Dwayne Bacon scored a career-high 25 points (18 in the paint), and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Golden State Warriors 93-87.
Terry Rozier’s 10-foot fadeaway answered Eric Paschall’s free throw and put the Hornets back ahead for good with 1:09 left in the fourth quarter.
Rozier’s 2 free throws with 4.9 seconds left made it 91-87 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Hornets outscored the Warriors 13-10. Marvin Williams scored 5 of the Hornets’ 13 on 1 for 2 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Rozier had 20 points and 7 assists.
For the Warriors, Paschall scored a career-high 25 points, and Glenn Robinson III added 16 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) and 9 rebounds.
The Hornets grabbed 16 offensive rebounds to the Warriors’ 5 and outscored them 56-34 in the paint.