Brett Brown Using Nicolas Batum's Guarantee As Motivation
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The Charlotte Hornets are the coldest team in the NBA.
The Hornets have just one win in their last 10 games (a four-point win over the last-placed Brooklyn Nets), but the team's second leading scorer Nicolas Batum guarantees they'll beat the Sixers on Monday night.
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"We're going to win this game on Monday. We will," Batum told Scott Fowler of the Charlotte Observer.
When Fowler asked if Batum is guaranteeing a win, Batum said, "Yeah."
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Sixers coach Brett Brown is using Batum's quote as motivation for his team, which has won two straight games.
The Hornets lost to the Sixers 102-93 on January 14th in Philadelphia.
