NBA

Cleveland Cavaliers at Charlotte Hornets

· National Basketball Association
27-20, 12-9 Away

vs

18-28, 8-13 Home
Regular Season Series

CLE leads series 2-1

Matchup Prediction

Hornets: 36.7%
Cavaliers: 63.3%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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W3 Streak W2
116.9 Points Against 115.5
7-3 Last Ten Games 5-5
119.2 Points Per Game 115.9
47 Field Goal % 46
35 Three Point % 37
45.0 Rebounds Per Game 45.6
28.3 Assists Per Game 26.5
5.2 Blocks Per Game 4.6
8.7 Steals Per Game 6.8
0.6 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.8
14.4 Total Turnovers Per Game 15.4
Charlotte Hornets Charlotte Hornets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
KJ Simpson, G Out Jan 23
Mason Plumlee, C Out Dec 31
Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
De'Andre Hunter, F Out Jan 24
Sam Merrill, G Out Jan 24
Chris Livingston, F Out Jan 24
Darius Garland, G Out Jan 18
Max Strus, G Out Jan 6

Cavaliers Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ PHI W 117-115
vs OKC L 136-104
@ CHA W 94-87
vs SAC W 123-118
@ ORL W 119-105

Hornets Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ GS L 136-116
@ DEN W 110-87
vs CLE L 94-87
@ ORL W 124-97
vs WSH W 119-115

Game Information

Spectrum Center

Location: Charlotte, NC
Capacity:

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 32 11 .744 - L1
Cleveland 27 20 .574 7 W3
Chicago 23 22 .511 10 W4
Milwaukee 18 26 .409 14.5 L2
Indiana 11 35 .239 22.5 W1

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando - 21 L3 0.52272725 23
Miami - 22 W1 0.5217391 24
Atlanta 2.5 25 W2 0.4680851 22
Charlotte 6 28 W2 0.39130434 18
Washington 13 34 L9 0.22727273 10
Full Standings

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