Brandon Miller scores 25 in return as Hornets beat Nets 136-117 in season opener
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) 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.
Nets: Host Cleveland on Friday night.
Hornets: At Philadelphia on Saturday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Nic Claxton vs. Ryan Kalkbrenner (Ben Saraf gains possession) | |||
| 11:33 | Nic Claxton misses two point driving hook shot | |||
| 11:33 | Hornets defensive rebound | |||
| 11:18 | Cam Thomas shooting foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | |||
| 11:18 | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-1 | |
| 11:18 | Miles Bridges misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 11:15 | Ben Saraf defensive rebound | |||
| 11:04 | Terance Mann misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 11:01 | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | |||
| 10:56 | +2 | Kon Knueppel makes two point running layup | 0-3 | |
| 10:43 | Brandon Miller personal foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul) | |||
| 10:34 | Cam Thomas misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
| 10:32 | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | |||
| 10:28 | Brandon Miller misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
| 10:27 | Miles Bridges offensive rebound | |||
| 10:27 | Terance Mann shooting foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | |||
| 10:27 | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-4 | |
| 10:27 | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-5 | |
| 10:12 | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point driving layup (Ben Saraf assists) | 2-5 | |
| 10:04 | Michael Porter Jr. personal foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | |||
| 9:58 | Ryan Kalkbrenner turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
| 9:43 | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 9:40 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | |||
| 9:36 | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point running alley-oop dunk (LaMelo Ball assists) | 2-7 | |
| 9:25 | +2 | Ben Saraf makes two point driving layup | 4-7 | |
| 9:18 | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | |||
| 9:15 | Miles Bridges offensive rebound | |||
| 9:11 | Ryan Kalkbrenner turnover (3-second violation) | |||
| 8:58 | Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Nic Claxton's two point turnaround hook shot | |||
| 8:57 | Nets offensive rebound | |||
| 8:54 | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot | 6-7 | |
| 8:41 | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point jump shot (Brandon Miller assists) | 6-10 | |
| 8:28 | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point stepback jump shot (Ben Saraf assists) | 9-10 | |
| 8:16 | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:13 | Ben Saraf defensive rebound | |||
| 8:11 | Terance Mann turnover (out of bounds step) | |||
| 7:53 | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 7:51 | Ben Saraf defensive rebound | |||
| 7:43 | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point driving layup | |||
| 7:43 | Nets offensive rebound | |||
| 7:43 | Brandon Miller personal foul (Loose ball) (Terance Mann draws the foul) | |||
| 7:29 | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point layup (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 11-10 | |
| 7:22 | Cam Thomas personal foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul) | |||
| 7:19 | Ben Saraf shooting foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | |||
| 7:19 | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-11 | |
| 7:19 | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-12 | |
| 7:08 | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Ben Saraf assists) | 14-12 | |
| 7:08 | Hornets 60 second timeout | |||
| 6:52 | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point cutting layup (Collin Sexton assists) | 14-14 | |
| 6:40 | Nic Claxton misses two point driving layup | |||
| 6:35 | Terance Mann offensive rebound | |||
| 6:35 | +2 | Terance Mann makes two point tip layup | 16-14 | |
| 6:31 | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup (Miles Bridges assists) | 16-16 | |
| 6:17 | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point driving floating jump shot (Nic Claxton assists) | 18-16 | |
| 6:03 | Cam Thomas blocks LaMelo Ball's two point driving finger roll layup | |||
| 5:59 | LaMelo Ball offensive rebound | |||
| 5:58 | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point dunk (LaMelo Ball assists) | 18-18 | |
| 5:44 | Sion James blocks Michael Porter Jr.'s two point layup | |||
| 5:41 | Sion James defensive rebound | |||
| 5:34 | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 5:32 | Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound | |||
| 5:29 | Collin Sexton misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
| 5:26 | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | |||
| 5:18 | Ryan Kalkbrenner shooting foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | |||
