The Charlotte Hornets won 97-87 Thursday night against the Dallas Maverick, but it felt like a loss for those who watched. The Hornets never really looked in danger of losing, but they let Dallas hang around far too long, playing uninspiring basketball until Kemba Walker did his usual thing late in the fourth quarter to put the game away.
It was a ugly game, and until the closing minutes of the third quarter, the only thing worth writing about was how Walker didn’t recognize the the theme song to Friends.
Thankfully, I can save that column for another time, and focus instead on the night’s two most unlikely contributors — Roy Hibbert and Spencer Hawes.