Hornets' Nick Richards: Posts double-double in win

Richards logged 14 points (6-9 FG, 2-4 FT) and 11 rebounds in 26 minutes during Tuesday's 137-134 win over Oklahoma City.

After taking the night off in Sunday's win over the Mavericks, Richards was back in the starting lineup Tuesday. At the same time, Mark Williams (rest) was unavailable, allowing Richards to post his fifth double-double over his past nine appearances. During that stretch, the third-year center has averaged 10.3 points, 10.3 rebounds and 1.6 blocks in 26.2 minutes per game. The Hornets plan to alternate rest days for one of Richards, Williams and Kai Jones for the remainder of the season to open up playing time for two of the centers in any given game, so while Jones will likely sit out Friday against the Bulls or serve as a backup power forward, Richards' turn to sit will be coming up Sunday versus the Raptors.