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Durant scores 27, leads Nets past Hornets 98-94

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Kevin Durant scored 27 points and the Brooklyn Nets erased a double-digit deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the short-handed Charlotte Hornets 98-94 on Saturday night, improving to 2-0 since Kyrie Irving's suspension.

Cam Thomas added 21 points for the Nets and Nic Claxton had 11 points and nine rebounds.

Terry Rozier returned from a seven-game absence and led Charlotte with 25 points on six 3-pointers. P.J. Washington and Kelly Oubre Jr. each had 18 points for the Hornets, who've lost four straight since beating the defending champion Golden State Warriors.