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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Al Jefferson said he could have returned from a strained groin late in the fourth quarter.The Charlotte Hornets didnt need the big man for a change.The Hornets (8-19) improved to 2-0 with Lance Stephenson out of the lineup and snapped a 10-game losing streak against the Utah Jazz with a 104-86 win on Saturday night.Kemba Walker led the way with 20 points, Jefferson added 19 points and 10 rebounds and Charlotte beat Utah for the first time in six years.Jefferson nearly registered his third straight game with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds but left the game with six minutes remaining with a mild groin strain and did not return. The 6-foot-10 centre didnt return with his team leading by 20.It feels good, Jefferson said. If they needed me, I couldve come back in there.Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had 13 points and 11 rebounds for the Hornets, who have won back-to-back games for only the third time this season.Walker was solid running the point with no turnovers in 33 minutes while getting six assists and four steals.Im not saying hes at an entirely different level, but his defence, his organizational skills as a point guard and his pick and roll game all year is better, Hornets coach Steve Clifford said. He did so much in the summer that hes a totally different player.Gordon Hayward had 14 points to lead Utah (8-20).The Hornets targeted Hayward this off-season as top restricted free agent, signing him to a seven-year, $63 million offer sheet. However, the Jazz matched the offer to retain his rights. The Hornets then turned their attention to Stephenson, who has struggled to fit in with the team and has been the subject of trade rumours.Charlotte led by 21 entering the fourth quarter, but allowed Utah to get within 10 when Alec Burks knocked down a jump shot with about seven minutes left.About a minute later when Jefferson headed to the locker room to get looked at it appeared the Hornets might be on the verge of yet another second half collapse.But Gerald Henderson and Walker both hit 3-pointers to help the Hornets build the lead back to 21 with 3:23 left in the game and the Jazz never challenged again.Henderson had 17 points on 8-of-12 shooting for Charlotte.Charlotte out-rebounded Utah 49-39.The Hornets set the tone early, shooting 47 per cent from the field in the first half while holding the Jazz to 34 per cent to take a 52-39 lead at the break.Our start hurt us, Jazz coach Quin Snyder said. We let Al Jefferson catch the ball way too deep. They had a couple of easy buckets early and it made us even more tired.It was Utahs fourth game in five nights — all on the East coast.They better get used to it, Snyder said. Thats life in the NBA. We acknowledge there is some fatigue involved but at the same time we just cant accept that fact.___TIP-INSJazz: Hayward has scored in double digits 25 times this season.Hornets: Stephenson missed his second straight game with a groin injury and coach Steve Clifford said he will be out at least through Christmas.GOBERTS SPARK: Rudy Gobert had 11 points and 12 rebounds as the Jazz had its two-game winning streak snapped. He had some energy, Snyder said. He seemed like he had some bounce and freshness.UP NEXTNets: Host Miami on Tuesday night.Hornets: At Memphis on Monday night. Fake NBA Jerseys 2019 . This is an exercise I have undertaken a few times, starting in 2009, and hope that Ive refined my approach a little bit in that time to help paint a better picture. Fake NBA Jerseys Sale . 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Not sure yet. #livetweetingthegreatuntangle — Strombone (@strombone1) April 17, 2014 Stage three, coping: I feel like I could use a cigarette or something.Paul Merson believes his former club Aston Villa must look towards a manager with Championship experience as they search for Remi Gardes replacement. The Frenchman left Villa Park by mutual consent on Tuesday with the club rooted to the bottom of the Premier League table, 12 points from safety with just seven games remaining.Mersons believes, with the survival task a perilous one, the club need to turn to the most suitable candidate to be successful in the Sky Bet Championship. Aston Villa boss betting Who will get the job? Find Sky Bets odds on the next Aston Villa manager here. The club have to be careful as its very rare that a team bounces straight back from relegation and they need a man who knows the league and which players will get them out of it, Merson told Sky Sports.The fact that David Moyes is favourite for the job, a man who was taking over Manchester United - the biggest club in the country - a few seasons back, tells you just what a big club this is.However, Id be looking for the manager with the best credentials in securing promotion, which Nigel Pearson obviously achieved with at Leicester and Mick McCarthy has with Wolves and Sunderland. Hes also doing a tremendous job at Ipswich with very little resources. Why finish a football game and then have a two-week break and then 10 days into the two-week break you sack someone? Paul Merson Id also be quite keen to see Ian Taylor involved with the coaching staff as hes a massive fans favourite.The Soccer Saturday pundit is, however, unconvinced that Villas board will make the right decision.Why have they sacked the manager now? Theres no point, he added. David Moyes has been reportedly linked to the vacant Villa position Weve just had a two-week break and now Eric Black has got just a coouple of days to get the side ready for Chelsea.dddddddddddd Its remarkable.Im not sure the people upstairs know much about football.Merson feels Garde was always destined to fail and should have left the club after they failed to make any significant signings in the January transfer window. Aston Villa fans ask for change at the club following the sacking of Remi Garde He said: I thought it was a bad appointment in the first place. Nothing against him, but he had never managed before in the Premier League or managed in a relegation battle, either.He should have left when the January transfer window closed after they did not buy anybody. FantasyFC Podcast Listen to Merse and Max preview the Premier League weekend If you are bottom of the league and you do not buy anybody, are you really getting out of trouble? No, so he should have gone then.Why now though? Why finish a football game and then have a two-week break and then 10 days into the two-week break you sack someone? Also See: Villa contenders Pearson, Moyes in frame Garde was sacrificial lamb Mersons predictions ' ' '