Hornets vs. Nets: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions
The Charlotte Hornets (38-36) play against the Brooklyn Nets (35-35) at Barclays Center
Game Time: 7:30 PM EDT on Sunday March 27, 2022
Charlotte Hornets 26, Brooklyn Nets 32 (Q2 11:28)
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Sarah Kustok @sarahkustok
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@Brooklyn Nets v @Charlotte Hornets on @YESNetwork
Join us ! pic.twitter.com/NAe6joi83H – 8:08 PM
Brooklyn Nets @BrooklynNets
Lookin’ good so far pic.twitter.com/qKRXN5h8kK – 8:07 PM
Kristian Winfield @Krisplashed
Nets lead, 32-26, after one. Kyrie Irving remains scoreless in his first home game of the season, but every other Net not named Patty Mills scored in the 1st quarter. Nets are on the 2nd game of a back-to-back and look like it, but they lead entering the second quarter. – 8:07 PM
Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
End of the first quarter: Nets lead the Hornets 32-26. BK is plus-five on the boards and has outscored Charlotte in the paint 16-8. Durant with eight points. Kyrie has missed his first four shots. – 8:06 PM
Brooklyn Nets @BrooklynNets
Rook protecting the rim 🚫 pic.twitter.com/um2i11lH29 – 8:06 PM
Ajayi Browne @ajayibrowne
End of 1st QTR: Nets 32, Hornets 26
Kevin Durant (8 PTS, 4 ASTS), Bruce Brown (6 PTS) & the Nets haven’t found their rhythm from three yet. They’re only shooting it at 23% from downtown. As for Brooklyn’s defense, it’s there. The Nets are holding Charlotte to 38% accuracy. – 8:06 PM
Wayne Cole @waynec0le
Corey Kispert looking like a Splash Bro Jr tonight. #DCAboveAll – 8:04 PM
Brian Mahoney @briancmahoney
Nets killing the Hornets on the boards and in transition right now, up 10 late in the first quarter. Irving is 0 for 4 in his home debut. – 8:03 PM
Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
Kessler Edwards with an offensive rebound, corner 3, block and then a layup from Dragic. He’s played great lately when out there. – 8:03 PM
Brooklyn Nets @BrooklynNets
Kess Express coming through 🚄 – 8:03 PM
Kristian Winfield @Krisplashed
Kessler Edwards giving the Nets much needed energy with 5 quick points off the bench. – 8:03 PM
Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
Second unit is Durant, Brown, Mills, Claxton and Dragic. – 8:01 PM
Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
Bruce Brown with an acrobatic layup and a tough landing. Took a minute to get up. Shot the free throw and is staying in. – 8:01 PM
Kristian Winfield @Krisplashed
Bruce Brown just took a hard tumble and is taking a moment to gather himself. He went up for a layup while Cody Martin took a charge and landed directly on his hip. – 8:00 PM
Brooklyn Nets @BrooklynNets
Clax getting ⬆️ early! pic.twitter.com/7kbm3qZLms – 7:59 PM
Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
Goran Dragic and Nic Claxton are Nash’s first two reserves tonight. Claxton comes in and immediately scores off a pass from Irving. – 7:56 PM
Kristian Winfield @Krisplashed
LaMelo Ball just checked out of the game and ran off the floor down the tunnel headed toward the locker room. – 7:54 PM
Charlotte Hornets @hornets
M3️⃣LO 👌
@LaMelo Ball | @HornetsOnBally pic.twitter.com/eoJbJomS98 – 7:53 PM
Michael Scotto @MikeAScotto
Kyrie Irving received loud cheers from fans at Barclays Center during introductions. Irving is playing in his first home game for the Brooklyn Nets since Game 2 versus the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference Semifinals on June 7, 2021. He waved to the crowd before tip off. pic.twitter.com/ZVav5KTsXn – 7:51 PM
Kristian Winfield @Krisplashed
Timeout, Brooklyn: Barclays Center is ready to explode whenever Kyrie Irving scores, but through the first 5:33, he’s without a field goal. Hornets lead, 14-13, with KD going to the line for 3 FTs. Neither team is playing defense right now. – 7:49 PM
Brooklyn Nets @BrooklynNets
Dime-dropping delight from KD 🤩 pic.twitter.com/Nu8FJ4TktV – 7:49 PM
Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
Every Nets starter has scored but Mr. Irving. – 7:48 PM
Kristian Winfield @Krisplashed
LaMelo just drove to the paint, darted out, took a contested 3 and splashed it. Not sure how many other players could get away with that shot. – 7:47 PM
Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
Slick pass from Durant to Bruce Brown for the wide open dunk. – 7:46 PM
Anthony Puccio @APOOCH
Kyrie Irving salutes the Brooklyn crowd for the first time this year. pic.twitter.com/TKSOYLwgdo – 7:43 PM
Nick Friedell @NickFriedell
Kyrie comes to halfcourt just before tip-off and spins around and points to acknowledge the crowd. He got a nice ovation after being introduced for the first time at Barclays this season. – 7:41 PM
Kristian Winfield @Krisplashed
My phone isn’t letting me upload the video of Kyrie Irving’s first home introduction of the season. But Irving just pointed to the crowd at midcourt, getting fans in attendance out their chairs for another standing ovation. – 7:40 PM
Brian Mahoney @briancmahoney
After cycling through a whole bunch of players this season, the Nets finally announce Kyrie Irving last during starting lineups. About to tip in an important game vs. Hornets. – 7:40 PM
Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
Kyrie Irving with a pretty big applause when introduced pregame. Will see if my phone lets me tweet the video. – 7:39 PM
Charlotte Hornets @hornets
Back at it!
