The Hornets won their sixth straight game Saturday, edging Wembanyama and San Antonio, 111-106. It’s their longest win streak since 2016.
The New Orleans Pelicans’ game against the Charlotte Hornets will tip off at 2 p.m. Central time (3 p.m. Eastern). The game was originally scheduled for 7 p.m. Central but has been changed due to inclement weather in Charlotte.
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Brandon Miller scores 26 as surging Hornets beat Spurs 111-106 to push win streak to 6 games
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Brandon Miller scored 26 points, Collin Sexton made all five 3-point attempts off the bench and finished with 21 points and the Charlotte Hornets held on to beat the San Antonio Spurs 111-106 on Saturday to extend their winning streak to six games.
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Behind 34 points from Knueppel, Charlotte Hornets win fifth straight despite Flagg's 49 point night
The two Duke rookies battled it out on Thursday night.
Watch how Hornets' first-year head coach Charles Lee celebrated his team's sixth consecutive win in the locker room.
Monday’s New Orleans Pelicans at Charlotte Hornets game
New Orleans Pelicans (13-38, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (22-28, 11th in the Eastern Conference) Charlotte, North Carolina; Monday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte will try to keep its three-game home win streak alive when the Hornets play New Orleans.
The Utah Jazz were roped into the groundbreaking swap of Luka and Anthony Davis, netting Jalen Hood-Schifino and two second-round picks for their troubles. The Jazz, in this scenario, are a recent example of a team greasing the wheels of a superstar trade by opening their checkbooks to facilitate money that would hold up a potential deal.