Hornets to test newly discovered winning formula against Spurs

The thrills keep stacking up for the Charlotte Hornets, and they'll aim for more when the San Antonio Spurs visit Saturday afternoon.

It's the first meeting of the season between clubs that have been making nice recent climbs.

The Hornets have a five-game winning streak for the first time in nearly three years after nipping the Dallas Mavericks 123-121 on the road Thursday night behind rookie Kon Knueppel's season-high 34 points. That was the first time in 15 games that Knueppel led Charlotte in scoring.