Hornets Start Season Strong With Historic Offensive Explosion Vs. Nets

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The 2026 play marks nan 10th day of nan Hornets' past playoff berth successful 2016—the longest playoff drought successful nan NBA.

If Charlotte is to extremity that drought, there's nary amended measurement to commencement than what nan squad did Wednesday against nan Nets. Propelled by a 77-point first half, nan Hornets eviscerated Brooklyn 136–117 acknowledgment to an violative capacity unprecedented successful nan history of play openers.

According to OptaSTATS, Charlotte's 9 double-figure scorers Wednesday were an NBA grounds for an opener. That group included defender LaMelo Ball (20), guardant Miles Bridges (18), halfway Moussa Diabaté (13), halfway Ryan Kalkbrenner (10), guardant Kon Knueppel (11), defender Tre Mann (12), defender Brandon Miller (25), guardant Tidjane Salaün (10), and defender Collin Sexton (15).

The @hornets had 9 different players people successful double figures tonight.

That's nan astir by immoderate squad successful a play opener successful NBA history.

— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) October 23, 2025

The Hornets are looking to shingle disconnected a 19-63 play successful 2025, nan franchise's worst since its infamous 7-59 disaster successful nan lockout-shortened 2012 season. They appeared connected nan verge of a breakout arsenic precocious arsenic 2022 (when they went 43-39 and Ball made nan All-Star team), but person slid backward ever since.

Beginning Saturday, Ball, Miller and Charlotte will meet amended title than regrouping Brooklyn connected a three-game roadworthy travel that will spot nan Hornets play nan 76ers, Wizards and Heat.