Sure, it wasn't the prettiest of wins. But a win is still a win, and Friday night's 98-95 victory over Milwaukee means the Charlotte Hornets have tied a season high with their fourth-straight win, improving to 28-26 and keeping a hold of the seven seed in the Eastern Conference (thanks to owning the tiebreaker over Chicago).
But how did the Hornets earn that victory?
Defense
Remember when the Hornets were a really good defensive team, and having a solid quarter wasn't really noteworthy? Well, Charlotte's fourth quarter defense was reminiscent of those days, and was done without Michael Kidd-Gilchrist.