Utah may have finally put an end to questions with a 91-78 win over Charlotte today. The team has had its ups and downs recently, with some off-the-field incidents involving key players ruining the team's focus. Perkins was at the center of the controversy, after being arrested for weapon violations just three days ago. His legal problems were sorted out quickly, but the attention drawn to the incident received more news than today's game against Charlotte. Perkins let his play do the talking today, helping his team put the unfortunate incident behind him with a solid game. "Definitely nice to be asked about a game MVP performance than about an arrest," he said later on.

Utah was led by Perkins (19 points, 5 blocks), Patton (21 points), Robinson (8 points, 8 boards, 0 assists). Charlotte was led by Leonard (28 points, a block), Morse (25 points, 0 assists), Williams (15 points, 1 assists, a steal).

Utah improve to 31-10 and 19-1 at home. They stay at #1 in the Northwest and remain at #3 overall in the Western Conference. After the loss, Charlotte fall to 17-23. They hold at #2 in the Southeast and hold at #8 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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