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01/10 23:42 CST Hornets build a 47-point lead in the 1st half and rout the Jazz
150-95
Hornets build a 47-point lead in the 1st half and rout the Jazz 150-95
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) --- Brandon Miller scored 18 points, LaMelo Ball had 17 and
the Charlotte Hornets built a 47-point lead in the first half of a 150-95 rout
against the Utah Jazz on Saturday night.
It was the second-biggest win in franchise history for the Hornets and their
largest on the road.
The Hornets bounced back from a pair of frustrating losses in a big way, having
fallen to Toronto by one point and Indiana by two in their last two games.
Charlotte pounded the NBA champion Thunder by 27 in Oklahoma City before those
defeats, previously the Hornets' most lopsided victory of the season.
Tre Mann led the Hornets with 20 points in 12 minutes off the bench. Miles
Bridges and Collin Sexton each scored 15 in a game Charlotte led by 57 in the
second half.
Ryan Kalbrenner and Grant Williams returned from injuries for Charlotte, which
outscored Utah by 45 points behind the 3-point line in the first half. The
Hornets were 16 for 36 while the Jazz hit one of their 12 attempts.
Brice Sensabaugh scored 26 points for the Jazz, who rested leading scorer Lauri
Markkanen and were without injured starting center Jusuf Nurkic.
Williams, playing for the first time since November 2024 after recovering from
right knee surgery, hit consecutive 3-pointers to cap a 23-2 run that made it
39-8. The Jazz went scoreless for more than five minutes as Charlotte scored 17
straight points.
It was 45-14 after one and the Hornets extended it to 77-30 on Bridges'
3-pointer with 1:41 left in the half. Utah scored the final eight points of the
half.
Kalkbrenner had 12 points and nine rebounds after missing 10 games with a
sprained left elbow.
Up next
Hornets: Visit the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday.
Jazz: Visit the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday.
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