The Charlotte Hornets didn’t get the finish to 2016 they had hoped for.
In a New Year’s Eve battle, the Hornets hosted the Cleveland Cavaliers, where yesterday’s birthday boy, LeBron James, led his squad to a 121-109 victory at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte.
Simply put, the Hornets can’t win if they don’t defend. Head coach Steve Clifford was pretty adamant after the game, noting that the team can’t afford to play the way the way did defensively because offensively, they can’t keep up in shootout games with teams such as the Cavaliers.