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Dispatches From Spectrum: Six in a Row

Hornets win their sixth straight opening night game against the Brooklyn Nets

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'Nata Edwards
Oct 22, 2026

It’s the earliest I’ve ever really said this, and it might come back to bite me but… the Hornets lose this game last season. A game where nothing is working, and you’re needing to grind out possessions and play smart? That’s a game where everyone vomits on their shoes and even if they pull the game out, it comes with a few brain-neutral plays that make you scratch your head.

And then team president Jeff Peterson decided to say this offseason, “what if I added some vets this summer?". Enter Grayson Allen, Royce O’Neale and Dennis Schroeder, who all put their fingerprints on the game.

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