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2021-22 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE/RESULTS

NO DATE OPP TIME/SCORE TV,+/-

1 10/20 IND

W, 123-122

+1

2 10/22 at CLE W, 123-112

+11

3 10/24 at BKN W, 111-95

+16

4 10/25 BOS

L, 140-129OT

-11

5 10/27 at ORL W, 120-111

+9

6 10/29 at MIA L, 99-114

-15

7 10/31 POR

W, 125-113

+12

8 11/1

CLE

L, 110-113

-3

9 11/3 at GSW L, 92-114

-22

10 11/5 at SAC L, 110-140

-30

11 11/7 at LAC L, 106-120

-14

12 11/8

at LAL L, 123-126OT

-3

13 11/10 at MEM W, 118-108

+10

14 11/12 NYK

W, 104-96

+8

15 11/14 GSW W, 106-102

+4

16 11/17 WAS W, 97-87

+10

17 11/19 IND

W, 121-118

+3

18 11/20 at ATL L, 105-115

-10

19 11/22 at WAS W, 109-103

+6

20 11/24 at ORL W, 106-99

+7

21 11/26 MIN

W, 133-115

+18

22 11/27 at HOU L, 143-146OT

-3

23 11/29 at CHI L, 119-133

-14

24 12/1 at MIL L, 125-127

-2

25 12/5 at ATL W, 130-127

+3

26 12/6 PHI

L, 124-127OT

-3

27 12/8 PHI

L, 106-110

-4

28 12/10 SAC

W, 124-123

+1

29 12/13 at DAL L, 96-120

-24

30 12/15 at SAS W, 131-115

+16

31 12/17 at POR L, 116-125

-9

32 12/19 at PHX L, 106-137

-31

33 12/20 at UTA L, 102-112

-10

34 12/23 at DEN W, 115-107

+8

35 12/27 HOU W, 123-99

+24

36 12/29 at IND W, 116-108

+8

37 1/2

PHX

L, 99-133

-34

38 1/3

at WAS L, 121-124

-3

39 1/5

DET

W, 140-111

+29

40 1/8

MIL

W, 114-106

+8

41 1/10 MIL

W, 103-99

+4

42 1/12 at PHI W, 109-98

+11

43 1/14 ORL

L, 109-116

-7

44 1/17 at NYK W, 97-87

+10

45 1/19 at BOS W, 111-102

+9

46 1/21

OKC

W, 121-98

+23

47 1/23 ATL

L, 91-113

-22

48 1/25 at TOR L, 113-125

-12

49 1/26 at IND W, 158-126

+32

50 1/28 LAL

W, 117-114

+3

51 1/30 LAC

L, 90-105

-15

52 2/2

at BOS L, 107-113

-6

53 2/4

CLE

L, 101-102

-1

54 2/5

MIA

L, 86-104

-18

55 2/7

TOR

L, 101-116

-15

56 2/9 CHI

L, 109-121

-12

57 2/11 at DET W, 141-119

+22

58 2/12 MEM L, 118-125

-7

59 2/15 at MIN L, 120-126OT

-6

60 2/17 MIA

L, 107-1112OT

-4

61 2/25 TOR

W, 125-93

+32

62 2/27 DET

L, 126-127OT

-1

63 2/28 at MIL L, 106-130

-24

64 3/2

at CLE W, 119-98

+21

65 3/5

SAS

W, 123-117

+6

66 3/8

BKN

L, 121-132

-11

67 3/9

BOS

L, 101-115

-14

68 3/11 at NOP W, 142-120

+22

69 3/14 at OKC W, 134-116

+18

70 3/16 ATL

W, 116-106

+10

71 3/19 DAL

W, 129-108

+21

72 3/21 NOP 7:00 PM

BSSE

73 3/23 NYK

7:00 PM

BSSE

74 3/25 UTA

7:00 PM

BSSE

75 3/27 at BKN 7:30 PM

BSSE

76 3/28 DEN

7:00 PM

BSSE

77 3/30 at NYK 7:30 PM

BSSE

78 4/2 at PHI 12:30 PM

BSSE

79 4/5

at MIA 7:30 PM

BSSE

80 4/7

ORL

7:00 PM

BSSE

81 4/8 at CHI 8:00 PM

BSSE

82 4/10 WAS TBD

BSSE

All times are based in Eastern Time Zone

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CHARLOTTE HORNETS LAST GAME STARTERS

PLAYER INFORMATION

2021-22 STATS

BUZZWORTHY

?Has eight 30-point games and 37 20-point

0 MILES BRIDGES

PPG: 20.0 | RPG: 7.0 | APG: 3.8

games this season

Last game: 23 points (7-12 FG, 3-5

?29th in the NBA in scoring and 16th in total points (1,383)

3pt, 6-6 FT), 8 rebounds, 3 assists,

?Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week on 10/25 for games played from 10/19-10/24

F ? 6-7 ? 225 ? Michigan State 1 steal, 2 blocks in 30 minutes

?Increased his scoring average from last season (12.7) to this season by +7.3 points per game.

25 PJ WASHINGTON F ? 6-7 ? 230 ? Kentucky

?Scored 21 points vs. DAL on 3/19 after scoring

PPG: 10.3 | RPG: 5.3 | APG: 2.0

16 points, including 13 in Q4 in a win vs. ATL on 3/16

Last game: 21 points (8-14 FG, 5-9 ?Grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds vs. MIA

3pt), 3 rebounds in 29 minutes

on 2/17 ?Scored a career-high 42 points at SAC on 2/28

with 22 points in H1 and 20 points in H2

24 MASON PLUMLEE C ? 7-0 ? 250 ? Duke

PPG: 6.5 | RPG: 8.0 | APG: 3.2 Last game: 1 point (0-1 FG, 1-2

FT), 1 rebound, 5 assists in 16 minutes

?Grabbed 10+ rebounds in eight of his 12 games in February

?Grabbed a season-high 17 rebounds go to with six assists in a win vs. LAL on 1/28

?Went a perfect 7-for-7 for a season-high 15 points to go with three blocks vs. HOU on 12/27

3 TERRY ROZIER G ? 6-1 ? 195 ? Louisville

2 LaMELO BALL G ? 6-7 ? 185 ? Illawarra

?Posted his second career triple-double with 25

PPG: 19.7 | RPG: 4.4 | APG: 4.5 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists at DET on 2/11

Last game: 18 points (7-10 FG, 4-7 ?Has eight games with 30+ points, including in

consecutive games (3/5-3/8)

3pt), 6 rebounds 6 assists, 1 block ?Ranks 30th in points, 10th (196) in total 3s this

in 29 minutes

season and fifth in 3s (3.2) per game ?Fourth in franchise history in 3s (590)

?Selected as a 2022 NBA All-Star reserve on

PPG: 19.7 | RPG: 6.8 | APG: 7.4

Feb. 7, fourth-youngest All-Star

Last game: 17 points (6-12 FG, 5-8 ?Named 2020-21 Rookie of the Year

?31st in ppg, 10th in apg, 10th in spg (1.56) and

3pt), 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals,

18th in total 3s (174)

1 block in 30 minutes

?Has six career triple-doubles, third most in NBA history prior to 21st birthday

TABLE OF CONTENTS 2. Roster/Pronunciations/Transactions 3. Overall Stats, Leaders, Wins vs. Losses Stats 4. Tonight's/Next Opponents 5. Hornets Recent/ Previous Box Scores 6-9. Hornets Game Notes: Player Notes 10-12. Hornets Game Notes: Team Notes 12. Swarm Notes/Assignments & Recalls 13-18. Hornets Head Coach and Player Information 19. Players & Broadcasters Social Media Info

Starting Lineups,Coaches Challenges 20. Inactive List & Games Missed 21. Misc. Stats, Breakdown, Technicals/Flagrants 22-24. CHA/Opp. Game, Half, Quarters Highs/Lows 25-26. Hornets/Opponents Game-by-Game Stats

INFORMATION

INJURIES/NOTES: TBD For injury updates, follow @HornetsPR on Twitter HERE. Official daily injury reports HERE.

HEAD COACH JAMES BORREGO PREGAME MEDIA AVAILABILITY: 105 minutes prior to game, 5:15 p.m. ET

Hornets Official Twitter HERE Hornets 2021-22 Media Guide HERE

OVERALL EASTERN WESTERN SOUTHEAST ATLANTIC CENTRAL SOUTHWEST NORTHWEST PACIFIC

RECORD 36-35 22-22 14-13 6-7 6-8 10-7 6-3 5-3 3-7

CURRENT STREAKS OVERALL: W4

HORNETS IN BACK-TO-BACK GAMES: Swept: 0 Split: 7 Been Swept: 6

HOME 18-17 9-14 9-3 2-4 2-6 5-4 3-1 3-0 3-2

ROAD 18-18 13-8 5-10 4-3 4-2 5-3 3-2 2-3 0-5

HOME: 7-19

W2 First game: 6-7

CHARLOTTE HORNETS 2021-22 GAME NOTES

OVERTIME 0-7 0-4 0-3 0-1 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1

ROAD:

W3

Second Game: 1-12

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2021-22 CHARLOTTE HORNETS ROSTER

NO.

PLAYER

2

LaMelo Ball

5

James Bouknight

0

Miles Bridges

8

Montrezl Harrell

20

Gordon Hayward

23

Kai Jones

98

Arnoldas Kulboka2-W

16

Scottie Lewis2-W

11

Cody Martin

6

Jalen McDaniels

12

Kelly Oubre Jr.

24

Mason Plumlee

14

Nick Richards

3

Terry Rozier

4

Isaiah Thomas10-day

21

JT Thor

25

PJ Washington

POSITION G G F C F F/C F G F F F/G C C G G F F

HEIGHT 6-7 6-4 6-7 6-7 6-7 6-10 6-10 6-4 6-6 6-9 6-6 7-0 7-0 6-1 5-9 6-9 6-7

WEIGHT 185 185 225 240 230 225 225 190 200 212 205 250 250 195 185 205 230

BIRTHDATE 08/22/01 09/18/00 03/21/98 01/26/94 03/23/90 01/19/01 01/04/98 03/12/00 09/28/95 01/31/98 12/09/95 03/05/90 11/29/97 03/17/94 02/07/89 08/26/02 08/23/98

PRIOR TO NBA/COUNTRY Illawarra/USA Connecticut/USA Michigan State/USA Louisville/USA Butler/USA Texas/Bahamas Bilbao Basket (Spain)/Lithuania Florida/USA Nevada/USA San Diego State/USA Kansas/USA Duke/USA Kentucky/Jamaica Louisville/USA Washington/USA Auburn/USA Kentucky/USA

YEARS PRO 1 R 3 6 11 R R R 2 2 6 8 1 6 10 R 2

2-W Denotes Two-Way contract player, 10-day Denotes player on 10-Day contract

Head Coach: James Borrego (College - San Diego) Assistant Coaches: Jay Triano (College - Simon Fraser)

Chad Iske (College - Kansas) Marlon Garnett (College - Santa Clara) Jay Hernandez (College - Hofstra) Dutch Gaitley (College - Temple) Nick Friedman (College - Miami) Norman Richardson (College - Hofstra) Director of Health Care & Sports Performance: Joe Sharpe (College - Old Dominion) Associate Head Athletic Trainer: Quinton Sawyer (College - North Carolina) Assistant Athletic Trainer: Nina Hsieh (College - Cal State Fullerton) Director of Applied Sports Science: Daniel Taylor (College - Franklin Pierce College) Director of Rehabilitation: Jameel Battle (College - Western Kentucky) Strength & Conditioning Coach: Adam Linens (College - North Carolina) Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach: Jason Meiring (College - Colorado Mesa University)

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE: LaMelo (Luh-Mell-O) Ball, James Bouknight (book-night), Montrezl (Mon-TREZ) Harrell, Kai (Kye) Jones, Arnoldas Kulboka (are-NALL-duss COOL-buh-kuh)

CHARLOTTE HORNETS

2021-22 NUMERICAL ROSTER

0

Miles Bridges

2

LaMelo Ball

3

Terry Rozier

4

Isaiah Thomas

5

James Bouknight

6

Jalen McDaniels

8

Montrezl Harrell

11

Cody Martin

12

Kelly Oubre Jr.

