Hornets Beat Wizards 97-87 For 4th Straight Victory

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Terry Rozier scored 19 points, Miles Bridges added 17 and the Charlotte Hornets bushed the Washington Wizards 97-87 connected Wednesday nighttime for their 4th consecutive victory.

Kelly Oubre Jr. had 14 points for Charlotte, which ended Washington’s five-game winning steak aft ended stopped Golden State’s tally astatine 7 Sunday.

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LaMelo Ball added 11 points and 14 assists, Mason Plumlee had 11 points and 13 rebounds, Jalen McDaniels besides scored 11 points.

Bradley Beal led Washington with 24 points, Daniel Gafford added 20, and Montrezl Harrell had 15.

After tying it astatine 63 with 3:52 near successful the 3rd period, Charlotte had a 10-2 tally to adjacent the quarter. Oubre scored 7 points during the run.

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Wizards: Gafford changeable 5 for 5 for 10 points successful the archetypal quarter. … With Washington down 81-71 successful the third, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope appeared to suffer way of the changeable clock. He took a agelong thrust into the lane and failed to effort a changeable earlier the usurpation buzzer.

Hornets: Charlotte’s season-high, four-game winning streak began aft a five-game losing skid.

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Wizards: At Miami connected Friday night.

Hornets: Host Indiana connected Friday night.

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