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3-6 · 1-3 on the road
2026-12-26
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5-4 · 1-2 at home

Biggest mismatches

A clash of tempos: ATL plays at the 6th-fastest pace, CHA at the 30th.

Team vs team

Season before this game (CHA 9 games, ATL 9). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

CHAATL
Scoring
98.130th · Bottom 5
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
115.812th · Average
109.210th · Above avg
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.6
113.015th · Average
-11.126th · Bottom 5
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
+2.813th · Average
Efficiency
99.730th · Bottom 5
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
110.018th · Average
112.520th · Average
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
109.211th · Average
-12.828th · Bottom 5
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
+0.817th · Average
97.730th
Pace
NBA avg 102.4
104.36th
Shooting
48.0%29th · Bottom 5
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.2%
52.5%19th · Average
52.0%30th · Bottom 5
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.1%
55.3%25th · Below avg
13.016th · Average
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
15.44th · Top 5
29.6%28th · Bottom 5
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.6%
35.1%14th · Average
0.2229th · Bottom 5
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2030th · Bottom 5
Defense
55.5%24th · Below avg
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
53.9%18th · Average
7.126th · Bottom 5
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
9.76th · Above avg
5.015th · Average
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
3.429th · Bottom 5
Possessions
18.6%29th · Bottom 5
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
13.8%7th · Above avg
31.5%7th · Above avg
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.3%
29.1%11th · Average
46.110th · Above avg
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.2
44.712th · Average
21.130th · Bottom 5
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
31.01st · Top 5

Recent form

Charlotte Hornets
LLLLL

Last 5: average margin -14.4 (season -11.1). Streak L5.

Atlanta Hawks
LWLWW

Last 5: average margin -2.4 (season +2.8). Streak W2.

Key players

Charlotte Hornets
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Brandon MillerF 22.05.32.347.0
Naz ReidF-C 16.98.31.951.7
Grayson AllenG 15.72.82.771.5
Dennis SchroderG 10.23.64.846.7
Atlanta Hawks
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerG 21.73.32.759.8
Jalen JohnsonF 18.39.07.952.1
CJ McCollumG 14.33.04.156.0
Aaron WigginsG 13.93.71.957.6

Injury report

Charlotte Hornets
Grant Williams F · back ~2026-11-09 Out
Kon Knueppel G-F · back ~2026-11-06 Day-To-Day
Atlanta Hawks
Henri Veesaar C · back ~2027-07-01 Out
Mouhamed Gueye F · back ~2026-11-20 Out
Asa Newell F · back ~2026-11-06 Day-To-Day
Jalen Johnson F · back ~2026-11-06 Day-To-Day
Jock Landale C · back ~2026-11-06 Day-To-Day

Earlier this season

2026-10-23 · at CHAATL 128 – CHA 81

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.

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