Klay Thompson scored 26 points and DeMarcus Cousins had 24 points and 11 rebounds as the visiting Golden State Warriors beat the Charlotte Hornets 121-110 on Monday night.
The Warriors never trailed in the final three quarters and led by as many as 17 in the final six minutes before the Hornets went on a 10-0 run to cut the lead to seven, 115-108, with 3:24 to go.
Ultimately, Steph Curry's 3-pointer with 58.5 seconds left settled it, accounting for the game's final points.
The Warriors have now won 16 of their last 18 road games as they embark on a four-game East Coast road trip. They were coming off a home loss to Houston on Saturday night and had lost two of their previous three.
Cousins might have had his best game since returning from an Achilles injury 14 games ago. He was 9 of 15 from the field and was on the court for most of the Warriors' runs.
The Warriors also got 20 points from Kevin Durant, 16 points from Curry, and 14 points and 10 assists from Draymond Green. Curry, in his annual return to his hometown, was just 5 of 18 from the field and 4 of 14 from 3-point range.
He had averaged 30.4 points per game at the Spectrum Center over his career coming into Monday night.
Cody Zeller scored a career-high 28 points to lead the Hornets, hitting 13 of 14 from the field. The Hornets also got 23 points from Kemba Walker, 16 from Jeremy Lamb, 14 from Nic Batum and 11 from Marvin Williams.
Walker, like Curry, struggled from long distance, going 9 of 24 from the field and 3 of 12 from 3-point range.
Golden State led 34-30 after one quarter and 68-60 at halftime, after leading by as many as 14 in the first half. The Warriors then led 98-88 going into the fourth quarter.
The closest the Hornets ever got in the last three quarters was three points, at 89-86 late in the third.
The Warriors came into the game with the best record in the Western Conference, but with only a one-game lead over second-seeded Denver.
The Hornets came into the game eighth in the Eastern Conference, trailing No. 7 Detroit by one-half game and leading No. 9 Orlando by one game.
The Warriors' trip will continue at Miami on Wednesday and then will go on to Orlando and Philadelphia. The Hornets were playing the third game of a four-game homestand. They will host Houston on Wednesday.
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LeBron James notched a triple-double with 24 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists before sitting out the entire fourth quarter, and the visiting Los Angeles Lakers rolled to an easy 128-100 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday night.
The Lakers led by as many as 16 in the first half, then turned the game into a rout with a 19-2 surge early in the third quarter. They led by as many as 36 in the second half.
For James, it was the continuation of a personal domination over teams from Charlotte. James now has a record of 47-6 against the Hornets and Bobcats during his 16-year career with the Lakers, Cleveland and Miami.
Lonzo Ball also enjoyed a triple-double for the Lakers with 16 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. The Lakers also got 19 points from JaVale McGee, 14 from Kyle Kuzma and 12 from Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk.
Kemba Walker was held to a season-low four points for the Hornets on 2-of-14 shooting from the field. Malik Monk led the Hornets with 19 points and Miles Bridges scored 17. Jeremy Lamb added 12 and Willy Hernangomez 11.
The Lakers led 32-22 after one quarter and 57-50 at halftime. Then came the 19-2 run early in the third quarter that pushed the lead to 80-56, and they went on to lead 97-67 after three quarters. The Lakers outscored Charlotte 40-17 in the third.
The Lakers (18-11) have now won seven of their last 10. The Hornets (14-15) completed a horrid weekend after blowing a 21-point lead in an overtime loss to the New York Knicks on Friday.
The Lakers were playing the second game of a four-game road trip. They will play against the Wizards at Washington on Sunday.
The Hornets were playing the third game of a five-game homestand. They will be off until Wednesday when they host the Cleveland Cavaliers
--Field Level Media
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LeBron James had 41 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists to lead the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers to a 118-105 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night at Spectrum Center.
Kemba Walker scored 21 points and Dwight Howard added 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Hornets, who had a four-game winning streak snapped. Walker had a milestone night, breaking the franchise record for points scored at 9,841, passing Dell Curry (9,839), and the franchise mark for free throws made at 2,003, passing Gerald Wallace (1,999).
Cleveland, which rebounded from a 19-point loss at Miami to win for the sixth time in seven games, shot 48.4 percent from the field and went 11 of 28 (39 percent) from 3-point range but hit 85 percent from the free-throw line.
