San Antonio Spurs (14-44, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (16-43, 14th in the Eastern Conference)
Charlotte, North Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio looks to break its 13-game losing streak with a victory over Charlotte.
The Hornets have gone 8-18 at home. Charlotte is the top team in the Eastern Conference with 54.8 points in the paint led by Kelly Oubre Jr. averaging 8.9.
The Spurs are 5-23 on the road. San Antonio is 8-29 against opponents over .500.
The teams play for the second time this season. The Hornets won the last matchup 129-102 on Oct. 20. Terry Rozier scored 24 points to help lead the Hornets to the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Rozier is scoring 21.8 points per game and averaging 4.3 rebounds for the Hornets. LaMelo Ball is averaging 3.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Charlotte.
Zach Collins is averaging 9.9 points and 5.8 rebounds for the Spurs. Keldon Johnson is averaging 19.1 points over the last 10 games for San Antonio.
LAST 10 GAMES: Hornets: 3-7, averaging 114.0 points, 44.1 rebounds, 25.5 assists, 8.6 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 47.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.0 points per game.
Spurs: 0-10, averaging 110.6 points, 42.5 rebounds, 26.6 assists, 7.1 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 46.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 126.9 points.
INJURIES: Hornets: Kai Jones: day to day (ankle), Kelly Oubre Jr.: out (hand), Cody Martin: out (knee).
Spurs: Doug McDermott: day to day (achilles), Devin Vassell: out (knee), Romeo Langford: out (adductor), Khem Birch: out (knee), Tre Jones: day to day (foot).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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