Hornets Playoff Hopes Fading with Loss to Heat

The Heat and the Hornets have some history as both faced off in a seven-game first round series last year. Tonight’s game very much had that same physical playoff feel that even included a scuffle between Marvin and Josh Richardson The game started off slow as offense was hard to come by from both playoff-searching teams.

Zeller, Hornets sting Pacers in Charlotte

Kemba Walker scored 28 points, Nicolas Batum added 21 and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Indiana Pacers 100-88 on Monday night. Returning home after their victory Saturday in Denver, the Hornets notched consecutive wins for the first time since Jan. 20-21.

Walker scores 27 as Hornets beat Nuggets, 112-102

Kemba Walker scored 27 points, Nicolas Batum had 21 points and eight assists, and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Denver Nuggets 112-102 on Saturday night. Marvin Williams had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Hornets, who wrapped up a seven-game road trip with an impressive victory.

Kemba Walker scores 30, Hornets rally past Lakers, 109-104

Los Angeles Lakers forward Julius Randle, center, goes up for a shot against Charlotte Hornets during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, in Los Angeles. Los Angeles Lakers forward Julius Randle, center, goes up for a shot against Charlotte Hornets during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, in Los Angeles.

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Blake Griffin scored a season-high 43 points and Chris Paul had 15 points and 17 assists as the Los Angeles Clippers held off the Charlotte Hornets 124-121 in overtime Sunday night. The Hornets lost despite getting 34 points from Kemba Walker and 31 from Nicolas Batum, who shot 8 of 13 on 3-pointers.

Miles Plumlee delighted to go from insurance policy to important part …

When Miles Plumlee came over from the Milwaukee Bucks to the Charlotte Hornets last week in a trade, he’d been the equivalent of a highly-paid insurance policy. The Bucks had given Plumlee a four-year, $50 million free agent contract last summer but had rarely played him as he was averaging 9.7 minutes per game while playing in 32 of Milwaukee’s first 48 games.

D.C. rising: How the Washington Wizards became the hottest team in the East

D.C. rising: How the Washington Wizards became the hottest team in the East The Wizards are 22-9 since Dec. 1, which leads the entire Eastern Conference. Check out this story on mynorthwestnow.com: http://usat.ly/2jZzxUu Washington Wizards guard John Wall celebrates with guard Bradley Beal after scoring during the fourth quarter against the Charlotte Hornets at Verizon Center.

Saturday’s NBA roundup

With his first halfcourt buzzer-beater of the season followed by a dazzling quarter Saturday, Steph Curry looked just like the player who won the MVP award the past two years. Curry scored 25 of his 43 points in the third quarter following his long-range shot to end of the first half, leading the host Golden State Warriors to their ninth win in 10 games, 144-98 over the Los Angeles Clippers.

Nets get smacked back to earth with one grisly minute

After routing the Pelicans to snap their longest losing skid since moving to Brooklyn, the Nets fell just short of building on it the next night against the Hornets. Despite a great third quarter, they fell asleep for one minute of the fourth and lost 112-105 in front of 18,583 at the Spectrum Center.

Celtics no easy opponent for scant Hornets

The Charlotte Hornets were 8-3 and appeared to be building on last season’s success in spite of losing Al Jefferson and Jeremy Lin in free agency. The team was streaking – they’d retained their defensive fortitude and inexplicably added another offensive punch to their one-two combination.

Bogut’s fresh injury blow

NBA: Ben Simmons’ return from injury is progressing nicely, with the NBA’s no.1 overall pick seen on court in Philadelphia’s warm up before taking on the Charlotte Hornets. ANDREW Bogut’s NBA season has suffered another blow with the Australian centre ruled out indefinitely because of a hamstring injury.

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” LeBron James scored 17 of his 32 points in the first quarter as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Charlotte Hornets 121-109 on Saturday night. Kevin Love added 28 points and 10 rebounds for Cleveland, which played without Kyrie Irving after the point guard injured his right hamstring during Thursday’s 124-118 victory over Boston.