The Charlotte Hornets are 4-9 to start the 2025-26 regular season, not exactly where they want to be after a supposedly dominant offseason. A key reason they aren't performing any better in the standings is their porous defense and failure to clean up their offense.
The Hornets are currently 4-2 whenever they hold their opponents to fewer than 120 points. Those two losses came against the New Orleans Pelicans, where they turned the ball over 20 times, and the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday, where they shot just 38.5 percent from the field. In games where they allow the opposing teams to cross the 120-point threshold, they are 0-7.