CHARLOTTE, N.C. — LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges each scored 23 points and the Charlotte Hornets held on to beat the Dallas Mavericks 110-105 on Monday to extend their winning streak to a season-high three games.

The Dallas Mavericks had an early tip to start Martin Luther King Jr. Day against the Charlotte Hornets, entering the game wildly short-handed. Dallas was without Luka Doncic, Dereck Lively II, Quentin Grimes, Dante Exum, Dwight Powell, and Jaden Hardy, while Charlotte was missing Brandon Miller, Tre Mann, and Grant Williams.

The Dallas Mavericks entered the Queen City with another shorthanded roster for their matinee against the Charlotte Hornets on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The early tip-off was just the start of a back-and-forth tilt between the two teams,

LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges each scored 23 points and the Charlotte Hornets notched their first three-game winning streak of the season, defeating the visiting Dallas Mavericks 110-105 on Monday afternoon.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges each scored 23 points and the Charlotte Hornets held on to beat the Dallas Mavericks 110-105 on Monday to extend their winning streak to a season-high three games.

LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges each scored 23 points to lead the Charlotte Hornets to a riveting victory over the Dallas Mavericks, 110-105.

Charlotte got a complete team effort in a Martin Luther King Jr. Day matinee on Monday led by LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges with 23 points apiece ... three assists and three steals in the losing effort. Daniel Gafford followed with a career-high 31 points ...

It’s called a winning streak. @hornets win their third in a row, 110-105 over the Dallas Mavericks. 23 apiece from Miles Bridges and LaMelo Ball, 19 from Nick Smith, Jr. & a

Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges looks to make a move against Dallas' Daniel Gafford in the Hornets' 110-105 win Monday at Spectrum Center. The victory was the Hornets' third straight and fourth in five games. The Hornets are on a three-game win streak.

LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges each scored 23 points and the Charlotte Hornets held on to beat the Dallas Mavericks 110-105 on Monday to extend their winning streak to a season-high three games. Nick Smith Jr.

On Wednesday, the Dallas Mavericks (23-20) host the Minnesota Timberwolves (22-21) at American Airlines Center, and if you’re wondering how to catch the action live, you’ve come to the right place. The Mavericks are coming off a 110-105 loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Monday to drop to 4-9 without Luka Dončić (calf) in the lineup.

The NBA champion Boston Celtics crushed the Golden State Warriors 125-85 on Monday as current league leader Cleveland romped past the Phoenix Suns. Golden State had not lost by 40 at home since Jan 15, 1985.