Brooklyn Nets vs. Charlotte Hornets
December 1, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Nets beat the Hornets 116-103 on 2025-12-01 at home. The Nets started Michael Porter Jr., Nic Claxton, Tyrese Martin, Noah Clowney, and Egor Dëmin. The Hornets started Miles Bridges, LaMelo Ball, Ryan Kalkbrenner, Kon Knueppel, and Sion James. LaMelo Ball (Hornets) scored 14 points (5/10) in his matchups, with Egor Dëmin as his primary defender. Michael Porter Jr. (Nets) scored 12 points (5/11) in his matchups, with Sion James as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
BKN
Brooklyn Nets
116
Did not play: E.J. Liddell (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jalen Wilson (DNP - Coach's Decision)
CHA
Charlotte Hornets
103
Did not play: Tre Mann (DNP - Injury/Illness), Mason Plumlee (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
BKN
Brooklyn Nets
Starting lineup
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Tyrese Martin
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Egor Dëmin
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Michael Porter Jr.
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Noah Clowney
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Nic Claxton
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Michael Porter Jr. · Nic Claxton · Tyrese Martin · Noah Clowney · Egor Dëmin Starter 14.7 min
- Ziaire Williams · Day'Ron Sharpe · Danny Wolf · Ben Saraf · Drake Powell 10.8 min
- Michael Porter Jr. · Nic Claxton · Noah Clowney · Egor Dëmin · Danny Wolf 6.5 min
- Michael Porter Jr. · Nic Claxton · Noah Clowney · Egor Dëmin · Drake Powell 4.9 min
- Michael Porter Jr. · Ziaire Williams · Day'Ron Sharpe · Ben Saraf · Drake Powell 3.4 min
CHA
Charlotte Hornets
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Miles Bridges · LaMelo Ball · Ryan Kalkbrenner · Kon Knueppel · Sion James Starter 11.3 min
- LaMelo Ball · Moussa Diabaté · Antonio Reeves · Tidjane Salaün · Kon Knueppel 4.7 min
- Miles Bridges · LaMelo Ball · Moussa Diabaté · Antonio Reeves · Liam McNeeley 4.1 min
- Collin Sexton · Ryan Kalkbrenner · Tidjane Salaün · Kon Knueppel · Sion James 4.1 min
- LaMelo Ball · Ryan Kalkbrenner · Tidjane Salaün · Kon Knueppel · Sion James 3.0 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Nets defense
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LaMelo Ball 14 pts (5/10) in 53 possessions
Guarded by: Egor Dëmin (39 %, 7 pts) · Ben Saraf (14 %, 0 pts) · Ziaire Williams (14 %, 0 pts)
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Collin Sexton 5 pts (2/5) in 31 possessions
Guarded by: Ben Saraf (20 %, 0 pts) · Drake Powell (20 %, 5 pts) · Egor Dëmin (19 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Michael Porter Jr. | Miles Bridges: 21 poss., 13 pts (4/7) · Sion James: 21 poss., 4 pts (2/4) |
| Nic Claxton | Ryan Kalkbrenner: 32 poss., 11 pts (4/8) · Moussa Diabaté: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Noah Clowney | Kon Knueppel: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Sion James: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Egor Dëmin | LaMelo Ball: 21 poss., 7 pts (3/6) · Kon Knueppel: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Drake Powell | Kon Knueppel: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Antonio Reeves: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Ben Saraf | LaMelo Ball: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Collin Sexton: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Danny Wolf | Tidjane Salaün: 10 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Miles Bridges: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Ziaire Williams | Liam McNeeley: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · LaMelo Ball: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Tyrese Martin | Kon Knueppel: 10 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Sion James: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Day'Ron Sharpe | Moussa Diabaté: 17 poss., 6 pts (2/4) · Kon Knueppel: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Hornets defense
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Michael Porter Jr. 12 pts (5/11) in 73 possessions
Guarded by: Sion James (31 %, 3 pts) · Miles Bridges (21 %, 2 pts) · Tidjane Salaün (13 %, 2 pts)
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Noah Clowney 14 pts (6/10) in 62 possessions
Guarded by: Miles Bridges (24 %, 4 pts) · Sion James (19 %, 2 pts) · Kon Knueppel (14 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Kon Knueppel | Egor Dëmin: 15 poss., 9 pts (3/5) · Tyrese Martin: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/3) |
| Miles Bridges | Michael Porter Jr.: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Noah Clowney: 15 poss., 4 pts (2/5) |
| Sion James | Michael Porter Jr.: 22 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Noah Clowney: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| LaMelo Ball | Tyrese Martin: 11 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Ziaire Williams: 10 poss., 2 pts (0/2) |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | Nic Claxton: 36 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Noah Clowney: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Moussa Diabaté | Day'Ron Sharpe: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Nic Claxton: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Collin Sexton | Drake Powell: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Ben Saraf: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Tidjane Salaün | Michael Porter Jr.: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Danny Wolf: 9 poss., 1 pts (0/0) |
| Liam McNeeley | Danny Wolf: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Drake Powell: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Antonio Reeves | Ben Saraf: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Drake Powell: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |