Ball, Bridges lead big night for bench as Hornets rout Mavericks

Charlotte Hornets coach James Borrego spoke Tuesday about his team having “appropriate fear” of the Dallas Mavericks, after a 51-point blowout of the Los Angeles Clippers. Seems the Mavs had the Hornets’ full attention: They outscored Dallas 30-12 in the third quarter to surprisingly dominate the Mavs, 118-99, on the road Wednesday. Charlotte led by as many as 31 points. The Hornets are now 2-2, after beating the Brooklyn Nets Sunday at Spectrum Center. The Hornets got great games off the bench from forward Miles Bridges (20 points and 16 rebounds) and rookie point guard LaMelo Ball (22 points…

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