Charlotte played in their second game of their current five game post all-star Break road trip on Sunday evening. It was time to make the first stop in Brooklyn of the year, to take on the Nets. Charlotte defeated Brooklyn 116-111 in their first matchup, in Charlotte. The Hornets entered Sunday’s matchup winners of four straight, and facing an opponent in Brooklyn that had only won 15 games on the year.
Sunday marked the first game Courtney Lee, acquired from Memphis in a trade last week, would play in as a member of the Hornets. Lee missed last Friday’s game against Milwaukee after not being able to practice last Thursday due to a physical.