Hornets SURPASS 40 Wins! | Brandon Miller ERUPTS | Kon shooting STRUGGLES
Charlotte basketball fans, get ready for a milestone moment as the Hornets notch their 40th win of the season in emphatic fashion against the Brooklyn Nets. Walker Mehl and Doug Branson discuss what this achievement means in the context of franchise history—just the fifth time since 2003 that Charlotte has crossed this threshold. The hosts detail the decisive victory, with Brandon Miller lighting up the first quarter and Miles Bridges taking command after halftime, showcasing the team’s ability to adjust and trust their veteran leadership.
Miles Bridges’ candid locker room interviews and Brandon Miller’s heartfelt postgame comments reveal a squad with true grit and purpose, while Lamelo Ball’s streak of 50 consecutive games is celebrated as a breakthrough for the young star. Kon Knueppel’s recent shooting woes and apparent back injury raise questions heading into the play-in, but his “killer” mentality and resilience keep hopes high for a rebound.
Listeners get a sense of optimism, with Doug Branson pondering whether this squad’s upward trajectory can finally propel the franchise toward sustained winning seasons, and whether Jeff Peterson’s front office moves will nail the draft and make tough decisions for long-term success. Sicko Celly shout-outs, playful broadcaster banter, and stories from fans add a spirited touch to one of the most surprising Hornets campaigns in years.
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00:00 Hornets Reach 40 Wins
02:12 Halftime Adjustments & Miller/Bridges Performances
06:44 Team Identity, Postgame Quotes, Play-In Outlook
12:14 Most Surprising Hornets Season
26:02 Sicko Cellies
19 Comments
Bro this is the most excited I've ever been about the Hornets # SICKOS!
I've noticed that other teams rest players sometimes when that player is dealing with a nagging injury. I don't know why Charles Lee doesn't do this? Kon needs some time to rest his back injury
I'm critical at times, but I love this team. Fun to watch. Easy to cheer for. Young team growing in front of our eyes. Fun time to be a Hornets fan!
Here’s hoping the hawks and celtics win tonight to do the hornets a favour!
At what point do we start resting guys like Kon who has an injury? I want him as healthy as possible for the play in games.
KON CHANGE THIS WHOLE FRANCHISE
We need to draft Yaxel from Michigan and get a scoring big from wherever in the offseason screw the play-in looks like it will be Miami whipping our azz again smh. Major moves need to be made in the summer period.
Walker needs to upgrade his camera 😅. I keep thinking the low quality issue is on my end until I look at Doug and he’s crystal clear.
With results going our way last night if we can win our next 3 games, it's not dreaming to be confident of being in 6th place
Kon looks like a Force ghost in the thumbnail 😭
I cannot keep watching lamelo shoot the shots he’s shooting rn it’s awful. He has to be better
the difference in camera quality is stark
They should let McNeely take Kon spot for now. He is just as good a shooter. Just look at the Summer league
This is a special season where multiple unique events happened at once with a synergy no one could have expected!
DOUG- slipped one in there … true that by title there is no “All NBA leader” …but sorry, not sorry , Lamelo is the head of the snake. There’s no guessing on that. You’re just trying to make room for your KON fetish. 😂and crown him instead. …but still , KON = ROY
Go Hornets!!
U know we are doing good this season when we start talking coffee mugs at the end of the year lol
Douggie, Walker fellow SICKOS…we got FOTY SHAWTY!!!..LETS GO SICKOS LETS GO HORNETS SWARM CHARLOTTE BABY 🤢🤮👽💥🏀🐝💪🔥🍺🫎🍿🤫
Great podcast as always Walker and Doug 🏀, fully agree Walker about us hitting the 40 win mark it means a lot 🙌🏻. With the struggles we’ve had over the last few seasons with injuries and consistency for us to reach 40 wins with 6 games remaining is a great achievement 👍🏻. It’s been awesome to see our key players stay healthy and playing well 🙌🏻, let’s hope we can get 2 more wins to be above .500 😃🏀
Kon needs a breather , i believe liam is as good as KON , charles lee need to stop playing favorites and he trying to do what he did with boston , Boston is Boston because they trust people they bring in . if we gonna compete we need a bench thats willing to step up and stop acting as role players when they need too . that what i admire about boston , am i the only one who hates that we are being over reliant with the starting 5
Come on Kon, you got this, we all have faith in you…