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Miles Bridges is now third in the all-time scoring list for the Hornets franchise, showing his longevity and loyalty.
Brandon Miller scored 23 points, Tidjane Salaun came off the bench for 13 points and 11 rebounds, and the Charlotte Hornets blew past the injury-depleted Denver Nuggets 110-87 on Sunday night.
Coming into last night's game against the Charlotte Hornets, Steve Kerr's Warriors boasted the best offense rating in basketball over the previous two weeks. Charles Lee had a plan to slow down the red hot dubs, but it backfired miraculously as Golden State ran away with a blowout victory.
Bridges was closing in on moving past Larry Johnson and Gerald Wallace to trail only Kemba Walker and Dell Curry on the franchise’s all-time scoring list, something that became reality in Sunday night’s 110-87 victory over the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena.
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Takeaways from the Charlotte Hornets' dominant win over Luka, LeBron, and the Los Angeles Lakers
The scraped it on Thursday night, blowing out the Los Angeles Lakers 135-117 at the Crypto.com Arena behind a dazzling third quarter from LaMelo Ball. After a slow start on both ends (Los Angeles won the first quarter 39-30), Charlotte hit the gas and ran all over the gym, turning the Lakers home arena into their personal playground.
The Charlotte Hornets are retiring the No. 30 jersey of one of their icons in March. Dell Curry starred for the original Charlotte Hornets in the 90s, becoming the franchise’s leading scorer until his record was broken by Kemba Walker in the 2010s.
Brandon Miller led the way for the Hornets in Saturday’s loss as he ended the game with 28 points, six rebounds and five assists while Kon Knueppel recorded 24 points and 11 rebounds. While both teams are looking to pick up a victory in Sunday night’s matchup, both squads may be without multiple key players due to injuries.