Charlotte Hornets beat Brooklyn Nets 110-103 on the road on Wednesday, October 21.
How it unfolded
The Hornets led by 6 at halftime and by 5 through three quarters, finishing with a 7-point win.
What decided it
The Hornets recovered 34.1% of their own misses against 27.5% for the Nets and the Hornets gave the ball away on 19.1% of their possessions while the Nets did so 21.6% of the time. Extra possessions add up quickly over 48 minutes.
The Nets did win one battle, the free-throw line: FT rate of 23.8 against 14.1. The Hornets made up for it elsewhere.
The game played at about 103 possessions per team. The Hornets scored 106.5 points per 100 possessions and the Nets scored 99.7, a difference of 6.8.
Who made the difference
Julius Randle (BKN) posted the best line of the night by Game Score (26): 33 pts, 8 reb, 7 ast on 11-18 shooting.
For the Hornets, Grayson Allen was the best of the rest at 17.8: 21 pts, 3 reb, 4 ast on 6-9 shooting.
Naz Reid (20 pts, 11 reb, 7 ast) recorded a double-double.
Game Score is a single number that weighs points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, shooting efficiency, fouls and turnovers. It is not an official stat, just a quick way to rank lines.
What it means
The result fit the pre-game Win Meter, which gave the Hornets about a 75% chance.
Across the last 7 meetings in our records, Brooklyn Nets lead 4-3.
Written automatically by Tip Off Live software from box score data. Ratings and probabilities are our own model estimates.