CHA @ CHI — The Matchups

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Charlotte Hornets

3-7 overall · 1-3 on the road

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1-7 overall · 0-2 at home

Matchup insights

HornetsOffense

BullsDefense

The Hornets rank last in the NBA in offensive rating (98.2), and the Bulls have the worst defensive rating (120.5). Two struggling units: one of these trends breaks.

League average is 110.6, so the Hornets are 12.4 below it. Brandon Miller leads them with 20.6 points a game on 46.5% true shooting.

Brandon MillerTop scorer · CHA

Caleb WilsonTop scorer · CHI

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Hornets3-7

Bulls1-7

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BullsOffense

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Team vs team

Season before this game (CHA 10 games, CHI 8). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

CHACHI

Scoring

96.330th · Bottom 5

Points per game

NBA avg 113.1

111.618th · Average

110.29th · Above avg

Points allowed

NBA avg 113.4

129.630th · Bottom 5

-13.928th · Bottom 5

Point margin

NBA avg -0.2

-18.030th · Bottom 5

Efficiency

98.230th · Bottom 5

Offensive rating

NBA avg 110.6

103.628th · Bottom 5

113.524th · Below avg

Defensive rating

NBA avg 110.7

120.530th · Bottom 5

-15.329th · Bottom 5

Net rating

NBA avg -0.1

-16.930th · Bottom 5

97.630th

Pace

NBA avg 102.3

107.61st

Shooting

46.7%30th · Bottom 5

Effective FG%

NBA avg 53.1%

47.6%29th · Bottom 5

50.8%30th · Bottom 5

True shooting %

NBA avg 57.0%

52.8%29th · Bottom 5

12.817th · Average

Threes made

NBA avg 13.1

11.624th · Below avg

28.8%29th · Bottom 5

Three-point %

NBA avg 34.6%

27.2%30th · Bottom 5

0.2229th · Bottom 5

Free-throw rate

NBA avg 0.29

0.373rd · Top 5

Defense

56.0%27th · Bottom 5

Opponent eFG%

NBA avg 53.1%

56.9%28th · Bottom 5

7.027th · Bottom 5

Steals

NBA avg 8.5

8.415th · Average

4.816th · Average

Blocks

NBA avg 5.0

5.111th · Average

Possessions

18.4%29th · Bottom 5

Turnover rate

NBA avg 14.8%

15.0%18th · Average

31.8%4th · Top 5

Off. rebound rate

NBA avg 27.4%

28.8%14th · Average

45.89th · Above avg

Rebounds

NBA avg 44.3

43.918th · Average

20.830th · Bottom 5

Assists

NBA avg 26.2

24.625th · Below avg

Recent form

Charlotte Hornets

LLLLL

Last 5: average margin -20.6 (season -13.9). Streak L6.

Chicago Bulls

LLLLL

Last 5: average margin -20.8 (season -18.0). Streak L6.

Key players

Charlotte Hornets

Player	PTS	REB	AST	TS%
Brandon MillerF	20.6	5.0	2.2	46.5
Naz ReidF-C	16.6	8.1	1.9	50.6
Grayson AllenG	14.1	2.7	2.7	68.0
Dennis SchroderG	10.2	3.6	4.8	46.7

Chicago Bulls

Player	PTS	REB	AST	TS%
Caleb WilsonF	19.5	6.5	2.4	51.0
Norman PowellF-G	19.2	2.5	1.6	57.7
Matas BuzelisF	12.9	4.4	2.0	55.5
Jalen SmithF-C	11.0	7.8	1.8	56.9

Injury report

Charlotte Hornets

Dennis Schroder G · back ~11/9 Out

Grant Williams F · back ~11/9 Out

Kon Knueppel G-F · back ~11/9 Out

Brandon Miller F · back ~11/9 Day-To-Day

Moussa Diabate F · back ~11/9 Day-To-Day

Chicago Bulls

Dailyn Swain F · Right Disc Irritation Out

Zach Collins F-C · Respiratory Illness · back ~11/11 Out

Nicolas Claxton F-C · Left Hamstring Strain · back ~11/8 Questionable

Tobe Awaka F · Left MCL Sprain · back ~11/8 Questionable

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.