The Hornets dropped a close one in their preseason opener against the Boston Celtics on Sunday evening, but hopefully can tidy things up a bit tonight as they welcome the Miami Heat to Spectrum Center for a 7:30 PM EST tipoff.
Two standout performers from the team’s outing at TD Garden were point guard Terry Rozier, who had nine points, nine assists and zero turnovers in 22 minutes and rookie PJ Washington, who finished with 16 points. The Hornets dished out 29 assists on 40 made field goals (72.5% assist percentage), after finishing 24th in the NBA last season in this category (57.