On March 26, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued to unfold, and the Jazz challenged the Hornets away. Both teams need to hold their positions, there is no room for mistakes in the final stages, this time the two teams are also very glue, the point difference has not been pulled, the Hornets seized the opportunity in the last moment, the free throw was firmly hit, and with Mitchell's layup and three-point miss, the game lost suspense. In the end, the Hornets defeated the Jazz 107-101.
Judging from the rankings of the two teams, the Hornets won the upset, and the Jazz ranked fourth in the West before this game. This game is very important for both teams, the two teams played very well on the court, the score is also alternately leading, after half-time the Hornets led by 3 points, the third quarter Jazz successfully reversed the score, but the advantage is only 1 point. In the last quarter, the two fell into a tug-of-war, the score has not been opened, many times alternate leads, Rozier's magical three points helped the team to take the lead, Mitchell scored from mid-range, but the next 2 attacks failed to score, Bridges and Rozier made two consecutive free throws, and the game lost suspense.
The Hornets are currently in ninth place in the East, close to the eighth-place Nets, and once they finish eighth, they will have one more chance to come back to life in the playoffs. Against the Jazz, the team's three-goal game + Rozier + Bridges led by example, and combined to shoot down 72 points, which is the key to the team's winning game. Bridges scored a high of 26 points, with 11 rebounds and four assists; Rozier had 25 points, 21 points and five assists on three goals, and the other players did not score in double figures.
The Jazz were a bit sorry this time, the whole team scored in double figures, but finally lost the game. In this campaign, Mitchell had 26 points and seven assists, but also made six turnovers; Gobert had 11 points and 19 rebounds, Hernan Gomez had 14 points and 5 rebounds, Conley had 11 points and 6 assists, Clarkson on the bench had 19 points and Pascal had 11 points.
After losing this game, the Jazz have suffered three consecutive losses, and the fourth place in the West has also been taken away by the Lone Ranger, and the Nuggets, who are sixth, are two wins ahead. The Jazz have been in a slump in recent times, the absence of goalscorer Bogdanovic still has some impact on the team, Mitchell is also powerless to save, his own data is good, but he can not lead the team to victory. This last-minute layup actually did not score, and then the super far three points are also a bit too hasty, after losing the game is also very frustrated, need to find the state, otherwise the home advantage is really gone.