CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Many smartphones needed an extra charge due to constant refreshing Sunday.
The Charlotte Hornets’ afternoon tilt against Washington coincided with the three other games that had a significant bearing on their playoff fate. Provided they won, which was expected considering the Wizards sat most of its regulars and had nothing to play for other than adding ping-pong balls to the draft lottery hopper, the possibility of hosting a home play-in tournament game remained intact.
Although it took longer than they would have preferred to put the Wizards away in a 124-108 victory at Spectrum Center, the Hornets did their part. The problem was none of the other simultaneous results were favorable and wins by all three teams ahead of them in the Eastern Conference standings kept the Hornets from climbing above 10th place.
