Utah Jazz are explosive in victory over Hornets, but say they need to get better at slamming the door
Their 138-121 win in Charlotte marks a third straight win, but also a third straight game of allowing an inferior opponent to linger.
Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) passes the ball while guarded by Charlotte Hornets guard Terry Rozier during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman)
Eric is a West Valley City native and a graduate of Granger High School and the University of Utah who joined The Tribune in 2003. He hoards rescue cats and guinea pigs, reads historical fiction, watches British baking shows, and obsesses over 1980s hair-metal bands in his spare time.