#lamelo-ball

#lamelo-ball

Currently, the Toronto Raptors are in no man's land.The Raptors are not good enough to go deep in the playoffs.But they're also not terrible enough to be in the lottery.Changes on this roster need to be made, which is why Toronto should make a trade involving a top-three draft pick.Toronto should contact the Portland Trail Blazers and the Charlotte Hornets to make a three-team trade involving the second and third picks.

Hey, in case you missed it on Sunday, the Toronto Raptors won!And guess what?Tonight and Thursday, they have a really good chance of winning again!Yes, the Charlotte Hornets are in town for a two-game set between teams outside of the playoff picture, but hoping to claw their way back into position.For the Raptors, it's a golden opportunity - and one that's necessary to take advantage of given the time of the year and their position in the standings.

The Raptors are back after a day off as they face the Hornets yet again.The fans would love to see a similar result from Tuesday.This is their second last game of a six-game homestand and Toronto has won their last two games after an 0-2 start.Hornets scope (11-31, 15th in East | Offensive rating: 30th | Defensive rating: 27th) After two straight seasons of play-in basketball, the Charlotte Hornets are currently in the hunt for Victor Wembanyama as their half-a-game back for the worst record in the league.

The Hornets and Raptors face off for a two game set, both in Toronto.The Raptors are 1-2 so far through a six game homestand.Hornets scope (11-30, 14th in East | Offensive rating: 30th | Defensive rating: 26th) This is a lost year for Charlotte following a terrible offseason and LaMelo Ball missing 24 games with ankle injuries.

Look, the New York Knicks should absolutely beat the crap out of the Charlotte Hornets, especially a Hornets team missing its All-Star (LaMelo Ball) and resident Knick-killer (Gordon Hayward).And for most of the first half, Friday's game was a bit lackluster, even though New York never trailed.The Hornets were kind of in the game, thanks to some genuine weird Thibs bullshit: namely, playing Isaiah Hartenstein and Jericho Sims together.

Pity Steve Clifford and the Charlotte Hornets (7-18).The new old coach has faced many obstacles this season, from the basketball court (injuries to LaMelo Ball, Gordon Hayward, Cody Martin, and now Dennis Smith, Jr.) to the people's court (Miles Bridges, Montrezl Harrell, and James Bouknight).The Hornets are 1-and-4 over their last five games, field the league's worst-rated offense, and are frontrunners in the pursuit of that basketball-playing giraffe, Victor Wembanyama.

The New York Knicks entered last night's game against the Charlotte Hornets in search of definition.Thus far Schrödinger's cats competed to the end before capitulating in Memphis, then destroyed a Detroit team still in its infancy befpre out lasting equally infantile Orlando.Charlotte was playing without LaMelo Ball, which is like playing the adagio from Mozart's Piano Concert No. 23 without the piano.

Hornets guard Kelly Oubre Jr. drives for two of Charlotte's 74 first-half points against the Wizards, whose late rally was not enough.(Nell Redmond/AP)CHARLOTTE - The pendulum swung again for the Washington Wizards this week.If Kristaps Porzingis's career night and a massive home win on Monday was the team's North Pole, a 117-116 loss to the offensively challenged, injury-riddled Charlotte Hornets on Friday was south as south can be.

A fully healthy Washington Wizards squad needed every bit of luck to outlast a depleted Miami Heat squad by one point, after OT... Luckily the schedule offers an easy game with the tanking Hornets coming to town.Game info
Gametime:  6 p.m. ET, Sunday, Nov. 20
Where: Capital One Arena, D.C.
TV: NBC Sports Washington
Injuries: For the Wizards, Jordan Goodwin is still out since FlexGate.

The now 32-28 Miami Heat head to Charlotte for the second night of a back to back against Lamelo Ball and the Hornets.Miami lost the last time these two teams met in Charlotte and are coming off an embarrassing blow out loss last night to the Giannis-less Bucks.Luckily, the Heat still stay as the 7th seed but are now 1.5 games behind the 6th seed New York Knicks and 2.5 behind the 5th seed Brooklyn Nets.

LOS ANGELES - Exiting a tense offseason, the Lakers as a franchise collectively hung their hopes on a new leader's ability to galvanize a group whose collective vibes and performance have both fallen just about as far as possible in the NBA.Few humans can wield both the gravitas necessary to tamper the oversized egos of the league's preeminent superstars and the sensitivity to keep them on your side.

The Lakers are in a situation in which they can not be picky about what they get in return for Russell Westbrook in a trade.With so few options and with Russ playing so poorly, the choices have dwindled drastically.However, one name that keeps recirculating in rumors is Hornets guard Terry Rozier.The Lakers reportedly discussed a deal for the guard as part of a four-team trade that, obviously, never transpired.

Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images With Jaylen Brown missing his third straight game because of right adductor tightness, the onus was on Jayson Tatum to carry the scoring load Monday afternoon against the Charlotte Hornets.He was more than up to the task.Tatum absolutely went off to the tune of 51 points, nine rebounds and five assists, leading the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Celtics to a 130-118 win at Spectrum Center.

The Boston Celtics have gone streaking on the winning side of things once more, with their third win in a row being notched in their last contest against the Washington Wizards.That November 27 130-121 win followed two double-digit wins over the Sacramento Kings and Dallas Mavericks.Boston finds itself favored in double-digits again on Monday night in the second game of a back-to-back on November 28 when they host the Charlotte Hornets at the T.D. Garden in the fourth game of a six-game home stand.

At 14 years old, Lynwood High freshman guard Jason Crowe Jr. brings back memories of another 14-year-old freshman trying to succeed against hold-back players his same grade - LaMelo Ball of Chino Hills.It's challenging when you're not as strong driving down the lane, but the 6-foot-3 Crowe has grown up playing in the backyard against his father, Jason Crowe Sr., a former professional player and Lynwood's head coach.

The Lakers' season turned grim Friday afternoon when they announced Anthony Davis will be out indefinitely because of a right foot stress injury.It turned grimmer a few hours later when the Charlotte Hornets, who had dropped to 8-24 after being clobbered by the Clippers earlier this week, took advantage of the Lakers' sluggish and sometimes disinterested defense to score 62 points in the paint, 32 points off the Lakers' 17 turnovers, and 29 fast-break points.