Miles Bridges had 26 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists to help the Charlotte Hornets snap a five-game skid with a 110-106 victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on Monday night.
Mark Williams added 18 points and 13 rebounds, while four other players scored in double figures for the Hornets (19-56).
The Jazz continued their free fall, losing for the sixth consecutive outing and for the 16th time in 17 games.
Utah (16-60) reached the 60-loss mark for the first time in franchise history and surpassed the inaugural New Orleans (23-59) squad for most losses.
Keyonte George scored 20 points for the Jazz, who had nine players on the injured list.
On a bright note for Utah, Isaiah Collier broke John Stockton’s franchise rookie assists record by dishing out seven dimes to go with 17 points and three steals. He now has 419 assists.
Kyle Filipowski finished with 14 points and 13 rebounds for his 11th double-double, and Brice Sensabaugh scored 19 for Utah.
The Hornets built and nearly lost two double-digit leads.
Charlotte jumped out to a 25-11 lead in the first quarter before Utah responded with a 15-3 run to make it a two-point game in the second quarter.
The Hornets then went on a 14-3 spurt to increase their lead to 42-29. The Jazz closed the gap to seven by halftime and narrowed the deficit to one point, 56-55, after Sensabaugh hit two 3-pointers in an 8-2 run to open the second half.
After Charlotte went ahead by seven in the third quarter, the Jazz made another move and eventually pulled even, 78-78, after a George 3-pointer.
The Hornets used a 7-1 run to go up by six early in the fourth quarter only to see the Jazz get back within one with a 5-0 run with 5:34 remaining.
After Utah pulled within one midway through the fourth quarter, Williams scored four points in a 6-0 run to give the Hornets a 101-94 lead with 3:59 remaining.
Josh Green contributed 14 points for Charlotte, which won on the tail end of a back-to-back after losing in New Orleans on Sunday night.
–Field Level Media
