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The Charlotte Observer
The Charlotte Observer
ATLANTA — Another season, another dreadful disappointment for the Charlotte Hornets. Charlotte’s season-ending, 29-point loss to Atlanta in the play-in game Wednesday night bore a startling resemblance to the Hornets’ 27-point loss to Indiana in the play-in game a year ago. In both games, Charlotte marched in as the Eastern Conference’s No. 10 seed and limped out with a whimper, getting drubbed in the biggest game of the season. It was consistency, all right, and exactly the kind that no one wants. This time was supposed to be different. The Hornets had won their last three games in a row, fin…