Pelicans Set to Unleash Surprising Strategy Against Hornets Tonight—Can They Pull Off the Upset?

The Hornets are surprisingly decent to start the year. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves and anoint them a winning club or anything. At 3-4 to begin the season, the team has at least look surprisingly competent. Those who are actually Charlotte fans will also recognize that the team has been without a lot of key players, including Brandon Miller. Grant Williams is out, and so is Josh Green. While they are both role players, they are at least veterans who can provide good minutes to the club. After opening the season at home, the team went on the road for three games and lost two of three. They then played three home games, and again lost two of three. This is the third game in four nights for the Hornets, but it is not a back-to-back game. However, they do have Lamelo Ball questionable for the game. Those who watch a lot of basketball know that it isn’t necessarily a bad thing for Ball to miss games because he essentially plays basketball as if he is playing horse. He wants to take the most difficult and stupid shot possible. He takes almost 20 shots per game and is at around 35% shooting for the season. Most of his shots come from beyond the arc. The team was significantly more efficient against the Jazz without him in the lineup.