The Charlotte Hornets (43 - 31) made easy work of the Philadelphia 76ers (9 - 66) Tuesday night at Wells Fargo Center, 100 - 85. This one was competitive early, but nursing a 36 - 32 lead in the second quarter, the Hornets pushed it into high gear. Charlotte finished the half on a 16 - 4 run to take a 52 - 36 halftime lead that would prove to be insurmountable. The big run was powered by Nicolas Batum, who scored five points and dished a pair of assists in the 4:33 stretch. Batum recorded his second triple - double of the season with 19 points (8 - 16 FG), 12 rebounds and 12 assists. Cody Zeller added an efficient 18 points (7 - 8 FG, 4 - 4 FT) and 11 rebounds, and Kemba Walker knocked down four three - pointers and finished with 16 points. Charlotte shot poorly - - just 44 percent from the field and 7 - 25 (28 percent) from three - - but they dominated the defensive glass, grabbing 56 of Philadelphia's 66 missed shots, a brilliant 85 percent defensive rebound rate. Robert Covington launched from three - point land all night and led the 76ers with 18 points on 6 - 14 shooting from deep (6 - 16 overall). Ish Smith scored 15 (6 - 17 FG) and dished six assists and Nik Stauskas scored 13 (4 - 11 FG, 2 - 5 3PT) off the bench. Philadelphia shot 36 percent from three (16 - 44) but had no chance inside against Charlotte's solid interior defense, as they shot a brutal 14 - 52 (27 percent) on two - point attempts. The Hornets and 76ers will matchup again on Friday in Charlotte.
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