NBA

Cleveland Cavaliers at Charlotte Hornets

· National Basketball Association
7-4, 3-3 Away

vs

3-7, 2-3 Home
Regular Season Series

Series starts 12/22

Matchup Prediction

Hornets: 26.8%
Cavaliers: 73.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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L1 Streak L3
117.7 Points Against 121.0
7-3 Last Ten Games 3-7
120.7 Points Per Game 119.0
46.2 Field Goal % 46.8
36.6 Three Point % 36.8
41.8 Rebounds Per Game 47.3
27.9 Assists Per Game 26.6
5.3 Blocks Per Game 5.1
10.1 Steals Per Game 6.6
0.6 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.7
14.9 Total Turnovers Per Game 16.9
Charlotte Hornets Charlotte Hornets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Grant Williams, F Out Nov 9
Josh Green, G Out Nov 9
LaMelo Ball, G Out Nov 9
Drew Peterson, F Day-To-Day Nov 8
Brandon Miller, F Out Nov 3
Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Darius Garland, G Day-To-Day Nov 10
Larry Nance Jr., F Out Nov 10
Max Strus, G Out Sep 30

Cavaliers Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs ATL W 117-109
vs PHI W 132-121
@ WSH W 148-115
vs CHI W 128-122
@ MIA L 140-138 OT

Hornets Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs MIN L 122-105
vs UTAH W 126-103
@ NO L 116-112
@ MIA L 126-108
vs LAL L 121-111

Game Information

Spectrum Center

Location: Charlotte, NC
Capacity:

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 9 2 .818 - W7
Cleveland 7 4 .636 2 L1
Milwaukee 7 4 .636 2 W1
Chicago 6 4 .600 2.5 L3
Indiana 1 9 .100 7.5 L4

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Miami - 4 W3 0.6363636 7
Atlanta 1 5 W2 0.54545456 6
Orlando 2 6 W1 0.45454547 5
Charlotte 3.5 7 L3 0.3 3
Washington 6 10 L9 0.09090909 1
Full Standings

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