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The Nets snapped their longest losing skid of the season with a slump-busting wire-to-wire 103-84 win against the shorthanded Hornets in Charlotte, N.C.
The Nets came in having dropped seven straight before defensively smothering the life out of the Hornets, leading by as many as 24 points and never trailing in the game.
The Nets (15-33) are just 2-12 since Jan. 4 — with both of their wins coming against fellow lottery hopefuls — and remain fifth in the lottery-odds standings.
They fell a game behind fourth-place Charlotte, while their other victory came Jan. 14 at Portland, with the Trail Blazers currently in seventh.
Center Nic Claxton led a dominant defensive effort.
He had 12 points, eight rebounds and six blocks, one shy of his career high.
Keon Johnson had a team-high 18 points, including an alley-oop from Ben Simmons.
The Nets allowed just 33.7 percent shooting, and 10-for-35 from deep. The Hornets were without seven of their top eight scorers, including star guard LaMelo Ball (ankle injury). But the Nets likely won’t care.
Miles Bridges — the only Hornet averaging over six points that played — ended up with 23 points. The Nets cruised from start to finish.
The only negative was Day’Ron Sharpe being forced out of the game with left hamstring tightness after notching five points and six rebounds in 10 minutes.
He had missed the first six weeks of the season with a left hamstring strain, leaving Claxton as the only center left on Brooklyn’s roster.
Trendon Watford returned to the court for the first time since Dec. 16. He finished with nine points in 18 minutes.
The 83 points conceded and 33.7 percent shooting allowed are both the best of the season for Brooklyn.
