Allen Scores 21, Reid Makes Hornets History in 110-103 Win at Nets

The Charlotte Hornets opened their season with a 110-103 win over the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center on Wednesday night, and their two biggest summer additions did most of the damage. Grayson Allen scored 21 points off the bench, and Naz Reid finished with 20 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists in his first game for Charlotte.

Reid became the first player in Hornets history to record at least 20 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in a team debut, according to the Hornets. Charlotte acquired him from Minnesota in the offseason trade that sent LaMelo Ball to the Timberwolves. Reid made 8 of 18 shots, including 4 of 10 from three point range, and the game was his 17th career outing with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds, according to Reuters.

Five Hornets reach 17 points

Allen, acquired from Phoenix in a deal for Miles Bridges, made 6 of 9 shots and sank five of Charlotte's 15 three pointers. The Hornets outscored Brooklyn by 20 points during his 29 minutes. Dennis Schroder, starting in place of the injured Coby White, added 19 points and six assists in a debut for his 12th NBA team. Brandon Miller scored 18 points, and Moussa Diabate added 17 points, eight rebounds and five steals.

Miller scored 12 points in the first quarter, including eight in a row, as Charlotte took a 27-23 lead. The Hornets led by nine late in the second quarter and went into halftime up 54-48 after Diabate scored on a layup with 1.2 seconds left.

Randle and Porter are not enough

Julius Randle led all scorers with 33 points in his Brooklyn debut, adding eight rebounds and seven assists. Michael Porter Jr. finished with 26 points and seven rebounds. They were the only two Nets in double figures. Brooklyn shot 45 percent and made 12 of 31 three pointers, but the Nets took 12 fewer shots than Charlotte, gave up 20 second chance points and committed 22 turnovers.

Brooklyn made its push early in the third quarter. Diabate opened a 10 point lead with a three point play, and the Nets answered with 12 straight points. Porter put Brooklyn ahead 64-62 on a four point play with 8 minutes and 12 seconds left in the third. Charlotte steadied, led 86-81 after three quarters and closed out the win in the fourth.

What it means

The loss was Brooklyn's sixth straight defeat in a season opener, in front of a sellout crowd of 17,548, the New York Post reported. Charlotte has now beaten the Nets in the opener for the second straight year, after a 136-117 win in Charlotte last season. The Hornets head home at 1-0. Brooklyn, at 0-1, goes looking for its first win with a harder stretch ahead.