The Charlotte Hornets magic number continues to drop and a playoff berth is just within reach. We think it's safe to start scouting potential playoff matchups and the Hornets have many possibilities. The Eastern Conference has a huge gut of four teams, the Hornets, Miami Heat, Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics, vying for seeds 3-6. We bring on NBA expert and editor for SportingNews.com, Adi Joseph, to help us decide who we'd like to see the Hornets play and who we're hoping they avoid. - - Hive Talk Live - - PLUS - At The Hive's favorite son, Nick Denning, joins with What's Happenin'...in the NBAIf you don't wanna get burned get your hand off the hot stove!! More Bonnell Burns including a few user submissions. Patrick Ewing says he never thought about forming a "super-team" a la Lebron James, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul. Do we believe him? - - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices