March 10, 2026; Portland, Oregon, USA; Charlotte Hornets guard/forward Con Kneuppel (7) drives to the basket against Portland Trail Blazers forward Chris Murray (24) during the first half at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Jaime Valdez-Imagn Image Brandon Miller had 23 points and nine rebounds and Kon Knueppel added 15 points to help the Charlotte Hornets overcome a 19-point deficit and record a 103-101 win over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night.
LaMelo Ball scored 14 points in 22 minutes before fouling out as Charlotte improved to 11-1 in its last 12 road games. Ryan Kalkbrenner added 13 points and Myles Bridges and Sion James each had 11 points as the Hornets earned their seventh win in their last nine games.
Jerami Grant scored 24 points and Deni Avdija added 22 points and seven assists for the Trail Blazers, who lost for the fourth time in their last six games.
Scoot Henderson scored 17 points off the bench, Donovan Clingan added 11 points and 11 rebounds and Toumani Camara also had 11 points for Portland.
Bridges was just 2 of 13 from the field but hit two free throws to give Charlotte a 99-98 lead with 1:18 left. He hit two more free throws with 9 seconds left to give the Hornets a three-point lead.
Miller sealed it by hitting two free throws with 3.1 seconds left. Henderson hit a half-court shot for Portland as time expired in the final margin.
Ball’s 3-pointer with 7 minutes, 28 seconds left in the game gave the Hornets an 88-87 lead, the team’s first lead since less than 2 minutes and 30 seconds were played.
Charlotte connected on 38.6% of its field goal attempts and was 14 of 38 from 3-point range.
The Trail Blazers shot 42.2 percent, including 16 of 42 from behind the arc.
With Portland leading 55-46 at halftime, Henderson scored 14 points in the first half. Knueppel had 11 points in the first half for the Hornets.
The Trail Blazers led 34-20 after the first quarter, then extended the lead to 43-24 with Henderson’s 3-pointer with 8 minutes and 44 seconds left in the second half.
Charlotte got back into the game, scoring 24 of its 36 points in the third quarter to move to within one point with 1:44 left.
Avdija buried a trey with 1.6 seconds left to give the Trail Blazers an 82-78 lead heading into the final quarter.
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