The Brooklyn Nets were in prime position to snap a six-game losing streak on Saturday. Leading a Charlotte Hornets team without LaMelo Ball by fourteen with seven minutes remaining, a victory appeared certain.
However, Jordi Fernandez's squad took its foot off the gas, and the wheels quickly fell off.
The Hornets closed the game on a 22-5 run to secure a 105-102 victory, just their third in the last 22 games. Brooklyn shot 2-of-12 with three turnovers while allowing Charlotte to shoot 8-of-14 over the final seven minutes.
“I thought that everybody just relaxed and thought that this was over,” Fernandez said.