November 29 @ L.A. Lakers: Shot 14-of-17 from the foul line and hit five three-pointers on his way to 39 points in a 107-103 win over the Lakers. IN is outscoring opponents by 10.6 points per 100 possessions over that same span of time, the best Net Rating of any team in the Eastern Conference.
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Earlier this season, the Clippers could only watch as their 23-point lead disappeared and turned into a loss at the hands of Golden State.
The Hornets who dropped to 10-8 will face the 11-5 Bulls in Chicago on Saturday.
His current averages are career highs and he’s shooting a career-best 46.3 percent from 3-point range, which is better than Stephen Curry’s 45.9% mark so far this season. His performance was so good that the crowd applauded. Curry, who last won the award in October/November to open the 2014-15 campaign, earned his fourth career monthly honor, giving him more Player of the Month Awards than all other players in Warriors history combined. He also averaged 6.0 assists, 5.2 rebounds and 2.53 steals.
Well, as it turns out, Davidson has a policy that it will not retire a jersey number if the player has not graduated from the school.
Charlotte Hornets forward Frank Kaminsky (44) drives into Golden State Warriors center Festus Ezeli, of Nigeria, in the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015 in Charlotte, N.C.
On Tuesday, the Philadelphia 76ers ended the longest losing run in the history of the four major sports leagues in the United States by beating the Los Angeles Lakers, but they were brought back down to earth 24 hours later after a 99-87 defeat to the New York Knicks. The team will visit the Toronto Raptors in three days.
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Klay Thompson finished with 21 points, while Nicolas Batum led the way for the Hornets with 17. They are led by the reigning MVP, Stephen Curry and his deadly three-point shooting. He started it off with three free throws, then a drive, then came back to hit, in succession, a three-pointer, a fast-break layup, two more three-pointers, a layup, and then two more three-pointers. The NBA’s leading scorer has now scored 40-or-more points in a game six times this season, which is the most of any player so far this year. The second is Ray Allen, who had that number in 31 games. Charlotte’s difficulty in fighting collectively for loose balls has taken them out of numerous games this season.
