The Utah Jazz (30 - 36) defeated the Charlotte Hornets (29 - 36) 94 - 66 on Monday in Salt Lake City. The Jazz dominated from start to finish, opening up a 49 - 19 lead midway through the second quarter, and the team continues to be one of the hottest teams in the NBA despite their playoff chances being slim - to - none, as they've won six straight games and nine of their last 10. Rodney Hood led the way, putting in a career - best effort of 24 points on 9 - of - 11 shooting in just 22 minutes. Hood has been in a groove as of late, averaging 18 points in his last four outings. Rudy Gobert continues to be dominant on the glass, recording his second 22 - rebound game in his last three outings, to go along with nine points. The 22 - year - old has now posted nine straight games with double - digit rebounding totals and is averaging 16 boards in that stretch. Gordon Hayward (18), Dante Exum (11) and Derrick Favors (10) round out the Utah players who scored in double figures, while Trey Burke struggled off the bench for the Jazz, shooting just 3 - of - 14 from the field and scoring eight points. Nobody on the Hornets could get anything going Monday night, as they put in one of their worst team performances of the season. Lance Stephenson led the team in scoring, putting up 17 points on 6 - of - 13 shooting in 24 minutes. Al Jefferson recorded 10 points and seven rebounds and was the only other Charlotte player in double figures. Charlotte shot a woeful 30 percent from the field and recorded just nine assists on 23 made field goals. The loss knocks Charlotte back to a half game out of the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference standings. Up next, the Jazz will stay at home Wednesday to take on the Wizards, while the Hornets will head to Los Angeles to go up against the Clippers on Tuesday.
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