Charlotte Hornets Gameday: versus Philadelphia 76ers
7 p.m., Time Warner Cable Arena
TV: Fox Sports Southeast Radio: WFNZ-AM 610.
Projected Starters
Hornets | Sixers | |||||
Pos, Player | PPG | RPG | Pos, Player | PPG | RPG | |
G K. Walker | 16.5 | 3.8 | G T. McConnell | 6.5 | 4.8 | |
G N. Batum | 17.1 | 6.0 | G N. Stauskas | 8.7 | 3.2 | |
F M. Williams | 9.6 | 7.2 | F J. Grant | 10.2 | 4.9 | |
F C. Zeller | 6.4 | 5.3 | F N. Noel | 11.6 | 9.4 | |
C A. Jefferson | 14.3 | 6.4 | C J. Okafor | 19.2 | 7.6 | |
Matchup to Watch
Al Jefferson vs. Jahlil Okafor: Okafor, the rookie from Duke, has old school post moves similar to the ones Jefferson has been practicing in the NBA for over a decade.
Observations
▪ This is the second of seven consecutive home games for the Hornets.
▪ Nik Stauskas lasted a single season with the Sacramento Kings before being included in a package trade to Philadelphia in July.
Tap-ins
▪ There was originally some conjecture Okafor and Nerlens Noel would be redundant, but so far the two big men have worked well together.
▪ The Sixers are still waiting on Joel Embiid to recover from a right foot injury.
Did you know?
Sixers coach Brett Brown’s father, Bob Brown, gave the Hornets’ Steve Clifford his first college coaching job at Saint Anselm in New Hampshire.
Rick Bonnell
This story was originally published November 19, 2015 at 7:25 PM with the headline "Charlotte Hornets Gameday: versus Philadelphia 76ers."