| 5:18 | Michael Porter Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 5:18 | Nets offensive rebound | |||
| 5:18 | Michael Porter Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 5:14 | Sion James defensive rebound | |||
| 5:05 | Miles Bridges misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 5:03 | Day'Ron Sharpe defensive rebound | |||
| 4:58 | Collin Sexton shooting foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul) | |||
| 4:58 | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 19-18 | |
| 4:58 | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 20-18 | |
| 4:58 | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 21-18 | |
| 4:37 | Tidjane Salaun misses two point driving hook shot | |||
| 4:36 | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | |||
| 4:34 | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | |||
| 4:31 | Sion James offensive rebound | |||
| 4:29 | +2 | Sion James makes two point driving dunk | 21-20 | |
| 4:28 | Hornets 60 second timeout | |||
| 4:15 | Sion James shooting foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul) | |||
| 4:15 | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-20 | |
| 4:15 | Cam Thomas misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 4:12 | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | |||
| 4:01 | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving layup | 22-22 | |
| 3:42 | Cam Thomas misses two point jump shot | |||
| 3:42 | Nets offensive rebound | |||
| 3:42 | Moussa Diabate personal foul (Loose ball) (Day'Ron Sharpe draws the foul) | |||
| 3:42 | +1 | Day'Ron Sharpe makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-22 | |
| 3:42 | Day'Ron Sharpe misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 3:38 | Collin Sexton defensive rebound | |||
| 3:33 | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point running layup | 23-24 | |
| 3:23 | Ziaire Williams misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:20 | Hornets defensive rebound | |||
| 3:05 | Collin Sexton misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
| 3:03 | Ziaire Williams defensive rebound | |||
| 2:48 | +2 | Day'Ron Sharpe makes two point layup (Tyrese Martin assists) | 25-24 | |
| 2:39 | +3 | Collin Sexton makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 25-27 | |
| 2:25 | Tidjane Salaun personal foul (Egor Demin draws the foul) | |||
| 2:25 | +1 | Egor Demin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-27 | |
| 2:25 | +1 | Egor Demin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-27 | |
| 2:11 | +2 | Moussa Diabate makes two point hook shot (Tre Mann assists) | 27-29 | |
| 1:57 | +2 | Day'Ron Sharpe makes two point layup (Egor Demin assists) | 29-29 | |
| 1:46 | +3 | Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Tre Mann assists) | 29-32 | |
| 1:30 | Noah Clowney misses two point driving layup | |||
| 1:27 | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | |||
| 1:24 | Moussa Diabate turnover (traveling) | |||
| 1:11 | Day'Ron Sharpe turnover (bad pass) (Tre Mann steals) | |||
| 1:08 | +2 | Moussa Diabate makes two point running layup (Tre Mann assists) | 29-34 | |
| 1:15 | Nets 60 second timeout | |||
| 0:58 | Egor Demin turnover (lost ball) (Collin Sexton steals) | |||
| 0:55 | +2 | Tre Mann makes two point running finger roll layup | 29-36 | |
| 0:55 | +2 | Day'Ron Sharpe makes two point running dunk (Ziaire Williams assists) | 31-36 | |
| 0:51 | Egor Demin shooting foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | |||
| 0:51 | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-37 | |
| 0:51 | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-38 | |
| 0:39 | Day'Ron Sharpe offensive foul (Tre Mann draws the foul) | |||
| 0:39 | Day'Ron Sharpe turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 0:28 | Tre Mann turnover (bad pass) (Tyrese Martin steals) | |||
| 0:24 | Tyrese Martin turnover (lost ball) (Moussa Diabate steals) | |||
| 0:09 | Kon Knueppel turnover (traveling) | |||
| 0:03 | Kon Knueppel personal foul (Ziaire Williams draws the foul) | |||
| 0:03 | +1 | Ziaire Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-38 | |
| 0:03 | Ziaire Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 0:03 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | |||
| 11:59 | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:00 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:39 | +3 | Miles Bridges makes three point jump shot (Brandon Miller assists) | 32-41 | |
| 11:20 | Miles Bridges personal foul (Nic Claxton draws the foul) | |||
| 11:13 | +3 | Egor Demin makes three point stepback jump shot | 35-41 | |
| 11:00 | Brandon Miller misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
| 10:57 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 10:46 | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 10:41 | Tyrese Martin offensive rebound | |||
| 10:37 | Tyrese Martin misses three point jump shot | |||
| 10:35 | Noah Clowney offensive rebound | |||