14

Nick Richards

16

Scottie Lewis

20

Gordon Hayward

21

JT Thor

23

Kai Jones

24

Mason Plumlee

25

PJ Washington

98

Arnoldas Kulboka

HOW THE HORNETS WERE BUILT: Hornets President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Mitch Kupchak has made several moves since joining Charlotte in the front office in 2018. Here's a quick look at how the 2021-22 Hornets training camp roster was created:

LaMelo Ball James Bouknight Miles Bridges

Montrezl Harrell Gordan Hayward Kai Jones

Arnoldas Kulboka Scottie Lewis Cody Martin Jalen McDaniels Kelly Oubre Jr. Mason Plumlee Nick Richards Terry Rozier Isaiah Thomas JT Thor PJ Washington

Selected in the first round (3rd overall) of the 2020 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets (11/18/20)

Selected in the first round (11th overall) of the 2021 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets (8/3/21)

Acquired in a trade with the Los Angeles Clippers who selected him in the first round (12th overall) of the 2018 NBA Draft along with two future second-round draft picks in exchange for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (11th overall pick) on draft night (6/21/18)

Acquired in a trade with the Washington Wizards in exchange for Vernon Carey Jr., Ish Smith and a protected 2023 second-round pick

Acquired in a trade with the Boston Celtics along with 2023 and 2024 second-round draft picks in exchange for a 2022 second-round draft pick (11/29/20)

Acquired in a trade with the New York Knicks who selected him in the first round (19th overall) of the 2021 NBA Draft in exchange for a 2022 protected first-round pick on draft night (8/3/21)

Selected in the second round (55th overall) of the 2018 NBA Draft (6/21/18)

Selected in the second round (56th overall) of the 2021 NBA Draft (6/21/18)

Selected in the second round (36th overall) of the 2019 NBA Draft (6/20/19)

Selected in the second round (52nd overall) of the 2019 NBA Draft (6/20/19)

Signed a deal as a free agent with Charlotte (8/7/21)

Acquired in a trade with the Detroit Pistons along with JT Thor (37th overall) in exchange for the draft rights to Balsa Koprivica (8/6/21)

Acquired with the New Orleans Pelicans who selected him in the second round (42nd overall) of the 20202 NBA Draft in exchange for a 2024 second-round pick on draft night (11/18/20)

Acquired from Boston Celtics along with a 2020 second-round pick in exchange for Kemba Walker and a 2020 second-round pick (7/6/19)

Signed a second 10-day contract with Charlotte (3/12/22)

Acquired in a trade with the Detroit Pistons who selected him in the first round (37th overall) of the 2021 NBA Draft along with Mason Plumlee in exchange for Balsa Koprivica (8/6/21)

Selected in the first round (12th overall) of the 2019 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets (6/20/19)

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CHARLOTTE HORNETS 2021-22 GAME NOTES

HORNETS 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS

THROUGH MARCH 19 (36-35)

CHARLOTTE HORNETS

-FIELD GOALS- -3-POINT FG-- -FREE THROWS-

PLAYER

G GS MIN FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT

BRIDGES

69 69 2480 510 1049 .486 130 402 .323 233 288 .809

ROZIER

62 62 2104 446 1002 .445 196 515 .381 131 156 .840

BALL

64 64 2055 446 1059 .421 174 464 .375 192 221 .869

HAYWARD

48 48 1547 281 611 .460 85 218 .390 126 149 .846

OUBRE

65 13 1794 372 854 .436 173 503 .344 113 169 .669

HARRELL (TOT) 61 3 1466 321 501 .641 4 17 .235 199 278 .716

HARRELL (CHA) 15 0 349 74 118 .627 0 2 .000 50 73 .685

WASHINGTON

54 17 1436 202 442 .457 99 266 .372 51 72 .708

THOMAS (TOT)

11 1 195 34 90 .378 15 47 .319 14 17 .824

THOMAS (CHA)

6 0 81 19 43 .442 10 22 .455 6 6 1.000

MARTIN

60 11 1597 176 375 .469 56 140 .400 72 103 .699

PLUMLEE

62 62 1553 175 274 .639 0 2 .000 55 148 .372

MCDANIELS

44 2 755 101 215 .470 32 93 .344 37 54 .685

BOUKNIGHT

28 0 296 48 136 .353 17 49 .347 27 31 .871

SMITH

37 1 511 73 185 .395 10 25 .400 12 19 .632

RICHARDS

46 5 355 57 85 .671 0 0 --- 30 43 .698

THOR

28 0 245 24 54 .444 7 26 .269 10 14 .714

CAREY

4 1 17 3

6 .500 0 0 --- 2 3 .667

JONES

19 0 58 8 13 .615 1 2 .500 3 8 .375

LEWIS

20 7 0

0 --- 0 0 --- 1 2 .500

KULBOKA

10 3 0

0 --- 0 0 --- 0 0 ---

HORNETS

71 - 17240 3015 6521 .462 990 2729 .363 1151 1559 .738

OPPONENTS

71 - 17240 2975 6421 .463 987 2763 .357 1208 1582 .764

2021-2022 REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS

--REBOUNDS--

OFF DEF TOT AST PF DQ STL TO BLK PTS AVG

77 410 487 261 174 0 67 133 62 1383 20.0

49 222 271 276 101 0 81 84 22 1219 19.7

97 339 436 471 205 5 100 202 28 1258 19.7

38 183 221 173 85 0 46 80 22 773 16.1

72 192 264 75 171 0 72 64 28 1030 15.8

137 266 403 123 123 1 24 64 38 845 13.9

41 53 94 27 35 0 6 14 7 198 13.2

68 219 287 109 124 1 46 68 48 554 10.3

3 14 17 23 15 0 3 7 3 97 8.8

2 7 9 13 3 0 3 2 1 54 9.0

69 173 242 148 104 1 78 54 28 480 8.0

152 343 495 199 193 6 55 83 45 405 6.5

32 112 144 44 78 0 21 32 18 271 6.2

21 27 48 23 28 0 7 13 1 140 5.0

11 46 57 98 34 0 20 36 10 168 4.5

31 51 82 13 49 0 9 22 20 144 3.1

11 29 40 18 25 0 8 8 10 65 2.3

3 2 5 0 10 1 1 0

8 2.0

3 7 10 4 7 0 1 6 0 20 1.1

0 0 0 1 00 1 0 0

1 0.5

0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0

0 0.0

777 2415 3192 1953 1417 13 622 935 350 8171 115.1

810 2567 3377 1865 1417 8 530 1079 335 8145 114.7

PLAYER BRIDGES ROZIER BALL HAYWARD OUBRE HARRELL (TOT) HARRELL (CHA) WASHINGTON THOMAS (TOT) THOMAS (CHA) MARTIN PLUMLEE MCDANIELS BOUKNIGHT SMITH RICHARDS THOR CAREY JONES LEWIS KULBOKA HORNETS OPPONENTS

-- SINGLE-GAME HIGHS -MIN REB AST ST TO BL PTS

50 14 11 4 6 4 38 43 10 11 6 5 2 35 44 17 14 5 8 2 38 44 11 9 3 5 3 41 43 10 5 4 4 3 39 43 18 7 3 3 3 27 43 10 4 1 3 2 24 49 14 7 4 5 3 21 32 5 4 2 2 1 19 17 5 4 2 2 1 14 46 8 6 4 4 3 21 38 17 9 3 4 4 15 33 10 4 3 3 2 16 29 6 3 2 2 1 24 32 6 8 2 4 2 22 21 7 2 3 3 3 12 28 4 3 2 1 3 8 11 2 0 1 1 0 7

7 2 1120 4 4 0 1100 1 3 0 0000 0 290 62 41 14 20 12 158 290 68 36 15 21 10 146

----------- AVERAGE PER GAME -----------MIN REB AST STL TO BLK PTS 35.9 7.1 3.8 0.97 1.9 0.90 20.0 33.9 4.4 4.5 1.31 1.4 0.35 19.7 32.1 6.8 7.4 1.56 3.2 0.44 19.7 32.2 4.6 3.6 0.96 1.7 0.46 16.1 27.6 4.1 1.2 1.11 1.0 0.43 15.8 24.0 6.6 2.0 0.39 1.0 0.62 13.9 23.3 6.3 1.8 0.40 0.9 0.47 13.2 26.6 5.3 2.0 0.85 1.3 0.89 10.3 17.7 1.5 2.1 0.27 0.6 0.27 8.8 13.5 1.5 2.2 0.50 0.3 0.17 9.0 26.6 4.0 2.5 1.30 0.9 0.47 8.0 25.0 8.0 3.2 0.89 1.3 0.73 6.5 17.2 3.3 1.0 0.48 0.7 0.41 6.2 10.6 1.7 0.8 0.25 0.5 0.04 5.0 13.8 1.5 2.6 0.54 1.0 0.27 4.5 7.7 1.8 0.3 0.20 0.5 0.43 3.1 8.8 1.4 0.6 0.29 0.3 0.36 2.3 4.2 1.3 0.0 0.25 0.3 0.00 2.0 3.0 0.5 0.2 0.05 0.3 0.00 1.1 3.3 0.0 0.5 0.50 0.0 0.00 0.5 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 242.8 45.0 27.5 8.76 13.2 4.93 115.1 242.8 47.6 26.3 7.46 15.2 4.72 114.7

-CAREER HIGHS (C=SET, T=TIED THIS SEASON)-

FG FGA FT FTA REB AST PTS

15C 28C 11C 12C 16 11C 38C

16 29

9 12 11 11T 43

14 27 10C 13C 17C 14C 38C

17 27 14 16 15 12 44

14 25 12 17 15

7 40

14 25 15 18 18C 7C 34

15 22 12 13 14C 7C 42 15 31 17 17 11 15 52

8C 13C 6C 6T 11

9 21C

10 15 10 16 21 12 27

9 14

5T 6T 12

5 21

9C 14C 5C 5C 6C 3C 24C

15 28

7

8 14 16 32

5C 5C 3C 4C 7C 2C 12C

3C 6C 2C 2C 4C 3C 8C

9 14

4

4

6

1 21

1C 2C 2C 4C 2C 1C 4C

0C 0C 1C 2C 0C 1C 1C

0C 0C 0C 0C 0C 0C 0C

58 112 43 55 68 42 158C

62 117 43 56 75 47 146T

2021-22 HORNETS REGULAR SEASON OFFENSIVE LEADERS (INCLUDES TIES)

--------- Points --------- Rebounds Assists Double- Triple-

Individual. Game Leaders

Player

10+ 20+ 30+ 40+ 10+ 20+ 10+ Double Double Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks

BALL

60 31 7 1015

19

5

19

12

37

18

6

BOUKNIGHT

7

1 3

1

BRIDGES

64 37 8 13 1

13

21

18

10

10

20

HARRELL

11

4 11 1

2

HAYWARD

35

15 3

1

1 1

6

5

9

6

JONES

KULBOKA

LEWIS

MARTIN

22

12

2

9

9

McDANIELS

101 1 2 4

5

OUBRE JR.

