The 1st game in the NBA on Wednesday night is going to be between Charlotte Hornets and Indiana Pacers. After 15 games, the Hornets are the 2nd worst team in the Eastern Conference with 4 wins and 11 losses while the Pacers are the 8th best team with 6 wins and 6 losses. Despite recent struggles, I'm going with Charlotte in this matchup and there's one big reason why.

That reason is LaMelo Ball. He's back in the action and he has played in 2 games. Against the Heat, Ball had 15 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists but in Orlando, he continued with 17 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists. The team has only 1 win at home this season but the results in front of their fans haven't been so bad. In only 1 game the Hornets lost by more than 10 points but 3 out of the 6 games ended with 8 points or less. According to stats, Charlotte so far had the 10th strongest schedule.

The Pacers have won only 2 out of the 5 away games this season and all losses have been with at least 7 points. Indiana struggles on defense on the road as they allow 118.6 points per game (7th worst result) while Charlotte has 15th best defense with 110.5 allowed points. The Hornets struggle on offense but I'm more than confident that Ball's return will bring a new dimension to the offense because he's the most talented player on the team.

Indiana very heavily relies on Tyrese Haliburton who averages 20.5 points per game but he's listed as questionable for this game. Bennedict Mathurin scores a lot but he isn't consistent. If Haliburton misses the game, it will be a huge loss for Indiana. Terry Rozier has been the best scorer for Charlotte but Ball very soon could be at the top. It must be said as well that Rozier missed 8 games at the start of the season so that is one more reason why the Hornets have struggled.

Yes, this season's results have been in favor of Indiana but Charlotte missed LaMelo Ball. He's back and this will be his 1st home game this season. The Hornets are very motivated to start a winning streak and I think that the home team is more talented on offense which is going to lead to the victory tonight.

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周三晚上的NBA第一场比赛将在夏洛特黄蜂队和印第安纳步行者队之间进行。15场比赛过后，黄蜂以4胜11负排名东部第二，步行者以6胜6负排名东部第八。尽管最近遇到了麻烦，但我还是选择夏洛特，这有一个重要原因。

这个原因就是拉梅洛·鲍尔。他已经复出了，并且已经踢了两场比赛。对阵热火，鲍尔得到15分6篮板6助攻，但在奥兰多，他继续得到17分4篮板9助攻。这支球队本赛季在主场只赢了1场比赛，但在球迷面前的成绩还不算太差。黄蜂队只有一场比赛输了10分以上，但6场比赛中有3场比赛的比分不超过8分。根据数据显示，到目前为止，夏洛特的赛程排在第十位。

步行者在本赛季的5场客场比赛中只赢了2场，而且所有的输球都是在至少得到7分的情况下。步行者在客场的防守上很挣扎，他们场均失分118.6分(倒数第七)，而夏洛特的场均失分110.5分，防守排名第15。黄蜂在进攻上很挣扎，但我非常有信心鲍尔的回归会给球队的进攻带来一个新的维度，因为他是球队中最有天赋的球员。

步行者非常依赖泰利斯·哈利伯顿，他场均20.5分，但他在本场比赛中被列为可疑人物。本尼迪克特·马蒂林得分很多，但他的表现并不稳定。如果哈利伯顿错过这场比赛，对步行者队来说将是一个巨大的损失。特里·罗齐尔一直是夏洛特最好的得分手，但鲍尔很快就会成为头号得分手。必须说的是，罗齐尔在赛季开始时缺席了8场比赛，这是黄蜂陷入困境的另一个原因。

是的，本赛季的结果对步行者有利，但夏洛特错过了拉梅洛·鲍尔。他回来了，这将是他本赛季的第一个主场比赛。黄蜂队非常有动力开始一波连胜，我认为主队在进攻上更有天赋，这将导致今晚的胜利。