The Charlotte Hornets defeated the Philadelphia 76ers, 109 - 93, at Spectrum Center on Wednesday. As was the case Tuesday against the Magic, Philadelphia (0 - 4) put together a strong first half that resulted in a halftime advantage. However, as Orlando had done a night prior, the Hornets (3 - 1) came storming out of the locker room for the third period and quickly erased the 53 - 46 deficit they'd reached intermission with. They outscored the Sixers by a margin of 39 - 20 over the next 12 minutes, establishing enough of a cushion to keep the visitors at bay in the fourth. Charlotte established a particular advantage with their overall shooting, as they outperformed Philadelphia by a near - 10 percent margin (49 to 40) from the field. The Sixers once again received a strong effort from third - year man Dario Saric, who co - led the team with 14 points, which he complemented with seven rebounds, an assist and a steal. Newcomer Ersan Ilyasova, just traded to Philadelphia from Oklahoma City, made a splash in his debut with a 14 - point effort himself from the bench over 23 minutes. Gerald Henderson and Richaun Holmes turned in a pair of 11 - point efforts, with the latter getting the start at center in place of the resting Joel Embiid and ahead of Jahlil Okafor. Sergio Rodriguez continued his solid play with 10 points, five assists, three rebounds and a block. Okafor checked in second on the reserves with 12 points, five boards, an assist and a steal. As usual, the Hornets were paced by Kemba Walker, who totaled 22 points, seven assists and four boards. Backcourt mate Nicolas Batum was right behind with 20 points, seven rebounds, four assists and a steal. Combined, the two guards went 14 - of - 29 from the field and 6 - of - 15 from beyond the arc. Cody Zeller received another start with Roy Hibbert still sidelined with a knee injury and tallied 13 points, a rebound and a block. Marvin Williams supplied 11 points, eight rebounds, an assist and a pair of steals while Michael Kidd-Gilchrist mustered a modest six points but brought down 13 boards, dished out an assist, recorded three steals and also had one block. Frank Kaminsky III, getting some extra run as well due to Hibbert's absence, led the bench with 14 points, five rebounds, an assist and a steal, while Marco Belinelli went for 11 points, three rebounds and a pair of dimes in a reserve role as well. Philadelphia heads back home to face off with the defending champion Cavaliers on Saturday night, while the Hornets head up north to Brooklyn to tangle with the Nets on Friday evening.
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