The Charlotte Hornets suffered another predictable loss Monday, as the Boston Celtics whipped them for the second time in three days.
Boston’s Jayson Tatum torched the Hornets for 51 points as the Celtics, currently sporting the No. 1 record in the Eastern Conference, won their seventh game in a row. Charlotte made a fourth-quarter run to cut the lead to two points, then showed why they are the Eastern Conference’s worst team with several mistakes and lost, 130-118.
The Hornets (11-34) ultimately didn’t have enough talent to beat Boston (33-12) before an announced sellout crowd of 19,227.