48 17 4

1

1

7

2

12

8

PLUMLEE

1023 6 25

5

9

12

RICHARDS

1 1 3

5

ROZIER

54 33 9 2 2

3

1

18

3

7

13

4

THOMAS

4

THOR 1

1

WASHINGTON

29 2 3 2 1

8

1

7

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2021-22 HORNETS WINS VS. LOSSES STATISTICS

IN WINS

Most consecutive wins

5

Most consecutive home wins

5

Most consecutive road wins

3 (3)

Largest margin of victory

32 (2)

at home

32

on road

32

Largest lead in a game

41

at home

41

on road

36

Largest deficit overcome to win

23

at home

23

on road

19

Wire-to-wire wins

4

* bold indicates an active streak/last game

11/10-11/19 11/12-11/26 10/22-10/27, 1/12-1/19, 1/26 at IND (158-126) 2/25 vs. TOR (125-93) 2/25 vs. TOR (125-93) 1/26 at IND (158-126) 2/25 vs. TOR (125-93) 2/25 vs. TOR (125-93) 1/26 at IND (158-126) 10/20 vs. IND (123-122) 10/20 vs. IND (123-122) 12/23 at DEN (115-107) 12/15 at SAS (131-115) 1/5 vs. DET (140-111) 1/28 vs. LAL (117-114) 2/25 vs. TOR (125-93)

Most consecutive losses Most consecutive home losses Most consecutive road losses Largest margin of defeat

at home on road Largest deficit in a game at home on road

IN LOSSES

6 7 5 34 34 31 43 43 36

Largest blown lead in a loss

18

at home

14

on road

18

Wire-to-wire losses

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CHARLOTTE HORNETS 2021-22 GAME NOTES

1/30-2/9 1/30-2/17 10/29-11/8 1/2 vs. PHX (99-133) 1/2 vs. PHX (99-133) 12/19 at PHX (106-137) 1/2 vs. PHX (99-133) 1/2 vs. PHX (99-133) 12/19 at PHX (106-137)

12/1 at MIL (125-127) 2/17 vs. MIA (107-1112OT) 12/1 at MIL (125-127) 12/13 at DAL (96-120) 12/19 at PHX (106-137) 1/2 vs. PHX (99-133) 2/12 vs. MEM (118-125)

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TONIGHT'S OPPONENT: NEW ORLEANS PELICANS - MARCH 21 AT SPECTRUM CENTER

Charlotte & New Orleans Connections

Charlotte vs. New Orleans Breakdown

Hornets Head Coach James Borrego was an asst. coach for the Pelicans for two seasons from 2010-12 ... Hornets asst. coach Marlon Garnett and Pelicans F Tony Snell were a part of the Hawks together during the 2020-21 season ... Hornets C Mason Plumlee and Pelicans F Brandon Ingram played at Duke ... Plumlee and Pelicans G CJ McCollum were teammates on the Blazers for parts of two seasons from 2015-17 ... Hornets G Isaiah Thomas and Ingram were teammates on the Lakers during the 2017-18 season ... Pelicans G Devonte' Graham played his first three seasons with the Hornets from 2018-21... Pelicans F Willy Hernangomez played for the Hornets for three seasons from 2017-20 ... Pelicans G/F Garrett Temple played in 12 games for the Bobcats during the 2010-11 season.

All-Time Record Current Streaks

OVERALL 11-23 Won 1

HOME 6-11 Lost 5

ROAD 5-12 Won 3

NEUTRAL 0-0 ---

2021-22 Charlotte vs. New Orleans

DATE

OPPONENT

TIME/RESULT SEASON RECORD

03/11/22

at New Orleans

W, 142-120

1-0

Last Meeting (03/11/22)

Charlotte New Orleans

1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1OT 2OT FINAL

25 36 42 39 --- --- 142 24 31 27 38 --- --- 120

March 11, 2022 at Spectrum Center - Charlotte led early, up 12-5, before New Orleans took a one-point lead, 17-16, over the Hornets. The Hornets would go on to take a 25-24 lead into the second quarter as they were all even at 49 with 3:16 to play in the half. Charlotte would go on a 10-0 run to go ahead, 59-49, and were up by six, 61-55, at the end of the first half. The Hornets started the third on a 21-8 run to lead, 82-63, and were up 103-82 at the end of the third frame. Charlotte's lead never was less than 13 as they led by as many as 27 points in the fourth, 142-115, and would go on to win, 142-120. Miles Bridges scored a team-high 26 points while adding eight boards and nine assists for a near triple-double. Terry Rozier added 25 points and eight dimes while Trey Murphy III finished with a game-high 32 points to go with nine rebounds.

03/21/22

vs. New Orleans

7:00 PM

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2020-21 Charlotte vs. New Orleans

DATE

OPPONENT

TIME/RESULT SEASON RECORD

01/08/21

at New Orleans

W, 118-110

1-0

05/09/21

vs. New Orleans

L, 110-112

1-1

All-Time Regular Season Series Facts vs. New Orleans

Last 10 vs. NOP

4-6

Last 5 vs. NOP

2-3

2021-22 HORNETS vs. NEW ORLEANS COMPARISONS

PPG .FG% .3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG TO BPG CHA 115.1 .462 .363 .738 45.0 27.5 8.76 13.2 4.93 OPP 114.7 .463 .357 .764 47.6 26.3 7.46 15.2 4.72 NOP 108.5 .455 .331 .783 45.5 25.1 7.99 14.3 4.11 OPP 109.9 .465 .359 .782 42.2 24.2 7.53 13.8 4.81

Last Home Win Last Road Win Last Home Loss Last Road Loss Largest Win Largest Loss

Mar. 9, 2016 (122-113)

Mar. 11, 2022 (142-120)

May 9, 2021 (110-112)

Mar. 13, 2018 (115-119) 22, Mar. 11, 2022 at NOP

142-120 28, Jan. 18, 2008 at NOH

84-112

Most Points Scored

Most Points Allowed

Fewest Points Scored

Fewest Points Allowed

High Individual Game

Opp. High Individual Game

142, Mar. 11, 2022 at NOP 142-120

125, Mar. 11, 2017 vs. NOP 122-125OT

67, Apr. 16, 2012 vs. NOH 67-76

71, Mar. 12, 2012 at NOH 73-71

43, Terry Rozier May 9, 2021 vs. NOP

46, Anthony Davis Mar. 11, 2017 vs. NOP

NEXT OPPONENT: NEW YORK KNICKS - MARCH 23 AT SPECTRUM CENTER

Charlotte & New York Connections

Charlotte vs. New York Breakdown

Hornets Head Coach James Borrego and Knicks G Evan Fournier were a part of the Magic together during the 2014-15 season, which included Borrego serving as the Interim HC ... Hornets C Mason Plumlee and Knicks G/F RJ Barrett and F Cam Reddish played college basketball at Duke ... Hornets F Gordon Hayward and Knicks G Alec Burks were teammates on the Jazz for six seasons from 2011-17 ... Hayward and Knicks G Kemba Walker were teammates on the Celtics during the 2019-20 season ... Hornets asst. coach Jay Hernandez and Fournier were a part of the Magic together for four seasons from 2014-18 ... Hornets asst. coach Chad Iske and Fournier were a part of the Nuggets together during the 2012-13 season ... Hornets F/C Kai Jones and Knicks F Jericho Sims were teammates at Texas for two seasons from 2019-21 ... Hornets C Nick Richards, F P.J. Washington and Knicks C Nerlens Noel, G Immanuel Quickley, Randle and F Kevin Knox all played college basketball at Kentucky ... Walker spent the first eight seasons of his career with Charlotte and is the franchise's all-time leading scorer.

All-Time Record Current Streaks

OVERALL 55-61 Won 2

HOME 37-22 Won 5

ROAD 18-38 Won 1

NEUTRAL 0-0 --

DATE 11/12/21

2021-22 Charlotte vs. New York

OPPONENT

TIME/RESULT SEASON RECORD

vs. New York

W, 104-96

1-0

Last Meeting (01/17/22) 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1OT 2OT FINAL 01/17/22

at New York

W, 97-87

2-0

Charlotte New York

34 28 24 11 --- --- 97

03/23/22 vs. New York

7:00 PM

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23 21 23 20 --- --- 87

03/30/22 at New York

7:30 PM

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January 17, 2022 at Madison Square Garden - The Hornets jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first two minutes of play before the Knicks went on a 12-4 run as Charlotte trailed, 12-11, with eight minutes to go in the first quarter. Charlotte would retake the lead and go up by 11, 23-12, after a 12-0 run and took an 11-point lead, 34-23, at the end of the first. The Hornets let New York pull within four, 37-33, but went on to take a 16-point advantage, 54-38, with just under three minutes to play in the half. Charlotte led 62-44 at the half and were up by no less than 15 in the third, going into the fourth ahead, 86-67. The Hornets were able to maintain their lead and win, 97-87. Miles Bridges scored a career-high 38 points to go with 12 boards while Terry Rozier added 22 points and seven assists. RJ Barrett and Julius Randle each scored 18 points and finished with a double-double.

