On the 28th Beijing time, the NBA Mavericks faced the Hornets at home. Relying on Irving to score a team-high 25 points, the Mavericks finally defeated the Hornets 103-95 to end a two-game losing streak, while the Hornets only won three of the last 19 games in addition to suffering five consecutive losses.
Irving scored a team-high 25 points today to help the Mavericks end a two-game losing streak.
The Mavericks led the Hornets by just one point at the end of the second quarter until midway through the third quarter, when Ackerson, Irving and Brown worked together to open up a slight margin to lead the Hornets 73-67 in the third quarter.
At the end of the game, the Hornets launched an offensive, led by Bridges and Williams, to help the team equalize the score twice, but the Mavericks also relied on the firepower support of Irving and "K Soup" Thompson to regain the lead again, extinguishing the Hornets' counterattack and keeping the victory on their home court.
Williams scored a game-high 26 points, but unfortunately couldn't help the team win
Irving had 25 points and nine rebounds, 18 of which came in the second half, and Brown, who signed a 10-day contract with the team, started his first game with the Mavericks today, playing nearly 31 minutes with 20 points and 11 rebounds, and Thompson scored 18 points on 6-of-12 shooting, including four three-pointers.
For the Hornets, Williams scored a game-high 26 points and 16 rebounds on 10-of-18 shooting in a single game, followed by Bridges with 20 points and 12 rebounds, and Smith and Simpson scored 12 and 11 points respectively.