Charlotte hosts San Antonio on 6-game home skid

Thu, Jan 18, 2024
NBA News (AP)

San Antonio Spurs (7-33, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (8-30, 13th in the Eastern Conference)

Charlotte, North Carolina; Friday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte is looking to stop its six-game home skid with a victory against San Antonio.

The Hornets have gone 4-13 in home games. Charlotte allows 120.4 points and has been outscored by 12.0 points per game.

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The Spurs are 4-17 on the road. San Antonio is 5-17 in games decided by 10 or more points.

The Hornets average 11.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.5 fewer makes per game than the Spurs give up (14.2). The Spurs' 45.5% shooting percentage from the field this season is 4.4 percentage points lower than the Hornets have allowed to their opponents (49.9%).

The teams play for the second time this season. The Spurs won the last matchup 135-99 on Jan. 13. Victor Wembanyama scored 26 points to help lead the Spurs to the victory.

TOP PERFORMERS: Terry Rozier is averaging 24 points and 6.7 assists for the Hornets. Miles Bridges is averaging 21.3 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.6 assists over the last 10 games for Charlotte.

Keldon Johnson is scoring 16.9 points per game and averaging 5.9 rebounds for the Spurs. Devin Vassell is averaging 1.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for San Antonio.

LAST 10 GAMES: Hornets: 1-9, averaging 103.4 points, 40.6 rebounds, 23.9 assists, 5.7 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 42.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.8 points per game.

Spurs: 2-8, averaging 114.1 points, 42.6 rebounds, 27.9 assists, 7.9 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 45.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.1 points.

INJURIES: Hornets: Bryce McGowens: out (hip), Gordon Hayward: out (calf), Mark Williams: out (back), Brandon Miller: out (back).

Spurs: Sidy Cissoko: out (ankle), Zach Collins: out (ankle), Charles Bassey: out for season (knee).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.