Ball, Hayward combine for 54 as Hornets upset Bucks | Inquirer Sports

Ball, Hayward combine for 54 as Hornets upset Bucks

/ 02:41 PM January 31, 2021

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FILE – LaMelo Ball #2 of the Charlotte Hornets and Gordon Hayward #20 of the Charlotte Hornets react after takeing the lead over the New Orleans Pelicans during a NBA game at Smoothie King Center on January 08, 2021 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Sean Gardner/Getty Images/AFP

The Charlotte Hornets outlasted two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks, 126-114.

The Hornets drew a career-high 27 points from rookie point guard LaMelo Ball.

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Antetokounmpo scored 34 points with 18 rebounds and nine assists.

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But with Ball’s effort off the bench, and 27 points from Gordon Hayward, the Hornets followed up their victory over the Indiana Pacers on Friday with another win over a top-five Eastern Conference team.

Ball, selected third overall by the Hornets in the 2020 NBA Draft last November, also had five rebounds, nine assists and four steals.

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