2020-21 Charlotte vs. New York

DATE 01/11/21 04/20/21 05/15/21

OPPONENT vs. New York at New York at New York

TIME/RESULT W, 109-88 L, 97-109 L, 109-118OT

SEASON RECORD 1-0 1-1 1-2

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CHARLOTTE HORNETS 2021-22 GAME NOTES

HORNETS BOX SCORES (LAST TIME VS. NOP, LAST 3 GAMES)

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

OFFICIAL SCORER'S REPORT

FINAL BOX

Friday, March 11, 2022 Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA Officials: #46 Ben Taylor, #27 Mitchell Ervin, #43 Matt Myers

Game Duration: 2:09 Attendance: 16838

VISITOR: Charlotte Hornets (33-35)

POS MIN FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA OR DR TOT A PF ST TO BS +/- PTS

0 Miles Bridges

F 29:15 9 15 4 8 4 5 2 6 8 9 1 1 0 0 27 26

25 P.J. Washington

F 24:25 2 5 2 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 4 0 3 0 14 6

24 Mason Plumlee

C 20:26 4 4 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 2 1 1 27 9

3 Terry Rozier

G 33:17 9 17 7 13 0 0 0 3 3 8 1 2 3 0 25 25

2 LaMelo Ball

G 31:18 6 12 2 7 3 4 0 6 6 9 2 3 1 0 14 17

8 Montrezl Harrell 11 Cody Martin 12 Kelly Oubre Jr. 6 Jalen McDaniels 4 Isaiah Thomas 14 Nick Richards 21 JT Thor

22:41 7 9 0 0 2 3 2 4 6 2 2 1 3 0 0 16 28:25 6 7 1 2 2 3 0 5 5 4 4 1 0 0 10 15 14:54 4 7 2 5 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 0 2 0 1 10 16:41 0 3 0 2 4 4 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 -9 4 16:08 5 8 4 6 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 11 14 01:15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 -5 0 01:15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 0

240:00 52 87 22 47 16 20 6 32 38 41 23 11 14 1 22 142

59.8% 46.8%

80%

TM REB: 6

TOT TO: 14 (21 PTS)

HOME: NEW ORLEANS PELICANS (27-40) POS MIN FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA OR DR TOT A PF ST TO BS +/- PTS

8 Naji Marshall 10 Jaxson Hayes 17 Jonas Valanciunas 5 Herbert Jones 4 Devonte' Graham

F 28:50 5 10 2 6 2 2 1 3 4 7 1 3 2 0 -14 14 F 34:53 4 10 1 3 4 4 1 4 5 2 1 0 0 1 -20 13 C 25:09 4 12 0 1 2 2 1 7 8 1 3 1 2 0 -17 10 G 33:48 3 6 0 2 6 8 1 1 2 8 2 1 2 0 -23 12 G 33:59 7 14 4 10 1 1 1 3 4 7 2 3 4 0 -11 19

15 Jose Alvarado 9 Willy Hernangomez 25 Trey Murphy III 21 Tony Snell 12 Gary Clark 41 Garrett Temple 6 Tyrone Wallace

21:44 2 7 1 4 0 2 2 0 2 3 3 0 3 0 -7 5

21:36 6 6 0 0 3 4 2 4 6 1 4 1 2 1 -10 15

28:24 12 20 7 12 1 2 4 5 9 2 4 0 0 0 -8 32

11:37 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0

DNP - Coach's Decision

DNP - Coach's Decision

DNP - Coach's Decision

240:00 43 86 15 39 19 25 13 27 40 31 21 9 17 2 -22 120

50%

38.5%

76%

TM REB: 4

TOT TO: 17 (24 PTS)

SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 FINAL Hornets 25 36 42 39 142

PELICANS 24 31 27 38 120

Inactive: Hornets - Bouknight (Injury/Illness - Neck; Soreness), Hayward (Injury/Illness - Left Ankle; Sprain ), Jones (G League - On Assignment - G League

On Assignment), Kulboka (G League - Two-Way - G League Two-Way), Lewis (G League - Two-Way - G League Two-Way)

Inactive: Pelicans - Ingram (Injury/Illness - Right Hamstring; Soreness), Lewis Jr. (Injury/Illness - Right Knee ACL/MCL; Sprain), McCollum (Health and Safety

Protocols - Health and Safety Protocols), Nance Jr. (Injury/Illness - Right Knee; Arthroscopy ), Williamson (Injury/Illness - Right Foot; Fracture)

Points in the Paint: Hornets 52 (26/33), PELICANS 54 (27/43)

Biggest Lead: Hornets 27, PELICANS 4

2nd Chance Points: Hornets 9 (2/5), PELICANS 24 (9/13)

Lead Changes: 14

Fast Break Points: Hornets 26 (10/13), PELICANS 22 (7/11)

Times Tied: 6

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

OFFICIAL SCORER'S REPORT

FINAL BOX

Saturday, March 19, 2022 Spectrum Center, Charlotte, NC

Officials: #60 James Williams, #77 Karl Lane, #82 Suyash Mehta

Game Duration: 2:10

Attendance: 19279 (Sellout)

VISITOR: Dallas Mavericks (43-28)

POS MIN FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA OR DR TOT A PF ST TO BS +/- PTS

10 Dorian Finney-Smith

F 28:00 3 10 2 6 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 -22 8

42 Maxi Kleber

F 25:23 3 4 1 2 2 2 1 6 7 0 4 1 1 1 -6 9

7 Dwight Powell

C 21:40 0 4 0 1 2 2 2 2 4 2 1 0 0 0 -12 2

13 Jalen Brunson

G 22:42 3 8 0 2 4 4 0 2 2 2 1 2 1 0 -4 10

77 Luka Doncic

G 29:52 13 20 8 12 3 5 0 4 4 3 2 0 4 0 -30 37

3 Trey Burke 32 Marquese Chriss 44 Davis Bertans 8 Josh Green 0 Sterling Brown 21 Frank Ntilikina 51 Boban Marjanovic

22:35 2 11 1 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 3 0 -13 5 16:40 4 9 0 1 2 4 3 6 9 1 2 0 0 2 0 10 11:48 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 3 1 6 0 1 0 -9 2 21:08 4 6 1 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 3 0 -6 9 16:51 1 4 0 2 2 2 2 2 4 1 3 0 0 0 5 4 23:21 5 9 1 3 1 1 2 4 6 4 2 0 0 1 -8 12 DNP - Coach's Decision

240:00 39 89 14 38 16 20 12 32 44 18 26 4 13 4 -21 108

43.8% 36.8%

80%

TM REB: 7

TOT TO: 15 (21 PTS)

HOME: CHARLOTTE HORNETS (36-35) POS MIN FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA OR DR TOT A PF ST TO BS +/- PTS

0 Miles Bridges 25 P.J. Washington 24 Mason Plumlee 3 Terry Rozier 2 LaMelo Ball

F 30:19 7 12 3 5 6 6 0 8 8 3 2 1 1 2 18 23 F 28:46 8 14 5 9 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 29 21 C 15:43 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 5 4 0 3 0 -4 1 G 29:08 7 10 4 7 0 0 1 5 6 6 1 0 2 1 20 18 G 30:25 6 12 5 8 0 0 1 3 4 7 3 4 0 1 29 17

8 Montrezl Harrell 11 Cody Martin 12 Kelly Oubre Jr. 4 Isaiah Thomas 6 Jalen McDaniels 21 JT Thor 14 Nick Richards

16:00 3 6 0 0 7 10 4 2 6 4 2 1 0 1 9 13

21:56 2 4 0 1 0 0 2 6 8 5 0 2 1 1 25 4

27:37 6 17 3 9 2 2 1 5 6 1 3 0 0 0 19 17

14:15 4 6 0 1 3 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 -18 11

16:51 1 5 0 2 2 4 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 -5 4

04:56 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 -8 0

04:04 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 -9 0

240:00 44 88 20 42 21 27 10 36 46 33 18 8 9 8 21 129

50%

47.6% 77.8% TM REB: 7

TOT TO: 9 (17 PTS)

SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 FINAL Mavericks 24 28 28 28 108 HORNETS 35 26 41 27 129

Inactive: Mavericks - Bullock (Personal), Dinwiddie (Injury/Illness - Right Knee; Injury Recovery), Hardaway Jr. (Injury/Illness - Left Foot; Surgery), Pinson

(Injury/Illness - Right Fifth Finger; Fracture), Wright (G League - Two-Way)

Inactive: Hornets - Bouknight (), Hayward (Injury/Illness - Left Ankle; Sprain), Jones (G League - On Assignment), Kulboka (G League - Two-Way), Lewis (G

League - Two-Way)

Points in the Paint: Mavericks 46 (23/45), HORNETS 36 (18/37)

Biggest Lead: Mavericks 2, HORNETS 32

2nd Chance Points: Mavericks 17 (6/13), HORNETS 20 (7/10)

Lead Changes: 6

Fast Break Points: Mavericks 9 (4/6), HORNETS 20 (7/10)

Times Tied: 1

Technical fouls - Individual Mavericks (0): NONE HORNETS (1): Harrell 4:16 4th

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NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Wednesday, March 16, 2022 Spectrum Center, Charlotte, NC Officials: #42 Eric Lewis, #68 Jacyn Goble, #17 Jonathan Sterling

VISITOR: Atlanta Hawks (34-35)

POS

12 De'Andre Hunter

F

8 Danilo Gallinari

F

15 Clint Capela

C

3 Kevin Huerter

G

11 Trae Young

G

MIN

36:43 14:06 30:40 35:30 38:01

FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA OR

7 13 4 7 3 4 0 2513000 7 14 0 0 3 3 7 6 16 4 9 0 0 1 3 12 0 6 3 3 0

OFFICIAL SCORER'S REPORT FINAL BOX

Game Duration: 2:06 Attendance: 16648

DR TOT A PF ST TO BS +/- PTS 3 3 2 1 0 1 0 -1 21 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 -1 5 8 15 1 2 1 1 0 -1 17 6 7 3 3 2 2 0 3 16 3 3 15 3 3 6 0 1 9

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Monday, March 14, 2022 Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK Officials: #55 Bill Kennedy, #72 J.T. Orr, #70 Phenizee Ransom

VISITOR: Charlotte Hornets (34-35)

POS

0 Miles Bridges

F

25 P.J. Washington

F

24 Mason Plumlee

C

3 Terry Rozier

G

2 LaMelo Ball

G

MIN

30:03 30:21 28:26 32:03 29:43

FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA OR

11 15 5 6 0 0 0 3903002 2300133 11 17 4 8 4 4 0 6 13 5 8 4 4 0

OFFICIAL SCORER'S REPORT FINAL BOX

Game Duration: 2:08 Attendance: 15810

DR TOT A PF ST TO BS +/- PTS 3 3 6 1 1 0 0 28 27 3 5 1 0 2 0 0 25 6 8 11 8 1 1 1 4 25 5 6 6 4 3 2 1 0 16 30 4 4 7 3 2 3 0 20 21

13 Bogdan Bogdanovic 17 Onyeka Okongwu 0 Delon Wright 6 Lou Williams 7 Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot 10 Gorgui Dieng 5 Kevin Knox II 4 Skylar Mays

