"While losing two road games, the Utah Jazz believe they relearned valuable lessons.

Simply put, if they don't play hard from tipoff to the final buzzer, they're going to lose a lot more games.

Some New York understudies and an Eastern Conference contender gave them that refresher course in back-to-back losses Monday and Tuesday.

"We've got to play 48 minutes every game we step on the court," power forward Paul Millsap said.

"Obviously," point guard Devin Harris said, "we've just got to give a better effort for 48 minutes.""