A second strong game by PJ Washington and Devonte' Graham's return from injury wasn’t enough to spur the Charlotte Hornets to win successive games for only the second time in a month.
Washington tossed in 26 points off the bench in a blistering shooting performance. But the Hornets were done in their 109-97 loss to New York thanks to something that’s victimized them frequently during this stretch where they’ve lost five of their last six games.
That would be defense.
“I think we’ve been not so good on the defensive end,” Washington said. “We’ve been allowing teams to get easy buckets.