Hornets Gameday: at Utah Jazz
9 p.m., Vivant Smart Home Arena
TV: Fox Sports Southeast Radio: WFNZ-AM 610.
Projected Starters
Hornets | Jazz | |||||
Pos, Player | PPG | RPG | Pos, Player | PPG | RPG | |
G K. Walker | 22.9 | 4.1 | G G. Hill | 17.6 | 3.8 | |
G N. Batum | 14.9 | 7.3 | G R. Hood | 13.9 | 3.7 | |
F M. Kidd-Gilchrist | 9.1 | 7.4 | F G. Hayward | 21.6 | 5.7 | |
F M. Williams | 11.1 | 5.4 | F T. Lyles | 7.8 | 3.8 | |
C F. Kaminsky | 10.2 | 4.3 | C R. Gobert | 12.8 | 12.5 | |
Matchup to Watch
Gordon Hayward vs. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist: Hayward once signed an offer sheet to play for the Hornets, but the Jazz exercised their right to match and retain him.
Observations
▪ The Jazz has an excellent defense; Utah leads the NBA in holding opponents under 90 points this season, with 17 games.
▪ The Hornets have filled out their 15-man roster with two Development League players on 10-day contracts: Center Mike Tobey and guard Ray McCallum.
Tap-ins
▪ Center Cody Zeller, who has missed five games with a quad contusion, could not scrimmage Friday and is not expected to play Saturday. That would move Frank Kaminsky to center as a starter.
▪ Kemba Walker couldn’t practice Friday due to illness. His backup at point guard, Ramon Sessions, has a sore knee.
Did you know?
Jazz center Rudy Gobert assembled a 27-point, 25-rebound game against the Dallas Mavericks. It was the 34th 25-25 game in NBA history.
Rick Bonnell
This story was originally published February 3, 2017 at 5:46 PM with the headline "Hornets Gameday: at Utah Jazz."