Cleveland led 95-78 entering the fourth quarter, but the Hornets trimmed the lead to as little 11 with 7:02 left in the game. The Cavaliers went on a 15-10 run as James had six points on a pair of dunks and a layup to increase the lead and get back on their winning ways.
The Cavaliers used a big second quarter to take control, outscoring Charlotte 42-28 to take a 64-54 lead into halftime. James had 22 points on 7-of-14 shooting before the break, and JR Smith had 10 points off the bench for Cleveland.
Smith finished with 19 points on 8-of-9 shooting, and Jeff Green added 18 points for the Cavaliers, who are a half-game in front of the Philadelphia 76ers for third place in the Eastern Conference.
Kaminsky finished with 16 points for the Hornets, and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Jeremy Lamb added 11 apiece.
Howard scored 10 of his points in the first half and Kaminsky had eight for the Hornets, who shot 42 percent before the break.
Charlotte got off to a good start, leading 26-22 after the first quarter.
Cleveland returns home for a Friday contest against the New Orleans Pelicans to kick off a four-game homestand.
Charlotte heads back on the road for a Saturday game at Washington before returning home to host Philadelphia on Sunday.
--Field Level Media
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Kemba Walker had 31 points, including 11 in overtime, and Dwight Howard added 23 points to lead the Charlotte Hornets to a 137-128 overtime win over the visiting New York Knicks on Monday night at Spectrum Center.
Walker had three 3-pointers in the extra frame as the Hornets outscored New York 20-11 to win their fourth straight game.
Trey Burke had 42 points and Michael Beasley had 27 to lead the Knicks, who lost for the third time in four games to fall to 27-48 on the season.
New York jump-started its offense in the third quarter, outscoring the Hornets 33-25. Charlotte went into the fourth quarter up 87-82 and led 92-86 with 10:22 left, but the Knicks went on a 20-9 run to take a 106-101 lead with six minutes left.
The Hornets responded with a 13-4 run to go up four, but New York scored seven straight to go up 117-114 with 40.6 seconds left. Walker hit a 3-pointer with 21.5 seconds left to send it to overtime.
Marvin Williams had 13 points and Jeremy Lamb and Willy Hernangomez each had 12 points off the bench for the Hornets, who shot 54.8 percent from the field and 39.3 percent from 3-point range.
Tim Hardaway Jr. had 17 points and Enes Kanter added 15 points and 13 rebounds for the Knicks.
Charlotte took a 62-49 lead into halftime as Walker had 11 points and Frank Kaminsky had 10 off the bench. The Hornets got good production from their reserves in the first half, as they had 30 of the team's 62 points. Charlotte gave itself the early lead with solid shooting, hitting 52 percent in the first half and 91 percent from the free-throw line.
Frank Ntilikina had all of his 12 points in the first half on 6-of-8 shooting. Beasley added 10 points for the Knicks, who shot 41 percent from the field in the first half.
The Hornets remain home for a Wednesday matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers before heading to Washington on Saturday.
The Knicks conclude a three-game road trip at Philadelphia on Wednesday before returning to Madison Square Garden for a Saturday matchup with Detroit.
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Kemba Walker scored 41 points to help make sure the Charlotte Hornets didn't waste a franchise record set early in the game in a 133-126 victory against the Indiana Pacers on Friday night at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C.
Nic Batum, buoyed by seven 3s, pumped in a season-high 31 points and Frank Kaminsky supplied 15 points as the Hornets cranked it up late after a spotty midgame stretch.
The Hornets scored a record 49 first-quarter points, the most points for any quarter in franchise history.
They made 19 of 23 shots from the field during those opening 12 minutes, 16 of which came from Batum.
It's the first time this season that the Hornets had two players reach the 30-point mark in the same game.
Charlotte's Jeremy Lamb provided 14 points and Dwight Howard chipped in with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Victor Oladipo tallied 35 points for the Pacers, who pulled even briefly in the second half.
With 4:43 left in the third quarter, the Pacers tied the score at 82-all on Myles Turner's 3-point basket.
Walker heated up for 10 consecutive of Charlotte's points to close out the third quarter, with the Hornets holding a 96-91 lead.
Still, Charlotte had to fend off Indiana's late charge when a 121-112 edge with less than three minutes to play was reduced to 128-124 with 40 seconds left.
Walker finished 11-for-22 from the field with five 3-point baskets. He was 14-for-14 on free throws.