31:56 5 16 2 8 0 0 0 4 4 2 3 0 0 0 -13 17:20 7 8 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 1 4 0 0 2 -9 14:17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 -12 11:00 2 4 1 1 2 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 -13 10:27 1 4 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 -4 DNP - Coach's Decision DNP - Coach's Decision DNP - Coach's Decision

240:00 40 93 13 37 13 14 12 31 43 28 23 6 12 2 -10

43%

35.1% 92.9% TM REB: 11

TOT TO: 13 (25 PTS)

HOME: CHARLOTTE HORNETS (35-35)

POS MIN FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA OR DR TOT A PF ST TO BS +/-

0 Miles Bridges 25 P.J. Washington 24 Mason Plumlee 3 Terry Rozier 2 LaMelo Ball

F 33:08 6 13 2 4 4 4 0 6 6 6 1 0 1 2 2 F 25:41 6 10 2 4 2 3 0 1 1 3 0 3 0 1 9 C 22:06 5 7 0 0 2 3 2 8 10 4 4 1 2 0 -10 G 35:12 8 17 2 8 0 1 2 1 3 2 2 3 2 0 2 G 36:06 7 16 5 10 3 3 0 8 8 11 4 1 3 1 24

12 14 0 7 5

106

PTS 18 16 12 18 22

11 Cody Martin 8 Montrezl Harrell 12 Kelly Oubre Jr. 4 Isaiah Thomas 6 Jalen McDaniels 14 Nick Richards 21 JT Thor

25:40 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 3 5 2 1 0 1 2 -12 0

20:29 7 9 0 1 6 7 4 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 9 20

19:00 2 6 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 1 12 6

08:34 1 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 9 2

14:04 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 2

DNP - Coach's Decision

DNP - Coach's Decision

240:00 43 87 11 35 19 23 11 32 43 30 18 8 9 8 10 116

49.4% 31.4% 82.6% TM REB: 5

TOT TO: 9 (4 PTS)

SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 FINAL Hawks 33 34 18 21 106

HORNETS 29 33 23 31 116

Inactive: Hawks - Collins (Injury/Illness - Right Ring Finger; Sprain, Right Foot Strain), Cooper (G League - Two-Way), Johnson (G League - On Assignment)

Inactive: Hornets - Bouknight (), Hayward (Injury/Illness - Left Ankle; Sprain), Jones (G League - On Assignment), Kulboka (G League - Two-Way), Lewis (G

League - Two-Way)

Points in the Paint: Hawks 48 (24/45), HORNETS 60 (30/47)

Biggest Lead: Hawks 8, HORNETS 12

2nd Chance Points: Hawks 13 (5/16), HORNETS 14 (6/9)

Lead Changes: 15

Fast Break Points: Hawks 17 (7/13), HORNETS 15 (6/9)

Times Tied: 11

6 Jalen McDaniels 8 Montrezl Harrell 11 Cody Martin 12 Kelly Oubre Jr. 4 Isaiah Thomas 14 Nick Richards 21 JT Thor

13:16 1 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 -12 2 17:35 1 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 1 -5 5 21:23 4 6 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 -2 11 16:37 4 9 1 4 2 5 1 3 4 1 2 1 0 1 -8 11 16:35 4 10 4 4 0 0 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 1 7 12 01:59 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 2 01:59 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 -2 2

240:00 49 92 20 35 16 21 8 29 37 33 17 12 5 7 18 134

53.3% 57.1% 76.2% TM REB: 5

TOT TO: 5 (6 PTS)

HOME: OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER (20-48)

POS MIN FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA OR DR TOT A PF ST TO BS +/- PTS

23 Tre Mann 7 Darius Bazley 30 Olivier Sarr 11 Theo Maledon 2 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

F 29:47 4 12 3 6 2 2 2 3 5 6 0 1 1 0 -13 13 F 35:07 10 18 4 9 1 2 0 4 4 4 0 0 2 0 -14 25 C 32:06 2 5 0 1 3 4 3 4 7 3 3 0 1 1 -6 7 G 30:33 2 9 0 4 2 2 2 5 7 4 2 1 2 0 -21 6 G 36:09 12 20 3 7 5 5 2 6 8 5 5 0 3 0 -3 32

17 Aleksej Pokusevski 22 Isaiah Roby 12 Lindy Waters III 27 Vit Krejci 15 Derrick Favors 21 Aaron Wiggins 34 Kenrich Williams

27:22 6 11 2 5 3 4 3 2 5 5 1 0 6 0 -13 17

09:30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 4 0 0 1 -6 0

24:16 2 8 0 6 0 0 0 6 6 2 2 2 1 1 -4 4

15:10 4 7 4 6 0 0 1 2 3 2 2 0 2 0 -10 12

DNP - Injury/Illness - Low Back; Soreness

DNP - Injury/Illness - N/A; Non-COVID Illness

DNP - Injury/Illness - Left Knee; Sprain

240:00 42 90 16 44 16 19 13 36 49 31 19 4 18 3 -18 116

46.7% 36.4% 84.2% TM REB: 8

TOT TO: 18 (27 PTS)

SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 FINAL Hornets 29 36 37 32 134

THUNDER 41 23 27 25 116

Inactive: Hornets - Bouknight (Injury/Illness - Neck; Soreness), Hayward (Injury/Illness - Left Ankle; Sprain ), Jones (G League - On Assignment), Kulboka (G

League - Two-Way), Lewis (G League - Two-Way)

Inactive: Thunder - Dort (Injury/Illness - Left Shoulder; Shoulder), Giddey (Injury/Illness - Right Hip; Soreness), Jerome (Injury/Illness - N/A; Sports Hernia

Surgery), Muscala (Injury/Illness - Right Ankle; Surgery), Robinson-Earl (Injury/Illness - Right Foot; Third Metatarsal Fracture)

Points in the Paint: Hornets 48 (24/50), THUNDER 50 (25/42)

Biggest Lead: Hornets 22, THUNDER 18

2nd Chance Points: Hornets 10 (3/5), THUNDER 17 (6/11)

Lead Changes: 4

Fast Break Points: Hornets 12 (5/5), THUNDER 14 (6/10)

Times Tied: 8

Technical fouls - Defensive Three Seconds Hornets (1) : Washington 9:31 1st THUNDER (0) : NONE

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THE BUZZ: HORNETS PLAYER NOTES

FINDING IT FROM RANGE: Hornets guard LaMelo Ball scored 17 points going 6-for-12 from the field, including 5-of-8 from 3-point range in a win vs. Dallas on Mar. 19. Ball has remained one of the league's top 3-point shooters throughout the season as he currently ranks 18th with 174 made 3s and made five or more 3s in 10 games this season, including in each of his last three games since Mar. 14. This marks the second time this season that Ball has knocked down five-plus triples in three or more consecutive outings as he is just one of four players this season with multiple streaks of three-plus games making five 3-pointers along with Steph Curry, Zach LaVine and Fred VanVleet.

In franchise history, Ball ranks 11th for made 3s in a single season, currently trailing Devonte' Graham (179) for 10th. Over his last three games, Ball is averaging 20.0 points and 8.3 assists per game while making 5.0 3s per game and shooting connecting on .577% of his 3-point tries while tied for the most made 3s (15). Among players to attempt at least 15 shots from behind the 3-point line during the three-game stretch, he ranks third in 3-point field goal percentage, as Ball has found great success from beyond the arc on the above the break 3 with 13 of his 15 triples coming from above the break; he ranks tied for second in this time in made 3s above the break.

LEADING THE WAY: Hornets forward Miles Bridges has played a large role in Charlotte's current four-game winning streak after he had his third 20-point game in that time, posting 23 points, eight rebounds and two blocks in a win vs. Dallas on Mar. 19. Over his last four games, Bridges is averaging a team-high 23.5 points, 6.3 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game while shooting .600% from the field, .609% from beyond the arc and .933% from the free-throw line. He is just one of three players along with Nikola Jokic and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to post 20.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists per contest while shooting .500% or better from the field and the only player also shooting at least .500% from 3-point.

Over the four-game period, Bridges is the only player to shoot .600% from the floor and 3-point range in that time (min. 35 FGA, min. 15 3FGA) as his .609% 3-point shooting percentage ranks first in the NBA over every player's last four games among those who have attempted at least 15 3-pointers. Bridges has also knocked down 647% of his 3-point attempts on the catch-and-shoot, including 11 of Bridges' 14 3-point field goals made over his last four games, tied for ninth in the Association in catch-and-shoot 3s

AN ALL-AROUND GAME: Hornets guard LaMelo Ball had another all-around performance in a win against the Hawks on Mar. 16, posting a game-high 22 points to go with 11 assists and eight rebounds. For Ball, this marked the 21st time this season that he has had at least 20 points, five rebounds and five assists in a game, which is tied for 12th in the NBA. In franchise history, he is third all-time in games with 20-5-5 as Ball passed Larry Johnson (1992-93: 20) and trails Kemba Walker for second by just a single game (2018-19: 22). With his 11 assists, Ball also notched his 19th double-double of the season, including his 15th point-assist double-double.

He currently ranks 10th in the Association this season in point-assist double-doubles and 11th in games with 10 or more assists (15) as Ball has now tallied 20 points and 10 assists in seven games, the second-most in a single season in franchise history, as his 7.4 assists per game ranks as the 10th-best assists per contest output in the league this season.

TERRY'S 30-POINT TEAR: Hornets guard Terry Rozier scored 30 points on 11-of-17 shooting for his third 30-point contest over five games from Mar. 5 - Mar. 14, including 25 points or more in four of those outings. Over the five-game stretch, Rozier averaged 26.0 points and 5.0 assists per game while shooting .511% from the field and .490% from beyond the arc while leading the NBA in total made 3s with 24. He was tied for 18th in scoring over every player's last five contests and was excellent on the catch-and-shooting, averaging 11.4 points per game off catch-and-shoot opportunities, which ranked third in the NBA over that span. Rozier totaled 57 catch-and-shoot points and 19 3s on the catch-and-shoot, which also led the Association during the five-game window.

Rozier has made eight appearances in March as he has had 25+ points in five of his eight games this month and is posting 24.1 points, 4.9 rebounds and 5.0 assists while recording 2.3 steals per outing. He ranks fourth in the league in steals per game and is fifth in total 3s made (35) in March.

THE 20-POINT TRIO: The Charlotte Hornets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder, 134-116, behind the scoring efforts of Terry Rozier (30 points), Miles Bridges (27) and LaMelo Ball (21) who each posted at least 20 points. This is the eighth time this season that the Hornets have had a game where Ball, Bridges and Rozier each tallied 20 points as they are 5-3 in those instances this season.

Charlotte is the only team this season with a trio of players averaging at least 19.5 points per game as Ball (19.7), Bridges (20.0) and Rozier (19.7) are helping the Hornets average 49.0 points per game when all three players share the floor together. The Hornets trio ranks 17th in scoring amongst three-man lineups that have appeared in 45+ games together and 13th in assists per contest, averaging 12.2 per outing.

