Game ID: 22300858
Charlotte Hornets @ Philadelphia 76ers
Friday, March 1, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHI 32 26 30 33 121CHA 27 36 21 30 114
CHA @ PHI ScoutingCHA @ PHI Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
PHI availability going into 2/22 · 7 days' restOUT Embiid missed 8 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 2 since 2/12, returns tonight: 27 min (78% of 34)
OUT Melton missed 17 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Batum missed 9 since 1/30, returns tonight: 18 min (69% of 26)
OUT Covington missed 22 since 1/02, out tonight
NEW Hield 24 to 39 min over the last 4
NEW Reed 19 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Payne 18 to 26 min over the last 4
NEW Martin 12 to 25 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 2/23 · back-to-backOUT Embiid missed 9 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT Melton missed 18 since 1/15, returns tonight: 16 min (61% of 26)
OUT Covington missed 23 since 1/02, out tonight
BACK Harris back 2/22 after 2, 27 min since (78% of 34)
BACK Batum back 2/22 after 9, 18 min since (69% of 26)
NEW Oubre Jr. 31 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Hield 24 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Reed 19 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Martin 12 to 23 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 2/25 · 1 day's restOUT Embiid missed 10 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT Covington missed 24 since 1/02, out tonight
BACK Harris back 2/22 after 2, 30 min since (89% of 34)
BACK Melton back 2/23 after 18, 16 min since (61% of 26)
BACK Batum back 2/22 after 9, 9 min since (35% of 26)
NEW Hield 24 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Reed 19 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Martin 12 to 23 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 2/27 · 1 day's restOUT Embiid missed 11 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT Covington missed 25 since 1/02, out tonight
BACK Harris back 2/22 after 2, 31 min since (90% of 34)
BACK Melton back 2/23 after 18, 17 min since (65% of 26)
BACK Batum back 2/22 after 9, 12 min since (45% of 26)
NEW Hield 24 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Reed 19 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Martin 12 to 23 min over the last 4
PHI availability going into 3/01 · 2 days' restOUT Embiid missed 12 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT Covington missed 26 since 1/02, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 2 since 2/25, out tonight
BACK Harris back 2/22 after 2, 30 min since (89% of 34)
BACK Melton back 2/23 after 18, 14 min since (55% of 26)
BACK Batum back 2/22 after 9, 14 min since (53% of 26)
NEW Hield 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Reed 19 to 27 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 3/03 · 1 day's restOUT Embiid missed 13 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT Covington missed 27 since 1/02, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 3 since 2/25, returns tonight: 4 min (36% of 12)
BACK Harris back 2/22 after 2, 32 min since (95% of 34)
BACK Melton back 2/23 after 18, 14 min since (55% of 26)
BACK Batum back 2/22 after 9, 17 min since (63% of 26)
NEW Hield 24 to 31 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 3/05 · 1 day's restOUT Embiid missed 14 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT Melton missed 2 since 3/01, out tonight
OUT Covington missed 28 since 1/02, out tonight
BACK Martin back 3/03 after 3, 4 min since (36% of 12)
NEW Hield 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Reed 19 to 25 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 3/06 · back-to-backOUT Embiid missed 15 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT Melton missed 3 since 3/01, out tonight
OUT Covington missed 29 since 1/02, out tonight
BACK Martin back 3/03 after 3, 8 min since (64% of 12)
PHI availability going into 3/08 · 1 day's restOUT Maxey missed 2 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Embiid missed 16 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT Melton missed 4 since 3/01, out tonight
OUT Covington missed 30 since 1/02, out tonight
BACK Martin back 3/03 after 3, 12 min since (98% of 12)
NEW Hield 24 to 30 min over the last 5
CHA availability going into 2/23 · back-to-backOUT Black missed 4 since 2/10, out tonight
BACK McGowens back 2/14 after 2, 1 min since (8% of 15)
BACK Smith Jr. back 2/14 after 2, 1 min since (8% of 14)
BACK Thor back 2/14 after 2, 1 min since (10% of 12)
CHA availability going into 2/25 · 1 day's restOUT Smith Jr. missed 2 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Bolden missed 2 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Black missed 5 since 2/10, out tonight
BACK McGowens back 2/14 after 2, 4 min since (27% of 15)
BACK Thor back 2/14 after 2, 1 min since (7% of 12)
CHA availability going into 2/27 · 1 day's restOUT Bertans missed 2 since 2/23, returns tonight: 15 min (73% of 21)
OUT Smith Jr. missed 3 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Bolden missed 3 since 2/22, returns tonight: 5 min (37% of 13)
OUT Black missed 6 since 2/10, out tonight
BACK McGowens back 2/14 after 2, 10 min since (64% of 15)
BACK Thor back 2/14 after 2, 2 min since (17% of 12)
CHA availability going into 2/29 · 1 day's restOUT Smith Jr. missed 4 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Black missed 7 since 2/10, out tonight
