Portland Trail Blazers
2026-12-19
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Charlotte Hornets
Biggest mismatches
POR's offense ranks 3rd in shooting, and CHA ranks 24th defending it.
Tough test for CHA: its offense ranks 29th in shooting, against a defense that ranks 8th.
Team vs team
Season before this game (POR 7 games, CHA 9). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.
PORCHAScoring
121.91st · Top 5
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
98.130th · Bottom 5
110.712th · Average
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.6
109.210th · Above avg
+11.12nd · Top 5
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
-11.126th · Bottom 5
Efficiency
118.53rd · Top 5
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
99.730th · Bottom 5
109.312th · Average
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
112.520th · Average
+9.26th · Above avg
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
-12.828th · Bottom 5
102.116th
Pace
NBA avg 102.4
97.730th
Shooting
56.4%3rd · Top 5
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.2%
48.0%29th · Bottom 5
60.2%4th · Top 5
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.1%
52.0%30th · Bottom 5
15.45th · Top 5
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
13.016th · Average
35.5%11th · Average
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.6%
29.6%28th · Bottom 5
0.364th · Top 5
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2229th · Bottom 5
Defense
51.2%8th · Above avg
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
55.5%24th · Below avg
7.125th · Below avg
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
7.126th · Bottom 5
5.016th · Average
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
5.015th · Average
Possessions
14.7%15th · Average
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
18.6%29th · Bottom 5
31.7%5th · Top 5
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.3%
31.5%7th · Above avg
47.47th · Above avg
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.2
46.110th · Above avg
27.19th · Above avg
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
21.130th · Bottom 5
Recent form
Portland Trail BlazersWLWWW
Last 5: average margin +5.8 (season +11.1). Streak W3.
Charlotte HornetsLLLLL
Last 5: average margin -14.4 (season -11.1). Streak L5.
Key players
Portland Trail Blazers| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deni AvdijaF | 23.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 57.7 |
| Damian LillardG | 20.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 58.6 |
| Ja MorantG | 15.8 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 62.2 |
| Toumani CamaraF | 13.7 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 72.3 |
Charlotte Hornets| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon MillerF | 22.0 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 47.0 |
| Naz ReidF-C | 16.9 | 8.3 | 1.9 | 51.7 |
| Grayson AllenG | 15.7 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 71.5 |
| Dennis SchroderG | 10.2 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 46.7 |
Injury report
Portland Trail BlazersJa Morant G · back ~2026-12-01
Out
Shaedon Sharpe G · back ~2027-03-02
Out
Vit Krejci G · back ~2027-01-02
Out
Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.