Joe Harris scored 26 points (18 on 6 3-pointers), and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Charlotte Hornets 130-115.
Landry Shamet’s corner 3-pointer put the Nets ahead for good with 3:32 left in the third quarter.
Kevin Durant had 25 points (12 in the third quarter) and 11 assists on 8 for 12 shooting, and Shamet added 20 points with 6 3-pointers off the bench. The Nets had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Hornets, Miles Bridges had a career-high 33 points and 9 rebounds on 13 for 18 shooting, and Terry Rozier added 27 points and 10 assists. Vernon Carey Jr. scored a career-high 21 points on 9 for 14 shooting. The Hornets had 3 20-point scorers.
The Nets shot 55.3% from the field and 51.2% from 3 to the Hornets’ 53.0% and 35.3%. The Nets made 21 3-pointers, 6 of them by Harris and 6 by Shamet. They outscored the Hornets 49-16 off the bench. The Nets’ starters were outscored 57-43 in 17 minutes together.