| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Charlotte Hornets | 27 | 27 | 32 | 24 | 110 |
 Brooklyn Nets | 23 | 25 | 33 | 22 | 103 |
The Charlotte Hornets used an 11-2 run in the third quarter to beat the Brooklyn Nets 110-103 in the season opener for both teams at Barclays Center.
It was tied at 72 with 4:13 left in the third quarter before Grayson Allen made two 3-pointers, the first putting the Hornets ahead for good with 4:01 left.
The Nets got within 86-84 on Julius Randle’s 3-pointer with 11:34 to play, but Royce O'Neale answered with a 3-pointer, and the Nets got no closer than 92-88.
Allen scored 21 points on 6-of-9 shooting off the bench in his first game with the Hornets. Naz Reid added 20 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists in his first game with the Hornets, and Moussa Diabaté added 17 points, eight rebounds and five steals.
For the Nets, Randle, a Timberwolf last season, had 33 points, eight rebounds and seven assists.
Charlotte HornetsBrooklyn NetsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
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Charlotte Hornets110| 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7-21 | 3-14 | 1-2 | −4 | 35:39 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | −12.1 | |
| 19 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7-13 | 0-3 | 5-5 | +2 | 34:41 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | −1.6 | |
| 17 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 3-3 | −16 | 33:38 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +4.6 | |
| 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 8-19 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 0 | 32:41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +1.2 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 1-6 | 0-0 | −7 | 26:49 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | −10.0 | |
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| 21 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6-9 | 5-8 | 4-4 | +20 | 28:48 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +3.4 | |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | +15 | 17:09 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1.1 | |
| 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +22 | 13:58 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | +1.8 | |
| 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +5 | 13:19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | −3.8 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | −2 | 3:18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −1.8 | |
| Team | 110 | 44 | 15 | 26 | 41-9344.1% | 15-4831.3% | 13-1586.7% | 240 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 23 | ||
Did not play: Tidjane Salaün, Hannes Steinbach and PJ Hall (coach’s decision); Coby White, Grant Williams, Kylan Boswell and Kon Knueppel (inactive - injury/illness); Michael Ajayi (inactive - g league - two-way).
Brooklyn Nets103| 33 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 11-18 | 3-5 | 8-11 | 0 | 37:50 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +6.5 | |
| 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 10-21 | 5-11 | 1-2 | +1 | 34:14 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +0.9 | |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +5 | 33:54 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2.1 | |
| 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | +7 | 29:40 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | +0.6 | |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2-10 | 0-5 | 0-0 | +3 | 26:47 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | −9.9 | |
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| 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 2-2 | −6 | 21:30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.9 | |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 1-1 | −9 | 19:48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | −4.3 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 4-4 | −15 | 15:49 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | −3.7 | |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | −13 | 15:31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | −6.6 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | −8 | 4:57 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | −4.7 | |
| Team | 103 | 38 | 11 | 22 | 36-8045.0% | 12-3138.7% | 19-2576.0% | 240 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 25 | ||
Did not play: Josh Minott, Drake Powell, Ben Saraf, Danny Wolf and Terance Mann (coach’s decision); Grant Nelson and Joshua Jefferson (inactive - coach’s decision); Tyler Bilodeau (inactive - injury/illness).
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
The Hornets won on offensive rebounds (+4.2) and fewer turnovers (+1.0). The Nets’ edge: free throws (+1.4).
Points from the Hornets’ side. Shooting is the difference in points per shot on the average number of shots; each turnover is a shot not taken and each offensive rebound a shot more, at the average points per shot; free throws are their points less the shots the trips used (0.44 of a shot each). Shot quality: what an average shooter scores on the same shots (same spot, same kind of shot); shot making: the rest.
97 points from the field on 93 shots: 4.3 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 17-22 | 77.3% | 67% |
| In the paint | 7-19 | 36.8% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 2-4 | 50.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-10 | 30.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 12-38 | 31.6% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Porter Jr. | 14 | 3 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Nolan Traore | 12 | 2 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Egor Dëmin | 9 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Mikel Brown Jr. | 7 | 8 | 2-2 | +6 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 5 | 2-3 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 59 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Randle | 34 | 2 | 1-4 | −7 |
| Day'Ron Sharpe | 9 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Noah Clowney | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Keon Ellis | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 14 | 5-10 | +11 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egor Dëmin | 26 | 4 | 2-3 | −2 |
| Mikel Brown Jr. | 10 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Julius Randle | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 22 | 11 | 4-9 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
Score margin over time — positive = BKN leads, negative = CHA leads
BKN Largest Lead
7
Q1 9:37
CHA Largest Lead
10
Q3 10:10
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
CHA 10-0 run
Q1 5:37 – Q1 3:26
+3 → -7
BKN 12-0 run
Q3 9:58 – Q3 8:12
-10 → +2
CHA 8-0 run
Q3 4:01 – Q3 2:37
0 → -8
