This season, the Utah Jazz have developed a certain resiliency as part of their identity, often turning close games in the second half to double-digit victories. Monday night against Charlotte proved to be no different.
After a late run by the Hornets had Utah trailing deep in the fourth quarter, the Jazz responded with a run of their own to emerge with a 112-102 win.
“I thought the second quarter we weren’t in sync the way that we were for the other three quarters,” head coach Quin Snyder said. “For them to take a lead and for us to dig in defensively and keep playing the right way.