Charlotte Hornets at Brooklyn Nets
· National Basketball AssociationBrooklyn hosts Charlotte for season opener
Charlotte Hornets vs. Brooklyn Nets
New York; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
LINE: Nets -1.5; over/under is 219.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Brooklyn Nets begin the season at home against the Charlotte Hornets.
Brooklyn went 20-62 overall and 14-37 in Eastern Conference play a season ago. The Nets gave up 115.9 points per game while committing 21.1 fouls last season.
Charlotte went 44-38 overall and 26-26 in Eastern Conference play during the 2025-26 season. The Hornets averaged 15.6 points off of turnovers, 17.9 second-chance points and 36.2 bench points last season.
INJURIES
: Nets: None listed.Hornets: Grant Williams: out (hamstring), Kon Knueppel: out (hamstring).
Regular Season Series
Series starts 10/21
Matchup Prediction
Statistics
 CHA |
 BKN |
|
|---|---|---|
| - | Streak | - |
| 0.0 | Points Against | 0.0 |
Brooklyn Nets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Tyler Bilodeau, F | Out | Oct 19 |
Charlotte Hornets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Coby White, G | Day-To-Day | Oct 18 |
| Kon Knueppel, G | Day-To-Day | Oct 18 |
| Grayson Allen, G | Day-To-Day | Oct 16 |
| Moussa Diabate, F | Day-To-Day | Oct 16 |
| Kylan Boswell, G | Day-To-Day | Oct 5 |
MIL
MEMGame Information
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Capacity:
2026-27 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Miami |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Orlando |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Washington |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Charlotte |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
2026-27 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Brooklyn |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 New York |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Philadelphia |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Toronto |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
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