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Well, this was a letdown. One night after one of the biggest wins of the year for the Jazz, they follow it up with a disappointing performance and a 94-83 loss to New Orleans/Oklahoma City. Lots of bad music tonight ...

SWEET MUSIC

At least Millsap cared ... (15 points, 17 rebounds, 2 blocks) -- Paul Millsap's 15+ rebounds tonight marked the first time since 1977 that a Jazz rookie accomplished the feat. He had a ton of energy tonight and gave us a glimpse of what he can do if given major minutes. I'm not saying he's going to go for 15 and 17 every night, but he could get about 10 points and 8 rebounds a night on just hard work alone. It's too bad Carlos Boozer got injured early in this game, but a night like this probably helps Millsap's confidence offensively.

Slick flirts with a triple-double (27 points, 11-19 FG, 5 rebounds, 8 assists) -- Aside from Millsap, Deron Williams was probably the only guy who seemed to think winning tonight might be a good idea. He was a little slow to start looking for his own shot (he was trying to get the MASH unit he had to play with involved), but once he looked around, he made most of what he saw.

SOUR MUSIC

Boozer's injury (bruised knee) -- Uh oh ... this is what caused him to miss basically half of last season and the second half of his first season with the Jazz. Hopefully everything will be OK, but when he went limping off the court in the first quarter, I was a little worried. Made me remember how spoiled Jazz fans were in the Stockton-to-Malone era ... those guys got hit all the time and never missed games.

Lack of energy overall -- The Jazz looked a little flat without AK-47, but once Boozer left the game with his injury in the first quarter, that was pretty much the end of the game tonight. The Jazz basically gave up the rest of the night, even though they got the Hornets' lead under 6 points a few times. A big let down loss, but hopefully they'll bounce back at home on Monday against New Jersey