Overview
- Charlotte drilled 24 three-pointers at 41% and outrebounded Utah 65–31, piling up 21 offensive boards and 41 second-chance points.
- The Hornets led 45–14 after one quarter and by 47 at halftime, stretching the margin to as many as 57.
- Nine Hornets reached double figures, with Tre Mann scoring 20; LaMelo Ball hit five threes for 17 and Brandon Miller added 18, while returnees Grant Williams and Ryan Kalkbrenner contributed.
- Utah rested Lauri Markkanen and was without Jusuf Nurkic and Ace Bailey; rookie Cody Williams posted a minus-60, the worst single-game plus-minus on record.
- The defeat dropped Utah to 13–25 ahead of a trip to Cleveland on Monday, while Charlotte heads to face the Clippers.