The Charlotte Hornets will be taking on the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday in a battle of two teams going in the completely opposite direction. Charlotte enters this game having lost nine straight contests, holding a record of 7-26.

It's going to take a late Christmas miracle and then some for the Charlotte Hornets to pull off an upset of the Cleveland Cavaliers, who own the league's best r

Charlotte didn’t have its starting backcourt for the third straight game and fell to the Detroit Pistons 98-94 on Friday night.

Ball and Miller last played on December 26th against the Washington Wizards, and as you would expect, the Hornets lost both games they played without them on the floor, falling to

Charlotte’s dynamic duo each missed their third straight game and watched the Hornets’ 115-108 loss to Chicago Bulls from the bench.

The Hornets' most recent victory was when Ball's 35 points propelled the Hornets to beat the Detroit Pistons in overtime 123-121. The following game, Ball recorded a career-high 50 points in a losing effort to the Bucks, 129-125.

The Cleveland Cavaliers will look to keep their foot on the gas vs. the Charlotte Hornets. Given the Hornets’ string of season-long struggles and their plethora of injuries to key players, it shouldn’t be a very complicated game for Kenny Atkinson’s team.