Hornets playoff push
The Charlotte Hornets are deep in the playoff hunt and faced the New York Knicks on March 26 after a recent blowout win over the Sacramento Kings; six of their final 10 games are at home, which could swing their postseason chances ( ). The team’s home‑heavy finish makes late‑season matchups and injuries critical for local ratings and ticket demand (charlotteobserver.com).
Charlotte enters the stretch at 38-34, sitting ninth in the Eastern Conference and a single game behind eighth-place Miami in the current standings. (statmuse.com) Brandon Miller leads the Hornets at 20.3 points per game, Moussa Diabaté tops the roster with 8.8 rebounds per game, and LaMelo Ball is the club assist leader at 7.1 assists per night. (espn.com) Projection models disagree on Charlotte’s odds: ESPN’s BPI (via Sports Illustrated reporting) pegs the Hornets with an 85.3% chance to make the play‑in, while PlayoffStatus’s probabilistic model shows a roughly 45% chance to reach the playoffs outright. (si.com) (playoffstatus.com) Charlotte’s immediate slate puts three marquee East opponents in a four‑game homestand late this month — New York, Philadelphia and Boston — followed by matchups with Phoenix and Indiana in early April before a home date versus Detroit on April 10. (ticketsmarter.com) (nba.com) The franchise has set a season attendance mark with a new high of 17 sellouts at Spectrum Center in 2025–26, and secondary‑market “get‑in” prices for upcoming home games currently range roughly from $10–$52 depending on opponent and date. (nba.com) (seatpick.com) Guard Tidjane Salaün is listed out with a strained left calf on the most recent team injury report, creating minutes for rotation players during the closing stretch. (espn.com)
