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Things got progressively worst in the third quarter as they combined to score just 20 points -- the lowest in the league in a quarter this season and the fewest since 2004- on 15 percent (6 for 40) shooting.
The Hornets stretched their lead to seven in the fourth quarter after Marco Belinelli knocked down a 3-pointer from the top of the key. The Bobcats would claw back to close the gap to two after Henderson got hot, but Vazquez hit a runner in the lane to make it a two-possession game.
Kemba Walker missed on the other end and Belinelli hit a free throw to push the lead to five with a free throw with 35 seconds left to put the game out of reach. The Bobcats, who shot 30 percent for the game, couldn't buy a bucket in the final minute.
NOTE: NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin took in the game from courtside
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