NBA

New Orleans Pelicans at Charlotte Hornets

· National Basketball Association
11-36, 4-17 Away

vs

17-28, 7-13 Home
Regular Season Series

NO leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Hornets: 65.9%
Pelicans: 34.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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W1 Streak W1
122.1 Points Against 115.5
3-7 Last Ten Games 5-5
114.7 Points Per Game 115.9
46 Field Goal % 46
34 Three Point % 37
43.4 Rebounds Per Game 45.6
24.7 Assists Per Game 26.5
4.5 Blocks Per Game 4.6
8.9 Steals Per Game 6.8
1.0 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.8
14.7 Total Turnovers Per Game 15.4
Charlotte Hornets Charlotte Hornets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
KJ Simpson, G Out Jan 23
Brandon Miller, F Day-To-Day Jan 23
Ryan Kalkbrenner, C Day-To-Day Jan 23
Mason Plumlee, C Out Dec 31
New Orleans Pelicans New Orleans Pelicans Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jose Alvarado, G Out Jan 12
Dejounte Murray, G Out Jan 7

Pelicans Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs BKN W 116-113
@ IND L 127-119
@ HOU L 119-110
vs DET L 112-104
@ MEM W 133-127

Hornets Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ LAL W 135-117
@ GS L 136-116
@ DEN W 110-87
vs CLE L 94-87
@ ORL W 124-97

Game Information

Spectrum Center

Location: Charlotte, NC
Capacity:

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
San Antonio 31 14 .689 - W1
Houston 27 16 .628 3 W1
Dallas 19 26 .422 12 W4
Memphis 18 25 .419 12 L2
New Orleans 11 36 .234 21 W1

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando - 20 L2 0.53488374 23
Miami 1 22 L1 0.51111114 23
Atlanta 3 25 W2 0.4680851 22
Charlotte 7 28 W1 0.37777779 17
Washington 13 33 L8 0.23255815 10
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