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 GAME FLOW
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Baron Davis is drawing some favorable
comparisons in just his second year.
Davis had his second triple-double in three games as the
Charlotte Hornets overcame a sluggish start Saturday night to beat
the Cleveland Cavaliers 109-98 for their fifth straight victory.
|  | | Charlotte's Baron Davis drives to the basket as Cleveland's Robert Traylor and Michael Hawkins defend Saturday night. |
Davis finished with 14 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds. He
had 12 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds in an 88-73 win over
Philadelphia on Wednesday.
Charlotte coach Paul Silas said Davis' play of late reminds him
of another guard known for triple-doubles.
"He reminds me of Jason Kidd," Silas said. "He can rebound,
shoot and make assists."
Davis didn't mind the comparison.
"(Kidd) is a great player and to be compared to him is a
compliment," Davis said. "I've been watching him since high
school and I've pretty much patterned my game after him."
Charlotte's Jamal Mashburn had 30 points on 10-of-18 shooting.
Elden Campbell added 23 points.
Lamond Murray led Cleveland with 30 points.
After trailing by two at the end of the first quarter, the
Hornets outscored the Cavaliers 30-18 in the second quarter.
Charlotte led 60-50 at the half and pushed the lead to 14 on
several occasions in the third quarter.
Cleveland pulled to 89-82 on Chris Mihm's jumper with 8:33 left
and had the ball again after David Wesley missed a jump shot. But
Murray missed an open 3-pointer from the right wing and the Hornets
answered with a dunk from P.J. Brown to go up 91-82.
Trajan Langdon hit 3-pointer and Murray hit two free throws as
Cleveland pulled to 93-87 with 6:19 left, but Charlotte went on an
11-1 run to push the lead to 104-88 and put the game out of reach.
Charlotte had lost five in a row before winning its last five. A
key has been pushing the ball upcourt.
"The up-tempo game is key for us," said David Wesley, who
finished with 12 points and eight assists. "Easy baskets come from
great defense and we've been consistent defensively and
offensively. We're in a good rhythm right now and we need to
continue on this win streak."
Game
notes
Charlotte had 21 more free throw attempts than Cleveland in
the first half. The Hornets connected on 22-of-27 foul shots. The
Cavaliers hit 5-of-6. ... The Hornets outrebounded the Cavaliers
40-32. ... Charlotte had been 8-0 when it shot better than its
opponent and 0-6 when it didn't. The Hornets broke that trend,
hitting 45 percent to Cleveland's 46 percent.
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Toronto 79
New York 75
Charlotte 109
Cleveland 98
Houston 91
Miami 80
Orlando 114
Atlanta 92
Dallas 108
Denver 84
Washington 107
Milwaukee 100
San Antonio 96
Philadelphia 76
Portland 86
New Jersey 84
Golden State 114
Minnesota 93
Phoenix 95
LA Clippers 89
Sacramento 125
Seattle 101
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