Last season's dark horses in the East must be none other than the Atlanta Hawks, who made their way down to the stage of the Eastern Conference Finals, and Trae Young was also recognized. But this season's Dark Horse of the East, most people feel, should belong to the Charlotte Hornets. It's a young team, but the growth of La Mello Bauer has made people see the potential of this team. Winning the best rookie in the first year of his career, breaking into the All-Star in the second year, the future of three goals is really unlimited.
For this game, the Charlotte Hornets will play at home against the Atlanta Hawks. The two teams are very close in rank, one ninth in the East and one tenth in the East, and whoever wins this game can occupy the ninth place in the East. Such a ranking card battle, the two teams will definitely come up with the best form.
Trae Young's feel is not ideal, the first quarter came up to 5 shots 0, but still sent 5 assists, successfully revitalized the team, the Eagles still got 33 points in a single quarter, while the Hornets only scored 29 points, of which Bridges had 12 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists. After returning from the second quarter, Trae Young simply stopped shooting, and gave 5 assists in the single quarter, the Eagles' role players felt hot, the team scored 34 points in a single quarter, and the Hornets also scored 33 points, and at the end of the half, the Eagles led the Hornets by 5 points 67-62.
In the second half, Trae Young finally ushered in the first sports goal of the game with a layup, with 3 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 2 steals in a single quarter, but the Eagles fell into a scoring drought, only scoring 18 points, Ball led the team and successfully equalized the score. After returning from the last quarter, Trae Young still did not find his touch, only 4 points and 2 assists, the Hornets side, Washington shot 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting, becoming a surprise soldier, helping the team to successfully beat the Atlanta Hawks 116-106.
After winning the game, the Charlotte Hornets moved to ninth place in the East, and Lamello Ball had a quasi-triple-double of 22 points, eight rebounds and 11 assists, hitting five three-pointers. Bridges also had 18 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, Rochelle 18 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals, and Harrell burst out, scoring 20 points and 6 rebounds on 7-of-9 shooting. There is no doubt that they are the new dark horses of the East.
As the team's home star, Trae Young is not in good shape, only 9 points, 3 rebounds and 15 assists on 3-of-12 shooting, of course, there are 6 turnovers, as the team's top scorer, such a performance is really not enough. Capela had 17 points and 15 rebounds, Hunter also had 21 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Hurt had 16 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, and Bogdanovic had 12 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.