Friday Night NBAtv: Hornets v. Pistons

[davos]

Big Game tonight.

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Hornets vs. Pistons (7:30 ET, NBA TV)

 

 

Playoff Implications

 

Every game matters with just three weeks to go in the regular season. The Hornets have surged up the standings over the last couple weeks and enter tonight's game tied with the Miami Heat for the No. 5 seed. The Hornets have a 3 game lead over the No. 7 seed Indiana Pacers and trail the No. 3 seed Hawks by just half a game. The Pistons got a little more of a cushion in the No. 8 seed thanks to the Chicago Bulls' loss on the road to the New York Knicks. The Hornets and Pistons will come out extremely motivated with so few games in between the No. 3 and No. 9 seeds in the Eastern Conference.

 

All The Buzz

 

There's a reason the Hornets have surged up the standings over the last two months. The Spurs (21-3) and the Warriors (21-3) are the only teams to have a better record than the Hornets (19-5) since January 31. Charlotte has the third best defensive rating and the ninth best offensive rating during this span. Since the beginning of March, the Hornets have the fourth best offensive rating, which they displayed in the final three quarters of their big win over the Spurs on Monday. They're led by Kemba Walker, who has been unbelievable since the beginning of March with averages of 22.8 points on 44.9 percent shooting, 5.8 assists and 5.0 rebounds in 36.1 minutes.

 

[bLACKpANTHER]

TBH, we need to win this game because MIA and ATL have easy games tonight against ORL and MIL.. just keep winning

[cbarrier90]

26 minutes ago, bLACKpANTHER said:

TBH, we need to win this game because MIA and ATL have easy games tonight against ORL and MIL.. just keep winning

We get the Sixers twice coming up. It all evens out. Also have a Boston game in there too to control our destiny.

Only team with a comparably easy slate is Miami.

Could see this one being a loss because we don't play as well on the road, these teams are about even talent-wise, and this game means a whole lot more to a team fighting for a playoff spot as opposed to jockeying for position.

[davos]

Not one of our best showings but we've still have some weeks to go.  Not looking like a win. 

[bLACKpANTHER]

let's just not get off the bus next time...

I said this before - and then about 15 minutes later Cliff said it in a postgame presser - but it is worth repeating:
We are not a good enough team to come out with anything less than 100%.. there are probably only 4-5 teams that can come out and win on an 'off' night just based off talent.. we need to earn the W's.. Detroit has 104 pts right now with 9 minutes left in the 4th.. that says Defense was not high on our priority list..

Ugh, ima just GTFOH..

[davos]

Yeah it'd be nice if we had a good enough defense to be able and clamp down when the offense sputters.  Building an offense was clearly a priority this past offseason away from the strong defense style we had.  The thing is, when we're on fire, we can beat anyone. These type of losses are frustrating however. 

[carpanfan96]

not loss hurts with the upcoming schedule with a lot of road games. That was almost a must win, got to start winning on the road consistently or it will just be the same story for Charlotte, A first round exit. 

[Sapper]

We played a pretty hot team right now in their house where they are hard to beat, so this loss isn't a huge letdown.  Coming back and beating the Bucks tomorrow night will be crucial to keep pace though.

[TheRed]

Ugh.

 

[Goondal]

Pretty crappy performance on a rare national TV game.  Sure am glad I had a Notre Dame bet to pay attention to so I could ignore this crap.  Better beat Milwaukee.

[Sapper]

We played decent enough to win minus the first quarter.  Detroit is a playoff team that could probably give the Cavs 7 right now.

[MountainHeel66]

I said take 2 of 3 after we beat the nets, just have to take our next 2 and I'll be a happy camper.

[bLACKpANTHER]

We obviously just didn't want to play or show up the other night against the Pistons cus we come out the very next night and completely dissect the Bucks.. I don't get it with this team

 

[cbarrier90]

6 hours ago, bLACKpANTHER said:

We obviously just didn't want to play or show up the other night against the Pistons cus we come out the very next night and completely dissect the Bucks.. I don't get it with this team

 

Well the Pistons are good, and the Bucks aren't...