The Charlotte Hornets had their highest defensive rating in a season in 2023-24, with a 119.8 rating.

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	TEAM	DRTG	SEASON	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Hornets	119.8	2023-24	82	240.6	106.6	40.3	24.8	6.9	4.5	40.0	87.0	46.0	12.1	34.0	35.5	14.5	18.4	78.6	56.0	9.3	31.0	13.8	19,730	8,740	3,303	2,033	562	371	1,129	1,472
2	Hornets	116.6	2024-25	82	240.9	105.1	45.2	24.3	7.4	4.5	38.3	89.1	43.0	13.0	38.3	33.9	15.5	19.8	78.3	53.7	12.2	33.0	15.5	19,755	8,618	3,706	1,994	607	368	1,271	1,535
3	Hornets	115.3	2022-23	82	241.8	111.0	44.5	25.1	7.7	5.2	41.3	90.4	45.7	10.7	32.5	33.0	17.6	23.6	74.9	55.0	11.0	33.5	14.2	19,830	9,098	3,652	2,062	634	425	1,164	1,661
4	Hornets	114.4	2025-26	82	240.9	116.0	46.1	26.3	7.0	4.5	40.9	88.9	46.0	16.4	43.3	37.8	17.8	21.7	81.8	58.9	12.8	33.3	15.4	19,755	9,513	3,778	2,160	577	369	1,264	1,564
5	Hornets	113.7	2021-22	82	242.4	115.3	44.6	28.1	8.6	4.9	42.8	91.4	46.8	13.9	38.2	36.5	15.8	21.4	74.0	57.2	10.8	33.7	13.3	19,880	9,457	3,655	2,302	707	402	1,087	1,629
6	Hornets	113.3	2019-20	65	242.3	102.9	42.8	23.8	6.6	4.1	37.3	85.9	43.4	12.1	34.3	35.2	16.2	21.6	74.8	53.9	11.0	31.8	14.6	15,750	6,687	2,781	1,549	428	268	949	1,223
7	Hornets	112.8	2020-21	72	241.0	109.5	43.8	26.8	7.8	4.8	39.9	87.8	45.5	13.7	37.0	36.9	15.9	20.9	76.1	56.4	10.6	33.2	14.8	17,355	7,881	3,151	1,933	565	344	1,069	1,297
8	Hornets	112.5	2018-19	82	241.8	110.7	43.8	23.2	7.2	4.9	40.2	89.8	44.8	11.9	33.9	35.1	18.4	23.1	79.7	55.4	9.9	33.9	12.2	19,830	9,081	3,592	1,905	591	405	1,001	1,550
9	Hornets	112.1	1988-89	82	241.2	104.5	40.7	28.3	8.6	3.2	41.8	90.6	46.1	1.6	5.2	31.2	19.3	25.1	76.7	51.4	13.9	26.8	16.1	19,780	8,566	3,338	2,323	705	264	1,318	2,068
10	Hornets	111.8	1995-96	82	242.4	102.8	39.5	23.3	7.1	3.4	37.9	80.7	47.0	7.1	18.5	38.4	19.9	25.8	77.0	55.8	12.0	27.5	15.1	19,880	8,431	3,243	1,907	582	277	1,241	1,815
11	Bobcats	111.5	2012-13	82	241.5	93.4	40.3	19.4	7.2	5.8	34.4	81.1	42.5	5.7	17.1	33.5	18.9	25.1	75.0	50.7	11.2	29.1	14.1	19,805	7,661	3,306	1,587	591	479	1,153	1,561
12	Hornets	110.9	1991-92	82	241.5	109.5	43.1	27.9	10.0	3.8	44.1	92.3	47.7	1.4	4.5	31.7	20.0	26.4	75.5	52.7	14.2	28.9	15.5	19,805	8,980	3,531	2,284	822	309	1,273	1,819
13	Bobcats	110.4	2011-12	66	240.8	87.0	39.0	20.1	6.0	5.5	33.2	80.2	41.4	4.0	13.5	29.5	16.5	22.2	74.6	48.3	10.3	28.7	14.5	15,890	5,739	2,571	1,326	397	361	957	1,249
14	Hornets	110.4	1990-91	82	241.5	102.8	39.4	24.6	9.3	3.7	40.1	85.8	46.7	1.6	5.1	31.4	21.0	27.0	77.9	52.6	12.5	26.8	15.7	19,805	8,428	3,227	2,019	759	304	1,290	1,946
