Dowtin contributed 11 points as a reserve point guard in the overtime victory. The Sixers still struggled on three-pointers, though.
The Sixers' Caleb Martin goes up for a shot between Charlotte's Taj Gibson and Tidjane Salaun during the first half Sunday.Caleb Martin doesn’t have to score to impact the game. And the Sixers’ three-point shooting drastically improved after halftime Sunday night only to decline again.Those three things stood out in the Sixers’ 107-105 overtime victory over the Charlotte Hornets at the Wells Fargo Center.
The two-way guard’s opportunity came Sunday. And he took full advantage of it, finishing with 11 points on 4-for-7 shooting to go with two rebounds and steal. Dowtin gave the team a spark off the bench. He also provided solid defense and his ability to make shots opened things up for teammates. Those were all things the Sixers missed from the point guard position in Friday’s loss to the Lakers with Kyle Lowry out of the game. The Sixers would benefit from keeping Dowtin in the rotation at least until Maxey, their All-Star point guard, returns from his injury.The undersized power forward finished with five points on 1-for-5 shooting. However, the 6-foot-5, 205-pounder hit a huge three-pointer. He also grabbed a clutch rebound and made the game-winning foul shots in overtime.
So it wasn’t surprising to see the Sixers continue to miss long-range shots against the Hornets in the first half. They missed 13 of their first 14 first-half three-pointers. It had all the signs of another long shooting night. But the Sixers, instead, responded by making 6 of 11 three-pointers in the third quarter. They went on to make just 2 of 8 three-pointers in the fourth quarter and overtime. For the game, the Sixers made just 9 of 33 threes .
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