On December 16, Beijing time, the Hornets defeated the Spurs 131-114 to avoid a second consecutive defeat, the Hornets shot down 46 points in the first quarter of the game to lead the Spurs by 15 points, the difference in half-time was 16 points, and the Hornets played a 37-25 climax under the leadership of Hayward in the third quarter to open the point difference to 28 points, and the final quarter went directly into garbage time.
The Hornets' Bridges, Plumlee, Rozier and others have returned, but the core Lamelo Bauer has not yet returned, the first arrow of this team should be Rozier or Bridges, did not expect Hayward to become the first scoring point, and the efficiency value is extremely high.
Hayward played 12 minutes in the third quarter, 8 of 9, 1 of 2 three-pointers, 2 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, did not appear in the final quarter, three quarters of 29 minutes and 16 seconds, 15 of 19, 6 of 3 points, 6 of 6 free throws, 41 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, shooting 78.9%, 83.3% of three-point shooting, this game Hayward set multiple records.
1. Hayward's 21 points in the third quarter tied his career-highest single quarter, and he scored 21 points in a single quarter against the Nuggets on March 16, 2012, nine years later.
2. This is the third time in Hayward Hornets' career that he has scored a 40+ point, and he is the seventh player in Hornets history to have at least three 40+ attempts.
3.41 points is also the second highest score of Hayward Hornets career (highest 44 points);
4. Hayward is the second player in Hornets history to score 40+ since the 97-98 season, and the other is Kemba Walker with 46 points;
5. Hayward became the second player of the season to take 40+ in the third quarter, the other being Stephen Curry.
Hayward signed a four-year, $120 million contract with the Hornets last summer, and many people felt that Hayward, who suffered a serious injury, was not worth the contract, but he once again hit the face with a stable performance. Last season, he averaged 19.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game, shooting 47% from the field and 42 from three-point range; this season he averaged 18.4 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game, shooting 47% from the field and 40.3% from three-point range.
Text/Yan Xiaobai