15	Hornets	109.9	1989-90	82	240.9	100.4	38.7	25.4	9.5	3.2	39.9	87.6	45.5	2.5	7.5	33.6	18.1	24.0	75.6	51.1	11.7	27.0	15.0	19,755	8,232	3,173	2,080	778	262	1,226	1,889
16	Hornets	109.7	1992-93	82	240.9	110.1	43.9	26.4	7.8	5.8	42.8	87.9	48.7	2.1	6.5	32.6	22.3	29.0	77.1	54.7	13.4	30.6	16.2	19,755	9,030	3,603	2,161	639	473	1,325	1,790
17	Bobcats	109.4	2007-08	82	242.4	97.1	40.6	21.3	7.5	4.9	36.1	79.9	45.2	6.5	17.6	36.7	18.4	25.8	71.4	53.2	10.9	29.8	14.7	19,880	7,959	3,332	1,748	614	402	1,204	1,777
18	Hornets	109.1	2017-18	82	241.2	108.2	45.5	21.6	6.8	4.5	39.0	86.7	45.0	10.0	27.2	36.9	20.2	27.0	74.7	54.9	10.1	35.4	12.7	19,780	8,874	3,728	1,770	559	373	1,041	1,409
19	Hornets	108.9	1996-97	82	241.5	98.9	39.1	24.6	7.3	4.3	36.4	77.3	47.1	7.2	16.9	42.8	18.8	24.2	77.7	56.2	11.1	28.0	14.7	19,805	8,108	3,208	2,021	597	349	1,203	1,702
20	Hornets	108.6	2016-17	82	241.8	104.9	43.6	23.1	7.0	4.8	37.7	85.4	44.2	10.0	28.6	35.1	19.4	23.8	81.5	54.7	8.8	34.8	11.5	19,830	8,601	3,574	1,891	571	390	942	1,360
21	Hornets	108.6	1993-94	82	241.8	106.5	42.6	27.0	8.8	4.8	41.2	86.6	47.6	4.1	11.2	36.7	19.9	26.0	76.4	54.3	12.4	30.2	15.4	19,830	8,732	3,494	2,214	724	394	1,266	1,747
22	Bobcats	107.8	2010-11	82	241.5	93.3	40.1	21.1	6.4	5.3	35.0	77.6	45.1	4.8	14.7	32.7	18.4	24.4	75.6	52.8	10.3	29.8	14.5	19,805	7,650	3,292	1,728	524	433	1,192	1,637
23	Bobcats	107.6	2006-07	82	244.0	96.9	39.8	22.4	7.8	4.5	36.1	81.0	44.6	5.6	15.6	35.7	19.1	26.0	73.4	52.4	11.2	28.6	14.9	20,005	7,945	3,266	1,836	638	369	1,224	1,985
24	Bobcats	107.5	2004-05	82	242.4	94.3	41.7	21.9	8.5	5.4	36.1	83.6	43.2	3.9	10.7	36.3	18.1	25.6	70.9	49.7	13.2	28.5	14.5	19,880	7,729	3,418	1,794	695	440	1,192	1,894
25	Bobcats	106.7	2005-06	82	242.7	96.9	39.8	20.9	10.0	4.3	36.1	83.5	43.3	5.2	15.4	33.9	19.4	26.7	72.9	50.9	12.1	27.7	14.2	19,905	7,943	3,260	1,717	822	354	1,167	1,960

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More Hornets Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

20.2

Miller

RPG

8.7

Diabaté

APG

7.1

Ball

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.4

5th

DRTG

114.4

12th

NETRTG

5.0

8th

3P%

37.8

3rd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
7	76ers	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks	32	50	.390	28.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	CHA	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Fri 10/23	ATL	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	MIA	@	CHA	6:00 PM
Mon 10/26	WAS	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	CHA	@	DET	7:00 PM

Last Game

Hornets

1 - 1

Final

121

Magic

1 - 1

Fri 17 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0