While it wasn’t pleasant, the Wizards loss to the Charlotte Hornets should have been expected. The Hornets have been better this season, and the Wizards ground out a tough win against the Indiana Pacers the night before.
Russell Westbrook and Rui Hachimura each played big minutes (39 and 36 respectively), and few of those minutes could be accurately described as easy.
For a second night in a row, Westbrook was excellent. He didn’t shoot as well (just 7-20 from the floor, but 4-9 from three-point range), and he committed 5 turnovers, but he grabbed 15 rebounds (15 of them, including 5 offensive boards), handed out 14 assists, and contributed a couple steals and some decent defense.