The Brooklyn Nets beat the Charlotte Hornets 114-104.
Danny Wolf’s 3-pointer put the Nets ahead for good with 10:22 left in the fourth quarter.
The Hornets got within 89-87 on Ryan Kalkbrenner’s dunk with 8:47 to play, but Michael Porter Jr. answered with a pull-up 3-pointer, and the Hornets got no closer than 93-89.
Early in the fourth quarter, Day'Ron Sharpe had four of his eight assists, all with the game within five points.
Porter had 26 points and 10 rebounds. Julius Randle added 22 points, and Wolf scored 13 points off the bench. Porter scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter. Sharpe assisted on five of Porter’s eight baskets, three of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Hornets, Naz Reid had 28 points (14 in the paint) and nine rebounds, and Brandon Miller missed nine of his 10 3-point tries. Grayson Allen scored 22 points (16 in the second quarter, on four 3-pointers, a floater and two free throws) with five 3-pointers off the bench.
The Nets shot 50.6% from the field and 37.8% from 3 to the Hornets’ 40.3% and 30.0%. The Hornets took 19 of their 77 shots in the paint away from the rim (25%), the highest share of their season. They had averaged 16%.