Rookie Brandon Miller made seven 3-pointers and finished with 31 points, and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 118-111 on Wednesday night to avenge a 23-point loss earlier in the week.
had 16 off the bench for Charlotte , which shot 58% from the field to snap a five-game losing streak. Vasa Micic had 11 points and 12 assists, and
“He was big,” Hornets coach Steve Clifford said of the NBA draft's No. 2 overall pick, who was 11 of 19 from the field and had six rebounds."He made big plays and he got going in the second half. Another really good performance.”“You go through ups and downs during a season and we definitely aren't playing our best basketball right now,” Merrill said. “We've got to fix that, clearly.
The Hornets, who were beginning an eight-game homestand after playing 13 of 17 on the road, played inspired from the start.
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