Charlotte fell to the Boston Celtics again on Saturday despite a strong second half.
started slowly and dug themselves a deep hole against the reigning NBA champions. Boston blitzed the Hornets in the first half on their way to a lead that ballooned to 23 points midway through the second quarter. Tre Mann's offensive prowess kept Charlotte in the game as the second quarter clock dwindled, and a stellar start to the second half pulled the Hornets within a pair in the third quarter.
Ball was handed a steady diet of Jrue Holiday and Derrick White as his primary defender, but he continuously drew Al Horford on a switch and cooked the veteran big man over and over down the stretch. Ball finished with 36 points, knocking down six trey's in the process to cThe Hornets didn't attempt a free throw in the second half of tonight's game. Not much needs to be said outside of that.
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