Seeing a lot more HO attempts on the second merge...which is kinda shadey because they get you thinking it will be a clean fight (like in the DA) on the initial merge just to shoot you in the face in the second....they always have tracers turned off as well which is gamey to me when it comes to HO.
If it's getting to you the next time someone takes an HO shot just get an alt advantage and start BnZing them....they will call you boring and lame but it will make them not have their favorite shot (and a lot of times the only shot they have at killing you)
Being HOed, Picked, Ganged, ect ect...in the end they are pretty much admitting they can't kill you 1v1 so no need to get mad.
As far as this situation....need the film, only way to see it...maybe the N1k had angles but saw HO coming so he pulled away from HO just to get shot front quarter.