GAME RECAP: Hornets 106, Nets 104
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The Hornets defeated the Nets, 106-104. Gordon Hayward led the way for the Hornets with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, while Kevin Durant (29 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists) and Kyrie Irving (25 points, 6 assists) combined for 54 points for the Nets in the losing effort. The Hornets improve to 1-2 on the season, while the Nets fall to 2-1.

Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving have now recorded 20+ points each in their first 3 games of the season, becoming the first pair of Nets teammates in franchise history to accomplish this.