--- title: "Naz Reid posts 20 and 11 in Charlotte debut as Hornets beat Nets 110-103" description: "Charlotte won its opener without two starters, and Julius Randle's 33 points in his Nets debut were not enough for Brooklyn." url: https://sports.skoop.news/hornets-110-103-nets-oct-21-2026-game-recap-espn--10-24/ published: 2026-10-25T07:53:07.779651-04:00 modified: 2026-10-25T07:53:07.779678-04:00 section: "Sports" publisher: "skoop.news" language: en keywords: ["naz reid", "Michael Porter Jr", "Mikel Brown Jr", "None of Brooklyn", "Atlanta Hawks", "Brandon Miller", "Cleveland Cavaliers", "Charlotte", "Nets", "Hornets"] hashtags: ["#MichaelPorterJr", "#MikelBrownJr", "#NoneOfBrooklyn", "#Nba", "#sports"] image: https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Charlotte%2C_North_Carolina_Beer_wagon%2C_March_1943_crop.jpg/1280px-Charlotte%2C_North_Carolina_Beer_wagon%2C_March_1943_crop.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail --- # Naz Reid posts 20 and 11 in Charlotte debut as Hornets beat Nets 110-103 > Charlotte won its opener without two starters, and Julius Randle's 33 points in his Nets debut were not enough for Brooklyn. Published 2026-10-25 · Updated 2026-10-25 · Sports, [skoop.news](https://skoop.news/) ## In brief - Naz Reid scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in his Charlotte debut as the Hornets beat the Nets 110-103 on Wednesday night. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401909836) - Grayson Allen scored 21 points off the bench. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401909836) - Charlotte went into halftime leading 54-48. [[3]](https://www.netsdaily.com/nets-scores-results/115000/brooklyn-nets-vs-charlotte-hornets-110-103-julius-randle-michael-porter-jr) ## Reid leads a short-handed Charlotte opener Naz Reid scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in his Charlotte debut as the Hornets beat the Nets 110-103 on Wednesday night. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401909836) The win put Charlotte at 1-0, while Brooklyn fell to 0-1. [[2]](https://www.nba.com/watch/video/game-recap-hornets-110-nets-103) Charlotte played without starters Coby White, who had a left calf strain, and shooting guard Kon Knueppel, who had a right hamstring strain. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401909836) Knueppel led the NBA last season in three-pointers made. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401909836) ## Who scored for the Hornets Grayson Allen scored 21 points off the bench. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401909836) Dennis Schroder added 19 points, eight of them in the fourth quarter. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401909836) Brandon Miller scored 18 points and Moussa Diabate scored 17. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401909836) Reid arrived in the trade that sent star point guard LaMelo Ball to Minnesota after the season. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401909836) Charlotte was eliminated from the Eastern Conference play-in tournament last season. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401909836) ## How the game turned Charlotte went into halftime leading 54-48. [[3]](https://www.netsdaily.com/nets-scores-results/115000/brooklyn-nets-vs-charlotte-hornets-110-103-julius-randle-michael-porter-jr) The Hornets outscored Brooklyn 30-18 in the paint in the second quarter. [[3]](https://www.netsdaily.com/nets-scores-results/115000/brooklyn-nets-vs-charlotte-hornets-110-103-julius-randle-michael-porter-jr) Michael Porter Jr. scored 10 points in the first four minutes of the third quarter, and the Hornets shot 6-for-13 from three in that period. [[3]](https://www.netsdaily.com/nets-scores-results/115000/brooklyn-nets-vs-charlotte-hornets-110-103-julius-randle-michael-porter-jr) Charlotte's 10-point lead was trimmed to five heading into the final period. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401909836) Porter cut the deficit to 94-90 with a floater with 7:20 left in regulation. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401909836) Schroder, who debuted for his 12th different NBA team, outscored the Nets 8-2, and then a finger roll layup extended the lead to 102-92 with 5:38 to play. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401909836) Egor Demin's turnover led to a three-pointer from Allen that sealed the game. