Hornets' Late Surge, Lessons Learned

0:00On April 18, the Charlotte Hornets lit up the court in the second half of the season, smashing most teams they faced, but a shaky first half forced. Them into the play in tournament just to sniff the playoffs. In the end, they got smoked by the Orlando Magic, 121 to 90 and bowed out. That late surge showed what this squad can do under Coach Charles Lee, proving they stack up with the league's best-win-clicking. Still, it couldn't erase their decade-long playoff drought, the longest in the NBA right now. Lamello Ball and the team aren't hanging their heads. They're proud of the fight and calling this a massive wake-up call. Ball straight up said they've got to carry that high-level play from wire to wire next time. Moving forward, Balls locked in on those lessons, aiming to lead the Hornets to a full season breakthrough and finally crash that postseason party. With momentum building and eyes on year-round consistency, the Hornets are gearing up to turn promise into playoffs. That's the story for today. Charlotte Hornets News Today, driven by AI.