Brooklyn Nets @ Charlotte Hornets
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Spectrum Center, Charlotte, NC | Game ID: 22500080
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CHA 38 39 34 25 136BKN 32 28 37 20 117
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Brandon Miller scores 25 in return as Hornets beat Nets 136-117 in season opener
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- — Brandon Miller scored 25 points in his first game since Jan. 15, Miles Bridges added 18 points and 11 rebounds, and the Charlotte Hornets defeated the Brooklyn Nets 136-117 in their season opener Wednesday night.
LaMelo Ball added 20 points and eight assists and Collin Sexton provided a spark off the bench with 15 points as the Hornets enjoyed a successful reopening to the newly renovated Spectrum Center.
The Hornets had a franchise-record nine players finish in double digits in scoring including rookies Kon Knueppel and Ryan Kalkbrenner , both of whom started. It marked the first time in Hornets history two rookies started the season opener.
Nic Claxton had 17 points and Cam Thomas added 15 to lead the Nets. Day’Ron Sharpe and Egor Demin each pitched in with 14 points for Brooklyn.
Miller, who missed 55 games with a torn ligament in his wrist last season, sat out most of the first quarter after picking up two early fouls. But the No. 2 overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft, hoping for a breakout season, scored 15 points in the game-changing second quarter as the Hornets outscored the Nets to 39-28 to build a 17-point halftime lead.
Charlotte shot 53.3% from the field and 47.2% from beyond the arc, while outrebounding the Nets 50-38.
Hornets coach Charles Lee acted coy before the game about his plans for the starting five, refusing to name his final two starters.
Lee wound up going with Knueppel and Kalkbreneer alongside the team's key trio of returners in Ball, Miller and Bridges. Kalkbrenner finished with 10 points and 11 rebounds in his NBA debut, while Knueppel had 11 points and five rebounds.
Knueppel and Kalkbrenner combined to make their first eight shots from the field, but also made some mistakes that resulted in turnovers.
Nets first-round draft pick Danny Wolf sat out after spraining an ankle during the morning shootaround. Wolf is day to day and it's possible he could make his debut in Game 2.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ClMaJrSaTh 7 18 0 8 16 50 2 4 50 0 0 0 1 4 5 5 0 1 1 5
BKN Claxton, Mann, Porter Jr., Saraf, Thomas
in Claxton, Mann, Porter Jr., Saraf, Thomas
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ClDëShThWi 1 1 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BKN Clowney, Dëmin, Sharpe, Thomas, Williams
in Clowney, Dëmin, Sharpe, Williams
out Claxton, Mann, Porter Jr., Saraf
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ClDëMaShWi 4 9 -7 3 6 50 0 1 0 3 4 75 0 1 1 3 1 0 4 2
BKN Clowney, Dëmin, Martin, Sharpe, Williams
in Martin
out Thomas
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ClClDëMaJr 4 10 -3 4 10 40 1 5 20 1 2 50 3 3 6 2 0 0 0 2
BKN Claxton, Clowney, Dëmin, Martin, Porter Jr.
in Claxton, Porter Jr.
out Sharpe, Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
MaJrSaShTh 1 5 0 2 2 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
BKN Mann, Porter Jr., Saraf, Sharpe, Thomas
in Mann, Saraf, Sharpe, Thomas
out Claxton, Clowney, Dëmin, Martin
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
MaMaSaShTh 1 5 +5 1 1 100 0 0 0 3 4 75 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1
BKN Mann, Martin, Saraf, Sharpe, Thomas
in Martin
out Porter Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
MaSaShThWi 1 2 -5 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
BKN Mann, Saraf, Sharpe, Thomas, Williams
in Williams
out Martin
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ClJrSaThWi 4 6 -7 1 5 20 0 2 0 4 6 67 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 3
BKN Claxton, Porter Jr., Saraf, Thomas, Williams
in Claxton, Porter Jr.
out Mann, Sharpe
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ClMaJrSaTh 2 5 -5 2 6 33 0 1 0 1 1 100 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
BKN Claxton, Mann, Porter Jr., Saraf, Thomas
in Mann
out Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ClMaMaSaWi 3 15 +7 5 7 71 3 5 60 0 0 0 2 1 3 3 1 0 1 1
BKN Claxton, Mann, Martin, Saraf, Wilson
in Martin, Wilson
out Porter Jr., Thomas
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DëMaShWiWi 2 2 -1 1 3 33 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 2 0 3 2
BKN Dëmin, Martin, Sharpe, Williams, Wilson
in Dëmin, Sharpe, Williams
out Claxton, Mann, Saraf
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ClDëMaWiWi 2 9 +2 3 6 50 1 2 50 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1
BKN Clowney, Dëmin, Martin, Williams, Wilson
in Clowney
out Sharpe
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ClDëMaPoWi :47 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
BKN Clowney, Dëmin, Martin, Powell, Wilson
in Powell
out Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ClDëMaJrPo 1 6 +1 2 2 100 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3
BKN Clowney, Dëmin, Martin, Porter Jr., Powell
in Porter Jr.
