2015–16 Charlotte Hornets season NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2015–16 Charlotte Hornets season was the 26th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the fourth season under head coach Steve Clifford . With 48–34 record, the Hornets qualified for the playoffs for the tenth time in Charlotte pro basketball history as a sixth seed, where they played the third-seeded Miami Heat . In a tight playoff match, the Hornets lost the first two games in Miami, before winning three straight. Miami took games 6 and 7, winning the series.
As of 2024, this marks the last season the Hornets have made the playoffs.
2015 NBA draft
Roster
2015–16 Charlotte Hornets roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
G/F
5
Batum, Nicolas
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1988–12–14
France
G
30
Daniels, Troy
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1991–07–15
VCU
G
12
Gutiérrez, Jorge
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
189 lb (86 kg)
1988–12–27
California
F
50
Hansbrough, Tyler
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
1985–11–03
North Carolina
G
9
Harrison, Aaron
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1994–10–28
Kentucky
C
00
Hawes, Spencer
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
1988–04–28
Washington
C
25
Jefferson, Al
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
289 lb (131 kg)
1985–01–04
Prentiss HS (MS)
C
44
Kaminsky, Frank
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1993–04–04
Wisconsin
F
14
Kidd-Gilchrist, Michael
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
232 lb (105 kg)
1993–09–26
Kentucky
G
3
Lamb, Jeremy
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1992–05–30
Connecticut
G
1
Lee, Courtney
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1985–10–03
Western Kentucky
G
7
Lin, Jeremy
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1988–08–23
Harvard
G
15
Walker, Kemba
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
184 lb (83 kg)
1990–05–08
Connecticut
F
2
Williams, Marvin
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
237 lb (108 kg)
1986–06–19
North Carolina
F/C
40
Zeller, Cody
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1992–10–05
Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended(DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Injured
Roster Last transaction: 2016–04–03
Preseason
2015 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 7–1 (home: 3–0; road: 4–1)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
1
October 3
@ Orlando
106–100
Jeremy Lin (17)
Al Jefferson (9)
Kemba Walker (8)
Amway Center 14,942
1–0
2
October 4
@ Miami
90–77
Brian Roberts (21)
Frank Kaminsky (11)
Kaminsky , Roberts (3)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
2–0
3
October 11
L. A. Clippers
106–94
Lin , Zeller (16)
Spencer Hawes (13)
Kemba Walker (5)
Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre 17,376
3–0
4
October 14
@ L. A. Clippers
113–71
Al Jefferson (17)
Nicolas Batum (10)
Nicolas Batum (5)
Mercedes-Benz Arena 15,905
4–0
5
October 17
New York
97–93
Al Jefferson (12)
Hansbrough , Kaminsky (8)
Frank Kaminsky (3)
Time Warner Cable Arena 11,632
5–0
6
October 19
Chicago
94–86
Kemba Walker (22)
Jeremy Lin (8)
Jeremy Lin (5)
Time Warner Cable Arena 8,769
6–0
7
October 21
@ Detroit
99–94
Batum , Lin (18)
Nicolas Batum (10)
Nicolas Batum (6)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 11,096
7–0
8
October 22
@ Indiana
86–98
Frank Kaminsky (19)
Hansbrough , Zeller (9)
Brian Roberts (5)
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum 10,744
7–1
2015–16 season schedule
Regular season
Game log
2015–16 game log Total: 48–34 (home: 30–11; road: 18–23)
