Al Jefferson scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half and added 12 rebounds for the Hornets, who forced 25 turnovers to help snap a six-game road slide and improve to 2-10 on the road. Gerald Henderson added 11 points and Gary Neal 10 off the bench as Charlotte shot 7-of-12 from the arc in the first half to take a 20-point advantage en route to snapping a four-game overall losing streak.
Rookie Robert Covington and Tony Wroten scored 19 points apiece for the 76ers, who are 0-14 at Wells Fargo Center this season and are five losses shy from matching the NBA record set by Dallas back in 1993-94. Michael Carter-Williams had 14 points and 10 assists as the Sixers now must hit the road for seven games before returning against Cleveland on Jan. 5.
Marvin Williams drained three 3-pointers and Neal added another in the final 2:52 of the first as Charlotte closed on a 14-7 run for an 11-point lead. Wroten, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute and Covington drained shots from the arc to close a 17-point, second-quarter deficit to 12, but Henderson answered with a 3-pointer and the Sixers scored one point in the final 5 1/2 minutes as Charlotte took a 66-46 edge into the locker room.
Charlotte led by as many as 24 in the third quarter, but Philadelphia got six points from JaKarr Sampson during a 10-0 run to close the period that brought the 76ers within 13. Charlotte's Brian Roberts opened the fourth with a pair of free throws, Jefferson hit a short jumper and Neal drained a shot from the arc as the Hornets rebuilt a 92-74 lead less than two minutes in and were never threatened again.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Sixers F Nerlens Noel, coming off his best game, scoring a career-high 19 points on 9-of-12 shooting, had six points and nine rebounds. … Hornets G Lance Stephenson, the subject of trade rumors, did not play due to a pelvic strain. … The Sixers, who entered shooting a league-low 29.8 percent from beyond the arc, were 12-for-26, including 6-of-8 by Covington.
Charlotte | Philadelphia | |
Kemba Walker 30 | Scoring | Robert Covington 19 |
Gary Neal 6 | Assists | Michael Carter-Williams 10 |
Al Jefferson 12 | Rebounds | Nerlens Noel 9 |
P.J. Hairston 5 | Free Throws Made | Tony Wroten 5 |
P.J. Hairston 2 | Steals | Nerlens Noel 3 |
Gerald Henderson 2 | Blocks | Nerlens Noel 3 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Charlotte | 109 | 43.9 | 10-24 | 13-17 | 25 | 45 | 3 | 10 | 15 |
Philadelphia | 91 | 45.1 | 12-26 | 15-17 | 23 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 25 |