Hornets Topple Nets, 111-107

The Charlotte Hornets defeated the Brooklyn Nets, 111-107, at Spectrum Center on
Tuesday. The Hornets (24-28) had to have come in to Tuesday’s tilt with an extra
air of confidence, given that the Nets (9-43) had won just two road games in 24
attempts this season. However, Brooklyn came to play, as they did in all four
games against Charlotte this season. Their second unit turned in 43 points, and
they limited their hosts to 39.2 and 26.9 percent success rates from the field
and three-point range, respectively. They also battled back from a 54-37
halftime deficit to score 70 points in the second half. However, two clutch free
throws by Marco Belinelli with six seconds remaining provided the final margin
of victory for the Hornets. The Nets were led by Bojan Bogdanovic, who tallied
22 points, five rebounds and one assist, and who drained two his trio of
three-pointers in the closing seconds to keep things interesting. Brook Lopez
was next with 20 points, five rebounds, one assist and four blocks. Joe Harris
led the bench with 12 points, four rebounds and one assist. Isaiah Whitehead was
productive as well with 11 points, seven assists, one rebound and one steal in
26 minutes. Trevor Booker posted a 10-point, 12-rebound double-double that also
included three assists. Randy Foye filled out the stat sheet with eight points,
four rebounds and three assists. The Hornets saw Kemba Walker and Nicolas Batum
lead the way with matching 17-point efforts, with the former adding five assists
and three boards, and the latter compiling eight boards, four assists, four
steals and two blocks. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Marvin Williams managed 14
points apiece. Kidd-Gilchrist also posted seven rebounds, two assists and a
block, while Williams hauled in nine boards and a pair of blocks. Frank Kaminsky
drew the start at center for the ailing Cody Zeller (quad) and turned in a
12-point, 11-rebound double-double that also included five assists and a steal.
Belinelli led the second unit with 17 points, three rebounds and a block, while
Jeremy Lamb provided 16 points, seven boards, a steal and a block in 19 highly
efficient minutes off the bench. The Nets head back home to tangle with the
Washington Wizards on Wednesday night, while the Hornets remain home to face off
with the Houston Rockets on Thursday evening.

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