102 - 115

Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo

GAME SUMMARY

Location: Frost Bank Center

Officials: Leon Wood, Sean Wright, and Nick Buchert

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Charlotte Hornets	24	22	37	19	102
San Antonio Spurs	31	28	32	24	115

TEAM STATS

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
Charlotte Hornets	102	35-93	37.6%	18-54	33.3%	14-17	82.4%	11	50	18	21	7	9	10
San Antonio Spurs	115	43-92	46.7%	11-33	33.3%	18-21	85.7%	15	63	29	20	7	11	5

PLAYER STATS


Charlotte Hornets	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Kon Knueppel^SF	31:38	20	6-14	3-10	5-6	3	3	6	3	0	0	0	1	-8
Miles Bridges^PF	33:49	22	8-16	4-8	2-2	0	4	4	2	1	0	2	2	-21
Moussa Diabaté^C	21:21	4	2-7	0-0	0-0	2	3	5	3	0	0	1	2	-13
Brandon Miller^SG	32:56	6	2-14	2-7	0-0	0	6	6	3	1	0	3	3	-21
LaMelo Ball^PG	21:53	17	6-13	4-10	1-2	1	3	4	2	3	1	1	4	-22
Ryan Kalkbrenner	17:50	3	1-2	0-1	1-2	1	2	3	1	1	3	1	2	-1
Josh Green	18:03	6	2-3	2-3	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	16
Grant Williams	21:54	6	1-8	1-7	3-3	1	2	3	1	0	4	1	2	3
Coby White	26:10	18	7-15	2-7	2-2	2	2	4	2	1	2	0	1	4
Sion James	14:24	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	3	3	1	0	0	0	3	-2
Pat Connaughton	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tosan Evbuomwan	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tre Mann	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Xavier Tillman	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
PJ Hall	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Liam McNeeley	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Antonio Reeves	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tidjane Salaün	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
San Antonio Spurs	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Devin Vassell^SF	33:31	9	2-6	1-3	4-4	1	4	5	3	0	0	1	1	13
Julian Champagnie^PF	33:09	9	4-11	1-6	0-0	1	3	4	2	2	0	0	2	7
Victor Wembanyama^C	31:20	32	13-24	5-10	1-2	2	10	12	8	2	4	2	3	6
De’Aaron Fox^SG	34:31	17	6-16	1-4	4-5	2	4	6	4	2	1	1	3	4
Stephon Castle^PG	29:22	15	5-11	1-3	4-4	1	6	7	10	1	0	6	5	22
Keldon Johnson	20:39	13	6-9	1-2	0-0	1	4	5	0	0	0	0	2	11
Luke Kornet	19:33	10	4-4	0-0	2-2	4	4	8	1	0	0	0	0	7
Harrison Barnes	21:54	2	0-3	0-1	2-2	2	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	-2
Carter Bryant	16:00	8	3-8	1-4	1-2	1	3	4	1	0	0	0	3	-3
Bismack Biyombo	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harrison Ingram	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan McLaughlin	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kelly Olynyk	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mason Plumlee	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lindy Waters III	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dylan Harper	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
David Jones Garcia	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Emanuel Miller	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

generational_lover69 | Spurs

101 | an hour ago

next five DPOYs are his

pepsandeggs | Pistons

59 | an hour ago

Such a hard quote when he told Rudy his rookie year enjoy that dpoy cause it’s the last one you getting lol. Vic is so good for this league man

Jaydoggydogga | Spurs

3 | an hour ago

Have you considered the other Thompson twin maybe 🤔

SurpriseDonovanMcnab | Pistons

13 | an hour ago

Ausar is my favorite player. I got so hype last game when it started with him blocking Wemby. Then Wemby knocks down a 3 and after that Ausar twists his ankle and leaves the game. Worst game of the season for me lol

Jaydoggydogga | Spurs

6 | an hour ago

I genuinely like Ausar too, but it’s insane to watch Victor disrupt entire offenses and still just boil his DPOY candidacy to “Tall man blocks shots”

SurpriseDonovanMcnab | Pistons

0 | an hour ago

Yeah, no one really has a shot at DPOY with Wemby in the league. But I was really hoping to watch Ausar get a game on him after JB benched him last time the Spurs played. I was pissed about that and was hoping Ausar was, too. That block got me so hype, haven’t enjoyed a game since the ankle injury though. Crap way to end a fun season.

