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Charlotte Hornets at Phoenix Suns

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Charlotte Hornets at Phoenix Suns

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Matchup preview

Last season: too early in this one to read much from it

Matchup odds

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Who wins?

CHA

Season leaders, per game

PHX
The teams side by side: Charlotte Hornets and Phoenix Suns compared, with league ranks
CHAStatPHX
44–38Record45–37
Offense
4.9(better), 8th in the leagueNet rating15th in the league, 1.5
116.6(better), 7th in the leagueOffensive rating16th in the league, 113.1
99.1, 24th in the leaguePace23rd in the league, 99.2
55.2(better), 12th in the leagueeFG%19th in the league, 53.7
12.8, 24th in the leagueTOV%12th in the league, 12.0(better)
30.5(better), 4th in the leagueOREB%7th in the league, 28.9
0.244(better), 23rd in the leagueFT rate28th in the league, 0.225
Defense
111.7, 10th in the leagueDefensive rating9th in the league, 111.6(better)
54.0(better), 7th in the leagueOpp. eFG%10th in the league, 54.1
11.2, 23rd in the leagueOpp. TOV%3rd in the league, 13.9(better)
76.6(better), 3rd in the leagueDREB%27th in the league, 71.9
0.232(better), 2nd in the leagueOpp. FT rate22nd in the league, 0.276

This season's meetings

They have not met this season.

Injury report

Charlotte Hornets

  • Kon KnueppelQuestionable· back Oct 21
    Report note

    Knueppel's status for Opening Night remains uncertain as he continues to work his way back from his left hamstring injury. Peterson's comments suggest the Hornets aren't ready to rule out the second-year wing, though his availability will likely become clearer as training camp progresses. He has already been ruled out for the entire preseason, to be clear.

    Cost -2.9 per 100
  • Grant WilliamsQuestionable· back Oct 21
    Report note

    Williams will be re-evaluated the first week of the regular season, putting his status for Opening Night in the air. Williams will have a difficult path to minutes this season as he competes with the likes of Naz Reid, Royce O'Neale and Tidjane Salaun.

    Cost -1.5 per 100
  • PJ HallQuestionable
    Report note

    Ankle

Phoenix Suns

  • Mark WilliamsOut· back Feb 3
    Report note

    This is a tough blow for the center with training camp right around the corner. With his status for Opening Night in jeopardy, this will put a lot of eyes on Oso Ighodaro and Khaman Maluach, with the latter already drawing buzz during the Summer League. More clarity on Williams' timeline should be known in the coming weeks.

    Cost -1.5 per 100
  • Duop ReathQuestionable· back Oct 1
    Report note

    With Mark Williams (shoulder) expected to miss around five months, Reath figures to compete for playing time with Khaman Maluach and Oso Ighodaro. Reath's 2025-26 campaign was cut short after he underwent right foot surgery in late January, and it's unclear if he'll be at full strength for training camp. Across 32 regular-season appearances for the Trail Blazers in 2025-26, he averaged 2.9 points and 1.2 rebounds across 8.1 minutes per contest.

    Cost -0.2 per 100
  • CJ HuntleyQuestionable· back Oct 1
    Report note

    Huntley will miss Phoenix's final three games in Las Vegas. He'll have plenty of time to rest up before training camp opens up in September.

Key players · CHA: Charlotte Hornets key players: season averages and the last 5 games
PlayerMINPTSREBASTLast 5Impact
Kon Knueppel31.418.55.33.413.6 / 4.6 / 3.62.2
Brandon Miller30.320.24.93.318.0 / 3.6 / 2.02.6
Grayson Allen28.816.53.03.89.0 / 3.4 / 1.41.2
Royce O'Neale28.39.84.82.76.8 / 3.4 / 1.2-2.1
Naz Reid26.013.66.22.213.8 / 5.4 / 1.61.3
Key players · PHX: Phoenix Suns key players: season averages and the last 5 games
PlayerMINPTSREBASTLast 5Impact
Devin Booker33.526.13.96.030.8 / 4.0 / 6.83.2
Miles Bridges31.017.15.83.214.8 / 7.0 / 3.4-0.4
Dillon Brooks30.420.23.61.815.6 / 3.0 / 2.2-0.1
Collin Gillespie28.512.74.14.66.6 / 3.8 / 2.23.0
Jalen Green25.817.83.62.814.6 / 2.6 / 2.8-0.5

Last five games

Charlotte Hornets: Charlotte Hornets: last five games
DateOpponentResultSpreadTotal
Apr 17 @ ORLLost 90–121––
Apr 14 vs MIAWon 127–126––
Apr 12 @ NYKWon 110–96––
Apr 10 vs DETLost 100–118––
Apr 7 @ BOSLost 102–113––
Phoenix Suns: Phoenix Suns: last five games
DateOpponentResultSpreadTotal
Apr 27 vs OKCLost 122–131––
Apr 25 vs OKCLost 109–121––
Apr 22 @ OKCLost 107–120––
Apr 19 @ OKCLost 84–119––
Apr 17 vs GSWWon 111–96––
Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBL10
7PHI4537.549156-4
8ORL4537.549157-3
9CHA4438.537166-4
10MIA4339.524175-5
11MIL3250.390283-7
Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBL10
5HOU5230.634129-1
6MIN4933.598155-5
7PHX4537.549195-5
8POR4240.512227-3
9LAC4240.512226-4

Matchups by position

What each defense allows per game to guards, forwards and centers, against the league average. Rank 1 allows the most.

CHA attack against PHX defense
PlayerPTSREBAST
Guards46.5 (lg 49.8) , 27th in the league13.2 (lg 13.6) , 19th in the league12.4 (lg 14.2) , 30th in the league
Forwards35.3 (lg 37.4) , 24th in the league15.3 (lg 15.3) , 14th in the league6.5 (lg 7.0) , 25th in the league
Centers11.4 (lg 10.7) , 10th in the league8.9 (lg 7.5) , 1st in the league2.5 (lg 1.9) , 4th in the league
PHX attack against CHA defense
PlayerPTSREBAST
Guards47.5 (lg 49.8) , 25th in the league13.0 (lg 13.6) , 23rd in the league14.3 (lg 14.2) , 15th in the league
Forwards36.7 (lg 37.4) , 16th in the league13.6 (lg 15.3) , 29th in the league6.6 (lg 7.0) , 24th in the league
Centers10.0 (lg 10.7) , 21st in the league6.2 (lg 7.5) , 29th in the league1.8 (lg 1.9) , 17th in the league

The box score appears at tip-off.