Utah Jazz guard Ochai Agbaji drives to the basket previous Charlotte Hornets guard James Bouknight in the course of the first half of an NBA basketball recreation on Saturday, March 11, 2023, in Charlotte, N.C. Chris Carlson, Related Press
CHARLOTTE — The Utah Jazz beat the Charlotte Hornets 119-111 on Saturday night time at Spectrum Heart behind an unimaginable 37-point recreation from Talen Horton-Tucker.
After beginning their six-game highway journey 0-3, the Jazz have now received two straight, enhancing to 33-35 on the season.
- On an evening when Lauri Markkanen was struggling to attain, going 3 of twenty-two from the sector, Horton-Tucker stepped up and was one rebound wanting a triple-double, ending the sport with 37 factors, 10 assists and 9 rebounds.
- Walker Kessler additionally added loads for the Jazz, cleansing up on the glass with 16 rebounds and including 17 factors. Although he bought a number of appears to be like off lobs and dealing to attain on his personal, he was persistent on the boards, which allowed him to get putbacks and second-chance alternatives for the remainder of the Jazz.
- Lastly the Jazz have been capable of counter a poor capturing night time. Although they solely hit on 28% of their 3-point makes an attempt, they dominated within the paint and punished a weak inside defensive effort from the Hornets with 66 factors within the paint in comparison with Charlotte’s 36 factors.