The Charlotte Hornets guard Jeremy Lin manages a bloodied nose against the Los Angeles Clippers during the fourth quarter of the 2015 National Basketball Association Global Games in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong province, Sunday, October 11, 2015. The Hornets dominated for the whole game.
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Charlotte will be playing against the Clippers without one of the team’s best defensive players in forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist who is set to be out for six months following a shoulder surgery earlier this week.
Chris Paul missed the game for the Clippers due to a fractured left index finger from practice that day.
Jeremy Lin finished with 16 points and 4 assists.
Cody Zeller also scored 16 points, one of the seven Charlotte players to reach double digits in the match.
In the Hornets’ win last Sunday against Miami, point guard Kemba Walker tallied 17 points to lead all scorers for the team.
CLIPPERS: J.J. Reddick had a team-high 23 points, shooting 4-for-9 from 3-point range …
Zeller was 6-for-6 from the floor and added 10 rebounds…
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The injury is not considered to be serious and Paul will be re-evaluated prior to the Clippers game against the Hornets Wednesday in Shanghai. Check back here for more.
