On February 26, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Warriors hosted the Hornets, and after four quarters of competition, the Warriors defeated the Hornets 128-92.
Statistics:
Warriors: Moody 13 points, Green 15 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals, Poziemski 10 points and 5 rebounds, Curry 15 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, Hield 16 points, Payton Jr. 14 points and 4 assists, Knox 12 points
Hornets: Simpson 16 points and 6 rebounds, Seth Curry 14 points, Mark Williams 12 points and 12 rebounds
In the first quarter, Mark Williams opened the scoring for the Hornets with a throw. Green scored five points in a row, and the Hornets fought back from the outside to tie the score. Both sides didn't feel good on the outside in the first half of the game, so the score didn't go up. At the end of the quarter, Curry hit two three-pointers in a row to slightly increase the Warriors' shooting percentage. The Hornets were 1-of-8 from the outside and trailed the Warriors 18-28 in the first quarter. At the beginning of the second quarter, the Warriors used the fast break to widen the difference, and Seth Curry made a three-pointer to stop the bleeding from the Hornets. Then the two sides fell into a tie again, and the difference was maintained by double digits. Hield hit a three-pointer to continue to widen the gap, and the Hornets rallied at the end of the quarter but the Warriors were almost able to respond, leading the Hornets 56-41 at halftime, and Butler scored just four points on 2-of-7 shooting.
The Hornets offense stalled, and the Warriors went on a 12-5 run to extend the margin to more than 20 points. After the timeout, Moody made a long-range shot to kill people, and Green and Curry cut back-to-back airs to extend the margin to 30 points. Bridges struggled to support the free throws, and with this offensive efficiency, the 30-point hole would be difficult to fill. At the end of the third quarter, the Warriors led the Hornets 97-65. In the final quarter, the Warriors' all-bench lineup still had an advantage, and the Hornets were powerless to reverse the situation and could only be used as a training opportunity. In the end, the Warriors defeated the Hornets 128-92.
Both starters:
Warriors starters: Butler, Moody, Green, Pozimski, Curry
Hornets starters: Josh Green, Bridges, Mark Williams, Nick Smith, Simpson