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The Charlotte Hornets (15-42) play against the Portland Trail Blazers (15-41) at Moda Center

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Game Time: 9:00 PM EST on Sunday February 25, 2024

Charlotte Hornets 93, Portland Trail Blazers 80 (Final)

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BasketNews @BasketNews_com
Vasilije Micic getting fancy with the no-look dime 🫣
pic.twitter.com/HXGLRL63Ar – 1:36 AM

Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Vasa Micic came close to a double-double in the Hornets’ victory over the Portland Trail Blazers 🤩
11 PTS
5/6 FG
7 AST
2 REB
2 STL
Charlotte is 5-1 since his arrival
pic.twitter.com/Cu2pYmZMUO – 12:48 AM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Vasa Micic came close to a triple-double in the Hornets’ victory over the Portland Trail Blazers 🤩
11 PTS
5/6 FG
7 AST
2 REB
2 STL
Charlotte is 5-1 since his arrival
pic.twitter.com/Cu2pYmZMUO – 12:37 AM
Charlotte Hornets @hornets
“We were active with our hands. Cody Martin was really good… That was Nick Richards’ best game that he’s played for a long time. He was so active, finding open areas on penetration. His rim protection was good and he was a presence out there.” – Coach Clifford – 12:22 AM
Charlotte Hornets @hornets
Nick Richards, have yourself a night!
@iamnickrichards | #LetsFly35 pic.twitter.com/rMbSAqfsZM – 12:13 AM

Dwight Jaynes @dwightjaynes
Guy comes out on American Idol on a unicycle, singing and playing an upright base and I immediately tell my wife, “That guy MUST be from Portland.” And of course he was. I’m so proud. – 11:33 PM
Casey Holdahl @CHold
Hornets 93, Blazers 80: FINAL. 26 points, 19 rebounds, 2 assists for @DeandreAyton. 15 points, 5 assists, 2 rebounds for @JeramiGrant. 10 points, 4 rebounds for @AnferneeSimons. 6 points, career-high 9 rebounds, 4 assists for @KrisMurray24. 7 points, 6 rebounds for… – 11:11 PM
Rod Boone @rodboone
Final: #Hornets 93, Blazers 80
Nick Richards 21 pts, 10 rebs
Miles Bridges 18 pts, 10 rebs
Brandon Miller 17 pts, 3 rebs
Cody Martin 11 pts, 10 assists (career high), 4 rebs
Vasilije Micic 11 pts, 7 asts, 3 rebs
Up next: at Milwaukee on Tuesday – 11:10 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
The Blazers are the 6th team in NBA history to attempt over 30 threes in a game and make only 3 of them.
They went 3-32 (9.4%). pic.twitter.com/DuI4vNJm1B – 11:10 PM

Charlotte Hornets @hornets
NICK 🗣 RICHARDS 🗣
@iamnickrichards | @drpepper pic.twitter.com/acvmHK7OD3 – 11:10 PM

John Hollinger @johnhollinger
Final: Charlotte 93, Portland 80
Blazers shot 3-for-32 from 3, committed 16 turnovers, and went scoreless for nearly six minutes in the second quarter.
Nick Richards: 21 points, 10 rebounds, serious rim protection
Deandre Ayton: 26 points, 19 rebounds for Portland. – 11:10 PM
Casey Holdahl @CHold
Dalano and Duop saving the Blazers from negative statistical history, no small thing. – 11:08 PM
Rod Boone @rodboone
Partly like it’s 2006. That was the last time Charlotte won in Utah and Portland in the same season … and on the same road trip.
Until tonight, that is. #breakupthehornets – 11:07 PM
Sean Highkin @highkin
With 2:17 left in the game, the Blazers have made their second three-pointer of the night. – 11:06 PM
John Hollinger @johnhollinger
Portland’s Jerami Grant made a 3-pointer at the 9:07 mark of the first quarter.
The Blazers have missed 25 consecutive 3-point attempts since then, spanning 42 game minutes. – 11:04 PM
John Hollinger @johnhollinger
Simons and Grant just dribbled into each other in the backcourt. Out of bounds, Charlotte ball.
Yeah … this is rough. – 11:00 PM
John Hollinger @johnhollinger
Blazers are now ONE FOR TWENTY SIX on 3-pointers tonight. – 10:56 PM
Charlotte Hornets @hornets
Some flicks for y’all at home 📸
#LetsFly35 | @TIAA pic.twitter.com/LIkKZKBlyX – 10:55 PM

