Mavericks jump on short-handed Hornets early en route to 116-100 victory

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Mavericks must have remembered that overtime loss in Dallas, because they made sure immediately Saturday to extinguish the Charlotte Hornets.On a day when two veterans — Marvin Williams and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist — were released, the Hornets were pummeled at home, 116-100.Seth Curry had a huge game for the Mavericks (32-21), making his first 10 shots and finishing with a team-high 26 points off the bench.Devonte’ Graham also scored 26 points to lead the Hornets (16-36).Hornets shooting guard Malik Monk (19 points) should get plenty of playing time for the rest of this sea…

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