Charlotte Hornets

Charlotte Hornets Gameday: at Cleveland Cavaliers

Charlotte Hornets forward Nicolas Batum (5) blocks a shot attempt by the Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo during a March 26 game in Milwaukee.
Charlotte Hornets forward Nicolas Batum (5) blocks a shot attempt by the Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo during a March 26 game in Milwaukee. AP

3:30 p.m., Quicken LoansArena

TV: Fox Sports Southeast Radio: WFNZ-AM 610.

Projected Starters

Hornets

Cavs

Pos, Player

PPG

RPG

Pos, Player

PPG

RPG

G K. Walker

21.0

4.4

G K.rving

19.5

2.9

G C. Lee

9.9

2.6

G J. Smith

12.1

2.8

F N. Batum

15.3

6.3

F L. James

25.0

7.4

F M. Williams

11.5

6.7

F K. Love

15.8

9.9

C C. Zeller

9.0

6.3

C T. Mozgov

6.4

4.4

Matchup to Watch

LeBron James vs. Nic Batum: Two do-it-all small forwards who each can run his team’s respective offense.

Observations

▪  This is the last of four meetings this season, with the Cavs up 2-1 in the series.

▪  The Cavaliers are winning by an impressive 6.1 point differential this season.

Tap-ins

▪  Jeremy Lin had a team-high 24 points in the Hornets’ victory over the Cavs Feb. 3.

▪  The Hornets took control of that game by outscoring the Cavs 33-17 in the third quarter.

Did you know?

Kyrie Irving has the highest-scoring game in this series with 44 points in April of 2014.

Rick Bonnell

 

This story was originally published April 2, 2016 at 4:06 PM with the headline "Charlotte Hornets Gameday: at Cleveland Cavaliers."

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