One of the more dominant single-game rebounding performances in franchise history helped catapult the Charlotte Hornets to a come-from-behind 124-117 In-Season Tournament victory in Washington on Friday night.
Mark Williams had the best night of his NBA tenure thus far, finishing with 21 points on 10-of-21 shooting and a career-high 24 rebounds, a franchise-record 15 of which were on the offensive glass. This marks the first 20-20 game of Williams’ career and it’s also the first by a Charlotte player since Dwight Howard’s historic 30-30 showing in Brooklyn on March 21, 2018.
Washington raced out to a 17-5 lead and led by 16 in the first half, before the Hornets rode their second-chance scoring to enter halftime down, 63-57.