Hornets and Cavaliers Set Starters for Monday Matchup

The Charlotte Hornets and Cleveland Cavaliers named their starters for their November 9 matchup. Charlotte enters on a six-game skid and has not won in November; Cleveland is 5-5 after losing three of its last four games. The Cavaliers finished last season as Eastern Conference runners-up.

Charlotte will start Coby White, Sion James, Grayson Allen, Naz Reid and Ryan Kalkbrenner. The Hornets are without Dennis Schröder, Grant Williams, Moussa Diabaté, Brandon Miller and Kon Knueppel, leaving several regulars unavailable.

James returns to the starting group after sitting out against Boston. Over his last three games, he has averaged 10.7 points and 3.0 rebounds while shooting 46.2% from three-point range. Allen is making his second start of the season. Reid had 28 points against Brooklyn, then scored 14 while shooting 6-for-17 against Boston.

Kalkbrenner gets the start with Diabaté injured. Charlotte has outscored opponents by 3.1 points per 100 possessions in Kalkbrenner’s 172 minutes this season, compared with being outscored by 27.4 points per 100 possessions in the 308 minutes he has been off the court.

Cleveland’s starters are James Harden, Donovan Mitchell, Peyton Watson, Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen. Harden is coming off a seven-point game against the Knicks, while Mitchell scored 37 in that matchup. Jarrett Allen had been listed as questionable but is available. Cleveland’s frontcourt will face a Charlotte lineup without Diabaté.