Charlotte, NC (Sports Network) - D.J. Augustin scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half, as the Bobcats rallied from a horrendous opening 24 minutes for a 79-68 win over the New Jersey Nets.

Gerald Wallace posted 24 points, a career-best 20 rebounds and four steals for the Bobcats, who shot just 19 percent (8-of-42) in the first half, but then outscored the Nets, 46-27, in the last two quarters. New Jersey was held without a point for a 10-minute stretch in the second half, a span when the Bobcats went on a 24-0 run.

Boris Diaw added 14 points for Charlotte, which was coming off a 90-79 loss at Cleveland Saturday night.

"I just think our offense started out horribly in the first half," said Wallace. "We didn't make shots, we didn't pass the ball. I think our defense kept us in the game and gave us a chance to win in the second half."

Chris Douglas-Roberts scored 20 for the Nets, who are winless after four games this season. It was a horrific second half for New Jersey, which went 11-of-35 from the field over the last two periods. That included just seven points in the third quarter.

Brook Lopez ended with 18 points, Courtney Lee 13 and Terrence Williams 11 for the Nets, who lost for just the second time all-time in Charlotte against the Bobcats (8-2). New Jersey committed 26 turnovers, leading to 28 Charlotte points.

Yi Jianlian's one free throw extended New Jersey's lead to 48-39 with 6:41 left in the third quarter, but the Nets then hit a rut offensively, a huge pothole. Charlotte scored the final 14 points of the quarter, moving ahead on a Diaw layup and opening a 53-48 lead after the stanza on a pair of Augustin free throws.

Diaw's layup pushed the lead to 63-48 less than three minutes into the fourth.

"When they made their run we didn't hold the fort down," said Nets coach Lawrence Frank. "You combine 26 turnovers and the offensive rebounds, we didn't do enough to get it done."

A Douglas-Roberts layup finally broke New Jersey's scoring drought, but the Nets never got closer than nine points in the last quarter.

It was a game that was expected to be low-scoring considering the Bobcats posted a franchise-low 59 in a loss at Boston last week. The teams combined for just 24 first-quarter points with New Jersey holding a four-point edge after 12 minutes.

The Nets extended their lead to 14 points, at 33-19, with about four minutes left in the second quarter following a jam from Lee. Charlotte was within 41-33 at the half.