Brooklyn Nets @ Charlotte Hornets
Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
Spectrum Center, Charlotte, NC | Game ID: 22300918
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CHA 31 32 27 20 110BKN 35 17 30 17 99
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Miles Bridges scores 24, Hornets beat Nets 110-99 to snap 6-game losing streak
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- — Miles Bridges had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Brandon Miller added 23 points and the Charlotte Hornets delivered another blow to the Brooklyn Nets’ sagging playoff hopes with a 110-99 win on Saturday night.
Nick Richards added 15 points and 11 rebounds and Vasa Micic chipped in with 12 points and 10 assists for the Hornets (16-48), who snapped a six-game losing streak.
“We came out with real good energy tonight,” Richards said.
Cam Thomas returned from a six-game absence due to an ankle injury and scored 31 points in 30 minutes while playing under a minutes restriction, but the Nets (25-39) still fell 4 1/2 games behind the Atlanta Hawks for the 10th and final play-in spot in the Eastern Conference with their third loss in four games.
“We have to take care of our business and win these last games and hopefully things will turn around and go in our favor,” Thomas said. “But we have to stick to it and keep playing.”
Thomas said Brooklyn's man-to-man defense needs to improve, citing several instances where Hornets players — most notably Micic and Miller — were able to blow by defenders and score on easy baskets.
“It's effort man, that's all of it,” Thomas said. “... Giving up straight line drives is hard and it puts a lot of pressure on our defense because then they can just spread it out and make wide-open 3s, catch-and-shoot 3s. We have to take pride in just keeping someone in front of us."
Thomas, who was a game-time decision, decided to give it a go and put in 17 points in the first quarter on 7-of-8 shooting while helping the Nets build a 12-point lead.
But the momentum wouldn't last.
Charlotte would battle back to take a 63-52 lead at halftime behind Bridges and Miller. Brooklyn had several defensive breakdowns in the second half, including one where they left Bridges wide open under the basket for an easy two-handed jam en route to building a 12-point advantage.
It was the second straight night the Hornets carried an eight-point lead into the fourth quarter, but unlike Friday when they surrendered 44 points to Washington and lost 112-100, Charlotte didn't fold.
When the Nets cut Charlotte's double-digit lead to six with two minutes to play, Miller scored on a driving layup high off the glass to stem the tide. After a Nets miss, Bridges scored on a transition layup and drew a foul for a 3-point play to push Charlotte's lead to 11 and secure the victory.
“That's what I said to the guys: 'We’re in the same exact place,'” Hornets coach Steve Clifford said. “Against Washington we kind of lost our way in the fourth quarter at both ends. Our offense and defense was awful. Tonight we weren't great offensively, but our defense was great.”
Along with Thomas, Nets backup center Day’Ron Sharpe also was back after missing two games with a wrist injury. Cam Johnson sat out with an ankle sprain.
Charlotte played without six players due to injury.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClFiScTh 5 16 +7 6 10 60 2 4 50 0 0 0 2 3 5 3 0 0 1 0
BKN Bridges, Claxton, Finney-Smith, Schröder, Thomas
in Bridges, Claxton, Finney-Smith, Schröder, Thomas
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
FiScShThWi 3 12 +7 4 4 100 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2
BKN Finney-Smith, Schröder, Sharpe, Thomas, Wilson
in Sharpe, Wilson
out Bridges, Claxton
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrScShJrWi 2 0 -8 1 5 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 0
BKN Bridges, Schröder, Sharpe, Smith Jr., Wilson
in Bridges, Smith Jr.
out Finney-Smith, Thomas
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClJrWaWi 2 7 0 1 3 33 1 2 50 4 4 100 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1
BKN Bridges, Claxton, Smith Jr., Watford, Wilson
in Claxton, Watford
out Schröder, Sharpe
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClJrThWi 2 4 -2 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
BKN Bridges, Claxton, Smith Jr., Thomas, Wilson
in Thomas
out Watford
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClFiScTh 2 2 0 1 3 33 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
BKN Bridges, Claxton, Finney-Smith, Schröder, Thomas
in Finney-Smith, Schröder
out Smith Jr., Wilson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ClFiScThWa 1 2 -4 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
BKN Claxton, Finney-Smith, Schröder, Thomas, Watford
in Watford
out Bridges
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrFiScShWa 3 7 -2 3 7 43 1 4 25 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 1
BKN Bridges, Finney-Smith, Schröder, Sharpe, Watford
in Bridges, Sharpe
out Claxton, Thomas
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClFiScWi 3 2 -5 1 6 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
BKN Bridges, Claxton, Finney-Smith, Schröder, Wilson
in Claxton, Wilson
out Sharpe, Watford
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClFiScTh 6 15 +4 4 11 36 3 7 43 1 1 100 1 4 5 4 1 1 3 0
BKN Bridges, Claxton, Finney-Smith, Schröder, Thomas
in Thomas
out Wilson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
FiScShThWi :48 3 +3 1 1 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
BKN Finney-Smith, Schröder, Sharpe, Thomas, Wilson
in Sharpe, Wilson
out Bridges, Claxton
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ScShJrThWi 2 2 -5 1 6 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 1
BKN Schröder, Sharpe, Smith Jr., Thomas, Wilson
in Smith Jr.
