The Charlotte Hornets’ win over the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday was far from perfect but showed how exciting and dynamic they can be when healthy. As usual, Kon Knueppel helped lead the way on offense. He also proved with his composed post-game statements how fortunate the Hornets are to have drafted him this past summer.
Understandably, much of the discourse after the contest revolved around the team's historic first half, in which it scored 80 points and sank an NBA-record 18 3-pointers. It also finished the evening with 20 fast-break points (17 before the intermission) and assisting on 39 of its 49 field-goal makes.