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Rozier finished with 26 points, four assists
and three rebounds and Hayward totaled 25 points, five rebounds,
three assists and two steals as Charlotte bounced back
emphatically after consecutive losses to the Sixers and Jazz at
home earlier in the week.
Bradley Beal returned to form scoring a game-high 31 points and
collecting six rebounds a game after his dismal seven-point
outing on Friday against the Miami Heat when he shot 1-for-14
from the field. Beal, who didn't make his first shot against
Miami until the third quarter, hit his first shot in the opening
minute and went 11-for-22 from the field and 3-for-9 from
3-point range.
The Hornets countered with six players scoring in double figures
even without Devonte Graham, who sat out with a groin injury.
Charlotte used a 23-5 run to take a 21-point lead with 3:01 left
in the second quarter and eventually led by as many as 29 points
in the second half. The Hornets scored 102 points over the first
three quarters.
LaMelo Ball keyed the early offensive surge as he finished with
19 points, seven rebounds and five assists.
Cody Zeller totaled 16 points and seven rebounds and Miles
Bridges finished with 14 rebounds and 11 points as each helped
the Hornets outrebound the Wizards 59-48 and outscore them 48-38
in the paint and 19-7 in second-chance points.
Malik Monk had 11 points and seven rebounds. P.J. Washington
returned to the lineup after missing two games with a foot
strain, and had five rebounds, four assists and three points in
28-plus minutes.
Russell Westbrook just missed a triple-double with 12 points, 11
rebounds and nine assists, Robin Lopez finished with 14 points
and five rebounds and Raul Neto scored 10 points for the
Wizards.
Charlotte shot 42-for-99 (42.4 percent) from the field and
15-for-36 (41.7 percent) from 3 while the Wizards shot 34-for-90
(37.8 percent) from the field and struggled from long distance
shooting 9-for-40 (22.5 percent).
--Field Level Media
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