The Hornets face off against the Magic
After two consecutive wins over the defending champion Bucks and ending a seven-game winning streak with the Philadelphia 76ers, the story of Lamelo Ball and charlotte Hornets is once again in front of people's eyes. They're a young team, but from the moment they selected Lamelo Ball, everyone understands that this team will be on the playoff stage. This is Ball's second season, he took the Charlotte Hornets, all the way to the seventh position in the East, the league's second-place average of points per game, the league's first assist-to-turnover ratio, all of which show people how good the Hornets are.
In this game, the Charlotte Hornets sat at home and ushered in the challenge of the Orlando Magic. The Magic are also a young team, the difference is that they are still on the road to reconstruction, after a wave of ten consecutive defeats, sitting in the bottom position in the East, obviously not the opponent of the Charlotte Hornets, but in the NBA League, no opponent can be taken lightly.
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At the beginning of the first quarter, the Hornets showed their talent, Lamelo Ball had 9 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Rozier also had 9 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, Hayward and Plumlee scored 6 points each, and in the case of multi-point blossoming, the Hornets bombed 36 points in the first quarter, but the Magic also scored 35 points, which was somewhat surprising. After returning from the second quarter, the Hornets' feel dropped, and Rozier had 7 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists to help the team get 27 points, while the Magic still clenched the score.
The Magic also scored 26 points this quarter, which means that at the end of the half, they were only 2 points behind the Hornets, a one-goal difference. In the second half, Ball continued to work hard, taking 7 points, 2 assists and 1 steal, and Hayward also had 8 points on 3-of-6 shooting, but in this quarter, the Hornets still only won the Magic by 1 point. That is to say, after the first three quarters, the Hornets only won 1 point in each quarter, so they entered the final quarter with a 3-point lead. But who would have thought that after returning from the last quarter, the Magic team immediately hit a wave of streams.
After playing 5 minutes, the Hornets scored just 2 points, while the Magic blasted down 15 points to take a 10-point lead. In this situation, Ball hit a three-pointer, followed by McDaniels three-pointers, and the point difference returned to 4 points. But then the Magic extended their lead to double digits again, and the Hornets struggled to win, eventually losing to the Magic 109-116.
Ended a 10-game losing streak
The Orlando Magic ended a 10-game losing streak and in a game like this one, they played an excellent team, delivering 32 assists, four more than the Hornets. On the bench, Wagner jr. exploded with 26 points and 4 assists, and Wagner Jr. shot 8 of 11 with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, and it has to be said that the Magic were able to win this game, and the Wagner brothers were the most successful. Harris had 18 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Sargas had 12 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, and Terrance Rose had 10 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.
The Hornets lost the game, but the starting five Tigers all scored in double figures, especially Ramello Ball, who got 23 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals, and his personal performance was remarkable. Bridges also had 20 points, three rebounds and three assists, Rozier had 19 points, eight rebounds and six assists, Hayward had 18 points, three rebounds and three assists, and Plumlee had 10 points and 10 rebounds. The Hornets lost mostly to the bench in this game, and without Oubre, the bench only scored 19 points, apparently not up to their average level.