
On November 1, Beijing time, the Hornets defeated the Blazers 125-113 at home and avoided a losing streak. Three-goal, 27 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, Oubre came off the bench to contribute 26 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, Bridges 19 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists, Rozier 14 points and 5 assists; the Blazers' two-game winning streak ended, McCollum had 25 points and 8 assists, Lillard had 14 points and 12 assists on 5-of-20 shooting, Nurkic had 13 points, 14 rebounds and 2 steals, and Anfine Simmons came off the bench to contribute 19 points.
Game review
Rozier, one of the Hornets' backcourt cores, returned to play his second game of the season. In the first quarter, Nurkic hit a mid-range shot and dunk to win the first four points, Bridges and Powell scored a three-pointer, Rozier, Hayward and three goals each hit a three-pointer, and the Hornets went on a 9-2 offensive wave to overtake the three points. McCollum hit a three-pointer, Rozier scored five straight points on two free throws and Simmons and Oubre made a three-pointer. Zeller slammed the basket twice, Nance Jr. hit a three-point shot with Simmons, and the Trail Blazers went on a 9-2 run to overtake the two points. Oubre and Little scored a three-pointer, Washington ate a pie dunk, Little hit two free throws, and the Blazers led the Hornets 29-27 in the first quarter. The Trail Blazers had 5-of-14 three-pointers, Lillard had 0 points and six assists on 0-of-3, and the Hornets had 7-of-14 three-pointers and 2-of-8 from two-point range.
Hayward hit a layup at the start of the second quarter, Powell and Bridges scored a three-pointer, Zeller dunked, Oubre returned with a three-pointer, and McCollum took a layup to maintain a one-point advantage. The Hornets scored four straight points, Simmons responded with three points, hayward mid-range shooting and Powell steals counter-dunks to maintain a 41-41 draw. The two teams clenched the score to a 46-46 draw, Covington hit a three-pointer, the Hornets missed consecutive iron, McCollum made two free throws and one to layup with Lillard, and three-ball confrontation with Simmons for a three-pointer. Three-ball European step throw hit, McCollum responded with three points, Bridges went to the basket to chase the point, Lillard hit two free throws, and three shots were not sticky. Neither team scored, with the Blazers leading the Hornets 60-53 in the first half, the Blazers 11-of-26 three-pointers in the first two quarters, Lillard with 8 assists on 6 points and Simmons with 12 points, the Hornets 10-of-21 on three-pointers and 10 points on 3-goal goals with Oubre.
Yi Bian fought again, three-point shots to continue chasing points, McCollum and Lillard each scored 2 points to gain an 8-point advantage, and each completed a 2+1 hit. Plumlee dunked with a three-ball hit, a three-ball layup trailed just one point away, Lillard responded with three points, and the Hornets blossomed inside and out with a wave of 8-2 offensive rebounds. Nance Jr. made a basket shot, three goals and Washington hit a three-pointer each, McCollum threw and assisted Nance Jr. dunk, McCollum continued to shoot to maintain an 80-80 draw. Oubre led a 7-2 offensive wave to take the lead, the Blazers scored four consecutive points, Washington and McCollum each completed suspected layups, and the Blazers trailed the Hornets 88-89 at the end of the third quarter. Lillard had 11 points and 10 assists on 1-of-9 3-pointer in the first three quarters, leading the Blazers to four in double figures and 21+5+5 to lead the Hornets to five in double figures.
Oubre took the lead in the final quarter to hit a three-pointer, Nurkic hit a layup, Hayward also hit a three-pointer, Simmons hit a shot, Oubre hit two free throws and Bridges hit a three-pointer to stop the Blazers. Simmons responded with a three-pointer, Oubre also hit a three-pointer, Nurkic hit a cake inside, and a three-ball throw was tied to a 10-point advantage with a dunk with Oubre. McCollum threw a shot, Washington ate a slam dunk, McCollum continued to chase the points with three points, and Bridges scored three consecutive free throws to continue to lead by 10 points. Powell hit a three-pointer, three-ball throw to score, Lillard also hit a three-pointer to chase the difference of 6 points, Washington threw and Oubre three-point shots, bridges two free throws to extend the 13-point advantage. Nance Jr. rebounded with McCollum's three-point deficit of eight points, Washington hit a whistle-and-shoot shot, three-shot and two-shot shot to seal the win, and the Blazers lost to the Hornets.
Both sides started
Trail Blazers: Lillard, McCollum, Covington, Powell, Nurkic
Hornets: Three goals, Rozier, Hayward, Bridges, Plumlee
Source: NBA official website