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Multiple Hornets give respect to Sixers stars Joel Embiid, James Harden

The Charlotte Hornets give their respect to Philadelphia 76ers star duo Joel Embiid and James Harden.

PHILADELPHIA–The Philadelphia 76ers have a new star duo in the form of Joel Embiid and James Harden in order to contend for a title in the Eastern Conference and they are still working out the kinks, but they had themselves a day on Saturday.

Embiid had 29 points, 14 rebounds, and six assists and Harden had 12 points, 13 assists, and eight rebounds as the Sixers blew out the Charlotte Hornets 144-114 while using a big third quarter to get it done.

After the matchup, the young Hornets gave their respect to the star duo as they could also face the Sixers again in the playoffs if everything shakes out that way in the East.

Christos Tsaltas: Asked James Borrego …

Christos Tsaltas: Asked James Borrego on Isaiah Thomas’ leadership at Hornets. “He has playing in MVP-caliber level before. Our players understand his journey, his experience. He’s been fantastic. He has that freedom for me to speak to the players. He’s done a great job” #AllFly

Rod Boone: Sounds like Isaiah Thomas is …

Rod Boone: Sounds like Isaiah Thomas is going to be a part of the #Hornets rotation moving forward. James Borrego said he likes the minutes Thomas is giving them and feels like they are very efficient when he’s in the game.

Paul Garcia: “Dejounte’s made a lot of …

Paul Garcia: “Dejounte’s made a lot of growth, just to see his IQ, his playmaking,” – Coach Borrego on Dejounte Murray’s improved play. “Dejounte’s got our full attention tonight.” He joked he hoped LaMelo doesn’t throw Murray an alley-oop like he did in the All-Star game.

Paul Garcia: “The biggest thing I can …

Paul Garcia: “The biggest thing I can say on Pop is trust, his players trust him. You do it with honesty, respect, and love.” – More from Coach Borrego on what he’s learned most from Pop on having an impact on players.

Rod Boone: James Borrego said he isn’t …

Rod Boone: James Borrego said he isn’t sure yet if Isaiah Thomas will take on some of the #Hornets backup point guard duties or if he’ll be more of the third point guard like Ish Smith was. But he added, “Isaiah, he’s ready. If he’s called on, he’s ready to play tonight.”

James Borrego on LaMelo’s All-Star debut: ‘He looked like he belonged’

LaMelo’s proved the bright lights of All-Star Weekend weren’t too bright.

LaMelo Ball played in his first All-Star Game last weekend in Cleveland and showed why he is indeed a star in this league.

LaMelo finished with 18 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 steals on 7-of-11 shooting from the field and 4-of-8 from downtown as Team Durant fell to Team LeBron, 164-160.

Hornets coach James Borrego spoke highly of his star point guard, stating that Ball ‘belonged’ out there amongst the league’s best.

“He looked like he belonged because he does belong,” Borrego said of Ball in the All-Star Game.

LaMelo was an injury replacement for team captain Kevin Durant, who had the miss the game due to injury.

“Being around that greatness pushes you to be great…I’m really happy for him,” Borrego said.

Ball was out on the floor in crunch time for Team Durant in the fourth quarter and if that doesn’t tell you what his All-Star coaches and teammates think of him, then I’m not sure what does.

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