Home sweet home. Takeaways from Hornets’ rout of Thunder.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The scene unfolding in the final seconds is becoming the norm for the Charlotte Hornets. With the home team in control and on track to send them home happy, the fans collectively acknowledge the Hornets’ effort in ways that hadn’t been happening previously. It’s pretty hard to miss these days. “I have felt it,” coach James Borrego said Friday night. “I feel a homecourt advantage here this season. I do. Absolutely. I feel the energy from the crowd. I think the crowd has come out. They are excited by this team. We are energized by our fans. It’s a great marriage as I’ve said be…

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