Atlanta at Charlotte

Charlotte opened its season Wednesday at Brooklyn with a 110-103 win, 213 combined points, and did it without starters Coby White and Kon Knueppel. Both are listed day-to-day, White with a calf strain and Knueppel with a hamstring strain. Knueppel led the NBA in made threes last season. Naz Reid, who came over in the trade that sent LaMelo Ball to Minnesota, had 20 points and 11 rebounds in his debut, and the Hornets still made only 15 of 48 from three. They took just 15 free throws, so most of their scoring had to come from jump shots. Charlotte outscored Brooklyn 20-8 on second-chance points, and Brooklyn got 59 of its 103 from Julius Randle and Michael Porter Jr. Atlanta won its opener at Orlando 132-125, 257 combined points, behind 31 from Nickeil Alexander-Walker. Orlando's 125 came with Paolo Banchero scoring 35, and he is not on this floor. Charlotte held a Brooklyn team that shot 45% to 103, and the Hornets' own offense rests on second chances and a 31% night from deep, while the status of White and Knueppel stays open. I'm on the UNDER tonight.