The Cavaliers will carry an Eastern Conference-best 40-15 record into Wednesday’s matchup against the Charlotte Hornets at Quicken Loans Arena. Tipoff is at 7:00 p.m. ET.
The Cavaliers are winners of five of their last six games and are averaging 108.0 points, 11.3 threes and 48.2 rebounds over those six contests.
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The last time the Wine and Gold took to the court was Monday night against the Detroit Pistons at The Q. Cleveland shot 12-13 (.923) from the free throw line in Monday night’s contest. It marked the fourth time this season the Cavs have shot .900 or better from the foul line. Over the past three games, the Cavs are shooting .877 (50-57) from the charity stripe.
In Monday night’s contest against Detroit, the Cavs held the Pistons to shooting .320 from beyond the arc. On the season, the Cavaliers are 7th in the league in opponent three-point percentage at .339.
Cleveland will look to maintain their strong defense as they welcome a red-hot Hornets squad into The Q.
Charlotte (29-26) enters Wednesday’s contest riding a five-game winning streak after defeating the Nets, 104-96, on Sunday in Brooklyn.
The Hornets are led by their floor general, Kemba Walker, who leads the team in scoring at 20.7 points and adds 5.0 helpers per contest.
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Status Update: (Cavs) – Iman Shumpert, (Left Shoulder, Doubtful)
Status Update: (Hornets) – Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, (Right Shoulder Surgery, Out), Spencer Hawes, (Low Back Strain, Out)
*Subject to change.
Wednesday’s contest is the third time these two teams will meet this season. Charlotte and Cleveland will wrap up their four-game regular season series on April 3rd at The Q.
The Cavs have won four of the last five contests against the Hornets, outscoring them by an average margin of 9.6 points (101.9-92.2) over that stretch.
Cleveland has held Charlotte to 90 points or less in four of the last five meetings, as the Hornets are shooting a combined .426 from the field over that five-game stretch.
Postgame Fan Free Throws
On Friday night, it’s the final meeting of the season with the Raptors, as the Cavs – who sit 2.5 games ahead of Toronto for the top spot in the East – travel to Air Canada Centre. From North of the Border, the Cavs travel to Washington for a Sunday matinee in the nation’s capital. Cleveland returns home for the second-half of that back-to-back, welcoming the Pacers to The Q next Monday night.GET TICKETS | VIEW FULL SCHEDULE
