BROOKLYN (Interstat) — Naz Reid had 20 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists, and the Charlotte Hornets held off the Brooklyn Nets 110-103 on Wednesday at Barclays Center. Julius Randle led all scorers with 33 points for Brooklyn, but Charlotte’s balanced offense and late execution proved decisive. The Hornets improved to 1-0, while the Nets dropped to 0-1. Attendance was 17,548.

Brooklyn opened the game with the first six points, getting early baskets inside from Julius Randle and Day’Ron Sharpe before Egor Demin added a driving layup. Charlotte answered with Moussa Diabate’s reverse layup, and the Hornets began to find rhythm from the perimeter. Naz Reid hit a 25-foot jumper, and Brandon Miller produced a burst with a driving dunk, a pullup jumper and consecutive three-pointers. Charlotte moved ahead 19-12 after Miller’s second three-pointer. Brooklyn stayed close with a Moritz Wagner three-pointer and Noah Clowney’s 25-foot jumper, but Diabate’s dunk gave Charlotte a 27-25 lead after the first quarter. Grayson Allen made two free throws late in the period, and Diabate finished the first-quarter scoring with a dunk.

Charlotte scored 32 points in the second quarter, while Brooklyn answered with 33, leaving Charlotte with a 59-58 halftime lead. The Hornets created separation with a 25-foot running jumper from Grayson Allen and a 24-foot three-pointer from Royce O’Neale. Dennis Schroder added a pair of driving layups, and Diabate closed the half with a running dunk. Brooklyn stayed within reach behind Randle, who made a 23-foot three-pointer and an 11-foot step-back jumper late in the second quarter. Mikel Brown opened the second-quarter scoring with a 25-foot three-pointer for Brooklyn, and Nolan Traore made two free throws as the Nets kept the pressure on.

In the third quarter, Charlotte scored 24 points and Brooklyn scored 22, and the Hornets took an 83-80 advantage into the fourth. Michael Porter kept Brooklyn close with a 25-foot three-pointer and another 24-foot three-pointer early in the period. Randle added a layup, and Porter’s three-pointer with 8:12 remaining gave Brooklyn a 63-62 lead. Charlotte responded with Reid’s 23-foot three-pointer, and the teams traded the lead for several minutes. Allen hit a 29-foot three-pointer and later added a 24-foot three-pointer, while Reid made a driving layup and a 24-foot three-pointer to help Charlotte regain control. Schroder’s 12-foot driving jumper and free throw gave Charlotte a late cushion, and Randle added a turnaround jumper for Brooklyn before the quarter ended.

Randle played 38 minutes for Brooklyn and finished with 33 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and one block. Reid, Charlotte’s top star, contributed 20 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists in 33 minutes. Moussa Diabate added 17 points, eight rebounds and two assists in 34 minutes for the Hornets. Grayson Allen scored 21 points with three rebounds and four assists in 29 minutes. Michael Porter of Brooklyn had 26 points, seven rebounds and one assist in 34 minutes. Dennis Schroder posted 19 points, four rebounds and six assists in 35 minutes for Charlotte. Day’Ron Sharpe had eight points, eight rebounds, three assists and two blocks in 30 minutes for Brooklyn. Noah Clowney scored nine points with three rebounds and one assist in 22 minutes. Royce O’Neale added eight points, four rebounds and one block in 17 minutes for Charlotte, and Ryan Kalkbrenner had four points, five rebounds, three assists and two blocks in 14 minutes.

Charlotte shot 41 of 92 from the floor, 15 of 48 from three-point range and 13 of 15 from the free throw line. Brooklyn shot 36 of 80 from the field, 12 of 31 from beyond the arc and 19 of 25 from the free throw line. Charlotte had 14 offensive rebounds to Brooklyn’s 11. The Hornets recorded nine assists, four blocks, 20 turnovers and 23 fouls. The Nets had seven assists, four blocks, 22 turnovers and 25 fouls. Charlotte scored 110 points on 105 possessions for an offensive rating of 104.6. Brooklyn scored 103 points on 103 possessions for an offensive rating of 100.1.

The most important stretch came in the fourth quarter after Brooklyn had trimmed the deficit. Royce O’Neale made a 25-foot three-pointer, and Sion James followed with a 25-foot three-pointer to help Charlotte build a 92-84 lead. Brooklyn responded with baskets from Michael Porter and Day’Ron Sharpe, but Dennis Schroder kept Charlotte in control with a series of driving layups and short jumpers. Keon Ellis made a 23-foot three-pointer with 3:27 remaining to cut Charlotte’s lead to 104-97. Moussa Diabate’s running dunk with 2:45 remaining gave Charlotte a 106-97 lead. Julius Randle made a driving layup and a free throw with 1:16 left to cut the margin to 106-100. Grayson Allen then made a 25-foot three-pointer with 38.7 seconds remaining to push Charlotte ahead 109-100. Randle made two free throws, and Michael Porter added a running dunk with 23.9 seconds left to make it 109-103. Brandon Miller sealed the result by making the second of two free throws with 20.0 seconds remaining, and Charlotte held on for the seven-point win.

Charlotte will next host the Atlanta Hawks before facing Miami, Washington, Detroit and Washington again. Brooklyn will next visit the Cleveland Cavaliers before hosting Indiana and then visiting Boston.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Charlotte Hornets 105, Brooklyn Nets 98, and Interstat’s ELO system had projected Charlotte with an 87.9 percent probability to win. Charlotte had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The total score of 213 was paired with an over/under line of 219.5.