Brooklyn and Charlotte bring very different ways to build a possession. Brooklyn can create from Randle's touch and keep scoring through its second unit, while Charlotte can answer through Miller, Reid and work on the offensive glass. The key is whether Charlotte can protect the ball long enough to use those extra shots.
Randle has repeatedly found Porter after drawing help, and Demin gives Brooklyn another way into the paint. Charlotte took plenty of second chances against Milwaukee, but its depleted guard groups also gave away live-ball possessions in several exhibitions. Brooklyn turned those mistakes into paint and transition points in the earlier meeting, though that game's exceptional shooting and bench minutes make its final margin a poor guide.
White, Knueppel and Grant Williams were still listed out on the match-day NBA report and did not play Charlotte's final exhibition. Miller is back after missing the earlier meeting; Allen can add spacing, although he missed the last three exhibitions. Brown is expected to work from Brooklyn's bench after playing limited minutes in its finale. A close first half can give way to a battle between Charlotte's first-unit shot makers and Brooklyn's continuing creation. That's why I'm siding with Brooklyn.
