Dwight Howard had 32 points (20 in the paint) and a season-high 30 rebounds, and the Charlotte Hornets rallied from 23 points down in the second quarter to beat the Brooklyn Nets 111-105.
The Hornets trailed 49-26 with 8:00 left in the second quarter and 62-43 at halftime. They were still down 82-62 with 4:43 left in the third quarter, with a 2.1% chance to win, and outscored the Nets 49-23 the rest of the way.
Frank Kaminsky’s 2 free throws with 8.9 seconds left made it 111-105 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Hornets outscored the Nets 13-2. Kemba Walker (No. 10 in clutch points, 2017-18) scored 5 of the Hornets’ 13 on 2 for 3 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line.
Walker had 24 points and 6 assists but shot 6 for 25.
For the Nets, D'Angelo Russell scored 19 points (8 in the third quarter), and DeMarre Carroll went 1 for 8 from 3.
The Hornets went 36 for 47 at the line to the Nets’ 14 for 21. The Nets gave up 23 offensive rebounds, about 10 more than usual for the shots the Hornets missed. They outscored the Hornets 14-2 on the fast break. The Hornets scored the last 9 points of the game. The Hornets were outscored 22-10 in 7 minutes with Kaminsky, Hernangomez, Graham, Monk and Bacon on the floor together. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and Jarrett Allen fouled out.