Michael Porter Jr. scored a season-high 35 points as the Brooklyn Nets ended their nine-game home losing streak to start the season with a 116-103 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night in New York.

Porter returned after missing the previous two games due to back tightness that flared up during last Monday's 113-100 loss to the New York Knicks. He made 13 of 24 shots, including seven 3-pointers, one shy of his career high.

Noah Clowney added 18 points, including a thunderous dunk in the fourth quarter when the Nets started pulling away. Nic Claxton contributed 13 and 11 rebounds for Brooklyn, which stopped a four-game skid and ended the longest home losing streak to start a season in franchise history.

Drake Powell chipped in 10 points and fellow rookie Danny Wolf finished w

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