On January 13, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Hornets defeated Philadelphia 109-98 on the road, avenging the one-shot defeat to Philadelphia in the first two meetings of the two teams this season. The Game came after the Hornets' four-game winning streak, with Gordon Hayward scoring 30 points, seven assists, four rebounds and three steals on 13-of-16 shooting; Philadelphia's previous seven-game winning streak came to an abrupt end, with Joel Embiid scoring 31 points and six rebounds, but he also made seven turnovers. The last meeting between the two teams of the season will continue in Philadelphia on April 3.
Hayward was efficient
Match stats: The Hornets scored 20+ points
The Philadelphia five scored in double figures, with the exception of Embiid, Tobias Harris with 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists, Seth Curry and Teresse Maxi each scoring 10 points and Frank Kolkmaz contributing 14 points.
The Hornets scored in double figures, with the exception of Hayward, Terry Rozier scored 22 points, "three-goal" Ball had 13 points, seven rebounds and eight assists, Miles Bridges contributed 21 points and eight rebounds, and Cody Martin scored 11 points.
Game Recap: Hornets Revenge Philadelphia
Not only did Philadelphia maintain a seven-game winning streak before this game, but it also beat the Hornets on the road in both teams' first two meetings of the season. But in today's game, the Hornets ended Philadelphia's momentum with their last two consecutive wins over the Bucks.
After the opening, the two teams did not try to play against each other, Hayward first broke the deadlock with three points, and Philadelphia immediately returned with a small climax of 8-2. The Hornets then couldn't hold off Embiid, but Philadelphia couldn't hold back the Hornets' outside line either, and after Bridges, three-goal and Hayward hit consecutive shots, the Hornets quickly turned the score back to 18-11. With 1:51 left in the first quarter, Hayward hit another three-pointer and the Hornets maintained a 31-25 lead. But the Hornets scored just one goal for the rest of the quarter, and after Maxi hit two three-pointers, the 76ers completed a 10-3 offensive run to turn the score back to 35-34 at the end of the first quarter. The Hornets shot 56 percent in the quarter, with Hayward scoring 15 points on 6-of-6 shooting and Philadelphia shooting 57.9 percent, with Embiid scoring 12 points.
Embiid attacked with the ball
The Hornets continued their offensive firepower in the second quarter, while Philadelphia fell into a scoring drought. It wasn't until 8:10 of the quarter, when Kolkmaz scored a layup, that Philadelphia broke the scoring drought. With one minute left in the quarter, Hayward hit a three-pointer and the Hornets managed to stretch the lead to 62-48 and a 64-50 lead at the end of the half. After halftime, the Hornets still maintained a high shooting percentage of 55.3 percent, while Philadelphia's shooting percentage dropped to 45 percent, and they shot only 33.3 percent of their 7-of-21 shooting in the second quarter.
The Hornets opened the third quarter with a 6-0 run to stretch the score to 70-50. Philadelphia immediately called a timeout and had a very good effect, after which they defended the Hornets for nearly 3 minutes of scoring drought, and they also played a 9-0 chase. Immediately after Rozier broke the scoring drought for the Hornets on a jumper, Embiid immediately completed a three-pointer on Washington, and then Curry Jr. also hit a three-pointer, and Philadelphia narrowed the point gap to just seven points. After three goals in return for a three-pointer, Hayward also scored a goal, the Hornets stabilized, and with 2 minutes and 20 seconds left in the quarter, Rozier broke the ball to counter-attack, and they once again established a double-digit advantage at 85-69. But after the third quarter, Philadelphia trailed by just nine points at 76-85.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Colkmaz hit a three-pointer, and Philadelphia narrowed the gap to six points, but then they chased the points poorly, Martin hit a three-pointer, three goals also scored a goal, and the Hornets scored five consecutive points to regain a double-digit advantage. With 1 minute and 31 seconds left in the game, Bridges scored a basket and the Hornets still led by 12 points at 106-94. Philadelphia's momentum was over, and they eventually lost 98-109 at home, ending their previous seven-game winning streak.
The starting lineup of both sides of this game -
Philadelphia: Maxi, Curry Jr., Sable, Harris, Embiid
Hornets: Three goals, Rozier, Hayward, Bridges, Plumlee