On March 26, Beijing time, the Charlotte Hornets defeated sir Utah 107-101. Recently, the Hornets have been in hot form, and in the past 7 games, the team has defeated the Pelicans, Thunder, Hawks, Lone Rangers, Pelicans and Jazz, only to lose to the Knicks.
Today, the Hornets have eight regular season games left, and currently, the team is ninth in the East with a record of 38 wins and 36 losses, just 0.5 wins behind the eighth-place Nets. It is worth mentioning that the Nets have 9 regular season games left, the two teams will face each other next Monday, and Irving will also make his home debut of the season in this game.
In today's game, Lamelho Bauer's performance was very stable, he shot 9 of 22 from the field, 2 of 6 from three-point range, and had 21 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists. At the same time, in the past six games, he can average 21.2 points, 5.7 rebounds and 7 assists per game, and averaged 4.3 three-pointers per game, which is also excellent in terms of shooting rate, shooting 47% from the field and 100% from three-point range.
In today's game, the Jazz had a chance to beat the Hornets. At the time, the Hornets took a six-point lead at the beginning of the fourth quarter, and then the Jazz hit a 7-9 mini-surge to overtake the score. At the crucial moment, Mitchell missed an empty basket, but Bridges and Rozier's free throws helped the team to hold the victory, and in the end, the Hornets defeated the Jazz, giving the Jazz a three-game losing streak.
Now, if the Hornets continue to win and the Nets fail to adjust the team's status continuously, then maybe the Hornets will really surpass the Nets?