BACK Bertans back 2/27 after 2, 15 min since (73% of 21)
BACK McGowens back 2/14 after 2, 8 min since (56% of 15)
BACK Bolden back 2/27 after 3, 5 min since (37% of 13)
BACK Thor back 2/14 after 2, 3 min since (26% of 12)
CHA availability going into 3/01 · back-to-backOUT Smith Jr. missed 5 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Black missed 8 since 2/10, out tonight
BACK Bertans back 2/27 after 2, 15 min since (71% of 21)
BACK Bolden back 2/27 after 3, 5 min since (37% of 13)
CHA availability going into 3/03 · 1 day's restOUT Pokusevski missed 2 since 2/29, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 6 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Bolden missed 2 since 2/29, returns tonight: 8 min (59% of 13)
OUT Thor missed 2 since 2/29, returns tonight: 8 min (66% of 12)
OUT Black missed 9 since 2/10, out tonight
BACK Bertans back 2/27 after 2, 16 min since (79% of 21)
CHA availability going into 3/05 · 1 day's restOUT Pokusevski missed 3 since 2/29, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 7 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Black missed 10 since 2/10, out tonight
BACK Bertans back 2/27 after 2, 19 min since (90% of 21)
BACK Bolden back 2/27 after 3, 6 min since (48% of 13)
BACK Thor back 3/03 after 2, 8 min since (66% of 12)
CHA availability going into 3/08 · 2 days' restOUT Pokusevski missed 4 since 2/29, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 8 since 2/22, returns tonight: 16 min (112% of 14)
OUT Black missed 11 since 2/10, out tonight
BACK Bertans back 2/27 after 2, 20 min since (97% of 21)
BACK Bolden back 2/27 after 3, 6 min since (48% of 13)
BACK Thor back 3/03 after 2, 8 min since (66% of 12)
CHA availability going into 3/09 · back-to-backOUT Pokusevski missed 5 since 2/29, returns tonight: 8 min (41% of 19)
OUT Bolden missed 2 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Black missed 12 since 2/10, out tonight
BACK Smith Jr. back 3/08 after 8, 16 min since (112% of 14)
BACK Thor back 3/03 after 2, 10 min since (78% of 12)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 110, shooting 42 percent and 34 from three, 14 free throws a game; Maxey at 29 and Hield at 13 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Embiid (12 straight), Covington (26 straight). 2 days' rest. Charlotte comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 95 a night and allowing 104, shooting 42 percent and 33 from three, 17 free throws a game; Bridges at 19 and Miller at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the defense, Charlotte allowing 104 a night to Philadelphia's 110. Call it Philadelphia 112, Charlotte 104.
2/22 vs NYK 96-110 — PHI notes
PHI lost 96-110. PHI shot 44% (37 of 84) to NYK's 48%, 10 of 29 from three, and got to the line 14 times to NYK's 27. Maxey led with 35 (11 of 24, 4 of 11 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Oubre Jr. added 14, Hield 14. Q3 was theirs, 35-22, the deficit cut from 23 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 88-61 against them. Harris's -15 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/23 vs CLE 104-97 — PHI notes
PHI won 104-97. PHI shot 44% (40 of 90) to CLE's 42%, 12 of 29 from three, and got to the line 15 times to CLE's 31. Maxey led with 24 (9 of 22, 2 of 5 from three); Payne added 16, Harris 15. The hinge was Q2, 28-25: from level to 3 ahead. Harris was the night's best plus/minus at +9.
2/25 vs MIL 98-119 — PHI notes
PHI lost 98-119. PHI took 18 more shots (97 to 79), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 37% to MIL's 54%, 16 of 46 from three, and got to the line just 11 times against 18 fouls committed. PHI turned it over 10 times to MIL's 18. Maxey led with 24 (8 of 19, 3 of 8 from three); Melton added 16, Reed 13. Q3 was theirs, 34-26, the deficit cut from 21 to 13, but the other 3 periods went 93-64 against them. Oubre Jr.'s -21 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/27 @ BOS 99-117 — PHI notes
PHI lost 99-117. PHI took 20 more shots (94 to 74), but shot 39% to BOS's 53%, 14 of 42 from three, and got to the line just 12 times against 23 fouls committed. PHI turned it over 9 times to BOS's 14. The glass went 28-56 against them. Maxey led with 32 (12 of 24, 4 of 12 from three); Council IV added 16, Harris 13. Q1 was theirs, 30-30, but the other 3 periods went 87-69 against them. Maxey's -24 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/01 vs CHA 121-114 — PHI notes
PHI won 121-114. PHI shot 48% (46 of 96) to CHA's 51%, 19 of 44 from three, and got to the line 11 times to CHA's 17. The glass went 48-32 for them. Maxey led with 33 (11 of 29, 5 of 10 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Harris added 31, Lowry 15. The hinge was Q3, 30-21: PHI came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 4. PHI trailed 58-63 at the half and won the second half 63-51. Maxey was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
3/03 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 126, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Dončić at 37 and Irving at 27 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 111, shooting 43 percent and 37 from three, 13 free throws a game; Maxey at 30 and Harris at 15 a game. Without Embiid (13 straight), Covington (27 straight). One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the defense, Philadelphia allowing 111 a night to Dallas's 126 and the line, where Dallas takes 19 free throws a game to Philadelphia's 13. Call it Dallas 117, Philadelphia 115, Philadelphia keeping it close.