CONSISTENT SCORER: Miles Bridges scored 23 points on Mar. 19 vs. Dallas, his 37th game of the season with 20 points or more and he also notched his 13th double-double vs. Brooklyn on Mar. 8 after recording his ninth 20-point double-double this year vs. Detroit on Dec. 27. He ranks tied for 16th in the NBA and tied for eighth in the East in 20-point games, scoring 20 or more points in three of his last five games, including 10 or more points in the paint in three of those outings. In his last five games, Bridges is averaging 22.2 points, 6.0 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game while shooting .543% from the floor and scoring 6.6 points per game off drives.

Bridges has found constant success at the rim this season, averaging 11.1 drives per game and scoring 7.4 points per contests off drives. Bridges ranks 15th in the NBA this season in points per game off drives and among players averaging at least 7.0 points off drives per outing, he is averaging the fourth fewest drives per game. He is averaging 104 points per game in the paint this season, which ranks 19th in the NBA and ninth among forwards while ranking seventh in total paint points (720). In 32 games since missing a two-game stretch in late December, Bridges has scored 10+ points in the paint in 22 of those games, including 16 in the painted area vs. Detroit on Feb. 27 as that has been one of his strengths this season, marking his 10th game of the season scoring 16 points or more in the paint. He has scored 10+ points in the paint in 42 games this season and ranks tied for 14th in total points in the paint (372) since the start of 2022.

Bridges has had a career season, averaging 20.0 points and 7.1 rebounds per game as he also added five rebounds and five assists vs. Chicago on Feb. 9, his fourth consecutive game with five-plus assists, a new career long streak. He has found tremendous success in the restricted area throughout the season, making 298 of his 438 attempts (.680%) from that spot on the floor, which is above the league average of .647% shooting in the restricted area. Bridges ranks fifth in field goals made in the restricted area and among players with at least 300 attempts from there, his field goal percentage ranks 13th in the Association.

KNOCKING IT DOWN FROM DEEP: Hornets guard Terry Rozier has been one of the NBA's leaders from beyond the arc this season, currently ranking tied for ninth in total 3s (192) and fifth in 3s (3.1) per game after he made four 3s at Oklahoma City to follow up going 7-for-13 from 3-point distance at New Orleans on Mar. 11. Rozier finished with 30 points at the Thunder as this marked his fifth game over a six-game span from Mar. 2 - Mar. 14 with 25 points or more.

Rozier has been steady from behind the 3-point line since the start of 2022, knocking down 122 3-point field goal,the most made 3s in the NBA. In 2022, Rozier is averaging 7.5 catch-and-shoot points per game, which is tied for fourth in that stretch, as he ranks third in catch-and shoot 3s, connecting on 87 catch-and-shoot attempts from behind the 3-point line while his 263 total catch-and-shoot points are also third.

The game at the Pelicans marked the 14th time this season that Rozier has had five or more made 3s in a game, ranking tied for ninth in the NBA. He has also scored 30 points and made five 3s in eight games this season making him one of seven players with eight or more such games.

TOP 5 IN 3FGM SINCE START OF 2022

PLAYER/TEAM Terry Rozier, CHA Fred VanVleet, TOR Anfernee Simons, POR Evan Fournier, NYK

Saddiq Bey, DET

# OF MADE 3S 122 121 119 119 114

SHOOTING LIGHTS OUT: Hornets guard Terry Rozier secured his second straight 30-point game with 30 points to go with eight rebounds and three steals vs. Brooklyn on Mar. 8. Rozier finished the game going 10-for-19 from the field, including 5-of-11 from 3-point range, also marking his second consecutive outing with five-plus 3-point field goals made. He has scored 30 or more points in nine games this season, including three of over a five-game span (2/27-3/8) while also connecting on five or more triples in four of the five games he appeared in. Over the five-game span, Rozier averaged 27.6 points, 5.8 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 2.0 steals per game while shooting .511% from the field, .535% from 3-point range and .950% from the free-throw line. He was tied for the league lead in total 3s made over every player's last five games, knocking down 23 3-pointers, and among player's who averaged at least 5.0 3-point attempts over that time, Rozier ranked third in 3-point shooting percentage.

Rozier became the first player in franchise history to average at least 25.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game while shooting at least .500% from the field and 3-point range and .900% from the charity stripe over a five-game period and just one of three players this season. He joins DeMar DeRozan and Kevin Durant as Rozier but DeRozan had no more than 10 attempts from beyond the arc while also becoming just the seventh player in the NBA over the last 10 seasons to add 2.0 steals per game or more to that stat line. Rozier is the first player in the NBA to average 25-5-5-2 and shoot 50-50-90 in a five-game stretch since Nikola Jokic (2/17-2/25/21).

PROLIFIC SCORING: Hornets forward Miles Bridges had yet another 30-point outing, totaling 30 points vs. Brooklyn on Mar. 8. He has eight 30-point games

HIGHEST SCORING AVERAGE INCREASE

and 37 20-point games through 69 games this season. In franchise history, Bridges tied Kemba Walker (4, 2018-19) for the most 30-point performances through the Hornets first 10 games of a season with four. Bridges is averaging 20.0 points per contest this season after posting 12.7 points per game during the 2020-21

PLAYER 21-22 AVG 20-21 AVG PPG DIFF.

season, a +7.3 scoring average increase, which is the third-largest in the NBA among players to attempts with at least 200 field goal attempts this season and Desmond Bane

17.8

9.2 +8.6

last season, per Elias Sports Bureau. He has scored 1,383 points this season, which ranks 16th in the NBA, in 69 games played as the most points he scored in a Ja Morant

27.6

19.1 +8.5

season previously was 843 points during the 2018-19 season.

Miles Bridges 20.0 12.7 +7.3

Reggie Jackson 17.0 10.7 +6.3

Bridges' high scoring average increase is from a multitude of high scoring outings this season, including eight 30-point games and 36 20-point games after he DeMar DeRozan 27.8

21.6

+6.2

had just three 30-point games and 24 20-point games during his first three seasons combined. He had four consecutive games with 25 points or more from Oct.

22-27, a new career long streak and scored 30 or more points in three of the first five games and in five of his first 20 games the Hornets played this season. He is

the only player in franchise history with 30+ points three times in his first five games and the team's first five games of a season. After scoring 32 points at Golden State on Nov. 3, Bridges' 25-point streak earlier this season

is the longest by a Hornets player since Terry Rozier (2/10-2/20/21) as the fourth-year pro out of Michigan State only had eight games with 25 points or better before the start of the 2021-22 season.

MR. RELIABLE: . Hornets forward Miles Bridges scored 30 points on 11-of-19 shooting vs. Brooklyn on Mar. 8 as Bridges has now scored 30 points or more in eight games this season. Charlotte is 5-3 this season when he scores 30 points. The fourth-year forward has led the team in scoring for a majority of the season, averaging 20.0 points per game, which ranks 29th in the NBA while totaling 1,383 points, the 16th-highest point total of the year. Bridges scored 32 points at Atlanta on Dec. 5, his sixth 30-point game in just 25 games to become just the fifth player in franchise history with six or more 30-point games in 25 games as he tied Larry Johnson (6) for fourth. He is the first Hornets player with six or more 30-point games in 25 games since Kemba Walker who had seven such games in 2018-19.

This season, Bridges has posted at least 20 points and 10 rebounds in nine outings, which is the most since Howard (24) during the 2017-18 season. His eight 20-10 performances are the fourth most by a player for the franchise over the last 10 seasons only behind Jefferson (29, 2013-14; 14, 2014-15) and Howard. Bridges also now has 37 20-point games this season, which ranks tied for 16th in the Association and tied for eighth in the East in 20-point games after his 26 points at New Orleans on Mar. 11.

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ACTIVE DEFENSIVELY: Charlotte Hornets guard Terry Rozier recorded three steals vs. Atlanta on Mar. 16, which marked his 11th straight game with a steal and five consecutive contest with multiple steals. Rozier averaged 2.3 steals per contest in 11 games from Feb. 17 - Mar. 16, which ranks tied for second in the NBA over every that span. Rozier was the first Hornets player to average 2.0 steals per contest or higher over a 10-game stretch since Kemba Walker averaged 2.1 steals per game from Feb. 5 - Mar. 3 during the 2018-19 season.

In March, he is averaging 2.3 steals per contest, tied for third in the NBA, totaling 18 steals this month, which ranks tied for fourth in the league this month. Rozier has appeared in just eight games this month and already has six games with multiple steals, including a five-steal effort on Mar. 9, ranking tied for second in March for multi-steal games. This season, Rozier ranks 23rd in steals (1.3) per game and tied for 11th in games with multiple steals (27).

ANOTHER DAY AT THE OFFICE: Hornets guard LaMelo Ball notched 14 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds vs. Miami on Feb. 17 for his sixth career triple-double and fifth of the season, ranking tied for sixth in the NBA this year in triple-doubles. After becoming the second-youngest player in NBA history to reach their fifth career triple-double on Jan. 26, Ball now has the third most triple-doubles by a player prior to their 21st birthday surpassing LeBron James (5). He now trails Luka Doncic (21) and Magic Johnson (7) for triple-doubles before a player's 21st birthday as Ball also has the most triple-doubles in a single season in franchise history, eclipsing Anthony Mason (4, 1996-97).

TRIPLE-DOUBLES PRIOR TO 21ST BIRTHDAY

HORNETS ALL-TIME SINGLE SEASON TRIPLE-DOUBLE LEADERS

PLAYER/TEAM Luka Doncic, DAL Magic Johnson LaMelo Ball, CHA LeBron James, CLE Josh Giddey, OKC

SEASON(S) 2018-20 1979-1980 2020-22 2004-06 2021-22

# OF TDD 21 7 6 5 4

PLAYER LaMelo Ball Anthony Mason Anthony Mason Nicolas Batum Nicolas Batum

SEASON 2021-22 1996-97 1990-00 2017-18 2015-16

# OF TDD 5 4 3 2 2

Ball tied his career-high in assists against the Heat and marked his seventh game of the season with 13 or more assists, tied for fifth in the NBA. He dished out 13 assists at Chicago on Nov. 29, notching 13 or more assists in three consecutive games, for the first time in his career. He has the most games with 13 or more assists by a Hornets player since Brevin Knight (13) during the 2005-06 season. The 2022 All-Star has dished out 10 or more assists in 15 games this year, 11th in the Association, and has the most 10-assist performances since Devonte' Graham (18) during the 2019-20 season.

