Hornets 12-11-15

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The Charlotte Hornets caught fire from beyond the arc in the  second half, helping them take down the Memphis Grizzlies 123-99 at FedExForum  on Friday evening.

The Grizzlies fell to 13-11 with the loss, with all but one  of the losses coming by 10 or more points. The Hornets improved to 14-8,  winning their fourth game in a row.
  Charlotte hit 14 of its 22 three-point attempts (63.6  percent) in the third and fourth quarters, while holding Memphis to 5-of-14  (35.7 percent) to turn a five-point halftime lead into a 24-point win. The  Hornets set a season-high with 18 three pointers overall on 37 shots (48.6  percent). It was also the most three pointers a Grizzlies opponent has hit this  season.

Kemba Walker paced all scorers with 33 on  12-of-19 shooting (63.2 percent), including hitting at a 5-of-8 clip (62.5  percent) from three-point range. Walker added five rebounds and six assists. He  was joined in double figures by Nicolas  Batum with 20 points, Jeremy Lin,  Frank Kaminsky and Jeremy Lamb with  16, 15 and 10 points, respectively.

Six Grizzlies scored in double figures, led by Marc Gasol who registered 17 points and also led the team in rebounds  and assists with nine and five. Point guard Mike Conley followed behind him with a 16-point outing. Zach Randolph (13 points), Courtney Lee (12 points), Matt Barnes (11 points) and Tony Allen (10 points) were the other  Grizz players to hit double figures.

Memphis started the game hot, shooting a season-high 76.9  percent (10-of-13 points) and getting to the line to hit 14-of-17 (82.4  percent) from the charity stripe in the first quarter, while allowing Charlotte  to only make five trips to the line. At the end of the opening 12 minutes,  Memphis held a six-point lead, 35-29. However, New Orleans would win the  subsequent quarters.

The roles reversed in the second quarter, with Charlotte making  14 free throws in 15 trips (93.3 percent), while Memphis only took four,  hitting half of them. At the break, Memphis was behind 59-54.
The third quarter was when the game began to swing in the  visitors favor. Charlotte was 12-of-22 (54.5 percent) from the field, including  seven three pointers, while Memphis struggled both from the field, 6-of-18  (33.3 percent) and 1-of-6 from long range (16.7 percent).

The Hornets got going almost immediately in the third frame  with a Batum three-pointer sandwiched between two Gasol hook shots. They’d  follow up with two more three-pointers on the next couple of possessions, and  after a Cody Zeller layup capped off  a 15-6 run, the Grizzlies found themselves down 16, 74-58 with 7:39 to play in  the third.
  Memphis was unable to get the lead below 14 from there, with  Charlotte eventually stretching its lead to a game-high 31 near the end of the  game.

Memphis hits the road for a Sunday evening matchup against  the Miami Heat before returning home to play Washington on the second night of  the back-to-back. Tip-off for Sunday’s game is set for 5 p.m. ET and fans can  listen in on 92.9 FM ESPN, or catch the action on FOX Sports Southeast.

The Grizzlies will host the Hornets on Friday night at FedExForum. It's Star Wars Night. The first 3,000 fans will receive a Tony Allen Jedi robe.

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Catch the Grizzlies Live! pregame shows on FOX SportSoutheast at 4:30pm followed by 5pm tipoff as the Grizzlies head South to Miami to take on the Heat on Sunday.

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Find out what Coach Joerger has to say about the game during our live post-game press conference which takes place approximately 10-15 minutes after the final buzzer.

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Grizzlies Star Wars Night recap

Tune in every weekday home game day at 11am (CT) to watch Grizzlies Radio Play-By-Play Announcer Eric Hasseltine, TV sideline reporter Rob Fischer and a special guest player or coach as they discuss everything you need to know before heading to FedExForum.

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