"You know who's really good? Naz Reid. You know who else is really good? Brandon Miller had the best game of his probably NBA career yesterday and looked like a Paul Pierce, Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown level... like, this is gonna be an All-NBA guy."

Source: The Bill Simmons Podcast

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To clarify ive been up and down on miller (not nearly as down as some of this sub has been) with me mainly being more critical last year when he was shooting poorly after coming back from injury but i think overall its good that brandon is getting these oppurtunities right now to hunt shots w/o kon or colby taking shots away from him. I know a lot of people think hes chucking but the play calls were running are seemingly designed to get him in isolation on the wing and i think for brandon him being able to have that green light and find spots in the half court where he can consistently get a shot off is gonna be very important for us down the road and will make our offense make a lot more sense. I saw a lot of people complaining about him not passing but at this stage of where we are i would much rather him be ultra aggressive and live by his shot whether its falling or not. It seems to be doing wonders for his confidence and i also think people need to realize the only way to get better at something is to do it and i dont see a lot of value of turning him into a playmaker for those wanting him to pass more. Brandon is realistically the only person on this squad with the build to create efficient half court offense besides maybe naz

Source: https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/tiny/ojtda

What is happening with Hannes?
He is only getting DNPs so far.
Do you have an idea why that’s the case?
I was really looking forward to a great season from him.

1 - Duncan Robinson - 152
2 - Brandon Miller - 170
3 - LaMelo Ball - 175
4 - Luka Doncic - 187
T-5. Devonte Graham - 189
T-5. Anthony Edwards - 189

And yes, our boy Kon Knueppel is on track to beat the record assuming he stays consistent.

39pts
6rebs
1ast
3stls
2blks
15-28 FG
5-10 3PT
4-5 FT

Another win, another bonk

Congrats to Brandon Miller for hitting a new career high of 39 and his 500th career three! Second fastest in NBA history to hit the milestone in 170 games. Only behind Duncan Robinson who did it in 152 games

🏀 WSH 103 - 110 CHA

FINAL

Top performers

Washington Wizards

Steals (4): A. Davis 1, B. Coulibaly 1, B. Carrington 1, T. Johnson 1
Blocks (3): A. Sarr 2, K. George 1
Turnovers (14): K. George 4, T. Young 2, W. Riley 2, T. Johnson 2, B. Coulibaly 1, K. Middleton 1, D. Ayton 1, B. Carrington 1
Fouls (24): K. George 5, B. Coulibaly 5, K. Middleton 3, B. Carrington 3, A. Davis 2, A. Sarr 2, T. Johnson 2, T. Young 1, J. Champagnie 1
Plus-minus: K. George +14, A. Davis +6, J. Champagnie +6, B. Carrington +1, T. Johnson -3, A. Sarr -5, T. Young -5, W. Riley -8, B. Coulibaly -10, D. Ayton -14, K. Middleton -17
Did not play: A. Gill, F. Okpara, T. Mann (Coach's decision)

Charlotte Hornets

Steals (8): B. Miller 3, M. Diabate 1, N. Reid 1, D. Schroder 1, T. Salaun 1, C. Anderson 1
Blocks (5): M. Diabate 3, B. Miller 2
Turnovers (11): N. Reid 4, B. Miller 2, G. Allen 2, M. Diabate 1, S. James 1, C. Anderson 1
Fouls (15): N. Reid 4, M. Diabate 3, B. Miller 3, D. Schroder 3, S. James 1, G. Allen 1
Plus-minus: B. Miller +16, R. Kalkbrenner +7, C. Anderson +7, T. Salaun +6, G. Allen +3, S. James +2, M. Diabate 0, D. Schroder -1, R. O'Neale -1, N. Reid -4
Did not play: H. Steinbach, P. Hall, L. McNeeley (Coach's decision)

Team stats

Eastern Conference standings

Seeds 1-6 make the playoffs; 7-10 go to the play-in.

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Possible entertainment district/Jurassic Park type setting?