Tyranitator | Spurs

2 | an hour ago

That was rough sequence for sure. I hope Ausar returns soon

raivetica20 | Spurs

1 | 26 minutes ago

That really sucked to see. I felt like Bickerstaff sat him for so much of the first matchup that we didn’t actually get a good look at how he and Stewart would affect the Spurs offense down the stretch, and I was hoping we would get that the second time around.

Less-Tax5637 | Knicks

3 | an hour ago

Depends on if voter fatigue sets in or if Silver demands a new gigastar

SquidwardLover48 | Cavaliers

71 | an hour ago

We need to create a new phrase to say how fucked we’re going to be if and when Wemby reaches his offensive potential

SloshaPacana

49 | an hour ago

I don’t think he even needs to reach that to be the best that’s the scary part, just a tiny bit more consistency and that’s it

He’s a ³⁰⁄₁₃ with 4 blocks per 36 this season, the smallest improvement, more minutes and cutting those games off where he goes like ⁶⁄₁₆ and he’s clearly the best player due to his defense

shinbreaker | Spurs

12 | an hour ago

He has the consistency, he just doesn’t play the minutes. Wemby is still averaging .3 below 30 minutes a game. If he averages 35 minutes a game, the league is done.

SloshaPacana

1 | an hour ago

No he doesn’t have the consistency offensively, he has these poor shooting games where he should not have those for a player of his length but it’s fine, he’ll learn

He settles too much and then starts to try to take over, he needs a bit more strength and also needs a team with better spacing too, there’s a reason you’re way better with Vassell, it gives the team multiple shooters

Less-Tax5637 | Knicks

3 | an hour ago

I’m watching full games more regularly now, mostly just Spurs and Knicks, and I’ve seen him have some off offensive games where the new roster effortlessly fills in for him. Losses like the other day against the Nuggets clearly stem from his defensive prowess missing rather than offensive.

Him getting trained by Hakeem has sent the western conference straight to hell lmao

weeman2525 | Spurs

4 | an hour ago

He’s one quick go-to move in the post from being there in my opinion. Being able to catch the ball anywhere within ten feet of the rim and throwing up a quick floater hook type shot. His go-to right now is to post up and give the defense a chance to get in position and try to back down to get a look at the rim. Which to be fair, he’s still efficient from the paint, but these shots are his most unefficient shots outside of his three. When he realizes that he can essentially catch the ball anywhere within the arc and immediately rise up and shoot he’s gonna be deadly.

Kiriegloom | Bulls

48 | an hour ago

Massive upset. I just lost my house

OurHorrifyingPlanet | Spurs

21 | an hour ago

The Hornets just lost their place at the top of NBA championship odds 🥀

moby323 | 76ers

43 | an hour ago

When Wemby is on the court it’s basically like the Spurs are allowed to have 6 players.

heat_fan_ | Raptors

32 | an hour ago

Wemby is an absolute monster and a alien

Vibes are immaculate

Doctor-Bagels | Spurs

23 | an hour ago

u/heatfan with a raptors flair telling me that my spurs are VIBING hell yea

Uncle_Freddy | SAS

6 | an hour ago

They’ve been in our threads gassing the team up all season lol, I’m not complaining though

bhris_cratt321

3 | an hour ago

Hate to break it to you but it’s a bot. They’re in literally every post game thread commenting the most agreeable stance to farm upvotes. I doubt they even watch games.

One_Consequence3861

1 | 13 minutes ago

You doubt the literal bot watches games ?

Acrobatic_Lynx_3362 | Spurs

5 | an hour ago

Must be a Chris Bosh fan

Frodounchainedd | Lakers

5 | an hour ago

Chris bosh burner found

SloshaPacana

4 | an hour ago

It’s a literal bot

Doctor-Bagels | Spurs

0 | an hour ago

nah he seems real

ZenThrashing | Spurs

30 | an hour ago

This rotation + Harper is playoff destined.

PoonGo0n | Spurs

5 | 38 minutes ago

We technically clinched already so you are correct

Adorable-News-9364 | Spurs

28 | an hour ago

People were really saying Moussa Diabate locks up Wemby

WaffleConeHat | Hornets

11 | an hour ago

Tbf he had done it twice before. I still think Moussa’s kind of the prototype for who should be a good defender vs. Wemby, but that’s definitely not how it shook out today.

At his peak I don’t know who (if anyone) will be good at defending him, he’s so good.

svall18 | Hornets

11 | an hour ago

Obviously, Wemby was not himself during the game in Charlotte. But, Moussa couldn’t drink Gatorade or anything during this game due to Ramadan

ilikekittens2018 | Nuggets

8 | an hour ago

Allah had to nerf Moussa for Wemby to win fr

deezke | Hornets

2 | 36 minutes ago

Tough to do after 2 cheap fouls in 2 minutes

mcwockeez | Spurs

29 | an hour ago

Im spurs fan, But hornets commentators are so good man. funny and animated.

