Charlotte Hornets lose to the Washington Wizards, 109-99

Charlotte Hornets lost to the Washington Wizards 109 to 99 Monday night. The lost snapped the Hornets 3-game winning streak and it’s the fifth win in six games for the Wizards. The Wizards have won 3 straight against the Hornets including the two times the teams played each other this year. Marvin Williams injured his right big toe in the first half and went into the locker room for evaluations but would come back and play in the second half. The Wizards were red hot in the first half, shooting 57% from the field which helped them get a 60-48 lead at halftime. Charlotte would pull within 5 early in the fourth quarter but the Wizards would go on a 11-0 run that was capped off on a steal and fast break dunk by Kelly Oubre Jr, which helped give the Wizards the win.

            The MVP for the Hornets this game would be Marco Belinelli with 18 points on 5-of-12 (41.7%) shooting off the bench for the Hornets. To be honest it was hard trying to figure out who was the MVP for the Hornets this game since everyone played terrible in my opinion. As a team the Hornets only shot 38% from the field and missed 32 three pointers and the defense was as terrible, just overall a bad game by the Hornets. Leading scores for the Hornets were Kemba Walker with 21 points on 7-of-24 shooting, Cody Zeller with 13 points 9 rebounds and Marvin Williams with 13 points 8 rebounds. The only positive note for the Hornets this game was the fact that the Hornets bench outscored the Wizards bench, 40-22 in points. Washington Wizards leading scores this game were John Wall with 24 points 7 assists, who picked up his 25^th 20-point game of the season, Markieff Morris with 23 points 8 rebounds, Bradley Beal with 18 points, Otto Porter with 14 points 13 rebounds, his seventh double-double of the season. Charlotte Hornets (23-22) host the Golden State Warriors Wednesday night on Steph Curry annual homecoming game in Charlotte, the game will be television on ESPN.