The Charlotte Hornets' core players, LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller, and Kon Knueppel, are finally getting an extended run playing together. On offense, they have been as formidable as advertised. The defense is the problem, though, and it could persist until the organization pulls off key roster moves.
Against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday, each of them shot well from the field. Ball led the pack with 23 points on 8-16 shooting in just 24 minutes. Miller and Knueppel scored 20 apiece while hitting more than half of their field-goal attempts and not playing over 31 minutes.
Unfortunately, the Hornets still lost 139-132 because of their porous defense.