Charlotte made 30 of 34 free throw attempts.
Turner notched 19 points, Bojan Bogdanovic had 18 and Lance Stephenson posted 15 points for Indiana. Cory Joseph's 12 points and Darren Collison's 10 also helped keep it close.
The Hornets broke out to a 16-6 lead. They scored 36 points in the first 9 ½ minutes.
Charlotte's scoring pace slowed down, so it held a 71-57 halftime edge.
Charlotte was without starting forward Marvin Williams, who's out with an ankle injury that's considered day-to-day.
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LOS ANGELES -- Pau Gasol and LaMarcus Aldridge combined for 34 points as the San Antonio Spurs completed a two-game season sweep of the Charlotte Hornets with a 106-86 win on Saturday.
San Antonio, who improved to 12-7 on the season, led by 11 points at halftime and stretched the lead to as many as 20 points in the fourth quarter at the Spectrum Center arena in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The Spurs defence held the cold-shooting Hornets to just 29 first-half points and 22.2 percent shooting from the floor.
The Spurs also got 15 points from Rudy Gay, 14 from Kyle Anderson, 11 from Manu Ginobili and 10 from Patty Mills.
The Hornets dropped to 8-11 on the season and have now lost eight of their last 11 games.
Kemba Walker led Charlotte with 18 points despite missing about five minutes in the third quarter with a bruised left shoulder.
The Hornets also got 12 points each from Frank Kaminsky and Jeremy Lamb, and 10 points and 11 rebounds from Dwight Howard.
Elsewhere, J.J. Redick hit eight three-pointers and scored 29 points as the Philadelphia 76ers beat the struggling Orlando Magic 130-111 at the Wells Fargo Center.
Redick drained six three-pointers in the first half and the Sixers never trailed after the first quarter en route to their fifth win in six contests.
Philadelphia won despite the absence of starting point guard Ben Simmons, who is out with an elbow injury.
Sixers centre Joel Embiid produced his ninth double-double of the season with 18 points and 14 rebounds.
T.J. McConnell also delivered a double-double with 15 points on seven-of-12 shooting and 13 of the Sixers' 34 assists. Dario Saric added 21 points. McConnell was in the starting lineup in place of Simmons.
Elfrid Payton scored 22 points for Orlando, which dropped its eighth game in a row.
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LOS ANGELES, United States - LeBron James just missed a triple-double, pouring in 32 points with 11 assists and nine rebounds Friday in the Cleveland Cavaliers' 112-105 NBA victory over the Hornets in Charlotte.
Kyrie Irving added 26 points and Kevin Love chipped in 15 points and 12 rebounds for the Cavs, who connected on 55.4 percent of their shots from the field.
The reigning NBA champions led by as many as 12 in the first half and were in front for all of the second half as they bounced back from a disappointing 126-113 loss at Denver on Wednesday.
That performance had prompted James to call out his teammates for lack of toughness in a defeat that saw their Eastern Conference lead over Boston shrink to one game.
The Hornets saw their three-game winning streak snapped and lost ground in their quest to grab an Eastern Conference playoff berth. They remain 11th in the East with 10 games remaining in the regular season.
Cleveland led 33-31 after one quarter, 59-53 at halftime and 90-85 going into the final period.
They quashed a late Hornets comeback bid that saw Charlotte score seven straight points to trim the deficit to 100-99 with 4:20 to play.
Cleveland responded through a three-pointer from J.R. Smith, a basket from Love and a dunk from James to push the lead back to seven -- and the Hornets never got closer than five from there.
In Washington, John Wall scored 22 points and Bradley Beal added 19 as the Wizards completed a four-game season sweep of the lowly Brooklyn Nets with a 129-108 victory.
Brandon Jennings came off the bench to score 18 points with nine assists for the Wizards, who shot 50.5 percent from the field, made 21 of 22 free throws and led by as many as 28 points.
The Wizards have now won two in a row. They improved to 44-28 and moved one game ahead of the idle Toronto Raptors for third place in the Eastern Conference.
Washington open a tough five-game road trip Saturday at Cleveland.
The Nuggets followed up their victory over the Cavaliers with a 125-117 triumph over the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis.
Nikola Jokic scored 30 points and grabbed 17 rebounds and Wilson Chandler added 24 points for the Nuggets, who made 40 of 43 free throws and turned back a Pacers surge in the final period.
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