CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- — Keon Johnson led a balanced Brooklyn attack with 18 points, and the Nets snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 104-83 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night.

Jalen Wilson added 15 points and Tosan Evbuomwan had 14 for the Nets, who never trailed.

Ben Simmons returned after missing the last five games with an illness and a back injury and had 10 points and six rebounds off the bench for the Nets.

Miles Bridges had 23 points and 13 rebounds for the Hornets, who played without four regular starters including LaMelo Ball, Mark Williams, Brandon Miller and Josh Green. Vasa Micic overcame an early chest injury and returned to finish with 15 points and seven rebounds.

The Hornets had limited options offensively, and were held to 34% shooting from the floor and 29% from 3-point range.

Takeaways

Nets: Among the Nets who did not play were Cam Thomas (left hamstring strain), Bojan Bogdanovic (left foot recovery), Noah Clowney (left ankle sprain) and Cameron Johnson (right ankle sprain). The Nets won despite being outrebounded 52-40.

Hornets: The training staff is continuing to evaluate Ball's most recent ankle sprain, but coach Charles Lee has not given an update on how long he expects the 2022 All-Star to be out. Williams missed the game due to left foot injury management.

Key moment

Brooklyn bolted to an 11-2 lead and pushed the advantage to 21 entering the fourth quarter.

Key stat

The Nets held the Hornets to 30% shooting in the first half and led 53-37 at the break.

