The NBA has long been regarded as the strong west and the weak east, but in this season's Eastern Conference competition is not at all lost to the West, the Heat, Bulls, 76ers and Bucks have the strength to impact the championship, even the green Kai, who did not perform well at the beginning of the season, also found a sense of winning before and after the All-Star Game, under the leadership of the excellent Tatum, they have improved their record to 39 wins and 27 losses, and the ranking on the standings has also come to the fifth place in the East, and the gap between the green Kai and the top few is not large As long as this state can be continued, there is a very high probability of locking in the top four after the end of the regular season, thus gaining home advantage in the first round of the playoffs! In this regular season, Green Kai encountered the hornets in a bad situation, the latter this game is back-to-back, the last game just lost to the Nets, whether it is strength or physical fitness, Green Kai has a clear advantage, after the start of the game, Green Kai also took the lead and established a double-digit lead, but Jaylen Brown's poor state gave the Hornets the opportunity to close the score, the two teams have also been fighting until the last minute, relying on Tatum to play more stable, Green Kai also beat the Hornets 115-101 , a wave of five consecutive wins!
The Hornets from the beginning of the season a blockbuster, to now need to compete for a play-off qualification, the main reason is the team's core three-goal Ball personal performance decline, now all opponents are clear, as long as they can limit Ball's play, they have mastered the initiative to win, has always taken the iron defense as the basis of their own survival of the green Kai, this game also let smart God smart Gosmart to die ball, and achieved good results, The game left Ball with only 15 points, eight rebounds and four assists in the 29.3 minutes he played, and the number of personal turnovers reached 6.
On the other hand, Smart's personal performance was even better, not only did he complete the defensive task well, but also contributed 12 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists on the offensive end, and the spurs veteran White, who came on as a substitute, also continued his stable performance after coming to Boston, getting a comprehensive personal data of 11 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks, and became two defensive sharp knives on the team's outside line together with Smart, and successfully revitalized the team's overall offense.
Green Kai, who holds a big score lead, was able to continuously narrow the point gap in the game, mainly jaylen Brown, one of the double detectives, was not in good shape, the whole game Jaylen Brown played 36.2 minutes, although he also got 15 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, but the personal offensive efficiency is not high, especially the performance of only 8 shots in three-point shooting, fortunately, Tatum, who is in a hot state recently, continued his consistent stable play, under the focus of the Hornets, still hit 16 goals in 24 shots, Contributing 44 points, five rebounds, three assists, three steals and one block, his steady output laid a solid foundation for the team's victory.
After the start of this game, the Hornets, who are temporarily in the ninth place in the standings, have the same record as the Hawks in tenth place, who are obviously in better shape in the second half of the regular season, and if the Hornets continue to perform so depressed, they are likely to waste the dream start of the season and can only go home early after the end of the regular season to fish!