The Dallas Mavericks found another incredible way to lose a vital basketball game, this time against the Charlotte Hornets 117-109 Friday night in Dallas. The Mavericks are now 36-38 on the season and find themselves outside looking in from the playoff standings. Despite being out two rotation players in LaMelo Ball and Terry Rozier, on the second night of a back-to-back, the Hornets managed to put 117 points on the Mavericks — hometown kid P.J Washington led the way for Charlotte with 28 points scored in the game.
Gordan Hayward shot 60 percent from the field and finished the game with 25 points.