NBA

Chicago Bulls at Charlotte Hornets

· National Basketball Association
9-14, 3-9 Away

vs

7-17, 5-7 Home
Regular Season Series

CHA leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Hornets: 52.3%
Bulls: 47.7%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/chi.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originCHI https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/cha.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originCHA
L7 Streak L1
122.6 Points Against 118.3
2-8 Last Ten Games 3-7
117.3 Points Per Game 114.2
47 Field Goal % 45
37 Three Point % 34
45.5 Rebounds Per Game 44.6
28.4 Assists Per Game 25.3
4.8 Blocks Per Game 5.0
8.0 Steals Per Game 6.9
0.7 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.9
15.5 Total Turnovers Per Game 16.0
Charlotte Hornets Charlotte Hornets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
LaMelo Ball, G Day-To-Day Dec 8
Moussa Diabate, F Day-To-Day Dec 8
Grant Williams, F Out Dec 6
Josh Green, G Out Dec 6
Pat Connaughton, G Out Dec 6
Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Ayo Dosunmu, G Day-To-Day Dec 8
Jalen Smith, F Out Dec 7
Tre Jones, G Out Dec 7
Isaac Okoro, F Out Dec 7
Kevin Huerter, G Out Dec 3

Bulls Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ IND L 103-101
@ ORL L 125-120
vs BKN L 113-103
vs IND L 120-105
vs GS L 123-91

Hornets Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs TOR W 118-111 OT
@ BKN L 116-103
@ NY L 119-104
@ TOR W 111-86
vs DEN L 115-106

Game Information

Spectrum Center

Location: Charlotte, NC
Capacity:

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 19 5 .792 - W2
Cleveland 14 11 .560 5.5 L1
Milwaukee 10 15 .400 9.5 L2
Chicago 9 14 .391 9.5 L7
Indiana 6 18 .250 13 W2

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando - 10 L1 0.5833333 14
Miami - 10 L3 0.5833333 14
Atlanta 0.5 11 W1 0.56 14
Charlotte 7 17 L1 0.29166666 7
Washington 10 19 L3 0.13636364 3
Full Standings

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