After winning a big win and ending the road trip, the Hornets, who had great confidence, returned home and ushered in the Challenge of the Lakers.
In terms of the Hornets, Hayward + Oubre is absent at the same time, and whether the Hornets can take advantage of the chase to win 2 consecutive wins, Bridges + three goals + Rozier, undoubtedly need to play.
On the other hand, on the Lakers side, James + thick eyebrow brother + Munch hung up the exemption card, the Lakers played away from home in this game, Andyshao single-core led the team, obviously will face a huge challenge and test!
Finally, after four quarters of fighting, with a wave of perfect start 16-3, the Hornets, who played at home, completely suppressed the Lakers in the first half, and achieved a 16-point lead.
Although after returning from the second half, the third quarter of Westbrook + Melon ushered in an outbreak, leading the Lakers to play a wave of 13-2 counterattack frenzy, once erasing the double-digit point difference.
However, at the moment of the final battle, the Hornets played steadily, and although Wei Shao held the opportunity to kill the game, he regretted that he failed to hit the hasty shot, and the game also lost suspense.
The Hornets, who finally withstood the pressure, also beat the Lakers 117-114 at home, winning 2 consecutive wins without any danger, and also gave the opponent Lakers 2 consecutive losses!
In this game, facing their own baskets and fans, the Hornets will be able to be described as all soldiers, playing a team performance of four people 20+ and successfully defending the home stadium.
In the case of the main players such as three goals + Rozier + PJ Washington, continuing to perform steadily, the core of the team Bridges, and the play of ismail Smith on the bench, is particularly critical!
Bridges lived up to expectations in this game, starting 40 minutes, shooting a team-high 26 points on 9-of-15 shooting, plus 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.
Among them, in the third quarter, his heroic performance of scoring 10 points in a single quarter not only helped the Hornets withstand the pressure, but also became a difficult existence for the Lakers to solve!
Of course, the Hornets were able to win this game, and the performance of Ismail Smith on the bench was also great.
Ismail Smith was very efficient, playing 24 minutes off the bench, shooting more than 80% of the 10-of-12 shots, and contributing 22 points+ 2 rebounds + 5 assists + 1 block.
More importantly, Ismail Smith personally did not make a mistake in this game, which can be said to have completely disrupted the Lakers' defensive rhythm and plan, and successfully affected the trend of the game at both ends of the attack and defense!
On the other hand, on the Lakers side, the team reversed the defeat in this game, and finally lost by 3 points, and hated the performance of the away game, which is obviously regrettable.
But rationally speaking, for the Lakers, this battle, the team is not completely without highlights!
After all, in the case of melon + Reeves + Bazemore and other main players, each performing its own duties, as the core defender of the team, the play of Wei Shao, who led the team in this campaign, is indeed remarkable.
In this game, Wei Shao opened low and went high, and in the first half, Wei Shao scored 30 points alone, bombed a game-high 35 points, plus 4 rebounds and 5 assists.
Although it failed to help the Lakers win, there is one thing to say, Westbrook's outstanding performance in the second half, as well as the offensive and defensive ends of the final quarter, did cause considerable trouble and trouble to the Hornets!
It's just that in the absence of James + Thick Brow Brother + Munch at the same time, in the face of the Hornets with more blossoms, this campaign has worked hard for a whole game, but wei Shao, who is difficult to support alone, seems to have no choice but to accept the reality of 2 consecutive defeats.
In this regard, many Lakers fans also said after the game: James + thick eyebrow brother + Munch will come back to help Wei Shao!