Hornets coach Steve Clifford walked into the locker room at halftime and bawled out his players, telling them they had played the first 24 minutes without purpose, particularly on defense. Deservedly so, said guard Gerald Henderson. "Yeah, I mean we just weren't trying," Henderson said. That changed in the second half. Henderson scored 27 points and the Hornets stepped up their defense after the break to beat the Washington Wizards for the second time this week, 94-87 on Thursday night. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400579034
