The Cleveland Cavaliers return to action after a brief hiatus and will travel to Charlotte to face the Hornets at the Spectrum Center.
It was all the way back on December 23rd the last time the Cleveland Cavaliers and Charlotte Hornets met. Cleveland came out on top 121-114 in a game with Collin Sexton and Darius Garland combining for 49 points. The Cavs will be looking to duplicate their early season performance this time around.
Cleveland could get some much needed help with the possible returns of Larry Nance Jr. and Jarrett Allen. Charlotte will be without key players LaMelo Ball, Malik Monk, and Gordon Hayward. The Cavs getting back Nance and Allen could tip the scales in their favor in Charlotte.
Charlotte currently sits sixth in the Eastern Conference at 27-25 on the year while Cleveland is 19-34. Both the Hornets and Cavaliers are giving up near identical points per game (111.7-111.4). The difference between the two teams is that Charlotte’s offense scores almost seven more points per game this season (110.9-104).
The Hornets are significantly better in the three-pointers department than the Cavaliers. Charlotte ranks seventh in makes (13.9) and eighth in attempts (36.8) with Cleveland ranking dead last in both (9.6, 28.5).
