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Karl 'The Mailman' Malone Delivering on High Level

The Salt Lake City Hornets' Karl Malone is doing all that he can to try and get the Hornets to a winning level. The team has struggled, falling to 3-4 after losing big to the Vancouver Mounties, 125-98.

No one can certainly put those blames on Malone, who scored a league-best 46 points in the loss to Vancouver. Malone's night surpasses the 43 pt 11/3 performance by the Los Angeles Magic's James Harden (also) against Vancouver.

'The Mailman' is averaging 33 pts & 12 rebounds per game over the three-game stretch, while the Hornets have gone 1-2 during this time.

Salt Lake City is in a tough division that has the Magic, San Francisco Dragons & Phoenix Heat, along with weaker teams in the Las Vegas Jacks and San Diego Admirals.

After a gimme against the Admirals, tougher back-to-back road games against the Houston Roughnecks, and two games against San Fran.

• VAN - Joel Embiid: 28 PTS (9-14 FG / 2-2 3PT), 12 REB, 5 AST & 2 BLK.

• VAN - Donald Royal: 14 PTS & 9 REB

• VAN - Tyreke Evans: 16 PTS, 5 REB & 2 STL

• SLC - Karl Malone: 46 PTS* (12-24 FG / 22-24 FT), 12 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL & BLK.

• SLC - Ricky Rubio: 8 PTS & 8 AST

• Vancouver takes lone position on top of the Northwest Division.