Hornets visit Wizards Friday in NBA Cup group stage

Charlotte Hornets (3-2, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (2-3, ninth in the Eastern Conference)

Washington; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT

LINE: Wizards -1.5; over/under is 235.5

BOTTOM LINE: The Charlotte Hornets travel to play the Charlotte Hornets in an NBA Cup in-season tournament group play matchup.

Washington finished 17-65 overall and 2-14 in Southeast Division action a season ago. The Wizards allowed opponents to score 124.9 points per game and shoot 48.8% from the field last season.

Charlotte went 44-38 overall, 11-5 in Southeast Division games and 23-18 on the road a season ago. The Hornets averaged 116.0 points per game last season, 17.8 on free throws and 49.2 from 3-point range.

The teams meet for the second time this season. The Hornets won 110-103 in the last matchup on Oct. 26.

INJURIES: Wizards: Tristan Vukcevic: out (hip), Jamir Watkins: out for season (acl), Tre Johnson: day to day (achilles), Justin Champagnie: out (foot).

Hornets: Grant Williams: day to day (hamstring), Kylan Boswell: out (knee), Kon Knueppel: day to day (hamstring), Coby White: day to day (calf).