Don’t let the heats record fool you, they lost 8 of 10 with Jimmy Butler out. They won their first game with Jimmy back and he was great so the Hornets will have their handful. That’s OK though the Hornets should still have some momentum after beating two of the best teams in the east. Terry is most likely going to sit tonight(ankle) so we may finally get a starting lineup that includes LaMelo Ball. It should be a no-brainer to slide LaMelo into the Lineup with Terry out, but Borrego seems to have a knack at pissing off us Hornets fans.
The Heat usually put out a small ball lineup, which helps the Hornets a lot because we only play one big man lately. Herro and Ball is the matchup I am looking forward to watching the most. Both players are swaggy and will do some things on the court most other players wouldn’t even thing of doing. LaMelo should be feeling himself coming off his best performance of the year against the Bucks on Saturday. If PJ and company defend Jimmy Butler well then the Hornets have a great chance at making it 3 in a row.
Charlotte Keys
LaMelo – If LaMelo starts and plays well so will the Hornets. I know revolutionary thinking here, but it has to be said when talking about such a polarizing player
Shutting Duncan Robinson down – Duncan Robinson’s release is fast as fuck, Hornets closeouts are slow as fuck….
Bench Scoring – with Terry most likely out the bench will need to pick up some of the slack, Malik and Miles specifically
Heat Keys
High pressure defense – This young Hornets team seems to waiver a bit when teams get in their face defensively
Outcoaching Borrego – Spoelstra is a much better coach especially when it comes to game to game/ quarter to quarter adjustments. Which probably will not allow us to on as long of runs as we have enjoyed the past couple games
Prop Bets HugoCLT’s Overall Record (9-5)
Jimmy Butler OVER 20.5points (-111)
Cody Zeller OVER 8.5rebounds(-141)
Hugo CLT 