On February 28, Beijing time, the Hornets played at home against the Pistons, and the Hornets lost to the Pistons 126-127 at the end of the game. This game is still very important for the Hornets, after all, this season's Hornets definitely want to play in the playoffs, but the Hornets' current position is still difficult to play in the playoffs, but given the Nets' current position, the Hornets still have a chance to improve their rankings, so the Hornets need to win the game against a team like the Pistons. However, in this game, the Pistons played a good state, but in the fourth quarter of the game, the Hornets still seized the opportunity to drag the game into overtime, but unfortunately the Pistons maintained their status in overtime, and finally the Hornets lost the game.
In the first quarter, the two teams played fiercely, but after that, the Hornets relied on Bridges' feel to gradually take the lead, but then Sadiq Bay helped the team catch up with the score, and at the end of the game, Sadiq Bay continued to maintain the offensive state, plus Diallo and others played, and the Pistons surpassed by 3 points at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter of the game, Oubre and others once helped the Hornets to complete the rebound, but then the Hornets offense came to a standstill, and the Pistons also seized the opportunity to complete the rebound, and then the Hornets chased points, but under Grant's play, the Pistons stabilized the situation, and the Hornets fell behind by 4 points at the end of the half. In the third quarter, the two teams attacked each other, relying on Sadiq Bay and Grant Pistons to maintain the lead, but soon Oubre and Bridges responded, and the Hornets led by two points at the end of the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, two teams broke out by three points, and Cunningham helped the Pistons take the lead at a critical moment, but relying on Rozier and washington Hornets was hard to drag the game into overtime. The two teams continued to play fiercely in extra time, relying on Grant and the Olynk Pistons to win the game.
It can be said that the Pistons played very tough in this game, and Corningham played a very good performance in the game, and it was in this way that the Pistons were able to take the lead in the fourth quarter, and At the end of the game, Cunningham got 19 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. At the same time, the efficient outbreak of Grant and Sadiq Bay in this game is also crucial, after all, in the face of the Hornets' side of the offense, if it is not the two who stand up in the game to help the team, then the Pistons may be difficult to laugh to the end, at the end of the game Grant 11 of 19 got 26 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Sadiq Bay 11 of 18 with 28 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.
Of course, the Pistons can win the game, the Rockets veteran Olynyk is also a credit, after all, in this game Olynk's offensive state is hot, in overtime scoring is the key to the Pistons to win, the end of the game Olynyk 7 of 13 got 20 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists. On the other hand, the Hornets really shouldn't have lost this game, and the three-goal here really needs to improve their offensive status, and at the end of the game, 6 of the three goals and 24 goals got 17 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, it can be said that if the three-goal state is better, the Hornets can't lose.
However, Rozier and Bridges were in hot form, but unfortunately the two could not help the team win, and in the end, Rozier and Bridges cut 62 points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists. At the same time, the Hornets lost the game The Nets are also sitting on the profits, although the Nets have just defeated the Bucks, but the Nets are still under pressure on the record, originally this game the Hornets should narrow the gap with the Nets, but unfortunately the Hornets were not able to win the game, and in this case, the Nets were relieved, and now the Nets are 2.5 wins ahead of the Hornets.