| 10:35 | Kon Knueppel personal foul (Noah Clowney draws the foul) | |||
| 10:29 | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point layup (Tyrese Martin assists) | 37-41 | |
| 10:29 | Sion James shooting foul (Nic Claxton draws the foul) | |||
| 10:29 | Nic Claxton misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
| 10:26 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | |||
| 10:16 | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | |||
| 10:16 | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | |||
| 10:06 | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point driving layup (Tyrese Martin assists) | 39-41 | |
| 10:06 | Ryan Kalkbrenner shooting foul (Nic Claxton draws the foul) | |||
| 10:06 | +1 | Nic Claxton makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 40-41 | |
| 9:43 | +3 | Brandon Miller makes three point stepback jump shot (Ryan Kalkbrenner assists) | 40-44 | |
| 9:27 | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 9:24 | Nic Claxton offensive rebound | |||
| 9:24 | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point tip layup | 42-44 | |
| 9:13 | Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (Tre Mann draws the foul) | |||
| 9:13 | +1 | Tre Mann makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 42-45 | |
| 9:13 | +1 | Tre Mann makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-46 | |
| 8:59 | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:58 | Hornets defensive rebound | |||
| 8:51 | Noah Clowney personal foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul) | |||
| 8:39 | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:36 | Egor Demin defensive rebound | |||
| 8:31 | Egor Demin misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:28 | Hornets defensive rebound | |||
| 8:16 | +2 | Moussa Diabate makes two point floating jump shot (Brandon Miller assists) | 42-48 | |
| 7:57 | Noah Clowney misses two point driving layup | |||
| 7:55 | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | |||
| 7:48 | +3 | Tidjane Salaun makes three point jump shot (Sion James assists) | 42-51 | |
| 7:40 | Nets 60 second timeout | |||
| 7:21 | +3 | Day'Ron Sharpe makes three point stepback jump shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 45-51 | |
| 7:01 | +3 | Brandon Miller makes three point jump shot (Tidjane Salaun assists) | 45-54 | |
| 6:43 | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point driving finger roll layup (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 47-54 | |
| 6:37 | Day'Ron Sharpe shooting foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul) | |||
| 6:37 | +1 | Brandon Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 47-55 | |
| 6:37 | +1 | Brandon Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 47-56 | |
| 6:29 | Moussa Diabate shooting foul (Ben Saraf draws the foul) | |||
| 6:29 | Ben Saraf misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 6:29 | Nets offensive rebound | |||
| 6:29 | +1 | Ben Saraf makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 48-56 | |
| 6:16 | Brandon Miller misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
| 6:11 | Ben Saraf defensive rebound | |||
| 5:53 | Tidjane Salaun personal foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul) | |||
| 5:53 | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 49-56 | |
| 5:53 | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 50-56 | |
| 5:37 | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:34 | Cam Thomas defensive rebound | |||
| 5:19 | +2 | Day'Ron Sharpe makes two point hook shot (Cam Thomas assists) | 52-56 | |
| 5:14 | Tidjane Salaun misses two point driving reverse layup | |||
| 5:14 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
| 5:14 | Terance Mann personal foul (Loose ball) (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | |||
| 5:06 | Terance Mann shooting foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | |||
| 5:06 | LaMelo Ball misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 5:06 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
| 5:06 | +1 | LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 52-57 | |
| 4:54 | Cam Thomas turnover (traveling) | |||
| 4:34 | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point jump shot (Collin Sexton assists) | 52-60 | |
| 4:22 | Day'Ron Sharpe misses three point jump shot | |||
| 4:19 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | |||
| 4:09 | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point dunk (LaMelo Ball assists) | 52-62 | |
| 3:55 | +2 | Ben Saraf makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 54-62 | |
| 3:48 | Day'Ron Sharpe shooting foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul) | |||
| 3:48 | Brandon Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 3:48 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
| 3:48 | +1 | Brandon Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 54-63 | |
| 3:38 | Ziaire Williams misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:35 | Hornets defensive rebound | |||
