Hornets vs Hawks

The Charlotte Hornets welcome their I-85 rivals to the Spectrum Center tonight as the Atlanta Hawks come to town for a 7:00 p.m. tipoff.

However, after losing to a Pistons team without Cade Cunningham in their last game, the Hornets will need to prove that they can win before they can be predicted to do so. The Hornets enter tonight having lost six straight games after suffering an overtime defeat to the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night. [LaMelo Ball](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4432816/lamelo-ball) made his return from injury on Wednesday night and did so in impressive fashion, recording 23 points and 11 assists in 34 minutes of action. Expect plenty of shots to be put up tonight, as the Hornets (93.0) and Hawks (92.9) rank second and third in the league in field goal attempts per game, respectively. (left ankle sprain), Cody Martin (left knee procedure), and Mark Williams (left ankle sprain) are OUT. Charlotte Hornets vs.

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They’ve been putrid offensively while missing LaMelo Ball for most of the season as they rank just 25th in scoring and last in offensive rating. The same can be said for their defense which ranks 27th in points allowed and 25th in defensive rating. In Ball’s return to action on Wednesday, he scored 23 points (9-18) and dished out 11 assists. The same can be said for their work on the glass where they rank 22nd in both rebound differential and rebound rate. The Hornets are 12-15-1 against the spread while 54% of their games have gone over. The Hawks are an average offensive team despite a number of notable players, ranking 15th in scoring and 23rd in offensive rating. The Hawks are 11-17-1 against the spread while 59% of their games have gone over. Ball’s playmaking and outside shooting (5-13 from three) were surely missed while he was out with an injury. Putting aside the drama between himself and Bogdanovic has averaged 17.8 PPG in his six appearances this season but has really turned it up in his last three. He’s been particularly inefficient over the last two games, shooting just 11-33 over that span. In recent games, that guy has been forward De’Andre Hunter.

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