Hornets Will Try To Avenge Monday Loss Against Sixers
The Charlotte Hornets will host the Philadelphia 76ers at Spectrum Center on Wednesday night.

This will be the second time these two teams will meet over the last three days, as the Sixers (13-11) recorded an overtime win by a 127-124 score on Monday in this very same venue. Joel Embiid led the way for the 76ers with 43 points, adding 15 rebounds, seven assists and one steal. Tobias Harris generated a 21-point, 11-rebound double-double that included four assists, two blocks and one steal. Shake Milton furnished 16 points, four boards, two assists and one block. Philadelphia has won three of its last four contests.

As for the Hornets (14-12), Kelly Oubre paced the team with 35 points in that loss, complementing them with five rebounds, three assists, four steals and one block. Miles Bridges supplied 16 points, six boards and six assists. P.J. Washington matched Bridges' scoring off the bench and added eight rebounds, four assists, three blocks and one steal. Cody Martin delivered 14 points, six rebounds and four assists. Gordon Hayward and Nick Richards generated matching 12-point, five-rebound contributions, with Hayward also dishing out nine assists. The Hornets have been slumping of late and have lost four of their last five.
Posted on: 12/7/2021 4:43 PM