He returned to action on Wednesday night to score 26 points with six assists, four rebounds and two steals in the Utah Jazz’s shorthanded 117-112 loss to the Charlotte Hornets.

Wednesday night's fourth quarter in Utah was basketball nirvana for long-time Charlotte Hornets fans. Mark Williams dominated on both ends of the floor. LaMelo Ball attacked the basket with reckless abandon.

Mark Williams scored a career high 31 points and had 13 rebounds to help the Charlotte Hornets beat the Utah Jazz 117-112 on Wednesday night.

Mark Williams amassed 31 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Charlotte Hornets past the Utah Jazz in a 117-112 Wednesday night in Salt Lake City.

Charlotte Hornets guard Brandon Miller will be sidelined indefinitely with a torn ligament in his right wrist.

The Hornets look like a much different team when Mark Williams, LaMelo Ball, Miles Bridges, and Brandon Miller are all in the lineup.

The reason the games are so important is because the Jazz need to lose them in order to stay on the path toward a bottom three regular season record and the best odds at the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA draft. The problem is that the Jazz are completely capable of winning these games.

While Mark Williams can also send a shot away now and then, his work defensively mostly consists of crashing the boards. The Hornets' big hope at the five only returned from injury a few weeks ago, so going up against another future mainstay in the NBA should be a great test to see if he's fully back.

Charlotte Hornets guard Brandon Miller will be sidelined indefinitely with a torn ligament in his right wrist. Miller is the team's second-leading scorer and was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft.

The Charlotte Hornets will be back at it tonight as they continue their West Coast road trip against the shorthanded Utah Jazz. Here is how our staff sees tonight's game playing out. This is certainly a winnable game since the two sides have fewer than 20 wins combined.