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Charlotte Hornets at Philadelphia 76ers

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4-6, 1-3 Away
Final
105 - 107

2-7, 1-3 Home

Jared McCain and Guerschon Yabusele lead the 76ers to 107-105 OT win over the Hornets

LaMelo matches career high with 38 points vs. 76ers

The Sixers first-round draft pick out of Duke had 23 points in the second half and overtime was 9 for 15 from the floor.

Guerschon Yabusele finished with his career high of 20 points for Philadelphia (2-7), which has yet to win a game in regulation. Paul George added 15 points and nine assists, but did not play any of the overtime period after tallying 33 minutes in his fourth game back from a bone bruise.

Lamelo Ball finished with 38 points in the losing effort for Charlotte (4-6). Ball hit a fadeaway 3-pointer with eight seconds left in the 4th quarter to send the game to overtime. Brandon Miller had 22 points while Grant Williams added 17.

Takeaways Hornets: The Hornets shot 14 of 54 from the 3-point arc and had several sloppy possessions, often forced to take long shots with the shot clock running out.

76ers: Without Joel Embiid (suspension, knee injury) and Tyrese Maxey (hamstring strain), Philadelphia’s offensive burden fell on McCain and Yabusele, who are promising but still young in their NBA careers.

Key moment The Sixers only had two field goals in the overtime period, but shot 6 of 8 from the foul line to nail the game down.

Key stat Philadelphia missed 14 of its 15 3-point attempts in the first half, yet still lead by one. They hit five of their first seven from beyond the arc in the third quarter to extend their lead to 10 late in the period.

Up next Both teams begin play in the NBA Cup round-robin on Tuesday, with the Hornets heading to Orlando. The 76ers host the Knicks in a rematch of last year’s first-round playoff matchup.

Regular Season Series

PHI leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

76ers: 43.7%
Hornets: 56.3%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

5th 0.0 End of Game 105 - 107
5th 0.0 End of the 1st Overtime 105 - 107
5th 0.1 76ers defensive team rebound 105 - 107
5th 0.1 Grant Williams misses free throw 2 of 2 105 - 107
5th 0.1 Moussa Diabate enters the game for Seth Curry 105 - 107

Statistics

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36-95 FG 39-84
37.9 Field Goal % 46.4
14-54 3PT 9-33
25.9 Three Point % 27.3
19-22 FT 20-26
86.4 Free Throw % 76.9
50 Rebounds 40
12 Offensive Rebounds 8
38 Defensive Rebounds 32
22 Assists 24
10 Steals 8
5 Blocks 1
19 Turnovers 17
2 Team Turnovers 0
21 Total Turnovers 17
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
19 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 10
10 Fast Break Points 7
40 Points in Paint 48
22 Fouls 23
7 Largest Lead 16

Game Information

Wells Fargo Center

Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 19,764 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 10 7 .588 - W1
Miami 6 7 .462 2 W1
Atlanta 7 10 .412 3 L2
Charlotte 6 9 .400 3 W1
Washington 2 12 .143 6.5 L10

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 13 3 .813 - W4
New York 9 7 .563 4 L1
Brooklyn 6 10 .375 7 L1
Toronto 4 12 .250 9 W2
Philadelphia 3 12 .200 9.5 W1
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