Cleveland Cavaliers at Charlotte Hornets

Walker scores 30 as Hornets beat Cavaliers 110-99

However, the two-time All-Star kept pushing, prodding and eventually found his way with 30 points and six assists as the Hornets rallied to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 110-99 Wednesday night.

"It's frustrating," Walker said of missing the first seven shots one game after scoring a season-low four points on two of 13 shooting last Saturday. "It was shots that I usually make and shots that I work on all the time.

"Sometimes, you've just got to stick with it and try your best not to let the frustration get to you. You know, keep positive thoughts and just keep on pushing through."

A reverse layup with 4:49 left in the first half got Walker untracked and he finished shooting 11 of 26, including 4 for 12 on 3-pointers, as the Hornets even their record at 15-15.

It was the ninth game of the season with at least 30 points for Walker, and helped Charlotte stop a two-game losing streak.

Hornets coach James Borrego said he had a simple message for Walker during his first half struggles.

Jeremy Lamb added 18 points and 12 rebounds, and Marvin Williams had 18 points and 10 boards for Charlotte.

Jordan Clarkson scored 20 points, Jaron Blossomgame had 15 and Cedi Osman added 13 for the Cavaliers.

After the Cavaliers pulled to 88-82 with 8:52 left in the game, Charlotte started a 17-4 run to seal the win.

Cleveland center Larry Nance, Jr., whose team led 38-25 in the middle of the second quarter and 46-41 at halftime, had on a one-name answer when asked what the difference in the game was.

"Kemba," Nance said. "He started to heat up in that third quarter and really just took over. Any time a player like that gets going, it's hard to slow him down."

After going scoreless on 0-for-5 first-quarter shooting, Walker scored nine points in the second quarter while shooting 4 for 8, and added 17 points in the third quarter (6-for-9 shooting) and four points in the fourth quarter (on 1 for 4).

TIP INS

Cavaliers: Jordan Clarkson returned to action after missing Tuesday's game at Indiana. ... Matthew Dellavedova missed Wednesday's game with left knee soreness.

UP NEXT

Cavaliers: Visit Toronto on Friday night.

Hornets: Host Detroit on Friday night.

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