Jefferson leads Hornets past Wizards 96-86

Final

Regular Season Series (Game 2 of 2)

Hornets 96

(3-2, 1-1 away)

Wizards 86

(4-2, 2-1 home)

7:00 PM ET, October 17,2014
Verizon Center, Washington, DC

	1	2	3	4	T
CHA	18	23	25	30	96
WSH	27	23	18	18	86

Top Performers

Charlotte: M. Kidd-Gilchrist 12 Pts, 11 Reb, 2 Ast, 4 Stl, 2 Blk
Washington: P. Pierce 11 Pts, 5 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl

 

 

 

Associated Press

Jefferson Leads Hornets

Al Jefferson scored a game-high 20 points and had eight rebounds as Charlotte beat Washington 96-86.

Tags: NBA, Charlotte Bobcats, Washington Wizards, Al Jefferson, Paul Pierce

WASHINGTON -- Al Jefferson scored 20 points and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had 12 points and 11 rebounds as the Charlotte Hornets beat the Washington Wizards 96-86 Friday night in a preseason game.
Kemba Walker added 16 points for the Hornets (3-2). Charlotte trailed 68-63 before pulling away with a 23-1 run.
John Wall scored 14 points for the Wizards (4-2) on 3-for-12 shooting. He had three assists and four turnovers.
Paul Pierce limped off the court after banging knees while attempting to set a pick late in the second quarter. The veteran forward went straight to the Wizards' locker room, but emerged without issue, started the second half and finished with 11 points.
"He's fine," Wizards coach Randy Wittman said.
Lance Stephenson did not play for the Hornets because of a strained groin. Hornets coach Steve Clifford said he anticipates the wing guard returning to practice on Saturday.

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Team Stat Comparison

	CHA	WSH
Points	96	86
FGM-FGA	36-82 (.439)	28-70 (.400)
3PM-3PA	9-19 (.474)	4-12 (.333)
FTM-FTA	15-15 (1.000)	26-31 (.839)
Rebounds (Offensive-Total)	8-41	6-37
Assists	25	21
Turnovers	17	20
Steals	13	12
Blocks	2	6
Fast Break Points	6	14
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant)	25 (1/0)	14 (1/0)

Top Performers

Charlotte		Washington
	Kidd-Gilchrist Points: 12 Reb: 11 Ast: 2 Stl: 4 Blk: 2		Pierce Points: 11 Reb: 5 Ast: 2 Stl: 2 Blk: 0

Game Leaders

	CHA	WSH
Points	A. Jefferson 20	J. Wall 14
Rebounds	M. Kidd-Gilchrist 11	M. Gortat 9
Assists	M. Williams 5	A. Miller 5
Steals	M. Kidd-Gilchrist 4	O. Porter Jr. 3
Blocks	M. Kidd-Gilchrist 2	N. Hilario 3