📍 – Big 🍎
🆚 – @Brooklyn Nets
⏰ – 7:30 PM EST
📺 – @HornetsOnBally
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Brooklyn Nets @BrooklynNets
LA is back 🙌 pic.twitter.com/B1HXEUFfO1 – 7:26 PM
Kristian Winfield @Krisplashed
Seth Curry is going to play through the pain, but the Nets can’t afford for him to get hurt.
New for @NYDNSports: A look at the shooters on Brooklyn’s roster not named Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving shows just how important a healthy Curry is. nydailynews.com/sports/basketb… – 7:26 PM
Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
Greetings from Barclays. Nets-Hornets tip shortly. Kyrie Irving is making his home debut and has already heard his name chanted. A win should hold Charlotte off as any further threat to get the eight seed given the schedule. Updates coming. Congrats to St. Peter’s on a great run. – 7:26 PM
Anthony Puccio @APOOCH
Family time for Kyrie pregame pic.twitter.com/QGO3Y3TNt5 – 7:24 PM
Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
Nets starters vs. Charlotte: Irving, Curry, Durant, Brown and Drummond.
This starting five is 3-1 this season, including last night’s 110-95 road victory in Miami. – 7:03 PM
Brooklyn Nets @BrooklynNets
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Brooklyn Nets @BrooklynNets
Fam reunion tonight 🤝 pic.twitter.com/qxx4U1Gf3E – 6:40 PM
Charlotte Hornets @hornets
INJURY REPORT vs BKN
Gordon Hayward (L Ankle) is out.
#AllFly | @NovantHealth pic.twitter.com/Fo1AIZHXIf – 6:30 PM
Andy Larsen @andyblarsen
Meanwhile, Hassan Whiteside will head from Dallas tonight to Salt Lake City for additional imaging on his foot injury. Whiteside first felt foot pain in the Jazz’s loss to the Nets. – 6:18 PM
Brooklyn Nets @BrooklynNets
YKTV ✌️ pic.twitter.com/Emj65to3YF – 6:12 PM
Dave Early @DavidEarly
“We just gotta do the best we can and manage his health the rest of the way and hopefully he can maintain a level of comfort playing through some discomfort…. it’s not where it’s debilitating.”
#nets coach Steve Nash on managing Seth Curry’s ongoing ankle soreness. pic.twitter.com/FTcLP1d6k0 – 6:11 PM
Eric Walden @tribjazz
Quin Snyder, on Hassan Whiteside’s injury: “In the Brooklyn game, he started feeling some soreness. And any time you have soreness in the foot, that’s something you have to be really mindful of.” – 6:07 PM
Dave Early @DavidEarly
“Rehabilitating, strengthening.”
– Steve Nash on Ben Simmons next steps. Not yet progressed to on court work as noted. – 6:07 PM
Rod Boone @rodboone
Big game for the #Hornets tonight in Brooklyn. But win or lose I’m not sure they can finish ahead of the Nets. I’d have my eye more so on Cleveland. That could very well be the team they would need to beat if they get past the first round of the play-in tournament. – 6:02 PM
Dave Early @DavidEarly
Coach Nash says Ben Simmons isn’t yet doing any on-court individual work. But there have been separate updates suggesting he is feeling less pain following an epidural. – 6:02 PM
Dave Early @DavidEarly
“If he’s feeling it, good luck trying to contain him.”
-Steve Nash, ahead of Kyrie Irving’s 2022 Brooklyn debut vs. Hornets, talks about what a defense can do when Irving is in the zone like he was when he dropped 50 on LaMelo and co. last time they met. pic.twitter.com/GZuWO2wwT3 – 6:00 PM
Charlotte Hornets @hornets
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Kristian Winfield @Krisplashed
Steve Nash says Ben Simmons has yet to resume individual workouts. Nash says he has no clarity on what the next steps are in Simmons’ rehab. – 5:57 PM
Ajayi Browne @ajayibrowne
Steve Nash wishes good luck to rest of the league for trying to contain Kyrie Irving. – 5:54 PM
Brooklyn Nets @BrooklynNets
Home sweet home pic.twitter.com/RhiFbFJoHu – 5:53 PM
Ajayi Browne @ajayibrowne
“Clearly he has incredible skill and talent — There’s not a lot you can do … He’s such a shot maker.”
