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Jazz drop third straight, losing at Charlotte, 126-103
Miles Bridges scored 29 points, Kon Knueppel added a career-high 24 and the Charlotte Hornets routed the Utah Jazz 126-103 on Sunday night for Utah’s third straight loss. High-energy backup center Moussa Diabate provided a huge spark for the Hornets with 17 points and 12 rebounds.
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Can the Hornets knock off the upstart Jazz? Score predictions for tonight's matchup in Charlotte
24 hours after losing to the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Charlotte Hornets have the chance to get off the mat against a young and hungry Utah Jazz squad. Charlotte is likely to line up without starting point guard LaMelo Ball tonight, making a difficult task of ending their three-game skid all the more daunting.
Behind Collin Sexton’s strong play against his old team, sharpshooting from Miles Bridges and Kon Knueppel, Charlotte wins its third game.
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The average age of the Hornets on the court has been 24.0 years old, and the average age by usage is just slightly higher at 24.3. In fact, the Hornets started three rookies (Knueppel, James, and Kalkbrenner) against the Magic in a game against Orlando last week as head coach Charles Lee experiments with different lineups.
BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte aims to end its three-game losing streak when the Hornets play Utah. Charlotte finished 19-63 overall last season while going 12-29 at home. The Hornets averaged 105.1 points per game last season, 15.5 from the free-throw line and 39 from 3-point range.
The New Orleans Pelicans, still winless at 0-6, continue their search for that elusive first victory. Up next, they host the Charlotte Hornets in a matchup where the injury list might be as crucial as the game itself.
After dropping their last three, the Charlotte Hornets finished off their three game home stand with a matchup on Sunday night against the 2-3 Utah Jazz. Enteri