Long Beach (1-8) limps home from the desert with an eight ... San Jose led 46-45, when Yap hit a 3-pointer and a dead ball foul was called on Long Beach, keeping possession with the Spartans.
Including LaMelo Ball, three-fifths of the Hornets’ projected starting lineup was missing for Friday’s East Group A NBA Cup action, rendered cheerleaders because of assorted ailments.
So, what did LaMelo do? He did typical LaMelo Ball things and scored 22 points in the third quarter while shooting 8 of 12 in the quarter. It's the second-most points in a quarter in his career.