PoonGo0n | Spurs

7 | 35 minutes ago

They’re really great, gets hyped for both teams and just makes the game a ton of fun.

plergus | Spurs

1 | 29 minutes ago

eric collins hands down has to be the best commentator in the league. he’s amazing. dell’s no slouch either!

TitlesSavingsandLoan

19 | an hour ago

Smiling through it all. Can’t believe this is my life

dank-kush | Hornets

17 | an hour ago

Brandon’s game is just incredibly ugly when shots aren’t falling, he just doesn’t contribute much anywhere else. I pray to god Jeff Peterson somehow makes it out of contract negotiations with him at like max 35m a year.

WaffleConeHat | Hornets

10 | an hour ago

He’s been a turnover machine since the day he was drafted and that hasn’t changed even a little bit. If anything it’s gotten worse.

BetweenTheBuzzAndMe | Charlotte Bobcats

10 | an hour ago

35-40 is probably that sweet spot between paying for his potential and not becoming an actual negative contract. BMill isn’t a max player and has shown very little to indicate that he has the potential to be one. but he’s still a very good #3 and probably isn’t settling for less than 35. Whatever he gets, I hope we front load the deal.

These games where he’s ice cold are terribly ugly though. It’s probably the thing he has most in common with PG lol

gargoyleboy69 | Bulls

5 | an hour ago

Everyone has a hot take, no take is hotter than mine.

Sell while his PR is high, package him and Miles for Trey Murphy.

Acquire length, defense and athletes in the off-season and draft.

Charlotte found something here with LaMelo Kon and Moussa. Two, less ball dominant, two-way players are easy to acquire with the Hornets assets. Tons of picks and a guy that is seen as having star upside in Brandon Miller. One year of Miles on an expiring is also great for salary matching.

I’d do this in a heartbeat, I’d even try for Lauri— I just don’t ever see Brandon reaching his actual potential in this system as he’s too much of a ‘ball-needs-to-go-into-the-hoop-or-i’m-not-really-impacting-the-game-in-any-way-outside-of-the-occasional-helpside-stock-highlight’ player when the Hornets need real legitimate safety net guys who can star within a role on BOTH ends while allowing Ball and Kon to truly level up to being offensive juggernauts.

dank-kush | Hornets

2 | 34 minutes ago

It definitely is a hot take if you ask most hornets fans on Reddit but I had a similar take earlier in the year. People were hot on trading Lamelo at the time but he had zero value in any trade and I thought it made way more sense to scout what miller would net in a trade, admittedly he has improved a bit since then shooting wise but unless he further develops his game outside of just scoring I don’t see an incredibly high ceiling. I would do Trey Murphy in a heartbeat tbh, I think he’s basically miller but just better at everything but the tradeoff is he might be more injury prone.

PoonGo0n | Spurs

0 | 36 minutes ago

We have some pretty good perimeter defenders and it was pretty clear BMill was the guy we focused on the most in terms of gameplan. I wouldn’t worry about him much at all.

shinbreaker | Spurs

12 | an hour ago

Everyone was down on Luke Kornet as of late but all he needed was a 7’5” point guard to lob some passes to him.

ICEtoAshes | Spurs

11 | an hour ago

Way to ride for Steph KJ

EarthWarping | NBA

11 | an hour ago

Hornets are now 2.5 back of 9th, 5.5 ahead of 11th.

They might very well be locked into the 10 seed at this point.

Maximum-Ship-6034 | Hornets

12 | an hour ago

If the hornets could have hit half of their open shots, it would have been more encouraging.

heresyforfunnprofit | Spurs

3 | an hour ago

Yeah, the Spurs D has that effect.

Maximum-Ship-6034 | Hornets

6 | an hour ago

We haven’t been shooting well the last 4-5 games, regardless. Hope they break out soon.

pacee | Spurs

11 | an hour ago

Why did Lamelo only play 20 minutes

ICEtoAshes | Spurs

35 | an hour ago

He left during halftime to run a red-light real quick and he didn’t make it back

Plastic_Drawer6773 | Spurs

9 | an hour ago

Early foul trouble in the first half

gargoyleboy69 | Bulls

2 | an hour ago

Charles Lee disasterclass. I never get the whole anchoring your team because said player is in foul trouble. The moment the lead got down to four in the fourth he should’ve been put back in.

