against the Bobcats' zone defense  as Charlotte retook the lead with a 13-0 run.<p> <div class="continue">Story continues below</div> <div id="ad_300" class="ad"> <div id="ad6Sp"></div> </div> Utah (14-13) ended up getting outscored 24-6 in the final 5:44 by a 9-14 Charlotte club that had lost 10 of its previous 12 games, sending coach Jerry Sloan's slumping team to Orlando for Friday's third outing in a four-game pre-Christmas trip wondering what it will take to finally win one away from home.<p> "We're trying to do whatever we can to get a win," power forward Carlos Boozer said after a 21-point, 15-rebound effort that marked his 21st double-double in 26 games.<p> "I think we're fighting hard. Maybe a little too hard," Boozer added. "But, at the same time, we're desperate, so we're doing everything we can  maybe sometimes to a fault. But I'd rather have that than for it to not happen."<p> Adding ugliness to the Jazz's already repulsive road routine was a sideshow involving Sloan and veteran shooting guard Gordan Giricek.<p> Already down two players because starting center Mehmet Okur missed his fifth consecutive game with a strained left shoulder and backup small forward Matt Harpring missed his third straight while dealing with gastrointestinal issues, Utah lost another when  after a heated exchange of words  Sloan sent Giricek first to the locker room during a second-quarter timeout and later back home to Salt Lake City.<p> The Jazz's real problems, though, are much bigger than any one player.<p> Rather, they pivot on issues of offensive execution  chiefly turnover troubles and an inability to crack zone defenses.<p> "The turnovers we had, and the shot selection we had, was just like we never played with each other," Sloan said. "And when we did take the ball to the basket, we couldn't get to the free-throw line. I mean, (the Bobcats) shot 21 free throws in the fourth quarter  and we go to the basket a little bit, (but) we can't get to the free-throw line."<p> Asked if he thought the Jazz's bigger woes were on the floor or in their heads, Sloan hedged.<p> "A lot of it has to do both ways," he said. "We're turning the ball over, and it's pretty much a repeat of what we've had in the last few games. We've had the games pretty much under control, and then we have three possessions (when) we turn the ball over. They go to a zone defense, and our offense just panicked. We couldn't throw it away fast enough."<p> After Charlotte reeled off its aforementioned 13-0 run, one during which the Jazz committed two turnovers and missed three shots, an exchange of successful possessions left the Bobcats up 89-88 with three minutes left.<p> The Jazz came up dry on their next four trips down-court, including one Boozer turnover, one traveling call on Ronnie Brewer, a missed jumper by Boozer and, the capper, Gerald Wallace's picture-perfect block of a Brewer fastbreak dunk attempt.<p> "It was my fault," Boozer said. "I didn't do a good job of leading my team down the stretch, and I take responsibility. I probably threw the ball away too much, and was a little indecisive on a couple shots."<p> But don't discount the Jazz's inability to bust Charlotte's simple zone.<p> "We tried to make a couple plays happen, probably over-passed too much," Boozer said.<p> "We're definitely too tentative," Williams added. "Sometimes we (shoot) when we're supposed to pass, pass when we're supposed to shoot. We're just crumbling a little bit down the stretch of games."<p> The fix?<p> "You've got to learn how to play in those situations," Sloan said.<p> "I'd still stay with the same people, probably, but I would expect us to hopefully make better decisions with the basketball to give yourself a chance to win," the Jazz coach added. "We got so panicky we didn't run any time off the (shot) clock. We were really in a panic right off the bat as we came down the stretch. I mean, it was contagious. It wasn't just one guy. It was everyone."<p> <hr width="250"><p> <i>E-mail: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071222120617/mailto:tbuckley@desnews.com">tbuckley@desnews.com</a></i> </i> </div>  <div id="storyComments"> <div class="commentNum"><a href="/web/20071222120617/http://deseretnews.com/user/comments/1,5150,695237609,00.html">Read all 56 comments</a></div><h2>Recent comments</h2> <div class="comment bg_transparent"><p>When Jazz wins we say its Sloan's coaching. When Jazz falters...</p><p class="commentName"><b>Liable</b> | Dec. 21, 2007 at 1:48 a.m.</p></div><div class="comment bg_white"><p>There are thousands and thousands of people outside Utah who would...</p><p class="commentName"><b>LB</b> | Dec. 20, 2007 at 11:37 p.m.</p></div><div class="comment bg_transparent"><p>If you guys think we will get an outside shooter on this team is...</p><p class="commentName"><b>rsfarmerjd</b> | Dec. 20, 2007 at 8:21 p.m.</p></div> <div id="addComment"> <a href="/web/20071222120617/http://deseretnews.com/user/comments/1,5150,695237609,00.html""><img src="/web/20071222120617im_/http://deseretnews.com/img/icons/comment-balloon.gif" style="width:21px;height:19px;" alt=""/></a><a href="/web/20071222120617/http://deseretnews.com/user/comments/1,5150,695237609,00.html">Add your comment</a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature_col" class="column">  <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20071222120617js_/http://deseretnews.com/js/prototype.lite.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20071222120617js_/http://deseretnews.com/js/moo.fx.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20071222120617js_/http://deseretnews.com/js/liteboxRev3.js?ver=1.0"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20071222120617js_/http://deseretnews.com/js/library.js"></script> <div id="story_graphics"> <ul id="story_graphics_tabs"> <li class="selected"><a href="#" rel="photos_tab" onclick="return false;">Story photo</a></li> </ul> <div id="photos_tab" class="feature more_heads_content" style="padding-top:0px;"> <div class="more" style="margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:2px;color:#1C588C;text-align:left;"> <a href="/web/20071222120617/http://deseretnews.com/photos/midres/4937051.jpg" rel="lightbox" title="Utah's Jason Hart, right, runs into Charlotte's Jeff McInnis during the Bobcats' victory in Charlotte, N.C., on Wednesday. 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