Up next

The Nets visits the Rockets on Saturday night; the Hornets franchise-long nine-game homestand continues Friday night against the Clippers.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Nic Claxton vs. Taj Gibson (Ziaire Williams gains possession)	0	0
11:43	D'Angelo Russell bad pass (Miles Bridges steals)	0	0
11:38	Nick Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point shot	0	0
11:35	Nic Claxton defensive rebound	0	0
11:27	D'Angelo Russell makes driving layup (Keon Johnson assists)	0	2
11:07	Nic Claxton blocks Taj Gibson 's 2-foot driving layup	0	2
11:04	Keon Johnson defensive rebound	0	2
11:00	D'Angelo Russell misses 23-foot three point shot	0	2
10:57	Vasilije Micic defensive rebound	0	2
10:50	Nick Smith Jr. makes 7-foot two point shot (Vasilije Micic assists)	2	2
10:42	Nick Smith Jr. personal foul	2	2
10:30	Keon Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	2
10:28	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	2	2
10:19	Miles Bridges misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	2
10:14	Nic Claxton defensive rebound	2	2
10:12	Keon Johnson makes two point shot	2	4
10:12	Vasilije Micic shooting foul	2	4
10:12	Keon Johnson makes free throw 1 of 1	2	5
9:49	Nick Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	5
9:46	Ziaire Williams defensive rebound	2	5
9:40	D'Angelo Russell makes two point shot	2	7
9:26	Nic Claxton blocks Josh Okogie 's 3-foot driving layup	2	7
9:24	D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound	2	7
9:11	Nic Claxton makes alley oop layup (D'Angelo Russell assists)	2	9
8:57	Nic Claxton blocks Josh Okogie 's 5-foot driving layup	2	9
8:54	Keon Johnson defensive rebound	2	9
8:52	Miles Bridges blocks Keon Johnson 's 1-foot two point shot	2	9
8:49	Taj Gibson defensive rebound	2	9
8:32	Vasilije Micic lost ball turnover (D'Angelo Russell steals)	2	9
8:29	Keon Johnson makes 1-foot dunk (Ziaire Williams assists)	2	11
8:29	Hornets Full timeout	2	11
8:11	Ziaire Williams shooting foul	2	11
8:11	Miles Bridges makes free throw 1 of 2	3	11
8:11	Miles Bridges makes free throw 2 of 2	4	11
7:51	Nic Claxton misses 23-foot three point jumper	4	11
7:48	Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound	4	11
7:40	Vasilije Micic makes 28-foot three point jumper (Josh Okogie assists)	7	11
7:19	Ziaire Williams misses driving layup	7	11
7:15	Nic Claxton offensive rebound	7	11
7:11	Ziaire Williams misses 22-foot three point step back jumpshot	7	11
7:08	Vasilije Micic defensive rebound	7	11
7:03	Miles Bridges out of bounds bad pass turnover	7	11
7:03	Moussa Diabate enters the game for Taj Gibson	7	11
7:03	Ben Simmons enters the game for Keon Johnson	7	11
7:03	Tosan Evbuomwan enters the game for D'Angelo Russell	7	11
6:41	Ziaire Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper	7	11
6:37	Moussa Diabate defensive rebound	7	11
6:18	Miles Bridges misses 23-foot three point jumper	7	11
6:15	Vasilije Micic offensive rebound	7	11
6:13	Vasilije Micic misses 16-foot jumper	7	11
6:13	Nets defensive team rebound	7	11
6:13	Seth Curry enters the game for Josh Okogie	7	11
5:49	Tosan Evbuomwan misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	7	11
5:49	Nets offensive team rebound	7	11
5:49	shot clock turnover	7	11
5:49	Hornets Full timeout	7	11
5:49	KJ Simpson enters the game for Nick Smith Jr.	7	11
5:49	DaQuan Jeffries enters the game for Vasilije Micic	7	11
5:32	KJ Simpson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	7	11
5:29	Nic Claxton defensive rebound	7	11
5:22	Tosan Evbuomwan makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ben Simmons assists)	7	14
5:03	KJ Simpson makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	9	14
4:38	Ben Simmons makes 8-foot two point shot	9	16
4:28	Miles Bridges makes 27-foot three pointer (KJ Simpson assists)	12	16
4:09	Ben Simmons makes 6-foot hook shot	12	18
3:55	Miles Bridges misses 9-foot two point shot	12	18
3:55	Nets defensive team rebound	12	18
3:55	Moussa Diabate loose ball foul	12	18
3:55	Josh Okogie enters the game for Miles Bridges	12	18
3:55	Trendon Watford enters the game for Ziaire Williams	12	18
3:55	Keon Johnson enters the game for Jalen Wilson	12	18
3:55	Day'Ron Sharpe enters the game for Nic Claxton	12	18
3:34	Ben Simmons bad pass (Josh Okogie steals)	12	18
3:30	KJ Simpson misses 25-foot three point shot	12	18
3:30	Hornets offensive team rebound	12	18
3:30	Day'Ron Sharpe loose ball foul	12	18
3:20	Seth Curry misses 14-foot two point shot	12	18
3:16	Keon Johnson defensive rebound	12	18
3:09	Keon Johnson misses driving floating jump shot	12	18
3:08	Keon Johnson offensive rebound	12	18
3:07	Keon Johnson makes layup	12	20
2:42	Seth Curry makes 23-foot three point jumper (Moussa Diabate assists)	15	20
2:16	Ben Simmons makes 7-foot two point shot (Keon Johnson assists)	15	22
1:55	KJ Simpson misses driving floating jump shot	15	22
1:52	KJ Simpson offensive rebound	15	22
1:48	Moussa Diabate makes two point shot	17	22
1:28	Day'Ron Sharpe makes layup (Keon Johnson assists)	17	24
1:13	Josh Okogie misses 27-foot three point jumper	17	24
1:10	Tosan Evbuomwan defensive rebound	17	24
1:02	Tosan Evbuomwan makes 7-foot two point shot	17	26
43.1	Moussa Diabate makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Seth Curry assists)	19	26
33.0	KJ Simpson blocks Trendon Watford 's 3-foot driving layup	19	26
33.0	Hornets defensive team rebound	19	26
15.2	Seth Curry misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	19	26
13.1	Nets defensive team rebound	19	26
13.1	Isaiah Wong enters the game for Seth Curry	19	26
13.1	D'Angelo Russell enters the game for Ben Simmons	19	26
1.0	Keon Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper	19	26
0.1	D'Angelo Russell offensive rebound	19	26
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	19	26

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Spectrum Center

Charlotte, NC

Date & Time

12:00 AM, January 30, 2025

Coverage

NBA League Pass, FanDuel SN SE, YES

Attendance

14,307

Referees

Sean Wright, Natalie Sago, Intae Hwang

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	39	20	.661	W1
New York	38	22	.633	W1
Toronto	35	25	.583	W1
Philadelphia	33	26	.559	W3
Brooklyn	15	44	.254	L7

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Orlando	31	27	.534	L1
Miami	32	29	.525	W1
Charlotte	30	31	.492	W4
Atlanta	30	31	.492	W3
Washington	16	43	.271	L4

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