A standing-room sellout crowd of 17,668 rocked New Orleans Arena with deafening noise as they propelled the Hornets to a 100-75 victory against the Utah Jazz.

"It really felt like a playoff atmosphere, and it was a lot of fun to be out there," Wesley said. "I don't think you could have written it up any better than that. It was pretty sweet to come in here and dazzle the crowd and play as well as we did tonight."

It was a historic game because the Jazz was back to play for the first time since the franchise moved to Salt Lake City in 1979. Jazz legend Pete Maravich's No. 7 jersey was retired in a ceremony at halftime, and several former New Orleans Jazz players were honored at the game.

Finally, the Hornets played a game where all the seats were filled, and Michael Jordan wasn't playing. They got a standing ovation during pregame introductions. They heard loud cheers and claps after every made shot.