CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A potential laugher turned into a nailbiter, causing more than a few anxious murmurs to reverberate around Spectrum Center in the waning minutes of Friday night’s game between the Charlotte Hornets and Washington Wizards.
The Hornets were cruising and rolling all over Washington — and it’s been a while since they experienced that kind of luxury, given their injury-ravaged roster. Those breezy conditions gave way to a tense fourth quarter, and things slowly began crumbling, nearly completely unraveling, in numbing fashion.
But the Hornets made just enough plays in the final seconds to pull out a 117-116 victory, aided by Wizards star Bradley Beal missing a potential go-ahead 13-footer with 3.3 seconds left.
