On February 5, Beijing time, the Hornets played at home against the Cavaliers, and the Hornets lost to the Cavaliers 101-102 at the end of the game. The Hornets have suffered 2 consecutive defeats in the recent poor form, but the Cavaliers' recent state is also average, the previous game was upset to lose to the Pistons, not to mention, they also just lost to the Rockets, so whether this game against the Hornets can win is really difficult to say. In this game, the Cavaliers once opened the score, but what was unexpected was that in the fourth quarter, the Hornets launched a counterattack and completed the kill at one point, but in the end, they relied on the Lefour Cavaliers to win the game by free throws.
In the first quarter, Allen helped the team score, and then Bridges also helped the Hornets score, and then the Hornets' offensive state exploded, relying on multiple players to play the Hornets to gradually open up the score, and the Hornets led by 9 points at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, Love hit a three-pointer, but the Hornets also responded to continue to maintain the lead, but the back relied on Mobley and Allen to play to catch up with the score, and in the following game, the Hornets were in a sluggish offensive state, the Cavaliers relied on Wade and Goodwin to open the score, and the Cavaliers led by 6 points at the end of the half. In the third quarter, Aaron continued to help the team extend the lead, and then Hayward scored to stop the bleeding, but the Cavaliers pulled the score again under Love's play, and the next game was played by both teams, and the Cavaliers led by 11 points at the end of the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, the Cavaliers relied on Love and others to play the Cavaliers to maintain the lead, but in the subsequent game, the Cavaliers attacked the sluggish, and the Hornets completed the counterattack under the play of Oubre and Rozier, and finally Lefour made 2 free throws, and the Hornets had no choice but to lose.
This game Hornets in the fourth quarter of the game is to see the opportunity to reverse, but the final judgment is to judge the play of Rozier, so this has the emergence of Lefour free throw kill, it can be said that rozier at this time is really responsible, after all, if there is no penalty, then it is the Hornets who win the game, at the end of the game Lefour got 25 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist, Rozier got 24 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, It's really hard for the Hornets to lose a game like this.
In this game, the Nets abandoned Allen to make a contribution, in the game Allen played a good state, after all, in the inner line Allen has a good strength, more importantly, in the last moment Allen also defended the Hornets attack, which also allowed the Cavaliers to win the game steadily, the end of the game Allen got 29 points, 22 rebounds and 2 assists data. Among the other Cavaliers players, Goodwin had 5 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, Wade had 8 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, and Mobley had 8 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.
In this game, Oubre played an explosive performance in the fourth quarter of the game, and relied on Oubre's explosive Hornets to take the lead for a while, but unfortunately, the final Cavaliers free throw kill, the Hornets were also very uncomfortable, and Oubre got 21 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist at the end of the game. Bridges' performance in the fourth quarter was also crucial, and his impact on the interior was also a key for the Hornets to close the score, and Bridges had 12 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists at the end of the game. Among the other Hornets players, Hayward had 7 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Plumla had 8 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists, and 15 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists on three goals.