Enes Kanter stepping up lately

Jazz center Enes Kanter put together another solid performance and was one of the few bright spots in his team's 119-11 defeat to New Orleans on Tuesday. The Jazz have now lost 12 of the past 13 games. Kanter scored a career-high 29 points on 12 of 22 shooting from the field and 5 of 6 from the charity stripe. He also chipped in with seven rebounds, one assist, two steals and one block while logging 37 minutes of game action.

The 22-year-old continues to make strides on his contract year. He's posted two 20-point performances over the past three games. He's averaging 17.8 points and 9.4 rebounds while shooting 52.1 percent from the field over his last five.

-- CBS Sports