The Charlotte Hornets giving the New Orleans Pelicans their first win of the season is frustrating in itself. What can make it worse is that the Pelicans bout may have been the last winnable game for the Hornets in a long while.
Charlotte's next opponents include the Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks (twice), Oklahoma City Thunder, Toronto Raptors (on the road), Indiana Pacers (last of a two-game road trip), LA Clippers, Atlanta Hawks (on the road again), and New York Knicks.
Of course, Buzz City is capable of upsetting any of those teams, although it has tended to shrink against more favored foes since last season.