Jazz will get a true test of their progress when high-flying Rockets visit Monday

A rare home back-to-back this weekend produced a split with the Portland Trail Blazers and the Dallas Mavericks, in which nothing came easy for the Utah Jazz. Portland, led by Damian Lillard, dominated from the opening possession. It took until the closing possessions for the Jazz to put away an 18-42 Mavericks team.Clearly, the Jazz have lost a step since the all-star break. The offense hasn’t been as crisp. The defense, save for the last four minutes against Dallas on Saturday night, has