The Sixers pulled out a second consecutive win Tuesday night, squeaking out a 110-104 victory over the Hornets.
Though they squandered a 19-point lead Tuesday night in Charlotte, the Sixers ultimately eked out a 110-104 victory over the Hornets and improved to 5-14. Paul George tallied 29 points on 10-for-16 shooting and eight assists. Tyrese Maxey added 21 points and seven assists.
Overall, the Sixers' lack of size wasn't very problematic in the early going. Two Yabusele offensive rebounds led to the team’s first four points. The Sixers played active, high-energy defense and didn’t mind most Charlotte jumpers. The Hornets were just 3 for 14 from three-point range in the first half.
While Maxey had another rough shooting start, his passing was a significant positive. He got every teammate touches in the flow of the offense and dished out four assists in the first quarter, including a pick-and-roll feed that set rookie big man Adem Bona up for an unguarded dunk. Before Tuesday, the Sixers ranked third in the NBA in defensive turnover percentage and the Hornets ranked 26th in offensive turnover percentage,The Sixers cashed in on several of Charlotte’s early miscues, scoring the game’s first nine points off turnovers. They built a lead as high as 18 points in the first half, although the Hornets made a sustained run late in the second and early in the third quarter.
The Sixers' mistakes started to accumulate. Bona was generally solid behind Yabusele, but he committed a turnover late in the third quarter when he caught the ball from George on the short roll and fired a panicky jump pass between two teammates. Next time down, McCain got stripped on a drive by Tidjane Salaun and the rookie forward scored a put-back layup seconds later.
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