Miles Bridges scores 26 with career-high 6 treys in Hornets' loss
Charlotte Hornets small forward Miles Bridges scored 26 points (10-of-15 field goals) with 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block, 6 3-pointers, and 1 turnover in 35.2 minutes of a 112-110 overtime loss to the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday.
What It Means:
Bridges set a new career-high in made threes and finished with his best scoring effort since November 22. He's now scored 18-plus in back-to-back games after averaging 10.0 points over the previous five. Bridges has been stepping it up on the glass over the last five games, with 8.4 rebounds per game during that stretch. The Hornets will visit the Utah Jazz on Friday in the first of a four-game road trip.
Bridges scored 43.3 FanDuel points on Wednesday, his second-highest output of the season. numberFire's models project him for 12.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 0.7 steals, and 0.8 triples per game over the rest of the season.
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