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The Jazz lost by 55 points on Saturday night to the Charlotte Hornets, marking the largest margin of defeat since the team moved to Utah.
Toronto has already registered interest this Trade Season in Young (who was obviously dealt to Washington instead), Dallas’ Davis (out indefinitely now with ligament damage in his left hand) and Sacramento’s Domantas Sabonis (with the Kings very much not interested in the long-term contacts that the Raptors would have to send them).
A fast-paced Jazz team presents the kind of trap game the Cavs must overcome to change the trajectory of their season.
The Utah Jazz and Charlotte Hornets will be on for their second meeting of the 2025-26 regular season, this time on the Jazz's home floor, as they'll be looking to extend to a second-straight win after their latest 116-114 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.
Preview the Charlotte Hornets' NBA matchup with Utah, including betting odds, tips, trends, and game information.
The Charlotte Hornets make 24 three-point field goals and score 150 points to rout the Utah Jazz on the road.
BOTTOM LINE: Utah will try to end its four-game slide when the Jazz play Dallas. The Jazz are 7-18 in Western Conference games. Utah gives up 127.1 points and has been outscored by 7.3 points per game. The Mavericks are 8-16 in Western Conference play. Dallas is 4-9 in games decided by 10 or more points.
The 55-point loss the Utah Jazz suffered at the hands of the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday night was the worst loss for the Jazz since the team moved to Utah. The New Orleans Jazz only had one game with a worse point margin, a 56-point loss to the Milwaukee Bucks in 1979.
The former Utah Jazz guard was back in Salt Lake City for the first time since his offseason trade to the Charlotte Hornets.