NBA

Cleveland Cavaliers at Charlotte Hornets

· National Basketball Association
Cleveland Cavaliers
0-0, 0-0 Away

vs

Charlotte Hornets
0-0, 0-0 Home
Regular Season Series

Series starts 11/9

Matchup Prediction

Hornets: 45.2%
Cavaliers: 54.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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0.0 Points Against 0.0
Charlotte Hornets Charlotte Hornets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Kylan Boswell, G Out Oct 20
Kon Knueppel, G Out Oct 20
Grant Williams, F Out Oct 20
Coby White, G Out Oct 20
Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Sam Merrill, G Day-To-Day Oct 20
Nae'Qwan Tomlin, F Out Oct 20
Khalifa Diop, C Day-To-Day Oct 13

Cavaliers Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs NY L 121-108
vs NY L 130-93
vs BOS L 124-113
vs ORL W 119-105
@ ORL L 132-116

Hornets Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ ORL L 121-90
vs BKN L 124-90
vs MIL W 105-90
@ BOS L 114-93
@ MEM L 116-98

Game Information

Spectrum Center

Location: Charlotte, NC
Capacity:

2026-27 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 1 0 1.000 - W1
Chicago 0 0 .000 0.5 -
Cleveland 0 0 .000 0.5 -
Indiana 0 0 .000 0.5 -
Milwaukee 0 0 .000 0.5 -

2026-27 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 0 - 0 0
Miami - 0 - 0 0
Orlando - 0 - 0 0
Washington - 0 - 0 0
Charlotte - 0 - 0 0
Full Standings

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