Wembanya, Horse Wheel, Spurs, Forum, Hornets Three balls, 28+8, winning rebound, leading 4 people, 20+
On January 20, Beijing time, the Spurs played away against the Hornets in the NBA regular season, and the Spurs champion Wembanyama was absent in turn. The Spurs trailed by 12 points in the first three quarters, and they took the lead in the final quarter with a wave of 15-2 offensive to take a one-point lead, but the three-shot led the team to regain the lead, and the Spurs chased back to only one point in the final stage, and finally the Spurs lost to the Hornets 120-124 and suffered a four-game losing streak to rank first in the West, and the Hornets ended their six-game losing streak and won their ninth win of the season. Johnson scored 25 points and Sochan had 11 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, leading the Spurs to score six double-doubles. The Hornets' starting five Tigers all scored 15+, and four players scored 20+, with 28 points and 8 assists on three points, Miller 22 points, Bridges 23 points and Washington 20 points.
In the first meeting of the season, the Spurs defeated the Hornets 135-99 at home, and Wembanyama scored 26 points and 11 rebounds in the game, leading the Spurs to a double-double win with six players, only 5 of 14 from three-point range, including 3 from 3 of 9, but with the help of 15 of 16 free throws to get 28 points and 5 assists, leading the Hornets to score double-doubles and still lose.
The two sides meet for the second time of the season, and as the Spurs will face the Hornets and Wizards back-to-back, Wembanyama has opted to be sidelined for the first game and will return for the next game against the Wizards. The Spurs are also missing Bessie and Sissoko, Collins is back to start in place of Wembanyama, and the Hornets are missing four players such as Hayward and Richards. In the first quarter, the two sides launched a battle of offense, and the two sides continued to bite the score, and the Spurs only trailed the Hornets by 2 points at 32-34.
Entering the second quarter of the game, the Hornets continued their offensive momentum to continue to 30+ in a single quarter, and they used team offense to gradually suppress the Spurs. The Hornets had four players score in double figures in the first two quarters, with the Spurs losing by six points at 26-32 in the first quarter, and the Spurs trailed the Hornets by eight points at 58-66 at the end of the first half. In the first two quarters, the Spurs only Johnson scored 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting, and one scored a double-double, while Hornets Bridges had 18 points and three shots, 12 points and four assists, and Rozier had 11 points and Miller had 15 points.
The Spurs conceded 30+ points in a single quarter in three consecutive quarters, and they lost four more points in the third quarter 27-31, trailing the Hornets by 12 points 85-97 in the first three quarters. The Spurs were unstoppable and the Hornets started with all five players in double figures, with 23 points and 4 assists on three balls and Bridges with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, while the Spurs scored 3 double-doubles, Johnson scored 18 points, Vassell had 14 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists and Sochan had 11 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.
In the final quarter of the game, the Spurs took the lead in a wave of 15-2 offensive and successfully overtook by one point at 100-99. Martin hit back-to-back three-pointers with a three-pointer to regain the lead, and the Spurs went on a 14-6 run to chase down by just one point after trailing by nine points at 103-112. With 26.4 seconds left on the three-shot shot, Vassell missed a three-pointer and Miller was fouled on a free throw to extend a five-point advantage. Vassell continued to hit a three-point shot, the Hornets were fouled and continued to make free throws to extend the advantage, and the Spurs failed to counterattack, and the Spurs finally lost to the Hornets.
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