The sellout crowd was on its collective feet, bringing the juice with the city’s native son in town.
Steph Curry only gets one visit to Charlotte this season and the atmosphere inside the Spectrum Center was super-charged right until the end. This was the Hornets’ latest opportunity to test themselves against the league’s top-tier teams, gauging precisely where they stand.
And it showed once again just how good they can be.
Terry Rozier sent the home team’s faithful happy and fully entertained when he won a crucial jump ball and hit a pair of huge free throws in the final seconds as the Hornets held on for a scrappy 106-102 win over Golden State on Sunday night.