A PRODUCTIVE DUO: The Charlotte Hornets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder, 134-116, behind another strong offensive showing from forward Miles Bridges (27) and guard Terry Rozier (30), their third game scoring 20+ points in the same contest over a six-game stretch from Mar. 2 - Mar. 16. Rozier has notched 20+ points in five of his last six outings, averaging 26.2 points, 5.0 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 2.5 steals per game over that span while Brides is recording 21.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game over his previous six games. Among two-man lineups over the six-game stretch, Charlotte averaged 83.2 points per game with Bridges and Rozier on the floor together, which ranked second in the Association over that time. The pair found a passing connection over that time with the duo both averaging over 5.0 assists per game as Bridges and Rozier were second in the NBA in assists per game among two-man lineups with the Hornets averaging 20.5 assists per contest over the last five games when the pair are on the court at the same time.

TERRY'S RECENT RUN: Hornets guard Terry Rozier scored 30 points on 10-of-19 shooting, including five 3s vs. Brooklyn on Mar. 8 after he had 31 points on 10-of-18 shooting, including 6-for-8 from 3-point range to go with five rebounds and six assists vs. San Antonio on Mar. 5. Over a 10-game stretch from Feb. 11 - Mar. 8, Rozier averaged 25.7 points, 5.6 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 1.7 steals per contest. During the 10-game span, he scored 20+ points in eight games, 25+ points in seven games and 30 or more points in four outings. Rozier also dished out five or more assists in seven games and had five-plus boards in six games. He made five 3s in three straight games, including in five of those 10 appearances and knocked down three or more triples in seven games over the 10-game stretch as his 37 total 3-pointers over that time were tied for third in the NBA.

Rozier ranked 10th in the NBA in catch-and-shoot points per game over that 10-game period, averaging 7.5 points per game off catch-and-shoot opportunities and made 25 catch-and-shoot 3s, which ranked seventh.

DOUBLING DOWN: Hornets forward Miles Bridges recorded his fourth straight double-double with 29 points, 10 rebounds and five assists vs. Detroit on Feb. 27. He has tied the longest streak of his career with a double-double as he recorded four consecutive double-doubles from Feb. 7 - Feb. 12 during the 2020-21 season. Bridges previously had 29 points and 11 boards vs. Miami on Feb. 17 to follow up 28 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists in his previous outing at Minnesota on Feb. 15 as he has recorded three 25-point double-doubles and had at least five assists in three games over the four-game stretch (2/15-2/27). This marked the first time in his career that Bridges has tallied consecutive 25-point double-doubles as he is just one of four Hornets with at least 25 points in a double-double in straight contests over the last 10 seasons along with Terry Rozier, Dwight Howard and Al Jefferson.

Over the four-game span, Bridges averaged 24.3 points, 11.0 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.3 blocks per game as he is just the second player in franchise history to average at least 20.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists over a four-game period along with Larry Johnson during the 1991-92 season. Bridges is also just the first Hornets player to post 20.0 points and 10.0 boards per contest over a four-game span since Dwight Howard (20.5 ppg, 14.8 rpg) from Mar. 24 - Mar. 31, 2018.

RIGHT AT HOME: Hornets guard Terry Rozier scored a team-high 27 points on 8-of-18 shooting, including 5-for-9 from downtown to go with seven rebounds, seven assists and two steals in a win at Cleveland on Mar. 2. In nine games against Cleveland since joining the Hornets, Rozier is averaging 26.0 points, 4.2 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.9 steals per game while shooting .466% from the floor. He is also averaging 4.7 made 3s per contest when facing off against the Cavs during his tenure with Charlotte and connecting on .433% of his 3-point attempts. Rozier has scored 20 or more points in eight of his nine appearances versus Cleveland in a Hornets uniform, including three 30-point performances and one outing with 40+ points.

Rozier's three 30-point efforts over his last nine games all occurred on the road in Cleveland as the Ohio native, grew up near Cleveland in Shaker Heights, has found comfort in his home state as a member of the Hornets. He is posting 28.0 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.2 steals per contest in road games against the Cavs since the 2019-20 season and shooting .495% from the floor. Rozier has also knocked down .519% of his attempts from 3-point distance while averaging 5.6 made 3-point field goals per game.

THE MONTH OF MELO: Hornets guard LaMelo Ball capped off a strong month of February with 24 points on 9-of-18 shooting from the field, including four made 3s at Milwaukee on Feb. 28. Ball averaged 21.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 1.6 steals per game in 12 games in February while also knocking down 3.3 3-point field goals per contest, which ranked 13th in the month. He had 39 triples during the second month of 2022 and shot .411% from beyond the arc as he was just one of eight players to shoot at least .400% from 3-point range on 75 or more 3-point attempts in February. Ball was just one of three players along with Dejounte Murray and Donovan Mitchell to average at least 20.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game in the month and is the only player to post those averages in February in consecutive seasons. He averaged 20.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 1.7 steals per contest in 13 games during the 2020-21 season and was one of five players last season to record those averages in February .

In 25 career games in February, Ball is averaging 20.8 points, 6.2 rebounds, 6.6 assists and 1.6 steals per outing while shooting .427% from the floor, .409% from 3-point distance and .830% from the free-throw line. In franchise history, he ranks 10th in total points (520), fourth in assists (165), seventh in steals (41) and fifth in made 3-pointers (74) in the second month of the year in just two seasons

AT HIS BEST AGAINST THE BEST: Hornets guard LaMelo Ball scored 24 points at Milwaukee on Feb. 28 marking his third 20-point game of the season against Milwaukee in the four games Charlotte played against the Bucks. In those four games against the defending champions, Ball averaged 25.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.3 steals per game and is averaging 4.5 3s per contest on .439% shooting from behind the 3-point line. After appearing in one game versus the Bucks last season, Ball has scored 20+ points in four of his five games against Milwaukee and has posted 26.0 points, 5.6 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1.6 steals per outing. His four 20-point efforts in games against the Bucks is tied for 11th already in franchise history in his first two seasons.

Ball has scored 20+ points in 29 games this season as Milwaukee is one of seven teams this season that he has had multiple 20-point outings against, which also includes, Indiana, Boston, Orlando, Portland, the LA Clippers and the Los Angeles Lakers. He also had at least 20 points in all four of his games played versus Indiana this season as Ball tallied multiple 30-point performances against the Pacers.

ALL-STAR FORM: Hornets guard LaMelo Ball notched his seventh 30-point game of the year, totaling 31 points, 12 assists and five rebounds at Detroit on Feb 11, also marking his second consecutive game with 30-5-5 after posting 33 points, nine boards, five assists and four steals vs. Chicago on Feb. 9. Ball went 10-of-14 with seven made 3s at the Pistons and shot 12-of-25, including 5-for-10 from behind the arc vs. the Bulls. This is the first time in Ball's career that he has scored 30+ points in a game in two straight games and also the first instance where he knocked down five-plus 3s in consecutive outings. He is just one of three players this season to post at least 30 points, five rebounds and five assists while making at least five triples in consecutive games along with Steph Curry and Luka Doncic and just the second player in franchise history, joining Kemba Walker (2 games, 3/7-3/9). In franchise history, Ball is just the third player with 30-5-5 in two games in a row along with Walker (5x) and Gerald Walalce (1/14-1/16/08).

The game against the Bulls marked Ball's 100th career appearance and his eighth 30-point performance, the second most 30-point games in franchise history through a player's first 100 career games only trailing Alonzo Mourning (10). Through his first 100 games, Ball averaged 17.7 points, 6.5 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 1.6 steals per game as he is the 11th player in NBA history average 15-5-5-1.5 through their first 100 outings. He is the only player along with Magic Johnson to accrues averages of 17.0 rebounds, 6.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game in the first 100 games they each player in.

T-RO'S TRIPLE-DOUBLE: Hornets guard Terry Rozier posted his second career triple-double and first with Charlotte at Detroit on Feb. 11, recording 25 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high tying 11 assists while adding four steals. Rozier's first career triple-double came on Jan. 31, 2018 vs. New York (17 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists) as he is one of six players this season to notch at least four steals with their triple double, joining James Harden, Josh Giddey, LeBron James, Kyle Lowry and Dejounte Murray. He is just the second player in Hornets franchise history with a triple-double to go with four steals as Baron Davis is the only other Hornet to do so, finishing with 14 points, 10 boards, 11 dimes and four steals on Nov. 25, 2000 vs. Cleveland.

Rozier joins Ball as the fourth pair of Hornets teammates with a triple-double in the same season, adding themselves to the list of Stephen Jackson and Boris Diaw (2010-11), Baron Davis and Jamal Mashburn (2000-01) and Larry Johnson and Kendall Gill (1995-96).

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NO DAYS OFF: Despite heading into the All-Star Break, Hornets guard LaMelo Ball remained busy as he took part in All-Star weekend in Cleveland from Feb. 18-20. Ball kicked his weekend off with eight points, two rebounds, one assist and two steals in his lone game during the 2022 Clorox Rising Stars for Team Payton. He then competed for Team Durant in the All-Star Game on Feb. 20 to round out the weekend as Ball became the fourth-youngest player to appear in an All-Star Game in NBA history at 20 years and 182 days old. In the All-Star Game, Ball finished with 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting to go with three rebounds, three assists and three steals as his 18 points are the second most in an All-Star Game in franchise history behind Glen Rice who had 26 points in the 1997 All-Star Game on his way to earning MVP honors.

On Feb. 7, Ball was named an NBA All-Star reserve as selected by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, making him just the 11th player selected prior to their 21st birthday. The 2020-21 KIA NBA Rookie of the Year is the first Hornets player selected to an All-Star Game since Kemba Walker (2019) as he is just the eighth player in franchise history to earn an All-Star selection. The second-year guard out of Chino Hills is just the third sophomore to receive an All-Star nod in franchise history, joining Larry Johnson (1993) and Alonzo Mourning (1994).

YOUNGEST NBA ALL-STARS (DAY OF GAME)

PLAYER/TEAM Kobe Bryant, LAL LeBron James, CLE Magic Johnson, LAL LaMelo Ball, CHA Zion Williamson, NOP

SEASON 1997-98 2004-05 1979-80 2021-22 2020-21

AGE 19 years, 169 days 20 years, 52 days 20 years, 173 days 20 years, 182 days 20 years, 244 days

PASS FIRST POINT GUARD: Hornets guard LaMelo Ball finished with his fourth double-double of the year in a win vs. Washington on Nov. 17, posting 11 points and a new career-high 14 assists. Ball recorded the most assists by a Hornets player since Devonte' Graham had 15 assists on Nov. 27, 2019 vs. Detroit, which is also the last time a Charlotte played had a double-double with at least 14 assists. Ball has recorded 15 point-assist double-doubles this season after totaling 29 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds at Indiana on Jan. 26, the 10th-most this season, including in three consecutive games after posting 18 points and 13 assists at Chicago on Nov. 29, a triple-double with 19 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists at Houston on Nov. 27 and 10 points and 13 assists vs. Minnesota on Nov. 26. He is one of 12 players this season to record a point-assist double-double in three straight outings as this also marked his third consecutive game with 13 assists. Ball is just one of two players along with Chris Paul to record 13+ assists in three games in a row and the first since Brevin Knight (3/23-3/26) as he is the third player in franchise history with such a three-game streak. He has had 15 games with 10+ dimes, which is the 11th most games with 10 or more assists as the second-year guard is averaging 7.4 assists per contest, the 10th highest assists per game average.

