On February 13, Beijing time, the Pacers lost to the Hornets 102-111 away. The Pacers trailed by 1 point in the first quarter, the Pacers overtook by 1 point at halftime, the Hornets overtook by 1 point after the third quarter, and the Hornets opened the gap in the final quarter to complete the upset. The sixth seed in the East lost to the third-to-last seed in the East.
The Hornets have just officially announced that Kupchak is stepping down as the team's GM, the team's two new owners are ready to find a new GM for the team, and the team may also change the head coach, after trading PJ Washington, Rozier, Hayward established the core position of Miller, Ball, Richards and others, this season they have no record pressure, the first quarter of the bridge continued his excellent play, Miller also hit three points in a row, and the exchanged Gweis and Curry Jr. also contributed.
The Pacers are an offensive-oriented team, Haliburton hit a three-point shot in the second quarter, Sika also hit a three-point shot, Turner and Nesmith also hit a three-point shot one after another, the Pacers played momentum and completed the overtake, Haliburton had 7 points and 8 assists in the half, Sika scored 9 points in the half, Turner scored 15 points in the half, Nesmith scored 7 points in the half, and Nembhard scored 5 points in the half.
Yibian fought again, Curry Jr. on the Hornets bench broke out, scoring 10 points in 5 minutes in a single quarter of 5 + 3 3 in 2;
At the beginning of the final quarter, the Hornets played a wave of 22-15 climax, Xiaoqiao, Miller, Richards, Martin, Treman, Gwee, Curry Jr. all scored double-doubles, although the Pacers started five double-doubles, but no one on the bench double-doubled, Carlisle called a timeout. Haliburton then continued to hit the iron, Sika also hit the iron, and the Hornets took the opportunity to open up a nine-point gap, and Gwee made two free throws to end the game.
In this game, the Hornets beat the Pacers, Haliburton lost by 4,000 points, and only scored 13 points and 12 assists in 5 of 15 from the field, Turner had 22 points and 5 rebounds, Sika had 18 points and 5 rebounds, and Nesmith had 21 points and 3 rebounds. The Hornets had 7 double-doubles, Xiaoqiao 20+10+7, and the Hornets had 21 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in their debut.
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