October: 0–2 (home: 0–0; road: 0–2)
November
: 10–5 (home: 8–2; road: 2–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
3
November 1
Atlanta
L 92–94
Kemba Walker (20)
Al Jefferson (10)
Nicolas Batum (8)
Time Warner Cable Arena 18,691
0–3
4
November 3
Chicago
W 130–105
Jeremy Lamb (20)
Marvin Williams (10)
Kemba Walker (5)
Time Warner Cable Arena 15,136
1–3
5
November 5
@ Dallas
W 108–94
Al Jefferson (31)
Marvin Williams (12)
Kemba Walker (7)
American Airlines Center 19,635
2–3
6
November 7
@ San Antonio
L 94–114
Kemba Walker (23)
Al Jefferson (7)
Batum , Walker (4)
AT&T Center 18,418
2–4
7
November 10
@ Minnesota
W 104–95
Jeremy Lin (19)
Marvin Williams (10)
Kemba Walker (6)
Target Center 14,722
3–4
8
November 11
New York
W 95–93
Nicolas Batum (24)
Batum , Jefferson (5)
Spencer Hawes (5)
Time Warner Cable Arena 16,643
4-4
9
November 13
@ Chicago
L 97–102
Nicolas Batum (28)
Lamb , Walker (9)
Kemba Walker (7)
United Center 21,749
4–5
10
November 15
Portland
W 106–94
Nicolas Batum (33)
Nicolas Batum (6)
Marvin Williams (8)
Time Warner Cable Arena 15,317
5–5
11
November 17
@ New York
L 94–102
Kemba Walker (31)
Batum , Lamb (6)
Lamb , Lin (3)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
5–6
12
November 18
Brooklyn
W 116–111
Nicolas Batum (24)
Lin , Williams (9)
Nicolas Batum (8)
Time Warner Cable Arena 14,040
6–6
13
November 20
Philadelphia
W 113–88
Al Jefferson (26)
Al Jefferson (10)
Kemba Walker (7)
Time Warner Cable Arena 17,926
7–6
14
November 23
Sacramento
W 127–122 (OT)
Kemba Walker (39)
Nicolas Batum (10)
Nicolas Batum (8)
Time Warner Cable Arena 14,163
8–6
15
November 25
Washington
W 101–87
Walker , Batum (16)
Jefferson , Williams (11)
Nicolas Batum (11)
Time Warner Cable Arena 17,064
9–6
16
November 27
Cleveland
L 90–95
Kemba Walker (18)
Lamb , Batum (8)
Batum , Lin , Walker (4)
Time Warner Cable Arena 19,093
9–7
17
November 29
Milwaukee
W 87–82
Kemba Walker (22)
Jeremy Lamb (9)
Nicolas Batum (5)
Time Warner Cable Arena 14,224
10–7
December
: 7–7 (home: 5–4; road: 2–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
18
December 2
Golden State
L 99–116
Nicolas Batum (17)
Nicolas Batum (8)
Brian Roberts (5)
Time Warner Cable Arena 19,542
10–8
19
December 5
@ Chicago
W 102–96
Nicolas Batum (24)
Nicolas Batum (11)
Batum , Walker (5)
United Center 21,770
11–8
20
December 7
Detroit
W 104–84
Cody Zeller (20)
Marvin Williams (12)
Nicholas Batum (8)
Time Warner Cable Arena 15,481
12–8
21
December 9
Miami
W 99–81
Walker , Williams (18)
Nicolas Batum (11)
Nicolas Batum (11)
Time Warner Cable Arena 17,404
13–8
22
December 11
@ Memphis
W 123–99
Kemba Walker (33)
Kaminsky , Williams (6)
Kemba Walker (6)
FedEx Forum 17,111
14–8
23
December 12
Boston
L 93–98
Nicolas Batum (21)
Batum , Hawes (8)
Kemba Walker (4)
Time Warner Cable Arena 18,490
14–9
24
December 16
@ Orlando
L 98–113
Jeremy Lamb (16)
Kaminsky , Lamb , Williams (5)
Kemba Walker (9)
Amway Center 16,019
14–10
25
December 17
Toronto
W 109–99 (OT)
Jeremy Lin (35)
Hawes , Williams (10)
Kemba Walker (7)
Time Warner Cable Arena 15,817
15–10
26
December 19
@ Washington
L 101–109
Kemba Walker (18)
Marvin Williams (9)
Nicolas Batum (8)
Verizon Center 16,987
15–11
27
December 21
@ Houston
L 95–102
Kemba Walker (14)
Cody Zeller (7)
Kemba Walker (6)
Toyota Center 18,236
15–12
28
December 23
Boston
L 89–102
Frank Kaminsky (23)
Cody Zeller (10)
Nicolas Batum (7)
Time Warner Cable Arena 19,082
15–13
29
December 26
Memphis
W 98–92
Kemba Walker (22)
Nicolas Batum (11)
Batum , Walker (8)
Time Warner Cable Arena 19,091
16–13
30
December 28
L.A. Lakers
W 108–98
Kemba Walker (38)
Marvin Williams (11)
Nicolas Batum (11)
Time Warner Cable Arena 19,632
17–13
31
December 30
L.A. Clippers
L 117–122
Kemba Walker (29)
Batum , Zeller (8)
