1:10 pm
May 16

Hornets @ Wizards

Who will WIN this matchup?

Charlotte Hornets (33-38)

@ Washington Wizards (33-38)

 

Current odds:

Charlotte Hornets: (+210)

Washington Wizards: (-250)

 

• The spread for the game is Washington by 6 points.

• The Charlotte Hornets and Washington Wizards will meet Sunday to end the regular season, but the game could be a primer for a future battle as well. Sunday’s matchup comes before each team will play in an Eastern Conference postseason play-in game Tuesday night. That could come against each other. The outcome on Sunday should help sort out the eighth, ninth and 10th seeds.

• The Wizards (33-38) topped the Cleveland Cavaliers 120-105 on Friday night to clinch a spot in the play-in round. The Hornets (also 33-38), who lost their fourth game in a row, 118-109 in overtime to the Knicks in New York on Saturday, could be staying in Washington.

• Charlotte welcomed forward Miles Bridges back to the court Saturday after he missed more than a week because of the NBA’s health and safety protocols. He poured in 30 points in 34 minutes off the bench. “The emotional and spiritual lift he brings us,” Hornets coach James Borrego said. “The guys have really bought into his competitive spirit. He has done a lot of leading. … Just having that spirit, that leadership back.”

• Wizards guard Russell Westbrook racked up 21 points, 17 assists and 12 rebounds Friday night, allowing him to extend the NBA’s all-time record for triple-doubles to 183. He has 37 triple-doubles this season, including seven games in a row with at least 15 assists.

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Confidence
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Washington Wizards
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