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Hornets beat Nets 110-103

Game recap · published October 21, 2026 at 10:15 PM EDT · updated November 12, 2026 at 1:57 PM EST

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The Charlotte Hornets beat the Brooklyn Nets 110-103 on Wednesday, October 21, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY.

The Hornets led 54-48 at halftime.

Top performers

Grayson Allen led the Hornets with 21 points on 6-of-9 shooting, including 5 3-pointers. Naz Reid added 20 points and 11 rebounds. For the Nets, Julius Randle had 33 points on 11-of-18 shooting, including 3 3-pointers, with 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Michael Porter Jr. added 26 points and 7 rebounds.

Double-double: Naz Reid (20 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists).

Context

The Hornets improved to 1-0, while the Nets fell to 0-1. It was the teams' first meeting of the season.

Up next: the Hornets visit the Suns on Thursday, Nov 12; the Nets visit the Grizzlies on Saturday, Nov 14.

Attendance: 17,548 at Barclays Center. Officials: Dedric Taylor, Scott Foster and Gina Catanzariti.

Charlotte Hornets — players

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Brandon Miller · starter3618310137-213-141-2-4
Dennis Schroder · starter3519460037-130-35-5+2
Moussa Diabate · starter3417835047-110-03-3-16
Naz Reid · starter33201170018-194-100-10
Sion James · starter273301011-71-60-0-7
Grayson Allen2921340046-95-84-4+20
Royce O'Neale178401113-62-50-0+15
Ryan Kalkbrenner144530212-30-00-0+22
Christian Anderson130222020-30-10-0+5
Liam McNeeley30100000-10-10-0-2
Tidjane SalaunDid not play — coach's decision
Hannes SteinbachDid not play — coach's decision
PJ HallDid not play — coach's decision

Brooklyn Nets — players

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Julius Randle · starter38338701411-183-58-110
Keon Ellis · starter347241113-71-30-0+5
Michael Porter Jr. · starter34267130410-215-111-2+1
Day'Ron Sharpe · starter308831324-50-00-1+7
Egor Demin · starter274421032-100-50-0+3
Noah Clowney229311003-31-12-2-6
Mikel Brown Jr.206330012-81-31-1-9
Nolan Traore163200020-40-03-4-13
Moritz Wagner167010021-31-24-4-15
Chaney Johnson50100030-10-10-0-8
Drake PowellDid not play — coach's decision
Ben SarafDid not play — coach's decision
Danny WolfDid not play — coach's decision
Josh MinottDid not play — coach's decision
Terance MannDid not play — coach's decision

Written automatically from the game data (BALLDONTLIE scores, Highlightly team box score) — see methodology. Game page · Hornets vs Nets head-to-head

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