Live Bar, March 26-Jazz 113-121 lost to the King in today’s NBA regular season.
Jazz rookie Kessler showed a bright performance. He played at 33 minutes 48 seconds in the whole game, 14 out of 16 shots (87.5% hit rate), and 3 out of 6 free throws scored 31 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists.
According to statistics, Kessler is the first rookie player in the league since O’Neal in 1993 (cut 38 points and 13 boards with a hit rate of 87.5 percent) to cut at least 30 points and 10 rebounds with a hit rate of 87.5 percent.