Even though the Lakers were down 23 points late in the fourth quarter, Talen Horton-Tucker kept attacking. Even though the Lakers had no chance to win the game they once trailed by 25 points, Horton-Tucker stayed aggressive until the buzzer sounded.
It was yet another step in his development.
And for his teammates to see Horton-Tucker score a career-high 24 points during the Lakers’ 111-97 defeat to the Utah Jazz on Monday night at Staples Center left them impressed again by the second-year player.
“He’s growing every day,” Kentavious Caldwell-Pope said.