He might as well have fouled out the way he was completely iced and never had a chance to impact the game after.

TemperedTorture | Spurs

1 | an hour ago

In-game self load management that sometimes happens when his team starts losing. He starts fouling more so he gets pulled out of the game.

Aware-Cut5688

-3 | an hour ago

Cuz hes a bum

PoonGo0n | Spurs

10 | an hour ago

To hold an elite offense like Charlotte to 102 is pretty great. Good luck to any team that has to play the Hornets in the playoffs, a 20 point lead is nothing to them.

AbbreviationsOk8502 | Spurs

10 | an hour ago

Lmao the Hornets having more blocks that the Spurs this game is the funniest stat

TuqiDuque12 | Pistons

9 | an hour ago

Kinda like OKC, you just cannot beat the Spurs if you can’t beat them up badly in the possession battle. They will allow other teams to shoot 3’s, but since you cannot score at the rim at all vs them you need to be able to create transition or to get offensive boards to have a good offensive game vs them

Headlesshorsman02 | Thunder

4 | an hour ago

You have to shoot well from 3 and they can’t save thing with us when our teams shoot the 3 well they are practically impossible to beat as you say they take the paint away

PoonGo0n | Spurs

2 | 34 minutes ago

Hornets missed a ton of open 3s today but they’re still a pretty tough matchup for us.

VeniceRapture | Spurs

7 | an hour ago

NBA Finals Preview

YogurtBra1n | Spurs

7 | an hour ago

Having dell and eric calling the game gave me a little taste what hornets fans feel when they hypin your team/players thank you for lending them out

Cassandrae_Gemini | Slovenia

3 | 43 minutes ago

Theyre great

PoonGo0n | Spurs

6 | 33 minutes ago

I’ve flip flopped all year round but Kon should be rookie of the year. The attention we had to give him when he got it going was scary considering how young he is.

RoRl62 | Spurs

5 | an hour ago

They gave Wemby his 4th block, I see. The radio announcer was pretty insistent the stats people missed one.

Blackdiamond2 | Spurs

4 | an hour ago

The defence from Wemby has been just insane these past 10-ish games. Just unreal 2-way impact

BetweenTheBuzzAndMe | Charlotte Bobcats

4 | an hour ago

that went pretty much exactly as expected. We needed to be nuclear from 3 to offset how much of a disadvantage we had against Wemby. And 18-54 from 3 is not nuclear.

AbbreviationsOk8502 | Spurs

6 | an hour ago

Don’t look now but Wemby is a top 5 scorer in the league in points/minute 🫣

carelesssportsfan89 | Spurs

4 | an hour ago

Wemby is that dude

svall18 | Hornets

4 | an hour ago

Brandon is definitely the most expendable of the Big 3

This is not a reactionary take from me, I’ve always felt this way

OriAr | NBA

2 | 44 minutes ago

Might not be a bad idea to see if they can sell high on him if he’s not willing to take a team friendly extension.

Wild_Notice_8216

1 | an hour ago

big 3 lol, ya’ll throw that term around too easily

svall18 | Hornets

1 | an hour ago

Alright, I’ll say “core players” next time. There happen to be 3 core players. No one’s comparing them to the Miami Heat Big 3 or whatever buddy

Such idiotic semantics

Proof-Excitement-722

2 | an hour ago

Kornet so close to another 10 pt / 9 Reb :/

DDBull | Spurs

3 | an hour ago

Absolutely crazy game from Castle. Game high +22 despite 6 turnovers(!) and 5 fouls(!) in a relatively close game. Never seen anything like that. Just shows how impactful he is

Chardoggy1 | Hornets

1 | 29 minutes ago

Wemby is HIM-by and Brandon Miller played absolutely awful. Time for 7 home games in a row

SaWalkerMakasin | Spurs

0 | an hour ago

Spurs clamped tf out of Brandon Miller.

superzorenpogi | Spurs

1 | an hour ago

#AHHHHHH YEAH, WHAT A TIME TO BE A SPURS FAN

One_Consequence3861

1 | 14 minutes ago

Buzz buzz?

nicfanz

-1 | an hour ago

Where all the hornets fans who said it can’t be us 😂😂😂

TemperedTorture | Spurs

0 | an hour ago

They were even trying to troll when the Spurs were on a 16-1 run because they happened to beat us more than a month ago. Really silent today.

nicfanz

-2 | 44 minutes ago

Imagine a team that hasn’t won anything having insufferable trolls 💀

The San Antonio Spurs (49-18) defeat the Charlotte Hornets (34-34), 115-102.