| 3:35 | Terance Mann personal foul (Loose ball) (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | |||
| 3:35 | Collin Sexton misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 3:35 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
| 3:35 | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 54-64 | |
| 3:28 | Collin Sexton personal foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul) | |||
| 3:28 | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 55-64 | |
| 3:28 | Hornets delay of game violation | |||
| 3:28 | Hornets 60 second timeout | |||
| 3:28 | Nets delay of game violation | |||
| 3:28 | Cam Thomas misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 3:25 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | |||
| 3:14 | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point alley-oop dunk (LaMelo Ball assists) | 55-66 | |
| 3:04 | LaMelo Ball personal foul (Ben Saraf draws the foul) | |||
| 3:04 | +1 | Ben Saraf makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 56-66 | |
| 3:04 | Ben Saraf misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 2:51 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | |||
| 2:30 | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 2:28 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 2:19 | Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Ben Saraf's two point layup | |||
| 2:16 | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | |||
| 2:13 | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point running dunk (LaMelo Ball assists) | 56-68 | |
| 2:02 | Kon Knueppel personal foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul) | |||
| 2:02 | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 57-68 | |
| 2:02 | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 58-68 | |
| 1:58 | Ziaire Williams personal foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | |||
| 1:58 | LaMelo Ball misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 1:58 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
| 1:58 | +1 | LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 58-69 | |
| 1:47 | Cam Thomas turnover (bad pass) (LaMelo Ball steals) | |||
| 1:43 | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point running alley-oop dunk (LaMelo Ball assists) | 58-71 | |
| 1:30 | Cam Thomas misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:27 | Tre Mann defensive rebound | |||
| 1:21 | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point running jump shot (Tre Mann assists) | 58-73 | |
| 0:57 | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 0:55 | Ben Saraf offensive rebound | |||
| 0:50 | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point alley-oop layup (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 60-73 | |
| 0:34 | Ben Saraf shooting foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul) | |||
| 0:34 | +1 | Brandon Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 60-74 | |
| 0:34 | +1 | Brandon Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 60-75 | |
| 0:15 | Moussa Diabate blocks Ben Saraf's two point layup | |||
| 0:11 | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | |||
| 0:11 | +2 | Moussa Diabate makes two point running dunk | 60-77 | |
| 0:00 | Cam Thomas misses two point driving layup | |||
| 0:00 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup (Miles Bridges assists) | 60-79 | |
| 11:21 | Ben Saraf misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:18 | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | |||
| 11:10 | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:08 | Ben Saraf defensive rebound | |||
| 11:04 | +2 | Terance Mann makes two point driving layup | 62-79 | |
| 11:04 | Brandon Miller shooting foul (Terance Mann draws the foul) | |||
| 11:04 | +1 | Terance Mann makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 63-79 | |
| 10:46 | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point driving layup | 63-81 | |
| 10:33 | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 10:29 | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | |||
| 10:22 | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | |||
| 10:19 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 10:08 | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point layup (Nic Claxton assists) | 65-81 | |
| 9:55 | +3 | Miles Bridges makes three point jump shot (Brandon Miller assists) | 65-84 | |
| 9:41 | Terance Mann misses two point driving layup | |||
| 9:39 | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | |||
| 9:34 | +3 | Kon Knueppel makes three point running jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 65-87 | |
| 9:34 | Nets 60 second timeout | |||
| 9:14 | +3 | Tyrese Martin makes three point jump shot (Terance Mann assists) | 68-87 | |
| 8:59 | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:58 | Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound | |||
| 8:56 | +3 | Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Brandon Miller assists) | 68-90 | |
