Professional DNA
Charlotte Hornets attack through catch & shoot
24.3 % of their plays · 2025-26
24.3
%
The question
How does Charlotte Hornets play?
The evidence
Charlotte Hornets · cuts to the basket: 1.391 points per play
On offense
The play-type split describes where the points come from, not how well each one is defended.
- catch & shoot1.11 points per play
24.3 % of their plays · 90th percentile
- pick & roll (ball-handler)0.86 points per play
20.5 % of their plays · 45th percentile
- transition1.09 points per play
16.2 % of their plays · 17th percentile
- rolling to the rim1.19 points per play
6.9 % of their plays · 90th percentile
- hand-offs0.92 points per play
6.0 % of their plays · 31th percentile
- miscellaneous plays0.49 points per play
5.8 % of their plays · 48th percentile
- one-on-one0.88 points per play
5.4 % of their plays · 24th percentile
- cuts to the basket1.39 points per play
5.3 % of their plays · 93th percentile
- putbacks1.20 points per play
4.8 % of their plays · 90th percentile
- coming off screens1.07 points per play
3.1 % of their plays · 86th percentile
- post-ups1.07 points per play
1.9 % of their plays · 79th percentile
On defense
What the team concedes on each play type. A high percentile is good defense: fewer points allowed per play.
- catch & shoot1.03 points per play
22.5 % of their plays · 76th percentile
- transition1.12 points per play
18.5 % of their plays · 72th percentile
- pick & roll (ball-handler)0.91 points per play
17.1 % of their plays · 21th percentile
- cuts to the basket1.26 points per play
6.7 % of their plays · 76th percentile
- one-on-one0.94 points per play
6.7 % of their plays · 38th percentile
- hand-offs0.89 points per play
5.1 % of their plays · 86th percentile
- rolling to the rim1.12 points per play
5.0 % of their plays · 41th percentile
- miscellaneous plays0.58 points per play
5.0 % of their plays · 3th percentile
- putbacks1.10 points per play
4.9 % of their plays · 69th percentile
- coming off screens1.00 points per play
4.4 % of their plays · 41th percentile
- post-ups1.00 points per play
4.0 % of their plays · 52th percentile
Limitations
FactDerivedAssumption
What this does not prove
- The play-type split describes where the points come from, not how well each one is defended.
- It portrays the 2025-26 season, already closed. It is not what comes next.
- This DNA profile does not include movement or touch data.
From here
Where it comes from
Source
2026-07-26
Model input
2026-07-26
Computation
2026-11-07
This answer
2026-11-07
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