Refusal to be upset! The Hawks narrowly defeated the Hornets with 20 points and 4 points, sending the Hornets to a 6-game losing streak. Jaylen 28+8+11 and the fourth pick scored 28 points.

On November 24, the NBA regular season Hawks faced the Hornets at home. Both sides were playing their second game of back-to-back games. The two sides started a tug-of-war. The Eagles expanded their 10-point advantage at the beginning of the final quarter, and the Hornets fought back tenaciously to lead by 3 points. The Hawks regained the lead in the final stage. In the end, the Hawks defeated the Hornets 113-110 and gained 2 consecutive victories. The Hornets suffered a 6-game losing streak.

Statistics

Eagles: Jaylen 28 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists, Walker 23 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Daniels 22 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals, Okongwu 20 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, Wallace 10 points.

Hornets: Knipel had 28 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, Sexton had 22 points and 4 assists, Bridges had 21 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, and Diabate had 12 points and 11 rebounds.

Game Review

The Hawks defeated the Pelicans 115-98 in their last away game. The Hornets suffered five consecutive losses in the past five games. The Hawks are missing Trae Young, Porzingis and Kennard in this game, and the Hornets are missing three players, Miller, Green, Connaughton and other players. Both sides played with residual lineups. The Eagles led 12-6 at the beginning of the first quarter, and the Hornets launched a 16-2 offensive inside and outside to take the lead by 8 points. The Eagles immediately responded with a 14-0 offensive and went ahead by 6 points. Knipel hit a three-pointer. At the end of the first quarter, the Eagles led the Hornets 28-25. The Hawks made 12 of 26, including 3 of 6 three-pointers, Jaylen made 7+4+3, and the Hornets made 10 of 20, including 2 of 8 three-pointers.

In the second quarter, the Hornets took the lead with a 14-6 offensive to lead by 5 points. Daniels fired a three-pointer and led the team to catch up to 40-41. The Hornets blossomed inside and outside and once again opened up a 6-point advantage. Jaylen and Okongwu scored inside and outside, leading the Hawks to counterattack and bite the score. The Hawks lost 25-30 in a single quarter by 5 points. At the end of the first half, the Hawks were ahead by the Hornets 53-55 by 2 points. In the first two quarters of the game, three Hornets scored in double figures, Sexton with 12 points, Kniper with 11 points and Bridges with 10 points. Two Eagles scored in double figures, Jaylen with 16+5+4 and Okongwu with 11+3+3.

Back from the halftime break, the Eagles were only 1 point away from catching 57-58. The Hornets scored 4 points in a row. Bridges and Knipel scored consecutively. The Eagles continued to be behind by a slight gap. The two sides fought until the Eagles fell behind 65-72. The Eagles made a 7-0 offensive to tie the game. The two sides continued to fight for the score. After falling behind 85-88, the Eagles launched a 7-0 offensive to overtake the score. The Eagles won 39-33 by 6 points in a single quarter. At the end of the third quarter, the Eagles overtook the Hornets 92-88 by 4 points. In the first three quarters, Jaylen led the Hawks to score 16+ points with 24+8+10, and Bridges led the Hornets to score 16+ points from three players with 21 points.

In the final quarter of the game, the Hawks suppressed the Hornets inside and outside, expanding their 103-93 lead to 10 points in the first four minutes. The Hornets responded with multiple points and an 11-2 offensive to catch up with only 1 point. Daniels hit the shot. Diabate dunked and Knipel went ahead 3+1 with 3 points to stop the Hawks. Jaylen and Walker each scored 2 points to lead the lead by 1 point. The two sides then missed one after another. The Eagles scored consecutive free throws, but the Hornets were unable to recover. In the end, the Eagles narrowly defeated the Hornets 113-110.

Starting lineup for both sides

Hawks: Risashe, Jaylen, Okongwu, Daniels, Walker

Hornets: Knipel, Bridges, Sexton, James, Plumlee

(Text/Drunk Wo Fusheng)