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NBA: Hornets edge Warriors, as Stephen Curry misses game

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Field Level Media/Reuters

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/reuters/02/21/20210221-nba_cha-gsw-rtr.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Charlotte Hornets forward P.J. Washington (25) and Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball, right, hug Charlotte Hornets guard Terry Rozier after Rozier hit the game-winning shot against the Golden State Warriors at Spectrum Center. <em>Nell Redmond, USA TODAY Sports/Reuters.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Terry Rozier hit a buzzer-beating jumper from the left corner to cap a wild finish Saturday night as the host Charlotte Hornets overtook the Stephen Curry-less Golden State Warriors 102-100.</p><p>Warmed up and ready to make his annual Charlotte homecoming, Curry was escorted back to the locker room shortly before the opening tip. The Warriors reported a few minutes later that the league&#x27;s third-leading scorer wasn&#x27;t feeling well.</p><p>Curry, who has had his number retired at both Charlotte Christian High and nearby Davidson College, also missed last year&#x27;s game at Charlotte with a broken hand.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4mSUMZ7YPxk?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Despite Curry&#x27;s last-minute scratch, the Warriors led 100-98 and had possession of the ball after Draymond Green grabbed an offensive rebound with 15.7 seconds left.</p><p>Green handed off to Brad Wanamaker, the team&#x27;s best foul shooter in Curry&#x27;s absence, but in his attempt to run out the clock, the backup point guard got tied up by LaMelo Ball for a jump ball with 9.3 seconds left.</p><p>The taller Ball tipped the ball to a falling Gordon Hayward, who was immediately tied up by Green for another apparent jump ball. But the referees ruled that the Hornets had called a timeout after Hayward was in possession, allowing them to get the timeout and keep the ball.</p><p>Infuriated by the call, Green got two technical fouls and was ejected from the game.</p><p>Rozier made both free throws that resulted from the technicals, tying the game at 100, still with 9.3 seconds left, then buried his game-winner from just inside the arc over Juan Toscano-Anderson as the final horn was sounding.</p><p>Rozier shot 8-for-11 on 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 36 points, his fourth consecutive 30-point outing. The Hornets hadn&#x27;t played since Feb. 20 after two games were postponed for COVID-19 reasons.</p><p>P.J. Washington chipped in with 15 points, Hayward with 13 and Miles Bridges 10 for the Hornets, who shot 20-for-40 on 3-pointers and outscored the Warriors 60-39 from beyond the arc.</p><p>Ball had a game-high seven assists to complement seven points on a 3-for-10 shooting night.</p><p>Kelly Oubre Jr. had 25 points to pace the Warriors, who lost for a second straight night after falling at Orlando on Friday.</p><p>Andrew Wiggins had 19 points, Eric Paschall 16, and Wanamaker and Damion Lee 14 apiece for Golden State, which was playing for the first time this season without Curry.</p><p>Green finished with a team-high seven rebounds.</p><p>Playing the second night of a back-to-back and without their leader, the Warriors managed only 15 first-quarter points and fell behind 24-15 after 12 minutes before turning things around.</p><p>Golden State took a 47-45 lead into the halftime break, led by Oubre&#x27;s 16 points and Wiggins&#x27; 12. The Hornets, who outshot and outrebounded the Warriors in the half and outscored them 24-15 on 3-pointers, hurt themselves with 11 early turnovers.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pCChvbBsaxs?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>The host Charlotte Hornets overtook the Stephen Curry-less Golden State Warriors 102-100.</p>

The host Charlotte Hornets overtook the Stephen Curry-less Golden State Warriors 102-100.