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Coby White credited defensive stops and transition play for Charlotte’s decisive 25-6 run to open the fourth quarter in Tuesday’s 136-106 victory over the Miami Heat at Spectrum Center. “I think we started to get stops and getting out in transition… moving the ball and just making the right play,” White said. “It’s just infectious. […] The post Coby White on Hornets’ late surge in dominant win over Heat appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

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Charlotte Hornets head coach Charles Lee highlighted his team’s composure following a dominant fourth quarter in Tuesday’s 136-106 victory over the Miami Heat at Spectrum Center. “Impressive collective team victory tonight,” Lee said. “Early in that game we did some really good things… our group did a great job of coming into a timeout and […] The post Charles Lee praises Hornets’ resilience in win over Heat appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

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Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra addressed his team’s 136-106 loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday night at Spectrum Center. “It was a 96 to 90… I think we missed a layup, maybe a couple layups and scored, and then from there it just went floodgates,” Spoelstra said, describing the decisive fourth quarter swing. […] The post Erik Spoelstra reflects on Heat loss to Hornets and challenges ahead appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

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Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson highlighted the team’s defensive adjustments in the fourth quarter that fueled Tuesday’s 123-116 win over the Milwaukee Bucks at Fiserv Forum. “A little better defensive effort in the fourth… got the right rotation out there, right players out there. Max hits that big three in the corner. I thought […] The post Kenny Atkinson praises Cavaliers’ closing effort in win over Bucks appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

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Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch credited his team’s defensive intensity and bench contributions after a 116-104 victory over the Phoenix Suns at Target Center on Tuesday. “Obviously Bones was a huge spark for us. It kind of got us back into the game with some offense early,” Finch said of Bones Hyland, who scored […] The post Chris Finch praises Timberwolves’ balanced effort in win over Suns appeared first on TalkBasket.net .