Charlotte Hornets veteran Marvin Williams got his team out of a horrible home losing streak, scoring 30 points and hitting seven of 10 from 3-point range to beat the Washington Wizards 112-111.
This victory broke a five-game Hornets losing streak at Spectrum Center.
Bradley Beal and Bobby Portis both missed on the Wizards’ late possession before Nic Batum grabbed a rebound. The Wizards’ Tomas Satoransky fouled Batum, forcing the Hornets to inbound the ball with 0.6 of a second left.
Batum inbounded successfully to Kemba Walker to kill the clock.
Jeremy Lamb nailed a 3-pointer with 50 seconds left to put the Hornets ahead by one.