Miles Bridges scored 26 points and the Charlotte ... and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line. D’Angelo Russell had 28 points, seven assists and six rebounds for the Nets, who lost their seventh ...

When the Hornets cut it to four with 11:17 left, Russell responded with two and-ones and a transition 3 to keep them at arm’s length. The veteran guard scored the Nets’ first 15 points in the final frame, which pushed their lead to 14 with 7:09 left, but Charlotte refused to go away.