Game Summary
The Cavaliers are in Charlotte on Wednesday night to take on the Hornets for the second of four regular season matchups in 2015-16. Tipoff is at 7:00 p.m. ET.
The Cavs sit atop the Eastern Conference with a 35-12 record, which includes winning 11 of the last 12 games against the East (7-0 on the road over that span).
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Cleveland has the best road record in the NBA since Dec. 28 at 10-1 (.909). Over that 11-game stretch away from home, the Cavs are winning by an average of 8.3 points (104.3-96.0).
The Cavaliers took a 111-106 overtime decision over the Pacers in Indianapolis on Monday night, when each Cavs starter (Irving-25, James-24, Love-19, Smith-19, Thompson-14) produced at least 14 points for the second time this season. The other such occasion came on January 4, in a 122-100 win over the Raptors. (Elias)
With Monday's overtime victory, the Wine and Gold extended their winning streak to five games. During their streak, the Cavs are outscoring opponents by an average of 11.2 points, as the offense is pouring in 114.2 points on .515 shooting from the field, a .807 mark from the foul line, and 26.0 assists (12.8 turnovers).
Furthermore, Cleveland has scored at least 110 points in five straight games for the first time since December 15-26, 1992 (seven straight games) (Elias).
Charlotte (23-25) enters Wednesday's contest having won four of the their last six after defeating the Lakers, 101-82, in their most recent game on Sunday night in Los Angeles.
The Hornets will be without their floor general, Kemba Walker (sore left knee), who leads the team in both scoring at 20.2 points and assists at 5.0 helpers per contest.
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Probable Starters/Status Update* presented by 
#2 - Kyrie Irving
#5 - J.R. Smith
#23 - LeBron James
#0 - Kevin Love
#13 - Tristan Thompson
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#7 - Jeremy Lin
#5 - Nicolas Batum
#14 - Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
#2 - Marvin Williams
#40 - Cody Zeller
Status Update: (Cavs) - None to Report
Status Update: (Hornets) - Al Jefferson, (Right Knee Surgery, Out), Kemba Walker, (Sore Left Knee, Out), Nicolas Batum, (Right Second Toe Strain, Questionable),
*Subject to change.
Head-to-Head Matchup
The Cavaliers have won four straight contests against the Hornets by an average margin of 14.2 points (103.0-88.8). Cleveland is also averaging 22.5 assists and just 11.3 turnovers against the Hornets in those four meetings.
The Cavaliers have held the Hornets to 90 points or less in each of the last four contests for a combined average of 88.8 points on .410 shooting from the field, including .212 from beyond the arc.
In the first meeting against Charlotte this season (November 27), the Cavs picked up a 95-90 victory on the road after holding the Hornets to 33-80 (.413) shooting, including just 5-25 (.200) from beyond the arc, and outrebounding them 50-38. In the win, the Cavs overcame a seven-point deficit (82-75) with 10:13 left in the game by closing it out with a 20-8 run.
On Deck
After Wednesday's game, The Wine and Gold wrap up the first half of the season with four straight at The Q – beginning with a weekend back-to-back, welcoming the Celtics to Cleveland for a Friday night affair and Anthony Davis and the Pelicans – who they fell to in overtime in early December – on Saturday. They close out with a pair of California teams next week – with DeMarcus Cousins and the Kings rolling in on Monday followed by Kobe Bryant’s final appearance with the Lakers on Wednesday.GET TICKETS | VIEW FULL SCHEDULE