The Charlotte Hornets defeated the Dallas Mavericks, 97 - 87, at Spectrum Center on Thursday. The offensively - challenged Mavericks (3 - 15) checked in to Thursday's contest having failed to score in the triple digits in 10 of their last 11 games, and with Dirk Nowitzki out again with an Achilles injury, they struggled yet again. They managed respective 37 percent and 29 percent tallies from the field and three - point range, despite seeing five players post double - digit scoring performances. The Hornets (11 - 8) were better overall from the field (47 percent), even though Kemba Walker paced the offense with a relatively modest 18 points. Harrison Barnes led Dallas with 17 points, which he supplemented with nine rebounds, an assist and two steals. Deron Williams and Wesley Matthews followed with a pair of 14 - point efforts, with the former adding eight assists and three rebounds and the latter also bringing in three rebounds and dishing out two assists. Matthews did struggle considerably from long range, however, going just 1 - of - 11 from beyond the arc. Justin Anderson paced the second unit with 15 points and three rebounds, while Jonathan Gibson contributed 11 points, five assists, two rebounds and two steals in 27 minutes as a reserve as well. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist followed closely behind Walker with 14 points, three rebounds, two assists and a block. Nicolas Batum filled out the stat sheet nicely with a near double - double consisting of 12 points, nine rebounds, six assists and a steal. Cody Zeller and Frank Kaminsky combined for just seven points but 10 rebounds as well. Jeremy Lamb led the second unit with 12 points, six rebounds, two assists and a block, while Roy Hibbert tallied 11 points, four rebounds, two assists and a pair of blocks in 17 minutes off the bench. The Mavericks head back home to take on the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night, while Hornets continue their home stand with a Saturday night showdown against the Timberwolves.
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