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With the addition of Mourning, along with second-year star Larry Johnson and Muggsy Bogues, the Hornets struggled losing four of their first six games, but then went on a five-game winning streak afterwards, held a 26–23 record at the All-Star break, [16] and won 9 of their final 12 games, finishing their season in third place in the Central ...
In the 1994–95 season, Mourning and teammate Larry Johnson led the Hornets to a 50-win season and reached the playoffs. Mourning ranked first on the team in scoring (21.3 per game), rebounding (9.9 per game), blocked shots (2.92 per game), and field goal percentage (.519), and played in the 1995 NBA All-Star Game where he scored 10 points and ...
Alonzo Mourning led the team with 21.3 points, 9.9 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game, while Larry Johnson averaged 18.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game. Mourning and Johnson were both selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game.
[10] [11] [12] However, the Hornets would soon struggle as Larry Johnson injured his back, and second-year star Alonzo Mourning was out with a torn calf muscle and sprained ankle. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] Without their star players, the Hornets lost 16 of 17 games midway through the season, including two 8-game losing streaks between January and March ...
Both Johnson and Mourning were suspended for Game 5, in which the seventh-seed Knicks eliminated the second-seed Heat. On October 10, 2001, Johnson announced his early retirement from basketball due to chronic back problems that had plagued him for several years, after his point production had decreased for three straight years. [11]
Despite injuries to both Johnson and Mourning, the two led the team in points-per-game. [40] In the 1994–95 season, the Hornets finished with a 50–32 record, returning to the playoffs. [41] Johnson and Mourning again led the team in points-per-game, while also leading the club in rebounding.
Despite injuries to both Johnson and Mourning, the two led the team in points-per-game. [28] The following season, the Hornets finished the regular season with 50 wins and 32 losses, and returned to the playoffs. [29] Johnson and Mourning again led the team in points-per-game, while also leading the club in rebounding. [30]
Game 4: A fight broke out between Larry Johnson and Alonzo Mourning at the end of the game (in which the Knicks won 90–85). A lasting image of the fight was Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy clinging to Mourning's leg. Both players were suspended for two games. Johnson and Mourning had bad blood dating back to their stint as Charlotte Hornets ...