Overview
- Charlotte snapped a three-game skid and never trailed after late in the first quarter, leading by as many as 22 in the 111-100 win.
- Rookie Ryan Kalkbrenner finished with 17 points on perfect 8-for-8 shooting and nine rebounds, following reports he had just welcomed a baby girl.
- The Hornets owned the margins with a 50-34 rebounding edge and a 23-of-27 night at the free-throw line against Milwaukee’s 8-of-13.
- Milwaukee’s Ryan Rollins scored 25 points and Myles Turner added 21, while Kyle Kuzma was held to eight on 3-for-12 shooting.
- Charlotte played without LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller, and the teams meet again Friday in Milwaukee in NBA Cup group play.