G Nicolas Batum contributed 31 points and eight rebounds Sunday in the Hornets' overtime loss to the Clippers.

G Nicolas Batum scored 15 points for the Hornets, who fell a point shy of scoring 100 in regulation for the first time in four games despite shooting only 40 percent from the field.

G Nicolas Batum had 18 points and six rebounds.

G Nicolas Batum scored 16 points Monday.

G Nicolas Batum led the Hornets with 25 points, eight assists and six rebounds.

G Nicolas Batum led the Hornets with 15 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds in a loss to Houston on Thursday.

G Nicolas Batum collected 18 points, eight rebounds and six assists Tuesday in the Hornets' blowout loss at Portland. Batum joins Cleveland's LeBron James, Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo, Houston's James Harden and Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook as the only players averaging at least 14 points, seven rebounds and five assists this season. "Nic's a cornerstone of our franchise," coach Steve Clifford said. "He has made a huge difference in our team."

G Nicolas Batum scored 16 points Wednesday.

G Nicolas Batum, who has been brilliant all month, struggled to four points on 2-of-9 shooting from the floor.

G Nicolas Batum scored seven points on two possessions in a span of 31 seconds late to ignite a 10-0 run.Batum hit a 3-pointer and was fouled, and he made the free throw to give the Hornets the lead for good at 101-98 with 3:31 remaining. Then he hit another 3-pointer on the Hornets' next possession to push the lead to 104-98 with 2:50 left."I didn't have a great shooting night," said Batum, who finished 6 of 16 from the field. "I missed some easy shots that I usually make. So in a close game like that, I need to make some big plays, and I did."Batum finished with 16 points.

G Nicolas Batum flirted with another triple-double again with 17 points, seven rebounds and seven assists.

G Nicolas Batum had eight points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for the Hornets, who are 0-3 against the Celtics this season.

G Nic Batum, back after missing the two previous games with a hyperextended right knee, had 19 points to pace Charlotte, which lost for the sixth time in seven games to fall to the .500 mark (20-20).

G Nicolas Batum missed his second consecutive game Tuesday with a hyperextended right knee sustained last week in a loss at Detroit. Batum was unavailable Saturday in San Antonio and is expected to be sidelined one to two weeks.

G Nicolas Batum sat out Saturday. He suffered a hyperextended right knee Thursday against the Pistons. The team confirmed the injury diagnosis during an MRI exam on Friday. There was no structural damage found.

G Nicolas Batum suffered a hyperextended right knee during Thursday's contest against the Detroit Pistons. The team confirmed the injury diagnosis during an MRI exam on Friday. There was no structural damage found. Batum has been ruled out of Saturday's game against the San Antonio Spurs. After that, he will be listed as day-to-day but the expectation is that he will likely miss at least one week.

G Nicolas Batum led the Hornets with 28 points, including 14 in the fourth quarter. He was just 7 of 18 from the field but 13 of 15 from the line. He hit a driving layup and a 3-pointer in a 9-0 run that pushed a 105-104 Charlotte lead to 114-104 with 1:19 remaining.

G Nicolas Batum had 19 points Monday for the Hornets.

G Nicolas Batum narrowly missed his second triple-double in less than a week with 16 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists. He went without an assist in the fourth quarter largely because teammates kept missing open shots. Batum also had three steals and one blocked shot.

G Nicolas Batum scored 20 points to go with nine rebounds and eight assists Wednesday in a win at Orlando. He hit 8 of 12 shots from the floor.