CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ Charlotte Hornets veteran Marvin Williams got his team out of a horrible home losing streak, scoring 30 points and hitting seven of 10 from 3-point range to beat the Washington Wizards, 112-111.
This victory broke a five-game Hornets losing streak at Spectrum Center.
Bradley Beal and Bobby Portis both missed on the Wizards' late possession before Nic Batum grabbed a rebound. The Wizards' Tomas Satoransky fouled Batum, forcing the Hornets to inbound the ball with 0.6 of a second left.
Batum inbounded successfully to Kemba Walker to kill the clock.
Jeremy Lamb nailed a 3-pointer with 50 seconds left to put the Hornets ahead by one. On the ensuing Wizards possession, Beal missed a 3-pointer, but grabbed his own long rebound. Beal fed Portis (23 points) in the post, and Lamb managed to block Portis' shot to regain possession.
Both All-Stars in this game struggled with their shooting: Walker finished 6 of 19 from the field, while Beal was 4 of 21.
