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After several days of much-needed rest to close out their road trip, the Charlotte Hornets play their first game since returning to the Queen City against the Dallas Mavericks tonight. The Mavericks aren't too tough, so this is a good opportunity for the Hornets to warm up for their next slew of games.
As usual, you can watch tonight's game live on Fox Sports Southeast or League Pass and listen live with WFNZ 610 AM or WFNZ 102.5 FM.
Here are this evening's projected starters:
| Hornets | Position | Mavs |
| Kemba Walker | PG | Dennis Smith Jr. |
| Nicolas Batum | SG | Devin Harris |
| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist | SF | Wesley Matthews |
| Marvin Williams | PF | Harrison Barnes |
| Dwight Howard | C | Dirk Nowitzki |
I figured we'd hear something about Cody Zeller's recovery from surgery over the last few days but that didn't happen. For the Mavs, Seth Curry, Dorian Finney-Smith, and Nerlens Noel are out.
Tip-off's at 7 p.m. EST.
Hop on down to the comments to chat about tonight's game!