While college basketball takes center stage on Thursday, March 19, there are still eight NBA games lined up throughout the night.

-The Hornets continue their hot streak against the Trail Blazers: Charlotte has been one of the best teams in the NBA over the last month, and they got another blowout win over the Blazers. That gives the Hornets a 13-3 record across their last 16 outings.

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Still, McCants argues that this run is largely driven by scoring explosions of Doncic and Reaves, who have averaged 36.6 (Luka) and 26.6 (Austin) points over the past five games. Put simply, according to him, it's been individual brilliance and not structural improvement that is the source of the current winning streak.

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