NBA

Cleveland Cavaliers at Charlotte Hornets

· National Basketball Association
23-19, 9-9 Away

vs

14-26, 7-12 Home
Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Matchup Prediction

Hornets: 36.5%
Cavaliers: 63.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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W1 Streak L1
117.5 Points Against 116.7
6-4 Last Ten Games 4-6
120.1 Points Per Game 116.1
47 Field Goal % 46
36 Three Point % 37
44.4 Rebounds Per Game 45.3
28.6 Assists Per Game 26.4
5.1 Blocks Per Game 4.7
8.8 Steals Per Game 6.9
0.6 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.8
14.2 Total Turnovers Per Game 15.6
Charlotte Hornets Charlotte Hornets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Moussa Diabate, F Day-To-Day Jan 14
Collin Sexton, G Day-To-Day Jan 14
Mason Plumlee, C Out Dec 31
Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Sam Merrill, G Day-To-Day Jan 14
Darius Garland, G Day-To-Day Jan 14
Dean Wade, F Out Jan 13
Max Strus, G Out Jan 6
Chris Livingston, F Out Jan 4

Cavaliers Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ IND W 120-116
@ MIN L 131-122
vs MIN W 146-134
vs UTAH L 123-112
@ PHI W 133-107

Hornets Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ OKC W 124-97
vs TOR L 97-96
vs IND L 114-112
@ UTAH W 150-95
@ LAC L 117-109

Game Information

Spectrum Center

Location: Charlotte, NC
Capacity:

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 28 10 .737 - L1
Cleveland 23 19 .548 7 W1
Chicago 19 21 .475 10 W1
Milwaukee 17 23 .425 12 L2
Indiana 9 32 .220 20.5 L1

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 22 18 .550 - W1
Miami 21 19 .525 1 W1
Atlanta 20 22 .476 3 L1
Charlotte 14 26 .350 8 L1
Washington 10 29 .256 11.5 L4
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