3/05 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 100, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Cam. Johnson at 18 and Schröder at 17 a game. Without Thomas (4 straight), Clowney (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 113, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 16 free throws a game; Maxey at 27 and Harris at 19 a game. Without Embiid (14 straight), Melton (2 straight), Covington (28 straight). One day's rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 100 a night to Philadelphia's 113 and the turnovers, Brooklyn giving it away 12 times a game to Philadelphia's 9. Call it Brooklyn 112, Philadelphia 109, Philadelphia keeping it close.
3/06 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 116, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 17 free throws a game; Maxey at 28 and Harris at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Embiid (15 straight), Melton (3 straight), Covington (29 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Memphis comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 97 a night and allowing 110, shooting 41 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Kennard at 14 and Stevens at 12 a game. Without Bane (24 straight), Jackson Jr. (3 straight), Pippen Jr. (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Memphis giving it away 18 times a game to Philadelphia's 9 and the line, where Memphis takes 25 free throws a game to Philadelphia's 17. Call it Philadelphia 113, Memphis 107.
3/08 vs NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 115, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Maxey at 30 and Oubre Jr. at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Maxey (2 straight), Embiid (16 straight), Melton (4 straight). One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 106, shooting 50 percent and 45 from three, 19 free throws a game; Ingram at 24 and Murphy III at 22 a game. Without Daniels (10 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: New Orleans wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where New Orleans has been plus-3 a night and Philadelphia minus-6 and the arc, New Orleans at 45 percent from three to Philadelphia's 37. Call it New Orleans 115, Philadelphia 113, Philadelphia keeping it close.
2/23 @ GSW 84-97 — CHA notes
CHA lost 84-97. CHA shot 36% (32 of 88) to GSW's 43%, 11 of 39 from three. The glass went 43-53 against them. Bridges led with 19 (8 of 18, 3 of 7 from three); Miller added 11, Richards 11. Q4 was theirs, 32-24, the deficit cut from 21 to 13, but the other 3 periods went 73-52 against them. Bridges's -17 in 41 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/25 @ POR 93-80 — CHA notes
CHA won 93-80. CHA shot 49% (37 of 75) to POR's 35%, 7 of 24 from three. The glass went 41-56 against them. Richards led with 21 (8 of 11, 5 of 7 at the line); Bridges added 18, Miller 17. The hinge was Q2, 23-16: a lead of 6 became 13, and the lead reached 21. McGowens was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
2/27 @ MIL 85-123 — CHA notes
CHA lost 85-123. CHA shot 37% (30 of 81) to MIL's 52%, 11 of 40 from three. The glass went 37-51 against them. Bridges led with 17 (6 of 15, 2 of 9 from three); Mann added 16, Miller 14. Q4 was theirs, 36-27, the deficit cut from 47 to 38, but the other 3 periods went 96-49 against them. Bridges's -48 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/29 vs MIL 99-111 — CHA notes
CHA lost 99-111. CHA shot 44% (36 of 82) to MIL's 45%, 12 of 39 from three. CHA turned it over 13 times to MIL's 7, and MIL turned those into 9 steals. Miller led with 21 (8 of 21, 2 of 7 from three); Williams added 17, Bridges 15. Q4 was theirs, 25-19, the deficit cut from 18 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 92-74 against them. Mann's -16 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/01 @ PHI 114-121 — CHA notes
CHA lost 114-121. CHA shot 51% (43 of 84) to PHI's 48%, 14 of 33 from three, and went to the line 17 times to PHI's 11 — 14 points from the stripe to their 10. The glass went 32-48 against them. Bridges led with 27 (10 of 18, 5 of 7 from three); Richards added 19, Bertans 14. Q2 was theirs, 36-26, turning a 5-point deficit into a 5-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 95-78 against them. They led by as many as 12. Bridges's -19 in 39 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/03 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Quickley at 21 and Barrett at 21 a game. One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 95 a night and allowing 106, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 16 free throws a game; Bridges at 19 and Miller at 16 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Pokusevski (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been minus-3 a night and Charlotte minus-11 and the defense, Charlotte allowing 106 a night to Toronto's 118. Call it Toronto 116, Charlotte 109.
