Unconsciously, the Charlotte Hornets have recently won another 5-game winning streak, further cementing their ninth place in the East. There are not many regular season fixtures left this season, and the Hornets may not have a chance to get a playoff ticket early, but the mental outlook they show is still surprising. And this game, the Hornets, who continue to play at home, ushered in the challenge of the New York Knicks. In the previous day's game, because of the absence of the team's star Randle, the Knicks once again fell at the feet of the Atlanta Hawks.
Watching this season's regular season showdown come to an end, the Knicks continue to rank 12th in the East with a record of 30 wins and 42 losses, and it is a fool's dream to continue to play in the playoffs. That's right, they're currently six wins behind the 10th-placed Hawks in the East. The Charlotte Hornets, who are still in a high state of away challenge, have shown super strength. At the beginning of the game, the Knicks were able to get into the form first, achieving a feat of domination.
Burks sent 10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in the first quarter, topin, who played for 12 minutes of play in the first quarter, and also had 9 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal, which helped the team play a 40-24 score and get a 16-point lead. In the second quarter of the showdown, the Hornets, who were in a backward state, although they could chase points, but the effect was not very ideal. Ball played 12 minutes of the second quarter, shooting 6 of 9 from the field, sending out 14 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, which only helped the team play a 32-29 score to recover the 3 points behind in the first quarter.
At the end of the first half, the Knicks still maintained a 13-point lead. The point difference between the two sides is still very large, and the Hornets, who are easy to fight again, continue to chase points. In the third quarter of the competition, Bauer continued to threaten, shooting 5 of 8 in a single quarter, sending 13 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, as well as Bridges, who handed over 4 points, 1 rebound and 6 assists. With the team's players in succession, the Hornets scored another 31-30 score to recover the one point behind in the first half. As of the crucial final quarter of the showdown, the difference between the two sides is still 12 points.
In the regular time competition in the fourth quarter, the Knicks did not let the Hornets continue to pursue the score, but played a 22-19 score with a bang, and won the game with a score of 121-106, rejecting Nikos's reversal. Obviously, although the Knicks have a slim chance of making the playoffs this season, they are still unwilling to give up. As coach Thibodeau said, until the last moment, the team will maintain a sense of competition and fight for the last bullet.
Looking back at the game, seven players on the Knicks side scored double digits. Among them, Barrett, the temporary commander of the stadium, also gave the team's highest score of 30 points, as well as 3 rebounds and 3 assists in the 38 minutes of playing. Not only that, but the Knicks' outside three-pointers also have a huge advantage: 20 of 45 three-pointers in a single game, alleviating a lot of scoring pressure in the process of establishing the team's lead. And seeing the Hornets side that lost at home, Tanhua Xiu Ball also played himself in this game.
In nearly 39 minutes in a single game, he shot 6-of-14 from three-point range and 13-of-23 from the field, delivering a game-high score of 32 points, as well as 9 rebounds and 5 assists. However, although Bauer's personal data performance is excellent, the scoring contributions of other players in the team are very chicken, and in the end, they can only fall into the embarrassment of being alone.