Hornets Look to End Losing Streak Against Nets

The Charlotte Hornets will try to halt a four-game slide when they face the Brooklyn Nets in New York on November 4. Charlotte is 3-5 and ninth in the Eastern Conference; Brooklyn is 1-6 and 15th. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. EST.

Charlotte won the teams’ first meeting of the season, 110-103, on October 21. The Hornets are listed as 2.5-point favorites, with the over-under set at 214.5 points.

Brooklyn finished last season 20-62 overall, including a 14-37 record in the Eastern Conference and a 12-29 mark at home. The Nets averaged 105.9 points per game, shooting 44.3% from the field and 34.1% from three-point range.

Charlotte went 44-38 overall and 26-26 in conference play last season. The Hornets averaged 116 points per game and allowed 111.2.

Brooklyn’s Egor Demin is out with a leg injury. Charlotte will be without Grant Williams and Kon Knueppel, both listed out with hamstring injuries.