Inadvertently, the Charlotte Hornets suffered a wave of 6 consecutive losses, once again lost themselves, as a team that can still maintain a high state at the beginning of the season, the Hornets have indeed encountered a lot of trouble in recent times. Hayward in the team was forced to announce an indefinite absence from the team due to his return from an old injury, and the other role players in the team have also fallen into a trough, and their playoff dreams this season have become more and more elusive. Still, they made some changes before the trade deadline: sending Ismail Smith, Vernon Carey Jr. and a future second-round pick to get the best sixth man Harrell from the Wizards.
In this game, the Hornets away to the Detroit Pistons, a fish-belly team that is also in the midst of a six-game losing streak. There is no doubt that both of them are in dire need of a win to boost the morale of the players in the team. At the beginning of the game, the Hornets, who played away from home, took the lead in getting into the state, Ball handed over 11 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in the first quarter, Rozier also had 6 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal, and Bridges, who handed over 7 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 steal. With the three of them in a row, the Hornets hit a 36-29 score to take a seven-point lead.
After achieving a raucous victory at the beginning, the Hornets, who entered the second quarter of the showdown, were able to take advantage of the chase and further widen the point difference. Ball continued to threaten, and handed over 4 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists, and Rozier was not to be outdone, sending 11 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal, and helped the team play 43-26 to take a 17-point lead. By the end of the first half of the game, the point difference between the two sides had reached 24 points. Judging from this situation, there is basically no great suspense in this game, and the Victory of the Hornets is inevitable.
But after Yibian fought again, the Pistons were not willing to give up and were still struggling for the final. In the third quarter of the competition, grant, who felt cold in the first half, returned to his form, played 12 minutes of game time, and with 100% shooting rate of 6 of 6, sent 15 points, 1 rebound and 2 blocks to help the team play a 32-31 score and recover the 1 point behind in the first half. The Pistons chased the score too slowly, and the Hornets did not drag the mud in the next game, and won the game with a score of 141-119.
Looking back at the game, the overall performance of the players on the Pistons side is still relatively good. They also had 7 players score in double digits, and the team's Sadiq Bay even scored a team-high score of 25 points in the 35 minutes of playing, helping the team effectively alleviate the pressure on the score. However, the Pistons, who scored in double figures with seven players, still suffered a 22-point defeat in front of the Hornets, and were deeply mired in a seven-game losing streak. And seeing the Hornets who won away from home, Bridges sent 25 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in a single game, which was still very good.
In the 32 minutes of the game, Paul even sent a game-high 31 points with 7 of 9 three-pointers, as well as 5 rebounds and 12 assists. There is also Rozier, who has 25 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, which also deserves our praise. Harrell made his debut at the Hornets and continued to play the role of the best sixth man, also shooting from 7 of 9 from the field, contributing to the data with 15 points and 6 rebounds. Oubre, who started the game, was unable to say a word, only contributing to the data of 4 of 13 shooting, 11 points and 6 rebounds.