Utah Jazz lead Charlotte Bobcats at halftime, 51-47

Published: Wednesday, March 7 2012 6:29 p.m. MST

Utah Jazz center Enes Kanter (0), of Turkey, shoots against the Charlotte Bobcats during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, March 7, 2012 in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)

NELL REDMOND, AP

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Summary

The Utah Jazz are halfway home to another victory on the road. It hasn't been easy against the five-win Charlotte Bobcats, though.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Utah Jazz are halfway home to another victory on the road. It hasn't been easy against the five-win Charlotte Bobcats, though.

Al Jefferson has 12 points and Paul Millsap put in 10, but the Jazz only hold a 51-47 lead over the Bobcats.

Corey Maggette has 16 points for Charlotte, which is coming off of a big win over Orlando.

The Jazz are looking for their second straight victory on the road for only the second time this season. Utah is 18-19 overall but just 4-13 away from home.

Devin Harris (nine points) and Derrick Favors (eight points) have also played well for the Jazz so far. Harris' buzzer-beating 3-pointer gave the Jazz some momentum heading into the locker room.

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Jody is a sports writer who covers the Utah Jazz for the Deseret News (yeah, rough life). He also writes about his fitness/health journey and triathlon exploits in his "Losing It!" column. He has been with the paper since more ..

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