The Brooklyn Nets fell to the Charlotte Hornets 110-103 on opening night.

Julius Randle was a silver lining in this one, finishing with 33 points on 11-of-18 shooting, eight rebounds and seven assists. Michael Porter Jr. added 26 points on 10-of-21 shooting and seven rebounds.

The Nets failed to get a whole lot of production elsewhere and a lot of rotational regulars from last season were noticeably missing.

Naz Reid dazzled with 20 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists in his Hornets debut. Dennis Schroder lit up his former team with 19 points and six assists.

Here are three takeaways from the Nets' loss to the Hornets.

The Nets Are Not Here to Play Around

One of the biggest complaints from last season is that this Nets team is too soft. Well, there were several instances in the first half where the team was willing to throw a few push and shoves and really mix it up with this Hornets team.

Could it be a direct impact of having Randle in the locker room?…