The Charlotte Hornets added an impressive victory in their visit to New Orleans by winning by a clear 142-120 with 51 points between Miles Bridges and Terry Rozier III.
Bridges was on the verge of triple-double with 26 points, 9 assists and 8 rebounds, and his partner contributed 25 points and 8 basket passes, including 7 of 13 triples.
«Tonight I felt that everyone was very focused. We had lost a couple of games, and we didn’t want to go down in this one. Everyone has participated with the ball, I think absolutely no one has played badly,” Bridges told ESPN.
those of North Carolina they take a breather after losing two in a row to Brooklyn and Boston respectively. They are currently sitting in 9th position in the Eastern Conference with a 33-35 record.
For their part, the Pelicans fell for the fourth straight day in the absence of their main offensive weapons: Brandon Ingram, CJ McCollum, and their budding star Zion Williamson.
Trey Murphy III starred in his best game as a professional with 32 points, 9 rebounds and 7 of 12 from long distance.
“We discussed it before the game. We had to move the ball much better,” admitted James Borrego. “I am very proud of my team. There have been 41 assists. It is a very good figure for an NBA game », he added.
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Charlotte’s bench was uncovered with 59 points and had four players in double-digit scoring: Montrezl Harrell had 16 points; Cody Martin added 15; temp Isaiah Thomas had 14 points on 4-for-6 three-point shooting; and Kelly Oubre Jr. finished with 10.
At home, Zion Williamson supported his teammates from the bench for the first time in the last two months. The Duke player has been in Oregon during this period of time to try to recover from the fracture suffered in his foot.
This season he has not yet been able to make his debut, while last year he went to 61 official games with figures of 27 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 33.2 minutes per night.
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