Charlotte Hornets (14-40, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (23-33, 13th in the Western Conference)
Portland, Oregon; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Portland looks to break its four-game losing streak when the Trail Blazers play Charlotte.
The Trail Blazers have gone 15-14 at home. Portland has a 10-22 record in games decided by 10 or more points.
The Hornets have gone 5-20 away from home. Charlotte has a 3-21 record in games decided by 10 or more points.
The Trail Blazers are shooting 45.0% from the field this season, 1.4 percentage points lower than the 46.4% the Hornets allow to opponents. The Hornets average 13.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.9 more makes per game than the Trail Blazers give up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Anfernee Simons is averaging 18.4 points and five assists for the Trail Blazers. Shaedon Sharpe is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Brandon Miller is averaging 21 points and 3.6 assists for the Hornets. Miles Bridges is averaging 23.6 points and 8.7 rebounds while shooting 42.9% over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Trail Blazers: 6-4, averaging 115.0 points, 43.5 rebounds, 24.8 assists, 8.1 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 46.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.2 points per game.
Hornets: 2-8, averaging 103.3 points, 44.5 rebounds, 24.1 assists, 6.9 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 42.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.8 points.
INJURIES: Trail Blazers: Deandre Ayton: out (calf), Matisse Thybulle: day to day (ankle).
Hornets: Grant Williams: out for season (acl), Mark Williams: day to day (not injury related), Brandon Miller: out for season (wrist), Josh Okogie: out (hamstring), DaQuan Jeffries: day to day (knee), LaMelo Ball: day to day (ankle), Tre Mann: out for season (back).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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