Terry Rozier scored 41 points, including 16 in the fourth quarter, to power the Hornets to a 120-114 win over Minnesota on Friday.
Held out of the arena until less than two hours before tip due to contact tracing and down to just nine available players, the Hornets overcame the circumstances on Friday, albeit against one of the worst teams in the league.
The Timberwolves certainly made Charlotte work for it as the hosts lead never eclipsed six points until the final minute. The two sides swapped leads 13 times over the course of the night but the Timberwolves led just twice in the fourth quarter.
Rozier ensured the Hornets did not drop a second straight with his second-straight 30-point game, the first time in his career he has scored at least 30 points in consecutive games. LaMelo Ball added 20 points and 11 rebounds and Cody Zeller had 17.
