The Hornets overtake the Hawks in the standings

After a loss to the Pistons that ended their nine-game winning streak, the Hornets returned to the floor to host Atlanta. A meeting without which the Frelons played Moussa Diabate etc Miles Bridges, suspended for fighting it happened during the clash against Detroit.

At the beginning of the match, two attacks shine and Zachary Risacher (5 points, 3 rebounds) took the opportunity to start their match with a winning basket (17-17). On Charlotte’s side, it is Knuppel could (18 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists) who has good feet. Novak starts the game with 4/4 from afar. Buoyed by this prowess from behind the arc, the home team extended their deficit and took a ten-point lead after a game-winning shot from Three Man (35-25).

In the first minutes of the second quarter, the Hornets continued to be skilled. LaMelo Ball (24 points, 6 assists) et Brandon Miller (31 points, 9 rebounds) make 3-pointers before Charlotte breaks down. For more than seven minutes, Charles Lee’s men did not shoot despite numerous attempts from behind the arc. Atlanta seizes the opportunity to go 12-0 to pull back four lengths, but Zion James gives his team some space before halftime with a basket from behind the arc (58-49).

Charlotte bends but doesn’t break

The clumsiness of this second act doesn’t dent the Hornets’ confidence, and especially not LaMelo Ball’s. The leader starts the second half with two long shots. On a baseline throw, he sends Brandon Miller into the alley. Immediately afterwards, the guard knocks on the headMr. Okongwu. We had to wait until the fourth quarter to see Atlanta get back into the game.

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In the last two minutes of the match, Jalen Johnson (19 points, 13 rebounds, 9 assists) and Onyeka Okongwu lead the Hawks to one point (108-107). However, on the next possession, he loses the ball. Quin Snyder’s players are forced to send Kon Knuepel to shoot two free throws that the rookie misses.

Trailing by three points and twenty seconds left, Atlanta has a chance to take overtime. The ball reaches the hands of Onyeka Okongwu. Brandon Miller made a good save, missed a 3-pointer, and Charlotte won 110 to 107.

WHAT TO REMEMBER:

Live off the 3-point shot. Hornets are among the five teams making the most 3-point shots this season and against Atlanta they did not fail in their reputation. From the beginning of the match, the Frelons increased the deficit thanks to a rain of long-range shots. If the skill is lacking in the second act, Charlotte continues to insist and achieves success in the third quarter. However, that desire for threes almost cost them at the end of the match. While Atlanta pulled a goal back, the Hornets insisted from behind the arc like this one-legged effort from LaMelo Ball in the final minutes. Finally, Charles Lee’s players prevailed at the end of the night where 51 of their 88 shots were made from beyond the arc for a 37% success rate.

Brandon Miller Festival. Against the Hawks, Brandon Miller had fun. First, in the first half, there’s this action where he wipes out Zachary Rizacher for a stepback 3-pointer. The back crosses the Frenchman again in the third quarter when he smashes this “alley” shot by LaMelo Ball in front of the Atlanta winger. A few minutes later, it was Onyeka Okongwa’s turn to take the poster. Brandon Miller thus finished the game with 31 points while shooting 10/26 and 5/14 from distance.

Third loss in a row for Atlanta. Less than five days after suffering their first loss to Charlotte, the Hawks surrendered again against these same Hornets. This defeat does not go well with the calculations of the Georgians, who are looking at their opponents in ninth place in the East. With 26 wins and 30 losses, the Hawks now have one more loss than Charlotte (26 wins, 29 losses).

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How to read statistics? Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; O = offensive rebound; D=defensive jump; T = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; +/- = Difference of points when the player is on the field; Points = Points; Rating: player rating calculated based on positive actions – negative actions.