Hornets complete two-game sweep of Bucks

LaMelo Ball scored the winning basket as part of a 23-point outing, leading the Charlotte Hornets to a 103-99 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night.

Charlotte swept two games against the defending NBA champions across three nights to complete a 3-0 homestand.

Ball made the tiebreaking basket on a floater as he crossed the lane with 15.4 seconds to play. After a timeout, Milwaukee committed its 20th turnover on the ensuing inbounds play before Miles Bridges made a pair of clinching free throws.

Terry Rozier racked up 27 points, Bridges finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds and Gordon Hayward provided 14 points as the Hornets overcame 13-for-44 shooting from 3-point range (29.5…