Miles Bridges had 26 points (14 in the paint) and 12 rebounds, and the Charlotte Hornets rallied from 17 points down in the second quarter to beat the Brooklyn Nets 105-102 to end a 9-game losing streak.
The Hornets trailed 58-41 with 23 seconds left in the second quarter and 58-43 at halftime. They were still down 97-83 with 6:47 left in the fourth quarter, with a 4.9% chance to win, and outscored the Nets 22-5 the rest of the way.
The Nets had the ball down 1 with 7.9 seconds left, but Bridges blocked Cam Thomas’ floater, lifting the Hornets’ chance to win from 79% to 85%. It would have put the Nets ahead. They had the ball down 3, but Trendon Watford missed a 36-foot pull-up 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Hornets outscored the Nets 7-2.
Moussa Diabaté had 16 points (all 16 in the paint) and 15 rebounds on 8 for 12 shooting.
For the Nets, D'Angelo Russell had 28 points and 7 assists, and Thomas went 1 for 8 from 3. Russell scored 15 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter.
The Nets gave up 22 offensive rebounds, about 9 more than usual for the shots the Hornets missed. The Hornets scored the last 12 points of the game.