Casey Holdahl @CHold
Jabari Walker is markedly better than Grant Williams – 10:52 PM
Casey Holdahl @CHold
Hornets are leaving the door open… – 10:51 PM
Rod Boone @rodboone
Second-chance points: Blazers 19, #Hornets 2
It’s not a close game if the Hornets could end the defensive possessions. But they can’t and Portland has crept within 73-66. – 10:50 PM
John Hollinger @johnhollinger
Brandon Miller learning you can’t keep dribble that high around Thybulle, Matisse picked him twice in a row. Matisse now has *seven* stocks in 22 minutes… and zero points! – 10:49 PM
Casey Holdahl @CHold
Hornets 70, Blazers 59: end of third quarter. 22 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists for @DeandreAyton. 15 points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds for @JeramiGrant. 5 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists for @KrisMurray24. – 10:44 PM
John Hollinger @johnhollinger
At the end of three quarters it’s Charlotte 70, Portland 59. Winner advances to 2007. – 10:43 PM
Rod Boone @rodboone
End of third Q: #Hornets 70, Blazers 59 – 10:43 PM
Sean Highkin @highkin
Blazers shooting five (5) percent from three at the end of the third quarter. Somehow only trailing by 11. – 10:43 PM
Charlotte Hornets @hornets
3 dunks in the 3rd for the big guy 👀
@iamnickrichards | @drpepper pic.twitter.com/rwmruOqss6 – 10:43 PM

John Hollinger @johnhollinger
Blazers have cut the lead to 10 despite shooting **1-of-20** from 3. Have 14 offensive rebounds and 14 2nd chance points. Just need to shut out Charlotte for another nine minutes or so and they can probably retake the lead. – 10:37 PM
Casey Holdahl @CHold
Blazers with 13 offensive rebounds to just 2 for the Hornets. Game would be completely out of hand were it not for those 12 second-chance points. – 10:33 PM
Casey Holdahl @CHold
I believe that’s three alley-oops in the third quarter for the Hornets, and if i recall, all but one of those was in traffic – 10:30 PM
Rod Boone @rodboone
Emphatic dunk and then an emphatic rejection on the other end by Nick Richards. Good sequence there by him. Need to see that a little more frequently. Fouls usually get him in trouble. – 10:22 PM
John Hollinger @johnhollinger
Anfernee Simons with a soft, looping entry pass that is picked off by the weak side help. He is 1-of-14 with zero assists thus far. – 10:20 PM
Charlotte Hornets @hornets
The fake 🤌 The no look 👀 The three 🤌
@tre2mann3 | @Lowes pic.twitter.com/EiP20He9aw – 10:06 PM

Casey Holdahl @CHold
Hornets 47, Blazers 34: halftime. 12 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist for @DeandreAyton. 11 points, 2 assists/rebounds for @JeramiGrant. 4 steals, 2 blocks, 2 rebounds for @MatisseThybulle. – 10:02 PM
Rod Boone @rodboone
Halftime: #Hornets 47, Blazers 34
Brandon Miller 11 pts, 3 rebs
Miles Bridges 10 pts, 8 rebs
Vasilije Micic 6 pts, 4 asts
Tre Mann 6 pts – 10:02 PM
John Hollinger @johnhollinger
Halftime: Charlotte 47, Portland 34.
Blazers are 1-of-17 from 3 and shooting 26% overall.
Fun times. – 10:01 PM
John Hollinger @johnhollinger
Putback by Ayton ends a SIX MINUTE scoring drought by Portland. – 9:54 PM
Rod Boone @rodboone
#Hornets, up 42-26, are forcing the crowd to boo the home team in Portland. When’s the last time that happened? – 9:54 PM
Sean Highkin @highkin
Boos are starting near the end of the first half as the Hornets’ lead jumps to 16. Blazers shooting 22.7% from the field and 5.9% from three. – 9:54 PM
John Hollinger @johnhollinger
Peak Matisse Thybulle moment just now as he darts into a passing lane out of nowhere, picks off the pass for a breakaway, and smokes the lay-up at the other end. – 9:52 PM
Charlotte Hornets @hornets
No-look pass nearly faked out the videographer 🫣
@brandmillerr | @drpepper pic.twitter.com/xg3BK6PTap – 9:51 PM

John Hollinger @johnhollinger
Expect opposing teams visiting Portland to really lock in on stopping Duop Reath, just so they don’t ever have to hear Hansen on the Moda Center PA. – 9:43 PM
Charlotte Hornets @hornets
Miles hreads the needle to Cody 🪡
@MilesBridges x @cody_martin15 | #LetsFly35 pic.twitter.com/5WA4YI5hOs – 9:40 PM

