What teams were Michael Jordan on?

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Charlotte Hornets got a pep talk from owner Michael Jordan on Tuesday after coming back from a winless Western journey.

Jordan's message apparently got through noisy and obvious.

Shield Kemba Walker scored 23 points on 9-of-13 shooting, and center Cody Zeller had their 2nd double-double of period with 19 points and 10 rebounds as Hornets took demand quickly and led by as much as 35.

Hornets coach Steve Clifford said the performance, which included a 17-2 start in the first seven minutes, was "as complete a game as we've probably played all year."

Jordan had made use of the phrase "disconnected" whenever conversing with the group.

"He said a lot of things, and I also thought he had been completely on point, " Clifford said. "He fundamentally said you need to get free from your self and to the staff. That is what this thing is all about, perhaps not some guy playing for stats or any. He informed them, 'We don't have any superstars, but we now have lots of excellent players and we can be a pretty great group if every person is team-first.'"

Zeller stated Jordan was specially dedicated to the defensive work; the Hornets had permitted 100 or higher points in five for the losses during seven-game skid.

"It was a great talk, " Zeller stated. "dropping seven games in a row we had been all kinda in a funk and he stated we just needed to make contact with our winning methods playing security.

"all of it begins on protective end. That's what we were performing whenever we had been winning, and we kinda got from that. We weren't because intense as we would have to be, as connected, as tied up together on the highway trip. Therefore it was advisable that you kinda have that behind us and ideally we will come up with a fantastic streak now."

The Hornets (18-20) had lost 10 of these previous 12.

"lots of guys played well, " Clifford stated. "I was thinking Cody ended up being terrific. Kemba was clearly great. With Nic's presence, we're a different sort of staff as he's available. He is maybe not in rhythm yet, but their presence and demeanor, their decision-making, it's so important to us. Very few men can make the sort of plays that he makes."

The Hawks (23-16) had won two straight and nine of these previous 12. But they seemed completely disinterested from the beginning.

In falling behind 17-2, the Hawks had been 1-for-11 through the area and committed six turnovers to their very first 15 belongings. They ended up shooting 37 % from industry when it comes to online game. Charlotte shot 43.9 percent total.

Ahead Paul Millsap ended up being the only Hawk to rating in dual figures, completing with 20 things. Center Al Horford, who'd 33 things and 10 rebounds in a win within the Chicago Bulls on Saturday, done with two things and two rebounds in 28 minutes. He had been a minus-30 in plus-minus.