Following two straight losses to middling and below 0.500 teams, the Utah Jazz bounced back against the Charlotte Hornets, pulling away after a late 4th quarter comeback.
Sporting a 21-9 record, the Jazz are distanced a little bit (3.5 games) behind the now first placed Phoenix Suns out West. Given the remaining 52 games, there’s ample time to make up such a difference.
After all, data points showing the legitimacy of Utah’s title hopes are piling high:
- Utah’s point differential from Cleaning The Glass is a league best deep into “the contender” tier
- Utah’s offense is at historic levels relative to league average
- Jazz are putting up a league leading +6.