The early tip-off led to a back-and-forth tilt between the two teams, but Dallas couldn’t overcome its shortcoming of depth and left with a 110-105

Diabate (illness) is available for Friday's game against the Bulls. Diabate will play through an illness for the Hornets on Friday, and he's in line to make his first appearance in the NBA since a Dec.

LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges each scored 23 points and the Charlotte Hornets held on to beat the Dallas Mavericks 110-105.

LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges each scored 23 points and the Charlotte Hornets notched their first three-game winning streak of the season, defeating the visiting Dallas Mavericks 110-105 on Monday afternoon.

Nick Richards walking out the door opens up a world of possibilities for Moussa Diabate. The center on a two-way deal made waves with his early season output as he tormented opposing big men on the boards with relentless energy and inch perfect positioning on long rebounds.

Despite those issues, the Jazz have managed to win a respectable three of seven games this month. Among those victories were a 136-100 thrashing of Miami and a 105-92 win over an

Moussa Diabate is questionable with an illness ... The Chicago Bulls and Charlotte Hornets will face off at 8:00 p.m. EST on Friday night.

The Hornets are 5-13 in home games. Charlotte leads the Eastern Conference in rebounding, averaging 45.9 boards. Moussa Diabate paces the Hornets with 6.8 rebounds. The Suns are 6-10 in road games. Phoenix has a 4-2 record in games decided by less than 4 ...

The Dallas Mavericks fell 110-105 on Monday to the Charlotte Hornets, who have now won four of their last five games. Dallas was missing six players in this game, including Luka Doncic, Dereck Lively II, Quentin Grimes, and more, and despite getting 30+ points from two different players, they still weren't able to beat Charlotte.

The Memphis Grizzlies prevailed over the Minnesota Timberwolves 108-106, with European players taking a back seat. Santi Aldama had just two points and two rebounds for the winners, while Rudy Gobert scored four points with four rebounds for the Minnesota team.

LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges each scored 23 points and the Charlotte Hornets held on to beat the Dallas Mavericks 110-105 on Monday to extend their winning streak to a season-high three games.

The Dallas Mavericks had an early tip to start Martin Luther King Jr. Day against the Charlotte Hornets, entering the game wildly short-handed. Dallas was without Luka Doncic, Dereck Lively II, Quentin Grimes,