Head Coach James Borrego was fairly pleased with the Hornets having the opportunity to face the Toronto Raptors for their first two preseason outings, mainly because the latter’s defensive prowess was a great tune-up for the regular season. Charlotte’s offense will have another solid test in Orlando, a team it averaged just 91.5 points against in two meetings last year. And on the other end, the Hornets will work to slow down one of the NBA’s top play-making centers in Nikola Vuu010deviu0107 (16.0 PPG, 13.0 RPG, 3.5 APG and 1.0 BPG in 2 preseason GP).
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Charlotte has surrendered an average of 39.