NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 3 of the season
What does Hornets vs Cavaliers change in the NBA playoff race?
Sun, Apr 4, 2027 · 3:00 PM ET (Apr 5, 04:00 KST)Rocket Arena, Cleveland
What's at stake
Current standings (104 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 East teams. Arithmetic, not odds.
Hornets win
Magic number = wins left to lock a top-10 (play-in) finish (top-6 magic: a direct berth); tragic number = losses left until elimination. Ties count against the team. How we calculate →
Season series
Meeting 3 of 3 this season
Hornets 0Cavaliers 0
Before this game
- Nov 9 Cavaliers @ Hornets (Scheduled)
- Jan 2 Cavaliers @ Hornets (Scheduled)
- Apr 4 Hornets @ Cavaliers (Scheduled)
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Injury report
Hornets
- Kon KnueppelOut
- Grant WilliamsOut
Cavaliers
- Jaylon TysonOut
- Peyton WatsonOut
BALLDONTLIE injury report (status only). It can change before tip-off.
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Game data: BALLDONTLIE. Magic and tragic numbers are computed by this site.