Utah (23-16) went undefeated on a four-game homestand from Jan. 5-12, averaging 113.5 points and shooting 49.8 percent from the field in that stretch.

The Jazz, though, couldn't carry that success to the road, where they shot 42.2 percent in a 114-93 loss to the league-worst Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night.

It was Utah's fifth straight road loss, a stretch that also includes defeats against Chicago and Milwaukee - teams Utah expects to beat.

"We had four good games at home where we have energy. We were unselfish, we made the plays," Jazz point guard Deron Williams said after the opener of a three-game trip that finishes Saturday in Dallas. "But we get on the road and I don't know, we feel like we can't win. I don't know what it is.

"They outhustled us, they outrebounded us. We just didn't play tough at all."

Utah is 16-4 at home and 7-12 on the road. The Jazz are averaging 105.1 points and shooting 48.9 percent in Salt Lake City, compared to 98.0 points and 45.9 percent shooting away from home.

Utah's defense also slips on the road. It's holding opponents to 95.5 points at home but giving up 101.4 outside Utah.

The Jazz hope to rebound in Memphis, where they've won five straight since the start of the 2006-07 season. They have won eight of nine overall against the Grizzlies in that stretch, including the first two meetings this season by an average of 13.0 points.

The Grizzlies (11-27) are more than 10 games behind every team in the competitive Southwest Division, and they've looked particularly beatable lately. After winning four straight from Dec. 8-14, Memphis has lost 12 of 14, including four in a row.

Kyle Lowry scored a career-high 25 points and added seven assists Tuesday night, but it wasn't enough to keep Memphis competitive with Cleveland in a 102-87 defeat.

"We've got to battle and find a way to win games," Lowry said. "I don't know what it is. We just seem like when we get hit, we get hit hard. We try to bounce back, but the balls keep bouncing the wrong way."

Lowry didn't get much help Tuesday from O.J. Mayo and Rudy Gay, the Grizzlies' leading scorers with 19.3 and 18.8 points per game, respectively. Mayo was held to a season-low six points, while Gay managed only 10 on 5-for-18 shooting.

Gay has averaged 24.0 points and connected on 52.9 percent of his shots in the first two meetings with Utah, while Mayo has averaged 22.5 points on 50.0 percent shooting in those games.

Darius Miles scored 13 off the bench Tuesday in his first game since signing a 10-day contract with Memphis on Saturday. If he plays Friday, Portland will be on the hook for the $18 million and two years remaining on his deal. The Trail Blazers sent out an e-mail warning of possible legal action against any team that signed the free agent, but the Grizzlies added the 6-foot-9 swingman anyway.