"The sky isn't falling. … But that doesn't mean we accept what's going on."
That was head coach Quin Snyder's message to his team and media members when speaking postgame.
What had transpired before those words was an up-and-down game against the Phoenix Suns, the top team in the league.
After trailing by 21 points at the end of the opening quarter, the Jazz battled back and made it a two-point game late in the fourth. Unfortunately, they couldn't get over the final hump, falling 105-97 to the Suns on Wednesday night.
Snyder said there were two ways to look at the result.