Source: @watchjackson (Charlotte Magician)

🏀 WSH 103 - 110 CHA

FINAL

Top performers

Washington Wizards

Steals (4): A. Davis 1, B. Coulibaly 1, B. Carrington 1, T. Johnson 1
Blocks (3): A. Sarr 2, K. George 1
Turnovers (14): K. George 4, T. Young 2, W. Riley 2, T. Johnson 2, B. Coulibaly 1, K. Middleton 1, D. Ayton 1, B. Carrington 1
Fouls (24): K. George 5, B. Coulibaly 5, K. Middleton 3, B. Carrington 3, A. Davis 2, A. Sarr 2, T. Johnson 2, T. Young 1, J. Champagnie 1
Plus-minus: K. George +14, A. Davis +6, J. Champagnie +6, B. Carrington +1, T. Johnson -3, A. Sarr -5, T. Young -5, W. Riley -8, B. Coulibaly -10, D. Ayton -14, K. Middleton -17
Did not play: A. Gill, F. Okpara, T. Mann (Coach's decision)

Charlotte Hornets

Steals (8): B. Miller 3, M. Diabate 1, N. Reid 1, D. Schroder 1, T. Salaun 1, C. Anderson 1
Blocks (5): M. Diabate 3, B. Miller 2
Turnovers (11): N. Reid 4, B. Miller 2, G. Allen 2, M. Diabate 1, S. James 1, C. Anderson 1
Fouls (15): N. Reid 4, M. Diabate 3, B. Miller 3, D. Schroder 3, S. James 1, G. Allen 1
Plus-minus: B. Miller +16, R. Kalkbrenner +7, C. Anderson +7, T. Salaun +6, G. Allen +3, S. James +2, M. Diabate 0, D. Schroder -1, R. O'Neale -1, N. Reid -4
Did not play: H. Steinbach, P. Hall, L. McNeeley (Coach's decision)

Team stats

Eastern Conference standings

Seeds 1-6 make the playoffs; 7-10 go to the play-in.

ESPN Gamecast · Box score · Play-by-play

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I don’t live in Charlotte and follow another cities beat. I want to get more Hornets on my feed, who do y’all recommend to follow in terms of Creators/Reporters on Twitter and YouTube?

Source: https://x.com/Sam_Vecenie/status/2114315535731310673

Abridged Notes:

• Good hustle and rebounding.

• Miller is our star.

• Great Kalk game as a defender.

• Naz is a mismatch hunter and much better than Miles.

• Grayson and Schroder are amazing depth pieces.

• We have a much better offensive scheme than Miami who will have to drastically change their mid range focused offense.

Full Notes

• Great first three quarters from Charlotte. The offensive rebounding battle doesn't look that bad but I thought Charlotte was just first to the ball for those first three quarters. They battled for extra possessions and did the little stuff. Well-earned win.

• Miller was great. Wasn't wildly efficient but they ran a ton through him and he was great at consistently hitting big shots. He made a few shots aroudn the rim and consistently drew fouls with his aggression. He was a +20 tonight and you could feel like he was the fulcrum. Without Miller on the court it felt way too hard for the Hornets to initiate anything.

• Good Ryan Kalkbrenner game. Did his job as a garbage man finisher with the couple of chances he had, and was really good on the interior as a rim protector. Well-earned that he closed the game.

• Reid has been terrific so far as a mismatch scorer. Just really hard to switch against him. Had 23 points and his ability to dribble, pass and shoot at this size is a serious weapon within this offense. Just a much better dynamic for this offense than Bridges was giving them.

• Grayson Allen and Dennis Schroder were such great depth pickups for this team and tonight was the prime example of how getting those two allow Charlotte to survive nights where two of their three best perimeter players, Coby White and Kon Knueppel, are out. Allen drilled four 3s and was great attacking closeouts to pass to his teammates. Schroder was just cooking guys in space, particularly Wiggins.

• Look, again, the Charlotte scheme under Charles Lee will get you. They operate in oceans of space and actually run organized offense where the goal is to find shots at the rim and catch-and-shoot 3s. Miami right now feels way too random on offense. They're way too willing to settle in the midrange, and it feels in part to me like it's because they don't have enough structure with secondary actions where guys like Giannis and Bam feel like they'll have another good option come up. In the fourth, it felt like they went to more empty stuff and more organized offensive actions, which in part led to their success. I think they need to probably move away from the LaRoche stuff and move more toward that, but honestly that could just be my own biases and preferences for more structured, organized offense talking.

Looking back at last year, we couldn’t beat them. Their physicality was kryptonite for the Lamelo-Kon-Miller Hornets. In-fact, we were capable of dismantling any team during the height of that regular season and yet we were unable to prove it VS Detroit.

Despite the losses, vitriol developed between both teams. Shoves, brawls leading to suspension, refusal to shake hands after regulation. A lot of these were initiated by Jalen Duren, who Charlotte picked in the draft then traded.

They definitely became a hate-watchable team for our fanbase

Then comes the post-season, where if we make the playoffs, we have another chance to prove ourselves vs the one seed. I know a lot of fans were fantasizing this matchup and the possibility of an upset, no matter how unrealistic it was. We missed the playoffs, barely.

Do you guys still hate the Pistons or
did that loss in the play-in end the rivalry?

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