Washington Wizards (10-48, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (14-44, 14th in the Eastern Conference)
Charlotte, North Carolina; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte looks to break its five-game slide when the Hornets take on Washington.
The Hornets are 7-30 against Eastern Conference opponents. Charlotte has a 4-22 record against opponents over .500.
The Wizards are 5-5 against Southeast Division teams. Washington averages 15.5 turnovers per game and is 3-13 when winning the turnover battle.
The Hornets score 105.2 points per game, 16.0 fewer points than the 121.2 the Wizards allow. The Wizards' 44.0% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.6 percentage points lower than the Hornets have allowed to their opponents (46.6%).
TOP PERFORMERS: Miles Bridges is averaging 19.9 points, 7.8 rebounds and 3.7 assists for the Hornets. Nick Smith is averaging 11.0 points over the last 10 games.
Bilal Coulibaly is scoring 12.5 points per game and averaging 4.9 rebounds for the Wizards. Corey Kispert is averaging 2.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Hornets: 2-8, averaging 97.3 points, 44.5 rebounds, 23.1 assists, 8.1 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 39.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.5 points per game.
Wizards: 3-7, averaging 114.8 points, 43.1 rebounds, 27.3 assists, 6.6 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 47.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 118.2 points.
INJURIES: Hornets: Grant Williams: out for season (acl), Brandon Miller: out for season (wrist), Jusuf Nurkic: day to day (illness), LaMelo Ball: day to day (ankle), Josh Okogie: out (hamstring), Tidjane Salaun: day to day (ankle), Tre Mann: out for season (back).
Wizards: Saddiq Bey: out (knee), Alex Sarr: day to day (ankle), Malcolm Brogdon: day to day (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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