March 14 (The Sports Xchange) - Taking over games is quickly becoming Rodney Hood's personal trademark.
Hood lights a fire under the Utah Jazz offense every time he shoots these days. That was certainly the case in a 94-85 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night. The second-year guard rattled off 28 points on 9-of-16 shooting -- which included four 3-pointers.
Hood provided a huge lift for Utah in the absence of leading scorer Gordon Hayward, who missed the game due to plantar fasciitis.
"My teammates were telling me to be aggressive," Hood said. "I got going early, and stuff started to open up.