The Charlotte Hornets lost 121-138 to the Utah Jazz at home today. Despite the loss, the rookie favorite LaMelo Ball played 39 minutes, made 14 of 27 shots, 4 of 9 3-pointers and scored a career-high 34 points 4 He had 8 rebounds and no turnovers, but it was still difficult to prevent the team from losing out.
The 19-year-old LaMelo has performed very well this season. Today, he became the youngest player in the history of the Hornets with 30+, and the youngest player in history to score 30 points and 8 assists without any turnovers. The previous record holder It is 21-year-old LeBron James.
The Hornets had a double-digit advantage at the start of the game. LaMelo first assisted Tyler Zeller and Terry Rozier to score inside, and he also soared into the three-pointer at 5:23. However, in the last 3 minutes, the Jazz made a 7-0 close, and the Hornets’ advantage has since been wiped out.
By the second quarter, the Jazz scored 39 points with full firepower. The Hornets’ defense has been unable to keep up with Donovan Mitchell’s rhythm, and the team’s other starting backcourt, Devonte’ Graham, also retired due to a groin injury. When LaMelo returned, the Jazz had already overtaken. Although he made contributions with breakthroughs and three-pointers, he still could not withstand the Jazz’s perimeter offensive. At halftime, they were already behind by as much as 15 points. LaMelo scored 7 points in the third quarter, but only showed his scoring ability and failed to change the situation on the court.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, LaMelo continued to complete the basket with his teammates. He broke through at 8 minutes and 58 seconds, and then soared into three points, leading the Hornets to a wave of 13-4, but the Jazz used two three-pointers to extinguish. Up their counterattack.
LaMelo staged a solo show. In addition to creating for his teammates, he kept scoring points from the basket, but the Jazz still relied on accurate three-pointers to repel the Hornets. The Jazz ended the game with a wave of 10-0 in the last two minutes.
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