By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: 03:13 GMT, 2 December 2025 | Updated: 03:13 GMT, 2 December 2025
NEW YORK (AP) - Michael Porter Jr. scored 35 points, Noah Clowney had 18 and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Charlotte Hornets 116-103 on Monday night.
Nic Claxton added 13 points, 11 rebounds and six assists for Brooklyn, which had lost four in a row. Reserves Danny Wolf and Drake Powell each scored 10 points.
Porter went 7 for 11 from 3-point range. The Nets went 17 for 43 from beyond the arc, compared to 12 for 32 for the Hornets.
Kon Knueppel scored 18 points for Charlotte, which had won two in a row. LaMelo Ball had 12 points and 14 assists, and Collin Sexton finished with 15 points.
Hornets: At the New York Knicks on Wednesday night.
Nets: At the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night.
Brooklyn Nets forward Michael Porter Jr. (17) looks to shoot between Charlotte Hornets guard Sion James, left, and forward Miles Bridges (0) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
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Brooklyn Nets forward Michael Porter Jr. looks to shoot during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Charlotte Hornets, Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Brooklyn Nets forward Michael Porter Jr., left, drives past Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Brooklyn Nets center Day'Ron Sharpe, left, drives past Charlotte Hornets forward Moussa Diabate (14) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball, left, drives past Brooklyn Nets guard Egor Demin (8) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)