SALT LAKE CITY — Before Tuesday's game against the Nets, the Jazz have started 0-4 once in their time in Utah. That was 1979, their first season after moving from New Orleans. They won their next game and finished 24-58.

After the Jazz lost in Brooklyn, the Jazz are once again 0-4. While the Jazz are not the same team they were moer than 30 years ago, they are still searching for their first win in a winnable game. However, if not against the Boston Celtics tonight, then when?

The start of this year's schedule is brutal and losing to the Phoenix Suns has really hurt their shot to get a first win. Winning and losing own a momentum of their own, and it is hard to stop doing either.

The Jazz spent the night thinking about a 16-point loss, that felt like a lot more, to the Nets. The Nets outplayed them inside and out. On Saturday the Rockets outscored the Jazz by more than 30 points in a half.

An old friend of mine told me about him pitching at UCLA. He said if you needed to keep the ball low, you had to say to yourself “keep the ball up,” instead of “don't go low.” Whichever direction you think the ball will go that way.

The Jazz need to get away from this. They need to believe that they can win, but instilling that belief is only done with a first win. They have lost to some of the best, and a team that will spend time at the bottom of the Western conference.

The Celtics are 0-4 and a mess without any talent on the team. However, they are playing in Boston on the second night of a back-to-back. These stipulations spell trouble for Jazz. The Nets beat the Jazz up , especially down low on Derrick Favors and Enes Kanter.

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The Utah Jazz fell to 0-3 Saturday after a 104-93 loss to the Rockets, and yet the season couldn't be off to a better start. The L's are just beginning to pile up, and yet the guys are looking, well, pretty good. They're playing competitive games, suffering narrow defeats and they exude a spark that was absent last season. In a couple years, with the addition of a new piece or two, this team could be special.

Kanter played 35 minutes and could have a hard time recovering, even against whoever the Celtics' center is, Kris Humphries? Maybe Kelly Olynyk? Wow, the Celtics are really bad.

But that doesn't mean they won't try to beat the Jazz. The Celtics want to get their first win as bad as the Jazz, and if that happens, the Jazz will be searching for their first win for a while.

On Friday, the Jazz travel to play Chicago. The Bulls have a point guard named Derrick Rose who will give John Lucas III or Jamaal Tinsley fits. They are also very talented every well else and can win games.

Then the Jazz travel to Toronto to face a Raptors team that is over achieving. The Jazz will again be on the second night of a back-to-back. During the Jazzbeat podcast earlier this week, we discussed how the Jazz get the easier team on the harder night.

The Raptors and the Celtics could be beaten on a normal night, but on the road the Jazz are sub-par.

A three-game home stand follows, but doesn't get easier. The Denver Nuggets are first up, and the Jazz didn't match up well against them last year.

The next winnable game would be the New Orleans Pelicans. They would be on the second-half of their own back-to-back, but they have all the talent a great team needs. The team is coming into their own and have a puncher's chance.

After that, the Jazz play the Spurs, then the Warriors twice in a home-and-home series. The Spurs are never an easy team to play. They have had the Jazz's number for years. Then it is the Warriors.

The 3-1 Warriors can shoot, play defense and believe they can win. Stephen Curry is a blossoming superstar who can take over games.

So, where is the win? The best chance is probably the Celtics tonight. Throw in the Nuggets, Raptors and Pelicans after that could be winnable. However, if they don't get a win there, it could be an 0-12 start.

The record bad start is 0-19. The Jazz probably won't get there, but it might be on the horizon. They will play the Pelicans, Mavericks and Thunder on the road and then welcome the Bulls to Utah. That would be 16 games, then they play the Suns in a home-and-home to end November.

One game can't make or break a season, but if the Jazz don't get a win against the Celtics, they could tumble into a dark territory.

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