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High-powered Hornets drop another 130 points in win over Magic
Coby White had 27 points off the bench, Brandon Miller poured in 25 points and LaMelo Ball had 20 points as the Charlotte Hornets rolled on offense again in a 130-111 victory against the Orlando Magic on Thursday night.,It was a masterful offensive performance for the Hornets, who racked up 22 3-poi...

Thriving Hornets look to knock off Magic
The growing momentum is something the Charlotte Hornets are thriving on and they understand this is a make-or-break stretch to the season.,The hot Hornets will be in action Thursday night when the Orlando Magic visit Charlotte.,"Down the stretch, you can't be one of those teams like, ‘Oh, we'll get ...

LaMelo Ball orchestrates Hornets' second-half blowout of Heat
LaMelo Ball pumped in 30 points and distributed 13 assists as the Charlotte Hornets opened a seven-game homestand with a 136-106 victory against the Miami Heat on Tuesday night.,Coby White's 24 points and Kon Kneuppel's 22 points also boosted Charlotte (35-34), which was coming off a 2-2 road trip. ...

Improved Hornets open long homestand vs. Heat
The revitalized Charlotte Hornets will work on better play at home when they face the Miami Heat on Tuesday to open a run of seven consecutive games in their own arena.,The Hornets are just 14-17 in home games this season, while going 20-17 on the road.,"We play a lot of really good competition and ...

Victor Wembanyama stars in return as Spurs hold off Hornets
Victor Wembanyama racked up 32 points, 12 rebounds, eight assists and four blocked shots in his return to lead the host San Antonio Spurs to a 115-102 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday as two of the hottest teams in the NBA clashed.,De'Aaron Fox added 17 points for the Spurs, with Steph...

Victor Wembanyama returns as Spurs hold off Hornets
Victor Wembanyama racked up 32 points, 12 rebounds, eight assists and three blocked shots in his return to lead the host San Antonio Spurs to a 115-102 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday as two of the hottest teams in the NBA clashed.,De'Aaron Fox added 17 points for the Spurs, with Step...

Spurs, Hornets each in strong recent form entering faceoff
The San Antonio Spurs will finish off a six-game homestand and look to get back on the winning track after a rare setback when they host the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday afternoon. , ,The Spurs return to the floor after a 136-131 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Thursday when they played without MVP c...

Lonzo Ball (30), Hornets topple Kings with barrage of 3s
Miles Bridges had nine of his 26 points in a key third-quarter run, LaMelo Ball and Kon Knueppel combined for 11 3-pointers and 54 points and the visiting Charlotte Hornets rallied from a halftime deficit to defeat the Sacramento Kings 117-109 on Wednesday night.,In a contest matching teams that had...

Hawks continue push for guaranteed playoff spot vs. Nets
A month ago, the Atlanta Hawks looked destined to make their fifth straight trip to the Eastern Conference play-in tournament. While the team remains in the ninth spot of the conference standings, a seven-game winning streak has Atlanta searching for a top-six finish.,Enjoying a stretch that will se...

Hornets visit Kings, continue playoff push
Two teams coming off exciting wins 24 hours earlier will attempt to double their pleasure when the Charlotte Hornets visit the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night.,In their push up the Eastern Conference standings, the Hornets got 12 fourth-quarter points from LaMelo Ball as they overtook the host P...

Hornets storm back from 19 down to defeat Trail Blazers
Brandon Miller had 23 points and nine rebounds and Kon Knueppel added 15 points to help the Charlotte Hornets overcome a 19-point deficit and record a 103-101 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night.,LaMelo Ball had 14 points in 22 minutes before fouling out as Charlotte improv...

Hornets must confront demons in Portland to snap skid
The Charlotte Hornets had their franchise-record 10-game road winning streak snapped in Phoenix on Sunday.,Now they look to start a new one in a place they have traditionally struggled.,The rising Hornets will attempt to earn just their second victory in their past 18 visits to Portland when they fa...
