The Charlotte Hornets are looking to improve to 2-0 Saturday night as they begin a three-game road trip in Philadelphia against the 76ers. Can they get the job

Sixers rookie VJ Edgecombe received a warm welcome from Philly fans after a stellar debut in Boston With the Sixers down by eight with less than five minutes remaining, fans started their long walk back to the parking lots. But for those who remained, they witnessed the Sixers battle back to make it a 1-point game with less than 2 minutes to play.

They were sent packing with a 125-121 loss at the hands of the Philadelphia 76ers, but the final score may not have been the biggest loss of the night for Charlotte.

It looked like the Charlotte Hornets were going to finally get the monkey off their back, that is the Philadelphia 76ers, but they blew a double-digit lead late

After a productive start to the season, Hornets rookie Kon Knueppel earned praise from coach Charles Lee for the way he has adapted to the team.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/hornets as It's only one game, but everything's coming up aces for Charlotte Hornets.