out Finney-Smith
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClScJrWi :50 0 -2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BKN Bridges, Claxton, Schröder, Smith Jr., Wilson
in Bridges, Claxton
out Sharpe, Thomas
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClFiJrWa 3 7 0 2 4 50 1 2 50 2 4 50 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1
BKN Bridges, Claxton, Finney-Smith, Smith Jr., Watford
in Finney-Smith, Watford
out Schröder, Wilson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClFiScTh :56 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 50 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
BKN Bridges, Claxton, Finney-Smith, Schröder, Thomas
in Schröder, Thomas
out Smith Jr., Watford
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClFiScWa 2 2 -2 1 5 20 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2
BKN Bridges, Claxton, Finney-Smith, Schröder, Watford
in Watford
out Thomas
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrFiJrWaWi 2 6 +4 2 3 67 2 2 100 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 1
BKN Bridges, Finney-Smith, Smith Jr., Watford, Wilson
in Smith Jr., Wilson
out Claxton, Schröder
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClScThWi 2 0 -3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BKN Bridges, Claxton, Schröder, Thomas, Wilson
in Claxton, Schröder, Thomas
out Finney-Smith, Smith Jr., Watford
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClFiScTh 4 7 +1 2 7 29 1 3 33 2 2 100 2 5 7 2 0 0 2 1
BKN Bridges, Claxton, Finney-Smith, Schröder, Thomas
in Finney-Smith
out Wilson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrFiScThWi 1 2 -3 1 3 33 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
BKN Bridges, Finney-Smith, Schröder, Thomas, Wilson
in Wilson
out Claxton
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrMiMiRiWi 6 11 -7 5 9 56 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 2 1
CHA M. Bridges, Micić, Miller, Richards, Williams
in M. Bridges, Micić, Miller, Richards, Williams
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrMiMiRiTh 2 5 -5 2 5 40 0 0 0 1 1 100 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
CHA M. Bridges, Micić, Miller, Richards, Thor
in Thor
out Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeBrJrRiTh 2 8 +8 2 2 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 0
CHA Bertans, M. Bridges, N. Smith Jr., Richards, Thor
in Bertans, N. Smith Jr.
out Micić, Miller
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeBrJrThWi 2 7 0 3 5 60 3 4 75 1 2 50 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 2
CHA Bertans, M. Bridges, N. Smith Jr., Thor, Williams
in Williams
out Richards
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeMiJrRiWi 4 8 +2 4 8 50 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 0 1 2
CHA Bertans, Miller, N. Smith Jr., Richards, Williams
in Miller, Richards
out M. Bridges, Thor
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeBrMiPoRi 2 9 +2 3 4 75 2 2 100 1 1 100 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 1
CHA Bertans, M. Bridges, Micić, Pokusevski, Richards
in M. Bridges, Micić, Pokusevski
out Miller, N. Smith Jr., Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrMiMiPoWi 3 6 +2 2 3 67 0 1 0 2 2 100 0 2 2 1 1 1 2 0
CHA M. Bridges, Micić, Miller, Pokusevski, Williams
in Miller, Williams
out Bertans, Richards
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeBrMiMiWi 3 9 +9 4 6 67 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 5 6 4 1 1 1 0
CHA Bertans, M. Bridges, Micić, Miller, Williams
in Bertans
out Pokusevski
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrMiMiRiWi 6 11 -6 4 10 40 1 3 33 0 0 0 2 4 6 2 1 0 4 3
CHA M. Bridges, Micić, Miller, Richards, Williams
in Richards
out Bertans
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrMiMiRiTh 3 7 +2 3 5 60 0 1 0 3 3 100 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0
CHA M. Bridges, Micić, Miller, Richards, Thor
in Thor
out Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeBrJrThWi 4 9 +1 4 5 80 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 4
CHA Bertans, M. Bridges, N. Smith Jr., Thor, Williams
in Bertans, N. Smith Jr., Williams
out Micić, Miller, Richards
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeMiJrRiWi 5 6 -2 3 8 38 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 0 3 0 2 1
CHA Bertans, Miller, N. Smith Jr., Richards, Williams
in Miller, Richards
out M. Bridges, Thor
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeBrMiPoRi 2 3 +3 1 2 50 1 1 100 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 2 1
CHA Bertans, M. Bridges, Micić, Pokusevski, Richards
in M. Bridges, Micić, Pokusevski
out Miller, N. Smith Jr., Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrMiMiPoWi 1 2 0 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1
CHA M. Bridges, Micić, Miller, Pokusevski, Williams
in Miller, Williams
out Bertans, Richards
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeBrMiMiWi 4 9 +2 3 8 38 0 4 0 3 3 100 1 4 5 1 0 0 0 2
CHA Bertans, M. Bridges, Micić, Miller, Williams
in Bertans
out Pokusevski
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Who
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BKNCT C. Thomas
DF D. Finney-Smith
DS D. Schröder
DS D. Sharpe
JW J. Wilson
NC N. Claxton
SC Schroder
TW T. Watford
CHAAP A. Pokusevski
BM B. Miller
DB D. Bertans
DS D. Smith Jr.
GW G. Williams
JT J. Thor
MB M. Bridges
MI Micic
NR N. Richards
NS N. Smith Jr.
VM V. Micić
BKN/CHA the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur