The Charlotte Hornets will look to close out a challenging two-game road stretch on a positive note as they head south to face the surging Houston Rockets starting tonight at 8 p.m. ET.
Houston won in Charlotte, 118-113, back on Feb. 27, getting 30 points from James Harden and another 23 from Swiss center Clint Capela. Kemba Walker tallied a game-high 35 points and Jeremy Lamb had 18 points and a season-best 14 rebounds off the bench, but the Hornets couldn’t fully overcome another slow start and 18 total turnovers on the night.
Nicolas Batum had 17 points, six rebounds, six assists, two steals and two blocks in this particular outing and since the All-Star Break, is averaging 13.