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Tip-off · Thursday, March 18
CharlotteHornets0-0 · away
CHA
8:00 pm ET
NOP
New OrleansPelicans0-0 · home

Charlotte Hornets at New Orleans Pelicans

8:00 PM ET · 5:00 PM PTSmoothie King Center, New Orleans
When and where to watch

Charlotte Hornets at New Orleans Pelicans: tip-off Thu, Mar 18, 8:00 PM ET (5:00 PM PT) at Smoothie King Center. Local TV: DAZN-CHA (CHA), GCSEN (NOP); NBA League Pass out of market.

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Expected starters

projected from 2025-26 minutes · every lineup today →
Away · CharlotteHornets
  1. Brandon MillerBrandon MillerF · #2420.2pts · 30.3 min
  2. Grayson AllenGrayson AllenG · #816.5pts · 28.8 min
  3. Royce O'NealeRoyce O'NealeF · #009.8pts · 28.4 min
  4. Naz ReidNaz ReidC-F · #013.6pts · 26.1 min
  5. Moussa DiabateMoussa DiabateF · #147.9pts · 26.0 min
OutKon KnueppelHamstring · Leg · LeftOutGrant WilliamsHamstring · Leg · RightOutCoby WhiteCalf · Leg · LeftOutKylan BoswellKnee · Leg · Right
Home · New OrleansPelicans
  1. 25Trey Murphy IIIF · #2521.5pts · 35.5 min
  2. Saddiq BeySaddiq BeyF · #4117.7pts · 31.2 min
  3. 24Bennedict MathurinG-F · #2417.6pts · 30.0 min
  4. Zion WilliamsonZion WilliamsonF · #121.0pts · 29.7 min
  5. Herbert JonesHerbert JonesF · #28.9pts · 28.4 min
Full strengthNobody on the injury report

Teams confirm their starters about 30 minutes before tip-off. Until then this is the five the data points to, with anyone ruled out already removed.

Head to head · games that counted

Series tied 1-1

Hornets vs Pelicans: the matchup page →
Mon, Feb 2 · 2025-26NOP95CHA102Tue, Nov 4 · 2025-26CHA112NOP116
How to watch · Hornets at Pelicans8:00 PM ET5:00 PM PT · Thursday, March 18
GCSENNOPDAZN-CHACHA

No national TV: watch on the teams' local broadcasters in-market, or on NBA League Pass out of market (local blackouts apply).

Pelicans marketGCSEN
Hornets marketDAZN (streaming, local market)
RadioSiriusXM · WWL 870 AM / 105.3 FM · WFNZ 92.7 FM
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Around the world

Where this game lands

6 of 12 countries get it at a live-friendly hour

CanadaLiveThu 8:00 PMTSNMathurin (NOP)FranceAlarmFri 01:00beIN SPORTS · beIN SPORTS CONNECTDiabate (CHA) · Salaun (CHA)GermanyAlarmFri 01:00Sky Sport · Sky GoSchroder (CHA) · Steinbach (CHA)AustraliaLiveFri 11:00 AMDisney+ (ESPN)IrelandLiveFri 00:00Sky SportsNew ZealandLiveFri 1:00 PMDisney+ (ESPN)PhilippinesLiveFri 8:00 AMPrime VideoUnited KingdomLiveFri 00:00Sky SportsIndiaAlarmFri 5:30 AMPrime VideoItalyAlarmFri 01:00Sky Sport Basket · Sky GoNigeriaAlarmFri 1:00 AMSportyTVSouth AfricaAlarmFri 02:00SportyTV

Injury report

both teams · read every 15 minutes
Hornets4 listed
OutKon KnueppelHamstring · Leg · Left · est. return 2026-10-23
OutGrant WilliamsHamstring · Leg · Right · est. return 2026-10-23
OutCoby WhiteCalf · Leg · Left · est. return 2026-10-23
OutKylan BoswellKnee · Leg · Right · est. return 2026-11-02
Pelicansfull strength
Nobody on the Pelicans injury report.