Terry Rozier pointed into the western side of the Spectrum Center stands and then to the floor as if to remind everyone
Rozier had just thrown down a right-handed, fast break dunk, bringing most of the 19,287 patrons in the sellout crowd to its feet in a way they hadn’t risen since hearing rapper Petey Pablo, North Carolina’s own, rock the microphone at halftime. Rozier pulled the Charlotte Hornets within two, giving them a fighter’s chance to knock off impressive New Orleans.
Even without the services of LaMelo Ball for a second straight game, they hung with the Pelicans for the better part of three quarters.