| 8:35 | Ben Saraf misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:33 | Tyrese Martin offensive rebound | |||
| 8:29 | +3 | Terance Mann makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Martin assists) | 71-90 | |
| 8:13 | Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:09 | Ben Saraf defensive rebound | |||
| 8:02 | Ben Saraf misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:56 | Nic Claxton offensive rebound | |||
| 7:56 | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point tip layup | 73-90 | |
| 7:48 | Ryan Kalkbrenner turnover (bad pass) (Tyrese Martin steals) | |||
| 7:43 | +3 | Jalen Wilson makes three point running jump shot (Ben Saraf assists) | 76-90 | |
| 7:43 | Hornets 60 second timeout | |||
| 7:31 | Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive foul (Terance Mann draws the foul) | |||
| 7:31 | Ryan Kalkbrenner turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 7:18 | Tyrese Martin turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
| 7:07 | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point driving floating jump shot | 76-92 | |
| 7:07 | Tyrese Martin shooting foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul) | |||
| 7:07 | +1 | Brandon Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 76-93 | |
| 6:46 | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point hook shot | 78-93 | |
| 6:37 | +2 | Moussa Diabate makes two point floating jump shot (Brandon Miller assists) | 78-95 | |
| 6:27 | Brandon Miller shooting foul (Ben Saraf draws the foul) | |||
| 6:27 | +1 | Ben Saraf makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 79-95 | |
| 6:27 | +1 | Ben Saraf makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 80-95 | |
| 6:21 | Jalen Wilson personal foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | |||
| 6:11 | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point stepback jump shot | 80-98 | |
| 5:57 | Day'Ron Sharpe offensive foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | |||
| 5:57 | Day'Ron Sharpe turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 5:44 | Collin Sexton turnover (bad pass) (Day'Ron Sharpe steals) | |||
| 5:44 | Day'Ron Sharpe turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
| 5:40 | Kon Knueppel turnover (bad pass) (Egor Demin steals) | |||
| 5:38 | LaMelo Ball personal foul (Egor Demin draws the foul) | |||
| 5:29 | Tyrese Martin misses two point driving layup | |||
| 5:24 | Day'Ron Sharpe offensive rebound | |||
| 5:24 | +2 | Day'Ron Sharpe makes two point putback layup | 82-98 | |
| 5:08 | Collin Sexton misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 5:04 | Ziaire Williams defensive rebound | |||
| 4:59 | Day'Ron Sharpe turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
| 4:41 | Collin Sexton misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
| 4:39 | Day'Ron Sharpe defensive rebound | |||
| 4:31 | Jalen Wilson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 4:28 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | |||
| 4:28 | Miles Bridges turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
| 4:13 | +2 | Jalen Wilson makes two point driving reverse layup (Noah Clowney assists) | 84-98 | |
| 4:01 | Tre Mann turnover (lost ball) (Ziaire Williams steals) | |||
| 3:56 | Ziaire Williams misses two point running layup | |||
| 3:52 | Tyrese Martin offensive rebound | |||
| 3:52 | Tyrese Martin misses two point tip layup | |||
| 3:51 | Sion James defensive rebound | |||
| 3:51 | Egor Demin personal foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | |||
| 3:38 | +2 | Tidjane Salaun makes two point alley-oop dunk (Collin Sexton assists) | 84-100 | |
| 3:29 | Tyrese Martin misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:26 | Ziaire Williams offensive rebound | |||
| 3:21 | Tre Mann personal foul (Tyrese Martin draws the foul) | |||
| 3:10 | +2 | Tyrese Martin makes two point floating jump shot | 86-100 | |
| 2:58 | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point driving layup | 86-102 | |
| 2:44 | +3 | Egor Demin makes three point jump shot (Noah Clowney assists) | 89-102 | |
| 2:33 | +3 | Tre Mann makes three point jump shot (Sion James assists) | 89-105 | |
| 2:08 | Moussa Diabate personal foul (Noah Clowney draws the foul) | |||
| 2:08 | +1 | Noah Clowney makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 90-105 | |
| 2:08 | +1 | Noah Clowney makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 91-105 | |
| 1:59 | Drake Powell personal foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | |||
| 1:48 | Collin Sexton misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
| 1:45 | Noah Clowney defensive rebound | |||
| 1:40 | Noah Clowney turnover (traveling) | |||
| 1:23 | Tre Mann misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 1:21 | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | |||
| 1:21 | Egor Demin shooting foul (Moussa Diabate draws the foul) | |||
| 1:21 | Moussa Diabate misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 1:21 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