3/05 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 99 a night and allowing 109, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 17 free throws a game; Miller at 20 and Bridges at 19 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Pokusevski (3 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 99, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Banchero at 24 and F. Wagner at 16 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Orlando has been plus-10 a night and Charlotte minus-9 and the defense, Orlando allowing 99 a night to Charlotte's 109. Call it Orlando 111, Charlotte 105.
3/08 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 129, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 16 free throws a game; Kuzma at 25 and Poole at 24 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Champagnie (2 straight). One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 99 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 16 free throws a game; Miller at 20 and Bridges at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Pokusevski (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Washington wins, and the game turns on the defense, Charlotte allowing 113 a night to Washington's 129. Call it Washington 117, Charlotte 113, Charlotte keeping it close.
3/09 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 111, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 16 free throws a game; Miller at 22 and Bridges at 20 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Pokusevski (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 106, shooting 48 percent and 42 from three, 21 free throws a game; Schröder at 20 and Bridges at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Thomas (6 straight), Sharpe (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Brooklyn at 42 percent from three to Charlotte's 32 and the line, where Brooklyn takes 21 free throws a game to Charlotte's 16. Call it Brooklyn 113, Charlotte 108.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHIBH B. Hield
CP C. Payne
KL K. Lowry
MB M. Bamba
NB N. Batum
PR P. Reed
RC R. Council IV
TH T. Harris
TM T. Maxey
CHABM B. McGowens
CM C. Martin
DB D. Bertans
GW G. Williams
MB M. Bridges
MI Micic
NR N. Richards
SC S. Curry
TM T. Mann
VM V. Micić
PHI/CHA the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Tobias Harris breaks out of slump with 31 points, 12 rebounds, leads 76ers past Hornets 121-114
PHILADELPHIA -- — Joel Embiid might still be the 76ers' MVP this season for his role as team counselor.
Embiid has stuck around the Sixers facility of late as he rehabs following knee surgery and used a recent appearance to chat with a slumping Tobias Harris for about an hour to help the forward find ways out of his recent shooting woes.
“Joel has a very intelligent basketball mind in how he sees the game and what he sees,” said Harris, who had 31 points and 12 rebounds to lead Philadelphia to a 121-114 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night. “He's been with me here the longest out of anybody in this whole group and has seen ups and downs in my game. He's seen me at my best and me at my worst.”
It was one of Harris' best outings of the season.
“(Embiid) just said, ‘You had a rough seven-game stretch, not 70 games,’ ” Harris said.
Tyrese Maxey scored 33 points and the 76ers won for only the second time in six games but remain in the hunt for a top-four seed in the Eastern Conference as they try and stay afloat in the standings until the hopeful return of Embiid. They are 8-17 this season without last season's MVP and 5-8 since he went down in a Jan. 30 game.
The 76ers have said there is no timetable for his return.
A first-time All-Star this season, Maxey has carried the load without Embiid and helped rally the Sixers from a 12-point hole to hold off the Hornets. He threw in a chase-down block on Tre Mann in the waning moments that sent the crowd into a frenzy.
Getting an offensive boost from Harris certainly helped. He was 13 of 19 from the floor against the Hornets.
“We're going to need that from him down the stretch,” Maxey said. “Even when Joel does come back, but especially with him out."
Harris, in the final season of a five-year, $180 million contract, had been in a funk over the last month and took the brunt of the blame for the 76ers’ recent struggles. Harris vowed to “dig my way out” after scoring 13 points on 5-of-19 shooting in a loss at Boston. He made only 17 baskets in his last four games and didn’t have an assist in the last two games.
Grant Williams hit a 3 that pulled the Hornets to 114-112 with two minutes left only for Harris to come down and bury his fifth 3-pointer that helped seal the win.
Miles Bridges led the Hornets with 27 points and 11 rebounds. Nick Richards scored 19 points.
Charlotte is headed toward an eighth straight season without a trip to the postseason, the longest current skid in the NBA. The Hornets have been riddled with injuries and lineup instability — especially after they reshaped their roster at the trade deadline.
The Hornets lost a night earlier at home to Milwaukee but immediately hit the road to Philly for their fifth road game in their last six.
“The hardest thing with all the travel and the newness of our team is just, we have enough talent to win we’re just not organized enough yet,” coach Steve Clifford said. “With the travel and the back-to-backs and everything, we don’t have a lot of practice time. We have to figure that out.”
Kyle Lowry was one of the players that left Charlotte after the deadline — though he never played a game with the Hornets. A six-time All-Star, Lowry took a buyout and signed a deal with his hometown Sixers. With Kelly Oubre Jr . out with right shoulder soreness, Lowry finished with 15 points and 10 assists in his first start in four games with the Sixers.
“It was another guy that could handle the ball and I could play a little off the ball sometimes,” Maxey said.