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The Utah Jazz say they have cleared the air and moved on after a disappointing loss to a potential playoff opponent and some pointed comments from center Rudy Gobert.

"We had a team meeting," Gobert said at shootaround Monday morning. "We discussed everything. I think it was good to talk to each other."

The Jazz's defensive anchor ignited that conversation Saturday when he went on the offensive following a frustrating road loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.

"We've got guys that compete, but some of us don't compete," Gobert said after the game, according to an ESPN.com report. "Some of us just think about scoring. That's what it is."

On Monday, Gobert pulled back some.

"I was just frustrated after the game," he said. "It was more about the team, about us. We've still got a lot of room to get better. When you lose a game that matters a lot sometimes you can be frustrated."

Jazz coach Quin Snyder said he appreciated Gobert's passion for winning but wished he had kept his remarks in house.

"I welcome our guys challenging each other," the coach said. "I'd prefer we do it in ways that I think are more constructive."

Gobert seems to have gotten that message.

"Maybe it wasn't the best way to do it, but it was just about winning," he said.

"It could've been a little immaturish, but he learned from it," Jazz point guard George Hill said. "You know, we had a meeting about it. That's what bad teams and bad teammates do. He didn't mean any harm, and he apologized for it. He just wants to win. I told him, 'No matter who or what you're talking about, you can't let the dirty laundry out. We got to stay close together, compete, win together, lose together.' He apologized to the whole team and everyone accepted it."

Snyder also defended the competitiveness of the players inside his locker room.

"We've got guys that compete," he said. "In fact, if you look at a benchmark for our program, unselfishness and competitiveness are the two things you hear consistently."

Gobert did not point to any specific players in criticizing his team's effort on Saturday.

"It was more about the team," he said Monday. "I wasn't targeting somebody. It was more about the team. Maybe I didn't choose the best words."

Jazz swingman Joe Ingles downplayed the remarks and their impact long term.

"It's just one of those things," he said. "We talk about it, we move on. At the end of the day, we've got bigger things we've got to worry about."

The Jazz were 1-4 over their last five contests and just one game up on fifth-place Los Angeles, heading into Monday's meeting with the New Orleans Pelicans.

Asked if he thought anything good had come out of the team's meeting, Gobert said with a chuckle, "I don't know. We'll see."

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