| 1:21 | +1 | Moussa Diabate makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 91-106 | |
| 1:07 | +3 | Egor Demin makes three point jump shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 94-106 | |
| 0:58 | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point driving finger roll layup | 94-108 | |
| 0:58 | Drake Powell shooting foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | |||
| 0:58 | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 94-109 | |
| 0:49 | Egor Demin turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
| 0:31 | Noah Clowney shooting foul (Moussa Diabate draws the foul) | |||
| 0:31 | +1 | Moussa Diabate makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 94-110 | |
| 0:31 | +1 | Moussa Diabate makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 94-111 | |
| 0:19 | +3 | Noah Clowney makes three point jump shot (Egor Demin assists) | 97-111 | |
| 0:03 | Sion James misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:00 | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | Moussa Diabate misses two point tip layup | |||
| 0:00 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:39 | Cam Thomas misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 11:37 | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | |||
| 11:31 | Sion James misses two point driving dunk | |||
| 11:29 | Drake Powell defensive rebound | |||
| 11:26 | +2 | Drake Powell makes two point running layup | 99-111 | |
| 11:19 | Drake Powell personal foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | |||
| 11:09 | Nets technical foul (Defensive three second) | |||
| 11:09 | Tre Mann misses technical free throw 1 of 1 | |||
| 11:09 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
| 10:55 | Tre Mann misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
| 10:53 | Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound | |||
| 10:51 | +3 | Tre Mann makes three point jump shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 99-114 | |
| 10:33 | Nic Claxton turnover (double dribble) | |||
| 10:17 | +2 | Tre Mann makes two point driving finger roll layup | 99-116 | |
| 10:03 | +3 | Nolan Traore makes three point jump shot (Cam Thomas assists) | 102-116 | |
| 9:50 | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point cutting dunk (Tre Mann assists) | 102-118 | |
| 9:40 | Nic Claxton misses three point jump shot | |||
| 9:33 | Tre Mann defensive rebound | |||
| 9:30 | Nolan Traore personal foul (Tre Mann draws the foul) | |||
| 9:12 | Tre Mann misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
| 9:09 | Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound | |||
| 9:09 | Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point tip layup | |||
| 9:09 | Tre Mann offensive rebound | |||
| 9:04 | Day'Ron Sharpe blocks Miles Bridges's two point driving layup | |||
| 9:00 | Drake Powell defensive rebound | |||
| 8:59 | Cam Thomas misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 8:54 | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | |||
| 8:47 | Hornets 60 second timeout | |||
| 8:38 | Day'Ron Sharpe shooting foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul) | |||
| 8:38 | Brandon Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | |||
| 8:38 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
| 8:38 | Brandon Miller misses regular free throw 2 of 3 | |||
| 8:38 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
| 8:38 | +1 | Brandon Miller makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 102-119 | |
| 8:27 | LaMelo Ball shooting foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul) | |||
| 8:27 | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 103-119 | |
| 8:27 | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 104-119 | |
| 8:09 | Day'Ron Sharpe blocks Kon Knueppel's two point driving layup | |||
| 8:06 | Day'Ron Sharpe defensive rebound | |||
| 8:03 | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point running jump shot | |||
| 8:00 | Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound | |||
| 7:55 | Brandon Miller turnover (bad pass) (Nolan Traore steals) | |||
| 7:48 | Cam Thomas misses two point driving layup | |||
| 7:44 | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | |||
| 7:44 | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point putback layup | 106-119 | |
| 7:34 | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 106-121 | |
| 7:17 | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point driving layup | |||
| 7:15 | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | |||
| 7:12 | +2 | Tidjane Salaun makes two point running layup | 106-123 | |
| 7:01 | Tyrese Martin misses three point jump shot | |||
| 6:55 | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | |||
| 6:50 | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving layup | 106-125 | |
| 6:38 | Nolan Traore misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 6:38 | Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound | |||
| 6:31 | +3 | Tidjane Salaun makes three point jump shot (Kon Knueppel assists) | 106-128 | |
