Hornets Threaten Top Seeds in Playoffs

0:00It's April 8th. This is Boston Celtics News Today, powered by AI Everything Happening With Your Team. I'm Cory with the Story. Pistons locked in as the number one seed in the East, Celtics right behind at number two. Normally that's a cakewalk for the first round, but this year Charlotte Hornets could crash that party straight out the play in tournament. They're fighting for the 8th or 9th spot, and depending on how it shakes out, they might line up against Detroit or Boston right away. It started rough at 16 and 28, but they flipped the scripts since January. B teams like the Thunder, Spurs, and even Boston. Lamello Ball and Brandon Miller are healthy and fired up, plus Rookie Connoueple is balling out as a top favorite for Rookie of the Year. Folks are buzzing because ESPN called Charlotte the most dangerous squad coming from the play in. Remember that February 9th brawl with the pistons? They haven't forgotten. If Cade Cunningham isn't 100% after his collapsed lung, Detroit's in trouble. And against Boston, Hornets coach Charles Lee knows their playbook cold from his assistant

1:03days there. What makes them scary is that star power. Ball, Miller, and Inueple score in from anywhere. Their offense is wild, explosive, and super confident lately, even without much playoff know-how. Topsy's like pistons and Celtics are probably praying the play in spits out anybody else, because this Hornets squad could straight up flip the bracket wide open.