CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ It sure took a while, but Kemba Walker is back to being a dominant scorer.
After missing his first seven shots from the field Wednesday, and coming off some brutal basketball over the weekend, Charlotte Hornets point guard Walker had his ninth game this season of 30 or more points. leading his team to a 110-99 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers at Spectrum Center.
Walker's night: 30 points on 11 of 26 shooting, plus six assists.
The victory broke a two-game losing streak, improving the Hornets to 15-15, after they fell at home to the New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers. The Hornets blew a 21-point lead against the Knicks Friday, then were blown out by the Lakers Saturday.
Walker had missed 16 consecutive 3-point attempts in a brutal shooting slump that started in the fourth quarter of Friday's overtime loss to the Knicks. But after starting 0 of 7 from the field on Wednesday, he made 11 of his next 19 attempts.
Jeremy Lamb finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Hornets, who complete a five-game home stand Friday against the Detroit Pistons. Winning Friday would clinch a potential tiebreaker over the Pistons.
Jordan Clarkson scored 20 off the bench for the Cavaliers, who fell to 9-24.
