Hornets beat Nets 105-100
Jeremy Lin scored 21 points (9 in the fourth quarter), and the Charlotte Hornets went on a 16-4 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Brooklyn Nets 105-100.
The Nets had gone on a 23-7 run to lead 70-69 when Lin’s cutting layup put the Hornets ahead for good with 10:31 left. Al Jefferson scored 6 points as they pulled away to an 85-74 lead with 6:11 left.
The Nets got within 98-97 on Bojan Bogdanovic’s driving layup with 50 seconds to play, but Kemba Walker answered with 2 free throws, and the Nets got no closer.
Lin’s 2 free throws with 24.9 seconds left made it 103-97 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Hornets outscored the Nets 15-2. Nicolas Batum scored 8 of the Hornets’ 15 on 3 for 4 shooting.
Batum scored 23 points.
For the Nets, Brook Lopez had 29 points (16 in the paint), 9 rebounds and 6 assists, and Sean Kilpatrick added 25 points on 9 for 12 shooting off the bench. Bogdanovic scored 20 points. Bogdanovic scored 14 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter. The Nets had 3 20-point scorers.
The Nets forced 8 turnovers, about 6 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Hornets’ starters outscored the Nets 33-19 in 14 minutes together.