Michael Kidd-Gilchrist

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scores season-high 22 points in Hornets' loss

Charlotte Hornets small forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scored 22 points on 10-of-14 field goals with 6 rebounds, 2 steals, and 2 blocks in Wednesday's 115-107 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

What It Means:

Kidd-Gilchrist also made both of his free throw attempts while scoring the most points he has in any game this season. After a three-game absence, he's gone 14-of-20 (70.0) over the past two and is shooting 63.4 percent overall from the field on the year. The sixth-year man will try to keep things going versus the Chicago Bulls on Friday.

numberFire's models projected MKG to score 22.9 FanDuel points on Wednesday, but he crushed that with a season-high 41.2-point performance. He's averaging 17.3 FanDuel points across seven games this season.