New York – – Nic Claxton scored 16 factors and Brooklyn’s Nets moved away after the Lamelo ball was misplaced in opposition to one other ankle damage and beat the Charlotte Hornets 97-89 on Monday night.
Cam Johnson and Day’ron Sharpe every added 14 factors for the Nets, who received for the fifth time in six video games in one of the best part of their first season below Jordi Fernandez. It was their second simple victory on Charlotte throughout this era.
Moussa Diabate collected a 21 -point profession summit and seized 10 rebounds for the Hornets earlier than being pressured to go away the match with an abrasion of straight eyes. Tidjane Salaun scored 16 factors.
Ball performed the primary 10 minutes and the Hornets introduced at halftime that it could not play the remainder of the night time due to the ache of the appropriate ankle. He solely not too long ago returned from an absence of 5 video games with a sprain on the left ankle.
Hornets: Charlotte has a 1-16 file within the matches that Ball has missed this season. Unsurprisingly, this recreation moved away from the Hornets as soon as their playmaker was misplaced with them after three.
Nets: With a recreation to do, the nets ought to be ok with what they play within the break of the celebs. They’ve now received consecutive residence matches for the primary time this season.
Charlotte dragged by two to about 2 1/2 minutes after the beginning of the second quarter earlier than a 9-0 race offers Nets an advance of 47-36 and he was by no means shut once more. Brooklyn led two digits virtually the second half.
Even when he missed the final three quarters, Ball was nonetheless on the top of the staff at 3 factors till Salaun made his second within the match with 5:34 to play. Charlotte completed 6 for 31 (19%).
The nets welcome Philadelphia on Wednesday throughout their final match earlier than the celebs break. The Hornets are in Orlando on Wednesday.
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