John Hollinger @johnhollinger
End of 1: Charlotte 24, Portland 18.
Blazers 1-of-12 from 3, including an open 23-foot corner 3 from Murray that was short by about 22.9 feet. – 9:39 PM
Casey Holdahl @CHold
Hornets 24, Blazers 18: end of first quarter. 8 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist for @DeandreAyton. 5 points, 1 rebound/assist for @JeramiGrant. POR shooting 26 percent, CHA 56 percent. – 9:38 PM
Rod Boone @rodboone
End of first Q: #Hornets 24, Blazers 18 – 9:37 PM
Rod Boone @rodboone
Much better play from Vasilije Micic so far tonight. Looks much smoother. Hit his first shot and has a pair of lovely assists, including a no-look to Brandon Miller for the rookie’s usual tomahawk dunk. #Hornets hold an early 24-18 edge. – 9:33 PM
John Hollinger @johnhollinger
Vasa Micic in the game for Charlotte and no looks a transition dime to Brandon Miller for a dunk.
Fun fact: the “Vasa” was a Swedish warship that sunk within minutes on its maiden voyage. – 9:30 PM
Sean Highkin @highkin
Missed some shots but this is one of Kris Murray’s better starts as far as doing other impactful stuff. – 9:29 PM
John Hollinger @johnhollinger
Ayton nearly gets a contested offensive board. He was thisclose y’all. – 9:21 PM
John Hollinger @johnhollinger
Blazers starters are Simons-Murray-Ayton-Camara-Grant. Grant gets the hammer as final starter introduced. – 9:11 PM
Casey Holdahl @CHold
Small thing: @AnferneeSimons lately is announced as coming out of Edgewater High School, not IMG Academy – 9:11 PM
John Hollinger @johnhollinger
Martin-Mann-Bridges-Richards-Miller are your starters for Charlotte. LaMelo Ball had a pretty decent workout before the game but he, Mark Williams and Seth Curry are out tonight. – 9:09 PM
John Hollinger @johnhollinger
At some point they’ll let the Hornets warm up with the lights on. pic.twitter.com/kjEdh5Nbzf – 8:49 PM

Rod Boone @rodboone
Asked Steve Clifford about Seth Curry and if tonight’s absence is more of a maintenance thing. He said they don’t want it to linger because he’ll play through it.
This is why: He’s not even taking pregame warmups off: pic.twitter.com/gXIgvctO7G – 8:02 PM

Jeff McDonald @JMcDonald_SAEN
If the Spurs are going to grab a second win on the RRT, tonight would seem their best chance. Utah has lost five in a row and is coming off a home defeat against Charlotte.
An 11-46 team can afford to take nothing for granted, obvs – 7:56 PM
Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Embarrassing level of defense. The Nuggets fattened up on the Wizards/Blazers and brought the same level of intensity tonight. – 7:49 PM
Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Embarrassing level of defense. The Nuggets fattened up on the Wizards/Blazers are brought the same level of intensity tonight. – 7:48 PM
John Hollinger @johnhollinger
Back at it in Portlandia … Blazers vs. Charlotte tonight. No Scoot sadly, but Brandon Miller ready to go for the Bugs. – 7:48 PM
Casey Holdahl @CHold
Billups notes that Scoot Henderson underwent imaging on his adductor and it was generally positive, but also said he’s not currently doing anything on the court. Also sounds like Malcolm Brogdon got a PRP injection in his elbow. – 7:22 PM
Sean Highkin @highkin
In more positive injury news, Scoot Henderson had scans done on his adductor and they didn’t find anything concerning from a long-term standpoint there. – 7:19 PM
Sean Highkin @highkin
Chauncey Billups says Malcolm Brogdon is feeling better since getting PRP injections in his elbow a couple weeks ago. Still no timetable for a return. – 7:17 PM
Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
INJURY REPORT 2/25 vs. CHA:
OUT:
– Malcolm Brogdon (R Elbow Tendinitis)
– Moses Brown (L Wrist Fracture)
– Scoot Henderson (L Adductor Strain)
– Rayan Rupert (R Ankle Sprain)
– Shaedon Sharpe (Lower Abdominal Surgery)
– Robert Williams III (R Knee Ligament Tear) pic.twitter.com/nTsGIu5rkU – 6:19 PM

Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
I love @Tjonesonthenba
Are there really Hornets fans who don’t think Miller is the best of your current roster in two years (or next year) and the build should be around him and not LaMelo? – 4:25 PM
Frank Madden @fmaddenNBA
Bucks’ halfcourt defense this weekend (pts/100 plays):
Minnesota 81.3
Philly 82.4
Including the Denver and Charlotte wins prior to the break, 4 of their 7 best halfcourt defense performances have come in the last 6 games. pic.twitter.com/ja03MSVm14 – 4:12 PM