Hornets Cruise Past Shorthanded Bucks as Under Cashes Comfortably

The Hornets dismantled Milwaukee 105-90 in a preseason slog that vindicated every skeptic of inflated exhibition totals. Charlotte controlled this one wire-to-wire against a Bucks squad that looked every bit as depleted as advertised, and the 195 combined points fell well short of the 222.5 closing number.

DarkHorse's under call hit with room to spare, and the logic held up perfectly. Both rosters ran deep into their benches with starters logging limited minutes, and the offensive execution was predictably choppy. Milwaukee couldn't generate consistent offense without their full complement, shooting themselves out of contention early while Charlotte's depth pieces—stepping up for White, Knueppel, and Miller—did just enough to pull away without lighting up the scoreboard.

This was textbook preseason basketball: experimental rotations, cold shooting stretches, and zero urgency to push pace or hunt quality looks. The Bucks' 90 points told the story of a team testing lineups rather than competing for wins, while Charlotte's 105 came more from Milwaukee's disarray than any offensive fireworks.

The under backers never sweated. When you've got camp bodies logging heavy minutes and coaches treating possessions like practice drills, scoring droughts are inevitable. DarkHorse nailed the read—preseason totals remain suckers' bait, and this one proved it again.