Snell scored a season-high 26 points on 10-of-14 shooting, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 20 points and eight rebounds and the hot-shooting Bucks handed the Charlotte Hornets' playoff hopes a potentially devastating blow with a 118-108 victory. Malcolm Brogdon had 14 points and 10 assists for his second double-double of the season, and the Bucks won for the 12th time in 15 games. The Bucks (38-36) made 20 of their first 26 shots and hit 73 percent from the field in the first half to take a 72-50 lead into the locker room. The Bucks scored with ease on crisp passes, piling up 31 assists. Charlotte (33-41) entered in 11th place in the Eastern Conference and fell three games behind the Miami Heat for the final playoff spot with nine games remaining. Hornets guard Marco Belinelli left the game late in the fourth quarter with a gash near his right eye after a collision with Middleton. Kidd was happy with his team's perimeter defense, holding the Hornets to 7-of-28 shooting from beyond the 3-point arc. Sometimes you need that slap in the face, maybe, to get back on track again and win games.