Knueppel's Hot Streak: Hornets Rise in Eastern Conference

On April 3rd, the Charlotte Hornets just snagged a big win over the Phoenix Sons, 127-17 on Thursday night.

That victory bumped them up to Afe in the Eastern Conference standings, especially after the Orlando Magic and Miami Heat dropped their recent games.

With their hot streak rolling through 20-26, they lived prime to hang on to that playoff spot.

Rookie star Condoeple shook off a recent slump and dropped 20 points on 7-14 shooting from the field.

He drained 4-3s out of 9 tries, hitting those marks with crazy efficiency at 50% from the field, 44 from deep and perfect, from the line.

Fans and analysts are buzzing because Neweple now has 20 games this season, with at least 20 points on 50-40-90 shooting splits.

That puts him right behind the all-time great Stefan KER, E, who holds the record with 22 such games in the 2014-2.

2015 season and 21 the next year. He's the heavy favorite for Rookie of the Year at just 20 years old,

and his smooth jump shot has been key to the Hornets' whole turn around this.

Year. Defense is better watch out, because this kid's efficient scoring is just getting started,

and he's set to light up the league for years.

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