Hornets bought a high-tech tool that could win them the game to get into the playoffs

The Charlotte Hornets are 6-1 this season at reversing referees’ calls. That sterling record isn’t dumb luck. The Hornets have invested, at a five-figure cost, in a portable video system that provides them replays in real time. Two team officials, sitting behind the bench, have instant access to speed up, slow down and zoom in on what just happened, in time to flag how coach James Borrego should use one challenge per game to maximum effect. The Hornets believe this technology could win them an extra game this season, and maybe that extra victory is the difference in making the playoffs. “If it…

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