out Wilson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ClJrPoThTr 2 5 -2 2 4 50 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2
BKN Claxton, Porter Jr., Powell, Thomas, Traore
in Claxton, Thomas, Traore
out Clowney, Dëmin, Martin
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
MaJrShThTr 2 4 -6 1 6 17 0 2 0 2 2 100 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 1
BKN Martin, Porter Jr., Sharpe, Thomas, Traore
in Martin, Sharpe
out Claxton, Powell
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ClDëMaPoWi 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
BKN Clowney, Dëmin, Mann, Powell, Wilson
in Clowney, Dëmin, Mann, Powell, Wilson
out Martin, Porter Jr., Sharpe, Thomas, Traore
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ClDëMaMaWi 1 5 +3 1 1 100 1 1 100 2 2 100 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1
BKN Clowney, Dëmin, Mann, Martin, Wilson
in Martin
out Powell
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ClDëMaTrWi 3 6 0 2 6 33 2 5 40 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 2 1
BKN Clowney, Dëmin, Martin, Traore, Wilson
in Traore
out Mann
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrKaKnMi 4 10 +1 3 7 43 1 4 25 3 4 75 2 3 5 2 0 1 2 1
CHA Ball, Bridges, Kalkbrenner, Knueppel, Miller
in Ball, Bridges, Kalkbrenner, Knueppel, Miller
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrJaKaSe 2 6 +2 3 6 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 3 0 1 0 0
CHA Ball, Bridges, James, Kalkbrenner, Sexton
in James, Sexton
out Knueppel, Miller
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaDiJaSaSe 3 9 +3 4 7 57 1 2 50 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 3
CHA Ball, Diabaté, James, Salaün, Sexton
in Diabaté, Salaün
out Bridges, Kalkbrenner
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DiKnSaSeMa 2 11 +7 4 4 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 1 1
CHA Diabaté, Knueppel, Salaün, Sexton, T. Mann
in Knueppel, T. Mann
out Ball, James
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrDiKnSeMa :52 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1
CHA Bridges, Diabaté, Knueppel, Sexton, T. Mann
in Bridges
out Salaün
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrKaKnMiMa 1 3 0 1 2 50 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
CHA Bridges, Kalkbrenner, Knueppel, Miller, T. Mann
in Kalkbrenner, Miller
out Diabaté, Sexton
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrJaKaMiMa 1 5 -2 1 2 50 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3
CHA Bridges, James, Kalkbrenner, Miller, T. Mann
in James
out Knueppel
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DiJaMiSaMa 2 5 +5 2 3 67 1 2 50 2 2 100 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
CHA Diabaté, James, Miller, Salaün, T. Mann
in Diabaté, Salaün
out Bridges, Kalkbrenner
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaDiJaMiSa 1 5 -1 1 1 100 1 1 100 2 2 100 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
CHA Ball, Diabaté, James, Miller, Salaün
in Ball
out T. Mann
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaDiMiSaSe 1 0 -4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
CHA Ball, Diabaté, Miller, Salaün, Sexton
in Sexton
out James
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrKaMiSe 2 8 +6 2 3 67 1 1 100 2 4 50 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
CHA Ball, Bridges, Kalkbrenner, Miller, Sexton
in Bridges, Kalkbrenner
out Diabaté, Salaün
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrKaKnMi 1 4 +1 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 1 0 2
CHA Ball, Bridges, Kalkbrenner, Knueppel, Miller
in Knueppel
out Sexton
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrKaMiMa :58 5 +5 2 2 100 0 0 0 1 2 50 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1
CHA Ball, Bridges, Kalkbrenner, Miller, T. Mann
in T. Mann
out Knueppel
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrDiMiMa 1 4 +2 1 1 100 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
CHA Ball, Bridges, Diabaté, Miller, T. Mann
in Diabaté
out Kalkbrenner
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrKaKnMi 4 13 -3 5 9 56 3 7 43 0 0 0 1 4 5 4 0 0 1 1
CHA Ball, Bridges, Kalkbrenner, Knueppel, Miller
in Kalkbrenner, Knueppel
out Diabaté, T. Mann
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrDiKnMi 1 5 +1 2 2 100 0 0 0 1 1 100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1
CHA Ball, Bridges, Diabaté, Knueppel, Miller
in Diabaté
out Kalkbrenner
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrDiKnSe 2 3 +1 1 3 33 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
CHA Ball, Bridges, Diabaté, Knueppel, Sexton
in Sexton
out Miller
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DiJaSaSeMa 4 13 -2 4 7 57 1 3 33 4 5 80 2 2 4 2 0 0 2 2
CHA Diabaté, James, Salaün, Sexton, T. Mann
in James, Salaün, T. Mann
out Ball, Bridges, Knueppel
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrJaKaKnMa 3 7 +2 3 9 33 1 1 100 0 1 0 3 3 6 2 0 0 0 0
CHA Bridges, James, Kalkbrenner, Knueppel, T. Mann
in Bridges, Kalkbrenner, Knueppel
out Diabaté, Salaün, Sexton
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaKaKnMiSa 5 10 +4 4 9 44 1 4 25 1 3 33 1 7 8 1 0 0 3 1
CHA Ball, Kalkbrenner, Knueppel, Miller, Salaün
in Ball, Miller, Salaün
out Bridges, James, T. Mann
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrKaMiMa :49 2 -1 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
CHA Ball, Bridges, Kalkbrenner, Miller, T. Mann
in Bridges, T. Mann
out Knueppel, Salaün
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrDiMiMa 3 6 0 2 5 40 2 3 67 0 1 0 1 3 4 2 1 1 2 0
CHA Ball, Bridges, Diabaté, Miller, T. Mann
in Diabaté
out Kalkbrenner
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Who
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BKNBS B. Saraf
CT C. Thomas
DP D. Powell
DS D. Sharpe
DE Demin
ED E. Dëmin
JW J. Wilson
MP M. Porter Jr.
NC N. Claxton
NC N. Clowney
NT N. Traore
TM T. Mann
TM T. Martin
ZW Z. Williams
CHABM B. Miller
CS C. Sexton
KK K. Knueppel
LB L. Ball
MB M. Bridges
MD M. Diabaté
RK R. Kalkbrenner
SJ S. James
SA Salaun
TS T. Salaün
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