Porter Jr. scores 26 as Nets rally past Hornets 114-104

Michael Porter Jr. had 26 points and 10 rebounds, and the Brooklyn Nets rallied from a 10-point deficit to beat the Charlotte Hornets 114-104 on Wednesday, November 4.

Porter made 8 of 17 shots, four of them 3-pointers. Brooklyn outscored Charlotte 34-24 in the fourth quarter to pull away in a game with 12 lead changes and 11 ties.

Charlotte, favored by the sportsbooks before tip-off, led 57-47 late in the second quarter, its biggest lead. An 11-0 Brooklyn run early in the third put the Nets ahead 61-59.

Brooklyn led 104-97 entering the final five minutes and stretched the margin to 109-97 with 3:12 left. Nolan Traoré's short basket made it 111-100. Grayson Allen's two free throws and a Moussa Diabate layup cut it to 112-104, and Porter closed the scoring with a dunk off a Terance Mann pass with 27 seconds left.

Julius Randle added 22 points on 7-of-13 shooting. Mikel Brown Jr. scored 18 off the bench, and Traoré had 16 points and three steals.

Naz Reid led Charlotte with 28 points on 11-of-18 shooting and nine rebounds. Allen scored 22 off the bench and made five of seven 3-pointers. Brandon Miller made 2 of 15 shots, including one of 10 from long range.

The Hornets made 12 of 40 3-pointers and turned the ball over 17 times, while Brooklyn committed 11. Danny Wolf scored 12 points off the Nets bench, and Brooklyn was plus-17 with him on the floor.

Charlotte is 3-6 and Brooklyn 2-6.

Up next

Hornets: home against the Boston Celtics on Friday, November 6.

Nets: at the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday, November 7.