The Queen City team has a slightly better chance of getting the first overall pick in the upcoming draft (1%) than they do of making the playoffs (less than 1%). (FiveThirtyEight.com) In this edition of Buzz City Beat, we preview the Charlotte Hornets meeting with the Dallas Mavericks while also looking at Dwayne Bacon‘s recent run of form and the Greensboro Swarm’s loss to the Grand Rapids Drive.
Hornets @ Mavericks prediction (SportsChatPlace.com)
Dwight Howard had to sit out the Hornets’ last game after picking up his 16th technical on Wednesday, but that didn’t seem to slow down the Hornets who put on a show in their biggest win of the season.