Yahoo! Sports · Mar 28, 2016
Improved 3-point shooting has Hornets thinking playoffs (The Associated Press)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Maybe the Charlotte Hornets are catching Curry fever.
The Hornets, who play about 20 miles from where sharpshooter Stephen Curry starred at Davidson College and who employ Stephen's long-distance shooting father Dell as a broadcaster, are suddenly one of the NBA's hottest shooting 3-point teams.
The seemingly playoff-bound Hornets (42-31) are averaging 10.6 made 3-pointers per game, second only to Curry's Golden State Warriors. Behind the improved shooting of fifth-year point guard Kemba Walker and a revamped roster, the Hornets are hitting 36.3 percent from beyond the arc - sixth-best in the league.