The Hornets broke their four-game losing streak in style on Sunday, overcoming a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit to down Orlando 107-104.
Yet another big scoring night from Gordon Hayward was capped off by his game-winning layup with 0.7 seconds left. Hayward tallied 39 points on the night and Charlotte needed every last one of them.
The Hornets led only briefly in the first quarter before trailing for the entireties of the second and third periods. The lead peaked at 14 points multiple times in the third period as the game teetered on the edge of turning into a Magic blowout.
However, the Hornets outscored the hosts 24-4 to open the fourth, took the lead on a Devonte’ Graham 3-pointer and never relinquished that advantage. A Terrence Ross 3-pointer with 8.7 seconds left tied the game but Hayward responded by blowing past Evan Fournier for a layup to win it.
Following Hayward for Charlotte in scoring was Miles Bridges with 18, Devonte’ Graham with 15 and LaMelo Ball with 11.