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National Basketball Association
Charlotte 115, Utah 107
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, February 22, 2024
Where: Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Officials: #29 Mark Lindsay, #12 CJ Washington, #85 Robert Hussey
Attendance: 18206

Miles Bridges totaled 26 points and 14 rebounds and Grant Williams scored 24 off the bench to help the streaking Charlotte Hornets beat the Utah Jazz 115-107 on Thursday night in Salt Lake City.

The Hornets hit 20 3-pointers and used a 14-0 fourth-quarter run en route to their fourth consecutive win. It was Charlotte's sixth road win all season.

The Jazz squandered a seven-point lead in the fourth while going scoreless for 5-1/2 minutes, leading to their fifth consecutive loss.

Lauri Markkanen led Utah with 21 points, nine rebounds and six assists, but the Jazz struggled while hitting only 9 of 39 from 3-point range in the loss.

John Collins grabbed 18 rebounds and scored nine points for Utah, while Collin Sexton added 17 points.

The Jazz went on an 8-0 run in the third quarter and snagged a 77-74 lead on a Taylor Hendricks tip shot with 4:47 left in the period.

Kris Dunn gave Utah its biggest lead of the second half, 86-79, late in the third quarter.

Tre Mann then sparked the 14-0 Hornets run early in the fourth quarter with a floating jumper. That spurt included back-to-back 3s by Davis Bertans and Bridges.

Utah missed nine straight shots and committed three turnovers in the skid, which Keyonte George finally ended with 5:03 remaining.

Charlotte didn't relent. Williams hit two 3s to help the Hornets take a pair of nine-point leads with under four minutes left.

Utah pulled within five, but Bridges made another 3 for an eight-point lead with 2:11 to go.

Charlotte used a 24-8 surge -- fueled by 3s from Mann, Seth Curry and Bridges -- to erase the Jazz's early six-point lead and take its own 10-point advantage late in the first quarter.

Dunn hit a last-second floater to make it 34-26 heading into the second quarter. Charlotte went into halftime up 56-52.

The big difference of the first half was 3-point shooting. The Hornets made 10 of their first 13 attempts beyond the arc compared to 3-for-21 by Utah.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Charlotte   Utah
Miles Bridges 26 Scoring Lauri Markkanen 21
Vasilije Micic 8 Assists Lauri Markkanen 6
Miles Bridges 14 Rebounds John Collins 18
Grant Williams 4 Free Throws Made Lauri Markkanen 9
Brandon Miller 4 Steals Jordan Clarkson 1
Nick Richards 2 Blocks John Collins 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Charlotte 115 43.5 20-42 15-22 28 42 3 11 10
Utah 107 43.0 9-39 24-27 26 54 2 3 19
Upcoming Games
  • Utah will play their next game at home against San Antonio. The Jazz have a W/L % of .538 after a win and .387 after a loss.
  • Charlotte will play their next game on the road against Golden State. The Hornets have a W/L % of .308 after a win and .238 after a loss.