CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Brandon Miller scored 26 points, Collin Sexton made all five of his 3-point attempts off the bench and finished with 21 points, and the Charlotte Hornets held on to beat the San Antonio Spurs 111-106 on Saturday, extending their winning streak to six games.
LaMelo Ball had 16 points, eight rebounds and eight assists to help give the Hornets their longest winning streak in nearly a decade. Charlotte won seven straight games in March 2016.
Dylan Harper scored 20 points to lead the Spurs. Victor Wembanyama was contained for most of the game, finishing with 16 points on 6-of-15 shooting and eight rebounds.
Charlotte’s 17-point third-quarter lead vanished after Harrison Barnes hit back-to-back 3-pointers and the Spurs converted a Sexton turnover into a De’Aaron Fox layup to cut the lead to two with less than five minutes left.
But the Spurs were never able to regain the lead.
With 36 seconds left and Charlotte leading by three, officials initially called a foul by Fox on a Miller three-point attempt. But after reviewing the play, it was overturned and resulted in a jump ball, which Wembanyama won easily.
Wembanyama hurriedly launched a three-point shot moments later and the Hornets grabbed the rebound. Trailing by three, the Spurs inexplicably allowed 15 seconds to pass before fouling Miller, who made both free throws with 10.6 seconds left to seal the game.
The game was moved up three hours to account for a storm that dropped six inches of snow in Charlotte earlier in the day.
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