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There are nights in the NBA when everything clicks, and today was one of those days for the Charlotte Hornets. When the ball finds the open man, shots fall like rain, and one player orchestrates it all with the kind of brilliance that reminds you why you fell in love with basketball in the first place.
LaMelo Ball had 38 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists for his 11th career triple-double, and the Charlotte Hornets erased a double-digit halftime deficit Sunday night to defeat the Washington Wizards 139-113.
Ball looks to be playing the best basketball of his career to open up this season, and the Hornets also have some intriguing young players on the wing, such as Brandon Miller, as well as rookie Kon Knueppel, who scored 20 in the win over Washington.
The 1-1 Washington Wizards are in DC for the first time this season, taking on the 1-1 Charlotte Hornets. Charlotte has shown some promise this year, but on pap
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Hornets' Kon Knueppel earns stamp of approval from All-Star teammate
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Game Recap: Hornets 139, Wizards 113
The Charlotte Hornets improve to 2-1 on the season, while the Washington Wizards fall to 1-2.
Charlotte was swept in the four-game series last year by Washington and also lost the final matchup of the 2023-24 season. The Hornets' last win over the Wizards came in November of 2023, when LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges combined to score 67 points. Historically speaking, though, the Hornets do hold a slight 71-65 edge.