The Portland Trail Blazers would have had little excuse not to claim their fourth consecutive victory for the first time this season on Friday night. The Blazers, facing a Charlotte Hornets team minus five of its top six scorers, started slowly but eventually took care of business, winning 102-97 at the Spectrum Center.

The Charlotte Hornets' chances of beating the Portland Trail Blazers dropped significantly the moment the team's final injury report came out, which revealed th

SportsLine's model just revealed its NBA predictions for Portland Trail Blazers vs. Charlotte Hornets on Friday

Portland is playing their best basketball of the season. Winners of three in a row, the Blazers are led by Anfernee Simons who is averaging 18.2ppg and Shaedon Sharpe contributing 17.7ppg. Scoot Henderson is improving by the game. The 2 nd -year pro is dishing out 5.3 assists per game and scoring 12.3 points nightly while shooting 35% from deep.

After each spending a few years in Charlotte, former Hornets James Bouknight and Bryce McGowens both latched on with the Portland Trail Blazers. Since joining t

The Los Angeles Lakers head to Spectrum Center to face the Charlotte Hornets in a non-conference matchup. The Lakers are 24-18, which puts them in fifth place in the Western Conference. The Hornets are 11-30, which puts them in 13th place in the Eastern Conference.

While some may be ancy to back LaMelo Ball's scoring output against Portland, Douglas Farmer breaks down why that isn’t the best approach ahead of tonight's clash in Charlotte.

In helping Charlotte split the first two games of its longest homestand of the season, the newly acquired guard is proving his worth.

The rookie center returned after missing five games to produce 13 rebounds and four blocked shots in 17 minutes.

The Charlotte Hornets look to get back in the win column on Friday night as they begin their franchise-record nine-game homestand against the Portland Trail Bla

The Charlotte Hornets will begin a nine-game homestand tonight as they welcome in the Portland Trail Blazers, who have seemed to have figured some things out as of late. Our crew's picks for tonight's action are in.