{"id":394391,"date":"2025-11-21T10:05:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T10:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/394391\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T10:05:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T10:05:27","slug":"hornets-face-the-clippers-on-4-game-skid-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/394391\/","title":{"rendered":"Hornets face the Clippers on 4-game skid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">Los Angeles Clippers (4-11, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/team\/_\/name\/cha\/charlotte-hornets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charlotte Hornets<\/a> (4-11, 12th in the Eastern Conference)<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Charlotte, North Carolina; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte aims to end its four-game losing streak when the Hornets play Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The Hornets are 3-4 in home games. Charlotte averages 15.6 turnovers per game and is 2-4 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The Clippers are 1-6 on the road. Los Angeles has a 2-8 record against teams over .500.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The Hornets average 116.6 points per game, 0.5 fewer points than the 117.1 the Clippers allow. The Clippers&#8217; 46.8% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.3 percentage points lower than the Hornets have allowed to their opponents (50.1%).<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">TOP PERFORMERS: <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/5061575\/kon-knueppel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kon Knueppel<\/a> is shooting 47.3% and averaging 18.3 points for the Hornets. <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4066383\/miles-bridges\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Miles Bridges<\/a> is averaging 25.0 points over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/3992\/james-harden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Harden<\/a> is scoring 26.5 points per game with 6.2 rebounds and 8.6 assists for the Clippers. <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4017837\/ivica-zubac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ivica Zubac<\/a> is averaging 14.0 points and 19.0 rebounds while shooting 43.8% over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">LAST 10 GAMES: Hornets: 2-8, averaging 112.9 points, 46.1 rebounds, 25.2 assists, 6.8 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 43.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 118.1 points per game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Clippers: 1-9, averaging 110.9 points, 40.9 rebounds, 23.1 assists, 7.9 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 45.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.7 points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">INJURIES: Hornets: <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4432819\/tre-mann\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tre Mann<\/a>: day to day (ankle), <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4066218\/grant-williams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grant Williams<\/a>: day to day (acl), <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4433287\/brandon-miller\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brandon Miller<\/a>: out (shoulder), <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4432811\/josh-green\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Josh Green<\/a>: day to day (shoulder), <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/5239590\/liam-mcneeley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liam McNeeley<\/a>: day to day (illness).<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Clippers: <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/6580\/bradley-beal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bradley Beal<\/a>: out for season (hip), <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4396818\/jordan-miller\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jordan Miller<\/a>: day to day (hamstring), <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/3936099\/derrick-jones-jr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Derrick Jones Jr<\/a>.: out (knee), <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/6450\/kawhi-leonard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kawhi Leonard<\/a>: day to day (ankle).<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dataskrive.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Data Skrive<\/a> and data from <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportradar.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2025 ESPN Internet Ventures. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Clippers (4-11, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (4-11, 12th in the Eastern Conference)&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":394392,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5123],"tags":[187220,1582,276,3118,5723,2961,22805,224,5337,1260],"class_list":{"0":"post-394391","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles","8":"tag-187220","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-california","11":"tag-charlotte-hornets","12":"tag-espn","13":"tag-la","14":"tag-la-clippers","15":"tag-los-angeles","16":"tag-losangeles","17":"tag-nba"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115587129361224299","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=394391"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394391\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/394392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=394391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=394391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=394391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}