The Charlotte Hornets took another one to the chin on Tuesday, getting crushed by the Golden State Warriors 128-92. In their game before that, the Hornets lost to the Sacramento Kings 130-88, and 141-88 to the Portland Trail Blazers before that one.
The Hornets have fallen to 14-43 on the season, sitting in 14th place in the West with the league’s third-worst record. As Charlotte hunts for a top pick in the upcoming NBA Draft, their complete embarrassment recently might not be worth it, breaking the record for worst point differential in a three-game span.
The Hornets have broken NBA history in the wrong way
Worst point differential in a three-game span: 131 points – previous was 114 pic.twitter.com/NHjeHPdkmO
— Charlottehornetsonly (@ChaHornetsOnly) February 26, 2025
17-year NBA veteran and former LA Clippers star Lou Williams called out LaMelo Ball and the Hornets for allowing themselves to get crushed like that in three consecutive games.
“We’re not giving them excuses,” Williams said. “This is led by the same person we were rooting for two to three weeks ago to be an All-Star. If you lose a game by 53, then you follow that up with a 42, and then you follow that one up with a 36, where’s the pride? Everyone has to share responsibility for how bad this is.”
The Hornets have lost their last three games by a combined 131 points, an NBA record!
@TeamLou23 says the group needs to show more pride, and it stars with their superstar LaMelo Ball.@MichelleDBeadle | @ChandlerParsons | @TeamLou23 pic.twitter.com/yL0ZTm7HYY
— Run It Back (@RunItBackFDTV) February 27, 2025
Ball has had an incredible season, averaging 26.3 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 7.1 assists per game, but his play is obviously not resulting in wins. The Hornets should put more help around their star point guard, but the 23-year-old has not shown many steps toward becoming a leader for the struggling team.
Ball did not play in their loss to the Warriors on Tuesday due to injury but had a combined 18 points on 4-23 shooting from the field and 1-11 from deep in their previous two losses. Ball also led the Hornets to a huge road win over the Lakers last week, so it is come and go, but the criticism from Williams is fair.
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