| 6:29 | Nets 60 second timeout | |||
| 6:15 | Egor Demin misses three point jump shot | |||
| 6:13 | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | |||
| 6:01 | LaMelo Ball turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
| 5:50 | Noah Clowney misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:47 | Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound | |||
| 5:34 | LaMelo Ball turnover (bad pass) (Terance Mann steals) | |||
| 5:27 | Noah Clowney misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:24 | Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound | |||
| 5:08 | Brandon Miller misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 5:06 | Egor Demin defensive rebound | |||
| 5:03 | Drake Powell turnover (traveling) | |||
| 4:44 | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | |||
| 4:43 | Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound | |||
| 4:40 | Tidjane Salaun misses three point jump shot | |||
| 4:40 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
| 4:38 | Drake Powell personal foul (Kon Knueppel draws the foul) | |||
| 4:28 | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | |||
| 4:25 | Egor Demin defensive rebound | |||
| 4:11 | Ryan Kalkbrenner shooting foul (Terance Mann draws the foul) | |||
| 4:11 | Hornets 60 second timeout | |||
| 4:11 | +1 | Terance Mann makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 107-128 | |
| 4:11 | +1 | Terance Mann makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 108-128 | |
| 3:50 | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:46 | Egor Demin defensive rebound | |||
| 3:41 | +3 | Terance Mann makes three point stepback jump shot | 111-128 | |
| 3:24 | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving layup (Miles Bridges assists) | 111-130 | |
| 3:22 | Terance Mann technical foul | |||
| 3:22 | LaMelo Ball misses technical free throw 1 of 1 | |||
| 3:22 | Nets defensive rebound | |||
| 3:10 | Jalen Wilson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:08 | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | |||
| 2:57 | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point jump shot (Brandon Miller assists) | 111-133 | |
| 2:44 | Jalen Wilson turnover (lost ball) (Miles Bridges steals) | |||
| 2:36 | LaMelo Ball turnover (bad pass) (Nolan Traore steals) | |||
| 2:35 | Tyrese Martin turnover (out of bounds step) | |||
| 2:10 | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:08 | Egor Demin defensive rebound | |||
| 2:02 | Brandon Miller blocks Noah Clowney's two point driving layup | |||
| 1:57 | Noah Clowney offensive rebound | |||
| 1:56 | Tyrese Martin misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:53 | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | |||
| 1:38 | Brandon Miller misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
| 1:35 | Noah Clowney defensive rebound | |||
| 1:30 | +3 | Jalen Wilson makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Martin assists) | 114-133 | |
| 1:13 | Moussa Diabate misses two point driving layup | |||
| 1:12 | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | |||
| 1:10 | Moussa Diabate turnover (3-second violation) | |||
| 1:04 | Nolan Traore misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 1:01 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | |||
| 0:44 | +3 | Miles Bridges makes three point jump shot (Tre Mann assists) | 114-136 | |
| 0:34 | +3 | Egor Demin makes three point jump shot (Nolan Traore assists) | 117-136 | |
| 0:09 | Hornets turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
| Hornets turnover (shot clock violation) | 0:09 |
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+ 3 | Egor Demin makes three point jump shot (Nolan Traore assists) | 0:34 |
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+ 3 | Miles Bridges makes three point jump shot (Tre Mann assists) | 0:44 |
| Miles Bridges defensive rebound | 1:01 |
| Nolan Traore misses three point pullup jump shot | 1:04 |
| Moussa Diabate turnover (3-second violation) | 1:10 |
| Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | 1:12 |
| Moussa Diabate misses two point driving layup | 1:13 |
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+ 3 | Jalen Wilson makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Martin assists) | 1:30 |
| Noah Clowney defensive rebound | 1:35 |
| Brandon Miller misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 1:38 |
| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Points | 117 | 136 |
| Field Goals | 39-88 (44.3%) | 48-90 (53.3%) |
| 3-Pointers | 14-40 (35.0%) | 17-36 (47.2%) |
| Free Throws | 25-34 (73.5%) | 23-33 (69.7%) |
| Total Rebounds | 44 | 67 |
| Offensive | 12 | 14 |
| Defensive | 26 | 36 |
| Team | 6 | 17 |
| Assists | 25 | 33 |
| Steals | 8 | 5 |
| Blocks | 3 | 5 |
| Turnovers | 17 | 16 |
| Fouls | 28 | 25 |
| Technicals | 2 | 0 |
| Key Players | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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N. Claxton C | 12.2 PPG | 6.4 RPG | 2.4 APG | 53.8 FG% |
