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Charlotte Hornets guard Sion James makes a quick pass during the second half against the Utah Jazz at Delta Center on\u00a0Jan 10, 2026. \u2014 Reuters\u00a0<\/p>\n
SALT LAKE CITY: Charlotte Hornets secured an emphatic 150-95 victory over the Utah Jazz here at the Delta Center on Saturday, extending their dominance with a fifth consecutive win against Utah. <\/p>\n
The Hornets exploded from beyond the arc, hitting 24 three-pointers while shooting 41% from long range, with LaMelo Ball leading the charge. Ball scored 17 points, including five three-pointers, as Charlotte ran riot on both ends of the floor.<\/p>\n
The Hornets never trailed in the contest and built a commanding lead early, outpacing the Jazz 45-32 in the first quarter. Tre Mann starred for Charlotte, adding 20 points, while Brandon Miller also contributed 18. <\/p>\n
Miles Bridges and Collin Sexton each chipped in with 15 points. In total, nine Hornets players scored in double figures, underscoring their offensive depth.<\/p>\n
Defensively, the Hornets limited Utah to a mere 41% shooting from the field, including a poor 7-of-31 from 3-point range. The Jazz were without their leading scorer, Lauri Markkanen, which hampered their ability to compete. <\/p>\n
Brice Sensabaugh led Utah with 26 points, followed by Isaiah Collier\u2019s 17 and Cody Williams ‘ 15. Despite a solid effort from these players, the Jazz could not recover from the Hornets’ explosive offensive performance.<\/p>\n
Charlotte’s dominance was clear throughout the game. By halftime, they had built a 47-point advantage, shooting 16 three-pointers to Utah\u2019s 14 field goals. <\/p>\n
A 21-4 run in the third quarter further sealed the victory, as the Hornets increased their lead to 56 points. The result marks the second-largest margin of victory in Hornets\u2019 history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Charlotte Hornets guard Sion James makes a quick pass during the second half against the Utah Jazz at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":530082,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3785],"tags":[7,473,1682,685,423,6,4315,422,427,3972],"class_list":["post-530081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-utah-jazz","tag-basketball","tag-charlotte-hornets","tag-history","tag-hornets","tag-jazz","tag-nba","tag-salt-lake-city","tag-utah","tag-utah-jazz","tag-utahjazz"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/115878062207978633","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/530081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=530081"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/530081\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/530082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=530081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=530081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=530081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}