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401909836) ## Brooklyn's debuts and problems Julius Randle scored 33 points on 11-for-18 shooting in his Nets debut. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401909836) He finished with seven assists and eight rebounds, and made 3 of 5 from three. [[3]](https://www.netsdaily.com/nets-scores-results/115000/brooklyn-nets-vs-charlotte-hornets-110-103-julius-randle-michael-porter-jr) Porter scored 26 points on 10-for-21 shooting, grabbed seven rebounds and shot 5-of-11 from three. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401909836) [[3]](https://www.netsdaily.com/nets-scores-results/115000/brooklyn-nets-vs-charlotte-hornets-110-103-julius-randle-michael-porter-jr) None of Brooklyn's other three starters scored in double figures. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401909836) Charlotte beat the Nets 20-8 in second-chance points for the game. [[3]](https://www.netsdaily.com/nets-scores-results/115000/brooklyn-nets-vs-charlotte-hornets-110-103-julius-randle-michael-porter-jr) Brooklyn gave up five shots on one Charlotte possession, which was an issue for an undersized team. [[3]](https://www.netsdaily.com/nets-scores-results/115000/brooklyn-nets-vs-charlotte-hornets-110-103-julius-randle-michael-porter-jr) Randle said he put the blame on himself for Brooklyn's rebounding problems and that the team must impose its physicality. [[3]](https://www.netsdaily.com/nets-scores-results/115000/brooklyn-nets-vs-charlotte-hornets-110-103-julius-randle-michael-porter-jr) ## Mikel Brown Jr. makes his debut Mikel Brown Jr., taken by the Nets with the No. 6 pick in the draft, checked in with 3:57 to go in the first quarter for his NBA debut. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401909836) [[3]](https://www.netsdaily.com/nets-scores-results/115000/brooklyn-nets-vs-charlotte-hornets-110-103-julius-randle-michael-porter-jr) That came after Mo Wagner entered for Day'Ron Sharpe, who picked up his second foul with about seven minutes to play in the quarter. [[3]](https://www.netsdaily.com/nets-scores-results/115000/brooklyn-nets-vs-charlotte-hornets-110-103-julius-randle-michael-porter-jr) Brown finished with six points, three assists and three rebounds in 20 minutes off the bench. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401909836) [[3]](https://www.netsdaily.com/nets-scores-results/115000/brooklyn-nets-vs-charlotte-hornets-110-103-julius-randle-michael-porter-jr) He shot 2-for-8 from the field and 1-for-3 from three. [[3]](https://www.netsdaily.com/nets-scores-results/115000/brooklyn-nets-vs-charlotte-hornets-110-103-julius-randle-michael-porter-jr) Randle said Brown would be great and that his future is very bright. [[3]](https://www.netsdaily.com/nets-scores-results/115000/brooklyn-nets-vs-charlotte-hornets-110-103-julius-randle-michael-porter-jr) Brooklyn also wore white uniforms with red and blue as a nod to its ABA days while celebrating its 60th season. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401909836) ## What to watch next If you follow Charlotte, the next game is the home opener against the Atlanta Hawks on Friday. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401909836) Check the status of White and Knueppel, who were both out with strains in this one. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401909836) If you follow Brooklyn, the Nets play at the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401909836) Watch the rebounding, which Randle blamed himself for after Charlotte won the second-chance points 20-8. [[3]](https://www.netsdaily.com/nets-scores-results/115000/brooklyn-nets-vs-charlotte-hornets-110-103-julius-randle-michael-porter-jr) ## Sources 1. [Hornets 110-103 Nets (Oct 21, 2026) Game Recap - ESPN](https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401909836) — espn.com 2. [Game Recap: Hornets 110, Nets 103 | NBA.com](https://www.nba.com/watch/video/game-recap-hornets-110-nets-103) — nba.com 3. [Brooklyn Nets drop season opener to Charlotte Hornets, 110-103](https://www.netsdaily.com/nets-scores-results/115000/brooklyn-nets-vs-charlotte-hornets-110-103-julius-randle-michael-porter-jr) — netsdaily.com Image: Photo: John Vachon / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charlotte,_North_Carolina_Beer_wagon,_March_1943_crop.jpg) --- Written from the sources above and checked twice (rules and an independent model) before publishing. How we work: https://skoop.news/how-we-work/ · Corrections: https://skoop.news/corrections/