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B. Miller SG | 14.5 PPG | 0.0 RPG | 4.0 APG | 40.0 FG% |
| Top Scorers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Claxton C | 17 PTS | 4 REB | 2 AST | ||
| B. Miller SG | 25 PTS | 0 REB | 7 AST | ||
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Claxton | 17 | 4 | 2 | 8/12 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -11 | 24 |
| C. Thomas | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2/9 | 0/2 | 11/13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -19 | 19 |
| T. Mann | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4/6 | 2/3 | 3/3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 16 |
| M. Porter Jr. | 12 | 4 | 5 | 5/15 | 2/7 | 0/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -19 | 26 |
| B. Saraf | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2/7 | 0/3 | 4/6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 23 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Claxton | 17 | 4 | 2 | 8/12 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -11 | 24 |
| C. Thomas | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2/9 | 0/2 | 11/13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -19 | 19 |
| T. Mann | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4/6 | 2/3 | 3/3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 16 |
| M. Porter Jr. | 12 | 4 | 5 | 5/15 | 2/7 | 0/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -19 | 26 |
| B. Saraf | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2/7 | 0/3 | 4/6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 23 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| E. Demin | 14 | 5 | 2 | 4/6 | 4/6 | 2/2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 22 |
| D. Sharpe | 14 | 4 | 0 | 6/7 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | -13 | 16 |
| J. Wilson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3/5 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 7 |
| N. Clowney | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1/6 | 1/3 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -7 | 12 |
| T. Martin | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2/8 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| N. Traore | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 7 |
| D. Powell | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Z. Williams | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0/3 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -18 | 7 |
| E. Liddell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Etienne | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 117 | 38 | 25 | 39/88 | 14/40 | 25/34 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 26 | -95 | 199 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| B. Miller | 25 | 0 | 7 | 8/19 | 2/9 | 7/10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 39 |
| L. Ball | 20 | 2 | 8 | 7/15 | 4/8 | 2/5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +10 | 36 |
| M. Bridges | 18 | 11 | 4 | 6/11 | 3/6 | 3/4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | +7 | 37 |
| K. Knueppel | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4/6 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | +10 | 16 |
| R. Kalkbrenner | 10 | 11 | 1 | 5/6 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | +11 | 21 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| B. Miller | 25 | 0 | 7 | 8/19 | 2/9 | 7/10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 39 |
| L. Ball | 20 | 2 | 8 | 7/15 | 4/8 | 2/5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +10 | 36 |
| M. Bridges | 18 | 11 | 4 | 6/11 | 3/6 | 3/4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | +7 | 37 |
| K. Knueppel | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4/6 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | +10 | 16 |
| R. Kalkbrenner | 10 | 11 | 1 | 5/6 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | +11 | 21 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| C. Sexton | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4/9 | 1/2 | 6/7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 22 |
| M. Diabate | 13 | 9 | 0 | 5/7 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | +8 | 22 |
| T. Mann | 12 | 3 | 6 | 4/7 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +15 | 26 |
| T. Salaun | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4/7 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +12 | 16 |
| S. James | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 11 |
| P. Connaughton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Plumlee | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Simpson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. McNeeley | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Peterson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Reeves | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 136 | 50 | 33 | 48/90 | 17/36 | 23/33 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 36 | +95 | 246 |