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The key change in the turnaround has been their defense. After being a bottom-five defense for the first part of the season (26th in defensive rating), the Hornets have had the third-best defense in the league since Jan. 3.
Charlotte is an incredibly young team (second-youngest when you factor in minutes played), so it’s reasonable to expect them to improve in the final third of the regular season, including with executing different coverages. Head coach Charles Lee – an NBA Coach of the Year candidate? – also has done a great job of getting his players to compete on that end of the floor. Plus, it’s helped getting two experienced, defense-first veterans back in the rotation in small forwards Grant Williams and Josh Green.


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