Charlotte faces San Antonio aiming to continue its five-game win streak. The teams play Saturday for the first time this season. Charlotte is 9-13 at home, and…<\/p>\n
San Antonio Spurs (32-15, second in the Western Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (21-28, 11th in the Eastern Conference)<\/p>\n
Charlotte, North Carolina; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST<\/p>\n
BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte heads into a matchup with San Antonio as winners of five straight games.<\/p>\n
The Hornets are 9-13 on their home court. Charlotte ranks third in the Eastern Conference in rebounding averaging 45.7 rebounds. Moussa Diabate paces the Hornets with 8.4 boards.<\/p>\n
The Spurs have gone 16-9 away from home. San Antonio is second in the league with 46.3 rebounds per game led by Luke Kornet averaging 6.8.<\/p>\n
The Hornets are shooting 46.4% from the field this season, 0.7 percentage points higher than the 45.7% the Spurs allow to opponents. The Spurs average 117.2 points per game, 2.4 more than the 114.8 the Hornets allow.<\/p>\n
TOP PERFORMERS: Miles Bridges is averaging 18.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists for the Hornets. Brandon Miller is averaging 23.4 points and 3.6 assists over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n
Victor Wembanyama is averaging 24.3 points, 11.2 rebounds and 2.7 blocks for the Spurs. Julian Champagnie is averaging 3.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n
LAST 10 GAMES: Hornets: 7-3, averaging 116.5 points, 47.6 rebounds, 27.8 assists, 5.9 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 48.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 107.4 points per game.<\/p>\n
Spurs: 6-4, averaging 110.7 points, 45.3 rebounds, 26.1 assists, 5.9 steals and 5.6 blocks per game while shooting 45.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 107.5 points.<\/p>\n
INJURIES: Hornets: Mason Plumlee: out (groin), Grant Williams: day to day (injury management).<\/p>\n
Spurs: Jeremy Sochan: day to day (quad), Julian Champagnie: day to day (eye).<\/p>\n
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