The advantage of Charlotte being on NBA TV for the night is new eyeballs on the Hornets and LaMelo Ball, a team that has been at the top of the excitement rankings so far this year.
With a rare national TV game tonight at the Spectrum Center, the Hornets (12-13) used a 21-4 burst at the start of the fourth quarter to beat the Houston Rockets (11-12) 119-94. At the center of it all was NBA Rookie of the Year Award frontrunner LaMelo Ball, who splashed home a career-high 7 threes and finished with a game-high 24 points to go along with 10 dimes.