Happy Birthday Gordon Hayward! Top 3 moments as a Charlotte Hornet

SAN ANTONIO, TX - DECEMBER 15: Gordon Hayward #20 of the Charlotte Hornets celebrates with teammates after a basket in the second half at AT&T Center on December 15 2021 in San Antonio, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that , by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ronald Cortes/Getty Images) /

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Charlotte Hornets’ Gordon Hayward (Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images) /

2. Charlotte Hornets at Atlanta Hawks January 6, 2021

Hayward’s career-high had come earlier that calendar year. In January of 2021, he hung 44 on the Atlanta Hawks in their home arena. Unlike in the game against the obviously tanking Spurs, the Hawks were a game opponent—one that would eventually make it all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals later that season. And unlike the Spurs game, there would be no sitting out of the fourth quarter.

Hayward’s 14 points in the fourth quarter were 2/3 of the total points the Hornets scored in that final chapter. In fact, he scored in double digits in three of the four quarters of the contest. A 44-point outing is impressive, scoring 44 when your team has 102 in total, is even more so. Here are highlights of his stunning performance.

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