![]() "I don't mind being on the road with this team," Charlotte coach James Borrego noted Monday. They've been better on the road (3-1), where they'll be the next five games. The result was a second loss in four home games for the Hornets. He picked up two in the first 3:50 of the game, had to take an early seat, and eventually fouled out. He made nine of 17 on 3-pointers, giving him 26 for the season on 44.1-percent accuracy.īall's 30-point effort - one off the season-high he set on Opening Night against Indiana - went for naught against the Cavaliers on Monday in part because of his own foul trouble. The Hornets won 102-100 on a buzzer-beater by Terry Rozier.īoth point guards appear healthy for the rematch.īall had 27 and 30 points, respectively, when the Hornets split a pair of games in a just completed homestand against Portland and Cleveland. Really a terrific young player."Ĭurry missed what was supposed to be his first meeting with Ball in the game at Charlotte last February with an illness. ![]() "Most young point guards want to grow up to be Steph or Damian Lillard, to be lethal shooters, and LaMelo is kind of old-school - pass-first point guard who is showing that he can shoot, too. Those are few and far between these days. just the fluidity, willingness to throw the ball ahead in transition. "He reminds me a little bit of his brother (Lonzo). "I think he's very unique," Kerr said of Ball. He mixed in seven rebounds and six assists.ĭespite the similar numbers, Warriors coach Steve Kerr considered it a compliment when he insisted Ball and Curry were nothing alike. He also had nine assists and four turnovers.īall countered with 22 points with nearly identical shooting numbers (7-for-16 overall, 3-for-8 on threes). Playing at home in February, the Warriors avenged a narrow loss six days earlier in Charlotte with an entertaining 130-121 victory.Ĭurry led the way with 29 points, hitting eight of his 15 shots and three of his eight 3-point attempts. The budding rivalry between flashy point guards LaMelo Ball and Stephen Curry continues Wednesday night when the Charlotte Hornets visit the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco.īall, the NBA's reigning Rookie of the Year, and scoring leader Curry went head-to-head just once last season in what for the most part was a draw.
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