It's not often that an NBA team finds itself down by double figures at halftime and still ends up winning the game by 26 points, but that's exactly what happened to the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday evening when they improved to 2-1 with a road win against the Washington Wizards. It was another strong effort from point guard LaMelo Ball , who recorded an impressive triple double of 38 points, 13 rebounds, and 13 assists in the victory.

After the game, Hornets power forward Miles Bridges , who scored 22 in the game, spoke on how Ball motivated him to play better when the team had been falling behind.

“(Shoot), it was really Melo,” Bridges said, per Roderick Boone of the Charlotte Observer. “Melo came in, gave me an ear full. I didn’t come out ready to play, so I’m not used to Melo d

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