Unconsciously, the Russian City Thunder suffered a wave of 5 consecutive losses and was bullied by other teams in the league. However, we have to recognize the fact that the Thunder, which is currently in the rebuilding stage, will have the main task for a long time to come, or to cultivate young players in the team, so as to obtain the capital to rise. Yes, the Thunder team, known as the NBA version of the Whampoa Military Academy, has achieved great success. Alexander, who has gradually transformed into the leader of the team, and Dort, who has made a lot of money from the draft, and Gidey and Beziley, young players who are constantly cashing in their talents.
Overall, the future of the Thunder is still worth looking forward to. In this game, the Thunder took on the Challenge of the Charlotte Hornets at home. Unlike the Thunder, who lost their bid for playoff tickets, the Hornets currently have a 33-35 record in the league, ranking 9th in the East, and there are still no small opportunities to play playoffs, and even get tickets to the playoffs early. And this road challenge suffered from the Thunder team that suffered 5 consecutive losses, and the Hornets once again took advantage of it. At the beginning of the game, the Thunder, who played at home, took the lead and got the advantage of a big score.
Alexander played 12 minutes in the first quarter, delivering 11 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, and Beziley also contributed 10 points and 3 assists. With the team's starting core successive efforts, the Thunder successfully scored 41-29 to get a 12-point lead. Entering the second quarter showdown, the Hornets, who were in a state of backwardness, launched a strong counterattack. Bridges and Rozier and others have threatened one after another, and also played a 36-23 score, not only recovering the 12 points behind in the first quarter, but also achieving a one-point reversal.
After taking the lead in the score, the Hornets, who fought again, could further widen the point difference between the two teams. Lamelo Ball sent a crucial 14 points from 4-of-4 shooting in the quarter and led the team to a 37-27 lead with a 10-point lead. The gap widened to 11 points, and the Hornets won the game imperative. And in the regular time of the fourth quarter, things went as we had guessed, and the Hornets played a 32-25 single-quarter score and won the game with a score of 134-116.
It is worth affirming that Alexander, the star of the Thunder team, although in the time of 36 minutes, sent the highest score of 32 points, as well as 8 rebounds and 5 assists, but he had no choice but to enter the empty group. At the same time, Bezley also has a 25+4+4 data contribution. In terms of the performance of the starting core players, even if the Thunder are the one who loses, there are also remarkable highlights. Seeing the Hornets who won the game away, the scores of the 6 players of the whole team reached double digits, which can be described as a state of full soldiers.
Bridges delivered 27 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists, La Mello Ball also had 21 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, and Rozier, who had 30 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, also had 30 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. In fact, it wasn't just the starters who did well, Thomas Jr., who came off the bench, played himself again in this game: he played nearly 17 minutes off the bench, shooting 4 of 4 from three points, and delivering a crucial 12 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists. There is no doubt that Thomas Jr. played the momentum of a substitute three-pointer!