⁃Steve Nash on Kyrie Irving. – 5:53 PM
Dave Early @DavidEarly
Steve Nash says the team doesn’t have the luxury to rest Seth Curry when it might be ideal to. They’ll need to manage his health moving forwards given the ongoing ankle issue. – 5:50 PM
Dave Early @DavidEarly
LaMarcus Aldridge is available to play vs. Hornets per Steve Nash. – 5:48 PM
Nick Friedell @NickFriedell
Nash says LaMarcus Aldridge is available to play tonight. – 5:48 PM
Ajayi Browne @ajayibrowne
Steve Nash also confirms LaMarcus Aldridge is AVAILABLE. – 5:48 PM
Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
Steve Nash said LaMarcus Aldridge is available to play tonight. – 5:48 PM
Dave Early @DavidEarly
Steve Nash says the team didn’t get back until 4 am from Miami so it’ll be big to have Kyrie Irving’s presence at home as “bonus energy.” – 5:48 PM
Ajayi Browne @ajayibrowne
Steve Nash admits there will be some bonus energy tonight since it’s Kyrie Irving’s first game at home this season. – 5:47 PM
Dave Early @DavidEarly
Nets updates to the Status Report for tonight’s game vs. Charlotte:
Curry (left ankle sprain) – AVAILABLE
Dragic (left knee soreness) – AVAILABLE – 5:45 PM
Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
Nets update Seth Curry and Goran Dragić to available. – 5:41 PM
Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
😂😂😂 bro picked his dribble up and still got a foul call. They not even pretending here – 5:18 PM
Michael Singer @msinger
#Nuggets injury report vs. Charlotte: JaMychal (wrist) and Facu (non-COVID illness) both questionable. pic.twitter.com/SdrJduuQtP – 4:07 PM
James Plowright @British_Buzz
Arnoldas Kulboka is 3-0 after becoming a Dad last week, he also dropped a new career high 35 points in the G League yesterday, full highlights below
youtu.be/QJBB6MSC6sw – 4:01 PM
Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
The 38 players with 100+ post scoring possessions this year, ranked by FG% (per Synergy):
1. Jokić – 62.9
2. Durant – 60.7
3. Zubac – 57.8
4. Ayton – 57.0
5. Allen – 55.6
6. T. Harris – 55.1
7. LeBron – 55.0
8. Valanciunas – 54.0
9. Sengun – 53.0
10. KAT – 52.7 – 3:49 PM
Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
Jumping on @VSiNLive in five minutes to talk Kyrie/Nets – 3:42 PM
Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Nuggets injury report for tomorrow against the Hornets:
JaMychal Green and Facu Campazzo added as questionable to the standard absences. pic.twitter.com/5swT80kO1m – 3:34 PM
Krishna Narsu @knarsu3
On the line tonight:
-Wolves need to win to stay out of the play-in.
-Celtics could move up to the 1 seed.
-Sixers could stay in the 1 seed.
-Pelicans can clinch tiebreaker on the Lakers and move into HCA for play-in.
-Hornets could clinch tiebreaker on Nets and move up to 8 – 3:16 PM
John Schuhmann @johnschuhmann
Random note w/ the Hornets (rested) having a rest advantage against the Nets (2nd of a b2b) tonight…
Biggest difference, winning %, rested vs. not rested…
1. Brooklyn: 37-25, 2-10
2. Charlotte: 37-24, 1-12
3. Miami: 43-19, 4-9
4. Utah: 41-21, 4-8
5. New Orleans: 29-32, 2-11 – 3:07 PM
James Plowright @British_Buzz
Thank you @At_The_Hive for the opportunity, looking forward to taking on a new role with @SI_Hornets from later this week. We have some BIG plans for the site to become the online destination for all Hornets fans. pic.twitter.com/v0oH2oDcV8 – 2:32 PM
Charlotte Hornets @hornets
Sunday smiles 😁
#AllFly pic.twitter.com/tZTUmff1wV – 2:30 PM
Brooklyn Nets @BrooklynNets
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Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
Nets status report for tonight’s game. LaMarcus Aldridge isn’t on it and appears available to play: Dragic (left knee soreness) – PROBABLE
Curry (left ankle sprain) – QUESTIONABLE
Harris (left ankle surgery) – OUT
Simmons (return to competition reconditioning/back soreness) – OUT – 1:38 PM