This season, Ball is averaging 62.8 passes made per game, which ranks seventh in the NBA and sits 10th among league leaders in assists points created. He is averaging 18.7 assists points created points.

20 AND COUNTING: Hornets forward Miles Bridges had an excellent month of January, averaging 21.3 points and 7.5 rebounds while shooting .526% from the floor in 15 appearances. During those 15 games, he scored 20+ points in 10 of those games after posting 26 points in a win vs. Los Angeles on Jan. 28 for a third straight 20-point as he also scored 20+ points in five consecutive outings earlier in the month from 1/12-1/21. Over the 15-game stretch, he posted three double-doubles, including 22 points and a season-high 14 rebounds vs. Oklahoma City on Jan. 21, which followed his career-high 38 points while adding 11 boards at the Knicks on Jan. 17. This was the second time this season and in his career that Bridges has totaled 20 points or more in five straight games, which began on Jan. 12, including a five-game streak with 20+ points from Oct. 22-29, 2021.

In January, Bridges was one of five players to average at least 20.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game while knocking down at least .500% of their field goal attempts. After totaling 29 points vs. Detroit on Feb. 27, he has now scored 20+ points in 30 games this season as his 37 20-point performances ranks tied for eighth in the Eastern Conference. Bridges had just 24 career 20-point games in his first three seasons.

A TRIPLE THREAT: The Hornets received a huge offensive boost at Detroit from the trio of LaMelo Ball (31 points, 12 assists, five rebounds), Miles Bridges (25 points) and Terry Rozier (25 points, 11 assists, 10 rebounds) in their win over the Pistons. Per Elias Sports Bureau, this is just the sixth instance in franchise history that Charlotte has had a trio of starters scoring 25 points or more in the same game and the first time since Apr. 23, 201 when Bridges, Rozier and PJ Washington each had 25 points. Other instances in franchise history include Dec. 12, 2007 vs. LAC (Gerald Wallace: 25, Emeka Okafor: 25, Raymond Felton: 26), Apr. 4, 2000 vs. BOS (Eddie Jones: 25, Anthony Mason: 27, Derrick Coleman: 25), Feb. 4, 1996 at ATL (Glen Rice: 26, Dell Curry: 25, Larry Johnson: 27) and Jan. 18, 1991 at SAS (Johnny Newman: 30, Mike Gminski: 25, Rex Chapman: 35). In those six games where the Hornets have had a triplet of starters with 25 points or more, Charlotte has a record of 5-1.

PICKING POCKETS: Hornets guard LaMelo Ball has been on of the league's steals leaders throughout the entire season, currently ranking 10th in the NBA in steals per contest at 1.56 as he had four steals at Detroit on Feb. 11. Ball had four steals in three straight games from Feb. 7 - Feb. 11 making him just one of two players this season with four-plus steals in three contests in a row, joining Mikal Bridges (11/27-12/2/21). Ball is the sixth player in franchise history with a three-game streak with four or more steals and the first since Gerald Wallace (3, 4/4-4/8/07) as no player in team history has had four straight games with four steals.

During those three games, Ball averaged 6.7 deflections per contest, leading the Association during that time. Among players averaging at least 25.0 minutes per game over the three-game stretch, the guard out of Chino Hills was also first in the NBA in steal percentage, notching a steal .462% of the time, as he averaged 4.3 points per game off opponent turnovers.

FIVE IN A ROW: Hornets guard LaMelo Ball was on a scoring tear over a five-game stretch from Jan. 25 - Feb. 2, scoring 20+ points in five straight games behind a career-high 38 points while adding nine assists and six boards at Boston on Feb. 2. Ball tied the longest 20-point streak of his career as he scored 20 points in five straight games from Feb. 22 - Mar. 1, 2021 as the second-year guard set career-highs going 10-for-13 from the charity stripe in the game against the Celtics. He ranked fifth in the NBA in scoring during that span, averaging 27.0 points to go with 8.2 assists and 6.2 rebounds per contest. Ball was one of three players averaging at least 25.0 points and 8.0 assists per contest over that time.

He now has eight career games with 30 points, five rebounds and five assists after his performance at Detroit on Feb. 11 as his eight career games with 30-5-5 is second all-time in Hornets franchise history, passing Gerald Wallace (7) as he trails Kemba Walker who had 37 such performances during his Hornets tenure. Ball has also totaled 30 points and five assists in nine career games, the second most in franchise history only behind Walker (59).

A QUARTER TO REMEMBER: Charlotte Hornets forward-guard Kelly Oubre Jr. had one of the most explosive quarters from beyond the arc in NBA history, knocking down eight 3s on nine attempts in the fourth quarter vs. Detroit on Jan. 5. According to Elias Sports Bureau, Oubre is just the fifth player in NBA history with eight or more 3s in a quarter, joining Klay Thompson (9), Joe Johnson (8), Kevin Love (8) and Michael Redd (8) as only he and Redd have made eight-plus treys in the final quarter of regulation. He smashed the franchise record for made 3-pointers in a quarter, which was previously five, and tied Terry Rozier (H2, 12/23/20 at CLE) for the most 3-point field goals made in a half in team history. Oubre finished with 32 points on a career-high nine triples, tying Malik Monk for the most 3s in a game by a reserve, as his 24 points in the fourth quarter tied Kemba Walker (Q4, 12/29/18 at WAS) for the most points in a quarter in franchise history.

Oubre appeared off the bench for the Hornets, setting the franchise record for points in a quarter by a reserve as only him and Redd made eight or more 3s in a quarter as a reserve. This marked his second game of the season with 30+ points off the bench making him just one of two players this season with multiple 30-point performances as a reserve along with Tyler Herro. Oubre also tied Patty Mills for the most 3s made in a game by a bench player this season while becoming just the second player in franchise history with two 30-point games as a reserve in a single season, joining Monk.

OUBRE FROM DOWNTOWN: Hornets forward-guard Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 39 points on 12-of-18 shooting while tying the franchise record for made 3s with 10. Oubre tied Devonte' Graham (12/4/19), Terry Rozier (12/23/20) and Kemba Walker (3/22/18) as he is just the fourth player in NBA history to make 10 or more 3-point field goals off the bench along with Donyell Marshall, JR Smith (2x) and Danilo Gallinari. Oubre set the Hornets franchise record for points in a game and 3-point field goals in a game by a reserve, surpassing the previous record he held of 37 points at Memphis on Nov. 10. He also held the 3-point record with Malik Monk (2/1/21 at MIA), which Oubre set on Jan. 5, 2022, who each had nine 3s in a game off the bench.

Oubre has scored 35+ points in multiple games off the bench this season as he is the only player this season and in franchise history with multiple 35-point performances as a reserve. His 39 points are the second-most by a bench player in a game this season as his 37 points in Memphis were also a previous season-high in the Association. Oubre has scored 30 points in four games this season, including three off the bench, which is the most in franchise history by a reserve, making him just one of two reserves with three or more 30-point games this season, joining Miami's Tyler Herro (7).

CONNECTING FROM BEYOND THE ARC: Charlotte Hornets forward-guard Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 39 points on 12-of-18 shooting, including a franchise record tying 10 made 3s off the bench at Indiana on Jan. 26. This marked his third game this season with 35 points or more as he is the only player this season with a 35-point game as a starter and as a reserve as he has the second most 30-point contests in a season in his career. Oubre made five or more 3-point field goals in three straight games, a new career long streak, which was the longest streak by a Hornets player since Devonte' Graham (3 games, 4/25-4/28/21) as he is just the fifth player in franchise history with a three-game streak with five or more 3s.

Oubre has totaled 173 3-point field goals this season, which ranks 19th in the NBA, as he is one of 18 players to make five or more 3-pointers in 12 or more games. This marks the most games in a season of his career with five-plus made 3s, as his previous high was four games with five-plus made 3-point field goals.

RIDING THE WAVE OFF THE BENCH: Hornets forward-guard Kelly Oubre Jr. has been excellent for Charlotte through 64 games, averaging 16.1 points and 4.1 rebounds per game, which includes 13 starts. Oubre is one of four reserves along with Tyler Herro, Buddy Hield and Kevin Love to score 20+ points in three straight games as he has 13 20-point games this season after scoring 23 points on Feb. 25 vs. Toronto, and one of five reserves with 13+ 20-point performances. When Oubre scores 20 points off the bench this season, the Hornets are 9-5 in those instances.

Off the bench, Oubre is averaging 15.7 points and 3.8 rebounds in 25.9 minutes per game over 52 games, which is the third-highest scoring average by a reserve. He has made 138 3-point field goals as a reserve, tied for the fifth-most by a bench player, and made seven 3s in four games this season as he is one of nine players to knock down seven-plus 3-pointers in four or more games. Off the bench this season, Oubre has connected on five or more 3s in nine games, ranking fourth among reserves. He is just the sixth player in franchise history to make 100 or more 3-point field goals off the bench and the first since Malik Monk (109, 2018-19) . Oubre scored 25+ points in his first appearances off the bench, totaling 25 points at Cleveland on Oct. 22 and 26 points vs. Portland on Oct. 31. Oubre and Herro are also the only two players with consecutive 25-point games off the bench as he is just the third Hornets player with consecutive games scoring 25 points or more. This marked the fourth time it was done by a Hornets reserve, joining Dell Curry (2, 12/19-12/22/92) and Malik Monk (2, 2/24-2/26/21; 2, 2/12-2/20/20).

ANOTHER HORNETS MILESTONE: After climbing his way into the top 10 among Hornets 3-point field goals franchise leaders and finishing with the fifth most made 3s in a single season (222) during the 2021-22, Hornets guard Terry Rozier knocked down four 3s at Indiana on Jan. 26 to surpass Larry Johnson (508) for the fourth most made 3s in a franchise history as he currently has 590 career triples with Charlotte. At New York on Jan. 17, he eclipsed Nic Batum (496) for fifth all time in 3-pointers in Hornets franchise history overtook Devonte' Graham (431) for sixth all-time in made 3s on Nov. 27. He capped off another milestone with four 3-point field goals vs. Cleveland on Nov. 1 which then put him at 402 during his Charlotte tenure as he became just the seventh player in franchise history to reach the 400 made 3s mark, doing so in his 135th game, which made him the fastest Hornets player to 400 treys, passing Devonte' Graham (157).

Rozier recorded his 30th career game with the Hornets where he has knocked down five-plus 3-point field goals at Chicago on Nov. 29 after making six 3s as he passed Devonte' Graham (27) for the second most such games in franchise history on Nov. 22. He now has 41 career games with five or more 3 with Charlotte after making seven at New Orleans on Mar. 11. In team history, the Hornets have had a player make eight or more 3s in 16 games with Rozier doing so in a franchise-leading five games, which also surpassed Graham (4).

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