November 5, 2026 at 7:09 AM UTC

Postgame Report

Nets, Down Seven at the Half, Bury Hornets Under a 34-Point Fourth

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Brooklyn came in 1-6 and trailed Charlotte 57-50 at the break. It outscored the Hornets 64-47 after halftime and won 114-104.

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Brooklyn walked in at 1-6 and trailed Charlotte 57-50 at the half. It walked out with a 114-104 win, having outscored the Hornets 64-47 over the second half. The Nets caught up in the third, 30-23, to make it 80-80, then put up 34 in the fourth against 24 for Charlotte. The Hornets, now 3-6, have lost five straight.

Michael Porter Jr. led Brooklyn with 26 points and 10 rebounds, a double-double, on 8-of-17 shooting with four threes in a game-high 38 minutes. Julius Randle added 22 on 7-of-13. Mikel Brown Jr. gave the Nets 18 points in 20 minutes off the bench, and Nolan Traore hit 7 of 11 for 16. Day'Ron Sharpe scored five but had eight assists.

Naz Reid led Charlotte with 28 points and nine rebounds on 11-of-18 shooting, and Grayson Allen scored 22, making five of seven from three. They were enough to build a 24-21 first-quarter lead and a 33-29 second, but little else went right. Brandon Miller finished 2-of-15, including 1-of-10 from deep, in 26 minutes.

Coby White and Kon Knueppel started in the backcourt, and neither changed the night. White scored four on 2-of-9, missing all five of his threes, in 18 minutes. Knueppel played six minutes and had three points. Charlotte won the opener in Brooklyn by six, and this one evens the season series at 1-1.

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