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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.

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Brooklyn Nets
Brooklyn Nets 116

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Michael Porter Jr. GS 36:03 35 7 4 2 0 2 3 13-24 7-11 2-4 +18
Nic Claxton GS 33:29 13 11 6 1 1 1 0 5-11 1-2 2-2 +10
Noah Clowney GS 30:08 18 2 4 1 0 0 4 6-9 2-4 4-4 +15
Egor Dëmin GS 26:41 9 1 4 1 2 0 4 4-12 1-3 0-0 +15
Tyrese Martin GS 18:30 5 2 3 1 0 1 1 2-6 1-3 0-0 -9
Drake Powell 23:56 10 1 4 3 0 1 2 4-8 2-5 0-0 +5
Danny Wolf 19:18 10 7 1 0 0 0 3 4-9 1-4 1-1 +5
Ziaire Williams 18:58 3 6 2 0 0 2 3 1-4 1-3 0-0 +3
Ben Saraf 18:25 7 3 2 1 0 2 0 2-9 1-7 2-2 0
Day'Ron Sharpe 14:31 6 3 3 0 0 2 3 2-4 0-1 2-4 +3
Totals 116 43 33 10 3 11 23 43-96 17-43 13-17

Did not play: E.J. Liddell (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jalen Wilson (DNP - Coach's Decision)

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Charlotte Hornets
Charlotte Hornets 103

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Kon Knueppel GS 35:06 18 6 4 0 0 3 0 7-18 4-9 0-0 -10
Miles Bridges GS 30:23 8 2 1 0 1 2 2 4-15 0-3 0-0 -30
LaMelo Ball GS 29:30 12 5 14 0 2 3 3 3-9 2-6 4-4 -3
Sion James GS 28:27 5 3 1 0 1 4 1 2-6 1-5 0-0 -18
Ryan Kalkbrenner GS 25:36 7 6 1 1 2 0 1 3-3 0-0 1-1 -9
Moussa Diabaté 22:24 10 6 1 2 1 0 3 5-9 0-0 0-0 -4
Collin Sexton 18:50 15 6 2 1 0 3 0 5-10 1-1 4-4 -10
Tidjane Salaün 17:37 10 4 0 1 0 1 1 3-6 1-3 3-5 +17
Liam McNeeley 17:05 8 2 1 0 0 0 3 2-4 1-2 3-4 -7
Antonio Reeves 15:03 10 2 1 0 0 0 1 4-5 2-3 0-0 +9
Totals 103 42 26 5 7 16 15 38-85 12-32 15-18

Did not play: Tre Mann (DNP - Injury/Illness), Mason Plumlee (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

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Brooklyn Nets
Brooklyn Nets

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

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Charlotte Hornets
Charlotte Hornets

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Nets defense

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

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)