Jazz vs. Hornets (Advanced Stats, Analytics, and Notes)
Horton-Tucker's 37 points pushes the Jazz past the Hornets
Utah Jazz - 119
Charlotte Hornets - 111
BOX SCORE:
Jazz:
TALEN HORTON-TUCKER - 37 PTS, 8 REB, 10 AST, 14/24 FG, 2/5 3P
OCHAI AGBAJI - 10 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL, 3/10 FG, 2/7 3P
KELLY OLYNYK - 17 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL, 7/9 FG, 2/3 3P
LAURI MARKKANEN - 13 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 3/22 FG, 1/9 3P
WALKER KESSLER - 17 PTS, 16 REB, 1 AST, 3 BLK, 8/10 FG, 0/0 3P
POINTS IN THE PAINT: 66 (36/66)
FAST BREAK POINTS: 18 (6/12)
BIGGEST LEAD: 23
BENCH POINTS: 25
SECOND CHANCE POINTS: 25 (10/23)
TURNOVERS: 11
POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: 6
LOOSE BALLS RECOVERED: 3
BOX OUTS: 2
Hornets:
TERRY ROZIER - 22 PTS, 6 REB, 8 AST, 2 STL, 1 BLK, 10/23 FG, 2/8 3P
KELLY OUBRE - 24 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK, 7/20 FG, 6/12 3P
GORDON HAYWARD - 11 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL, 4/10 FG, 1/5 3P
P.J. WASHINGTON - 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK, 7/16 FG, 4/8 3P
NICK RICHARDS - 9 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 5 BLK, 4/7 FG, 0/0 3P
POINTS IN THE PAINT: 36 (18/47)
FAST BREAK POINTS: 15 (4/13)
BIGGEST LEAD: 0
BENCH POINTS: 27
SECOND CHANCE POINTS: 14 (6/12)
TURNOVERS: 7
POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: 14
LOOSE BALLS RECOVERED: 3
BOX OUTS: 2
POSTGAME ANALYSIS:
Jazz:
Kessler passed Donyell Marshall for No. 25 on the Jazz’s all-time blocks list (146 blocks).
Horton-Tucker recorded his first double-double of the season (seventh of his career).
Markkanen recorded his 25th double-double of the season (68th of his career).
Hornets:
Rozier passed Nicolas Batum for No. 12 on the Hornets’ all-time steals list (305 steals).
Washington passed Anthony Mason for No. 26 on the Hornets all-time scoring list (3,178 points). He also passed Boris Diaw for No. 21 on their all-time rebounding list (1,383 rebounds) and Jamal Mashburn for No. 23 on their all-time (583 assists).
The Hornets recorded a season-high 14 blocks. It was the most blocks since Dec. 22, 2012 when they went by “Charlotte Bobcats”.
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