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Hornets at Celtics · Wed, Dec 2 · 7:30 PM ET

Charlotte at Boston. Here is where each team has the edge.

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Pregame win chance

The win-chance line starts at tip-off.

Every basket moves it.

From team Elo ratings, home court and rest. How this works

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01Where the edges are

Based on 2025-26

Hornets edges

  • On defenseCharlotte's defense defends without fouling (4th) against a Boston offense that rarely gets to the line (29th).

Celtics edges

No clear mismatch in Boston's favor.

Key battles

  • Charlotte's offense crashes the offensive glass (4th), but Boston's defense cleans the defensive glass (4th). Watch the rebounding.

An edge is where one team ranks top 5 on a four-factor battle and the other ranks bottom 8. How edges work

Using last season's numbers until both teams have played 10 games this season. Rosters may have changed.

02Tale of the tape

Based on 2025-26
CHARankStatRankBOS
120.35thOffensive rating2nd121.7
115.313thDefensive rating4th113.5
+5.08thNet rating3rd+8.2
96.126thPace30th94.2
55.212thEffective FG %11th55.3
12.824thTurnover %1st10.5
30.54thOffensive rebound %6th29.2
20.018thFree throw rate29th16.7
54.07thOpponent eFG %4th52.3
11.222ndForced turnover %26th11.0
76.63rdDefensive rebound %4th75.7
18.64thOpponent FT rate5th18.9

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03Form and season series

Hornets6-4 in the last 10

  1. L
  2. W
  3. W
  4. L
  5. L
  6. W
  7. W
  8. W
  9. W
  10. L

Celtics5-5 in the last 10

  1. L
  2. L
  3. L
  4. W
  5. W
  6. L
  7. W
  8. W
  9. W
  10. L

2025-26 series: Wed, Mar 4 CHA 118, BOS 89 · Sun, Mar 29 BOS 114, CHA 99 · Tue, Apr 7 CHA 102, BOS 113

04Key players

Current roster · 2025-26 numbers