Kemba Walker (7)
Time Warner Cable Arena 19,145
17–14
January
: 6–11 (home: 3–2; road: 3–9)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
32
January 1
@ Toronto
L 94–104
Kemba Walker (18)
Cody Zeller (9)
Nicolas Batum (7)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
17–15
33
January 2
Oklahoma City
L 90–109
Kemba Walker (32)
Marvin Williams (8)
Kemba Walker (5)
Time Warner Cable Arena 19,387
17–16
34
January 4
@ Golden State
L 101–111
Kemba Walker (22)
Cody Zeller (10)
Spencer Hawes (4)
Oracle Arena 19,596
17–17
35
January 6
@ Phoenix
L 102–111
Kemba Walker (25)
Cody Zeller (11)
Kemba Walker (6)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 16,910
17–18
36
January 9
@ L.A. Clippers
L 83–97
Jeremy Lin (26)
Lamb , Zeller (13)
Jeremy Lin (4)
Staples Center 19,060
17–19
37
January 10
@ Denver
L 92–95
Lamb , Zeller (15)
Jeremy Lamb (8)
Nicolas Batum (7)
Pepsi Center 11,343
17–20
38
January 13
Atlanta
W 107–84
Kemba Walker (23)
Cody Zeller (10)
Nicolas Batum (10)
Time Warner Cable Arena 15,334
18–20
39
January 15
@ New Orleans
L 107–109
Batum , Walker (25)
Cody Zeller (8)
Nicolas Batum (8)
Smoothie King Center 16,876
18–21
40
January 16
Milwaukee
L 92–105
Jeremy Lin (15)
Spencer Hawes (9)
Nicolas Batum (9)
Time Warner Cable Arena 18,288
18–22
41
January 18
Utah
W 124–119 (OT)
Kemba Walker (52)
Batum , Walker (9)
Kemba Walker (8)
Time Warner Cable Arena 17,459
19–22
42
January 20
@ Oklahoma City
L 95–109
Kemba Walker (21)
Batum , Hawes , Kaminsky (6)
Frank Kaminsky (4)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
19–23
43
January 22
@ Orlando
W 120–116 (OT)
Kemba Walker (40)
Marvin Williams (14)
Kemba Walker (9)
Amway Center 18,083
20–23
44
January 23
New York
W 97–84
Lin , Walker (26)
Marvin Williams (12)
Lin , Walker (5)
Time Warner Cable Arena 17,768
21–23
45
January 25
@ Sacramento
W 129–128 (2OT)
Troy Daniels (28)
Frank Kaminsky (8)
Jeremy Lin (11)
Sleep Train Arena 16,991
22–23
46
January 27
@ Utah
L 73–102
Kemba Walker (15)
Nicolas Batum (10)
Batum , Hawes (2)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 16,683
22–24
47
January 29
@ Portland
L 91–109
Marvin Williams (20)
Tyler Hansbrough (14)
Nicolas Batum (8)
Moda Center 19,393
22–25
48
January 31
@ L.A. Lakers
W 101–82
Marvin Williams (19)
Kidd-Gilchrist , Williams (12)
Kemba Walker (6)
Staples Center 18,997
23–25
February
: 7–3 (home: 3–1; road: 4–2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
49
February 3
Cleveland
W 106–97
Jeremy Lin (24)
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (13)
Jeremy Lin (8)
Time Warner Cable Arena 19,189
24–25
50
February 5
Miami
L 95–98
Marvin Williams (27)
Cody Zeller (8)
Nicolas Batum (7)
Time Warner Cable Arena 19,147
24–26
51
February 6
Washington
W 108–104
Nicolas Batum (26)
Nicolas Batum (11)
Nicolas Batum (9)
Time Warner Cable Arena 18,450
25–26
52
February 8
Chicago
W 108–91
Kemba Walker (30)
Nicolas Batum (13)
Batum , Walker (8)
Time Warner Cable Arena 15,886
26–26
53
February 10
@ Indiana
W 117–95
Kemba Walker (25)
Cody Zeller (11)
Nicolas Batum (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 15,653
27–26
All-Star Break
54
February 19
@ Milwaukee
W 98–95
Kemba Walker (25)
Cody Zeller (9)
Kemba Walker (4)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 16,370
28–26
55
February 21
@ Brooklyn
W 104–96
Kemba Walker (28)
Marvin Williams (12)
Nicolas Batum (8)
Barclays Center 16,155
29–26
56
February 24
@ Cleveland
L 103–114
Kemba Walker (20)
Marvin Williams (10)
Batum , Walker (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
29–27
57
February 26
@ Indiana
W 96–95
Marvin Williams (26)
Marvin Williams (13)
Kemba Walker (10)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165
30–27
58
February 28
@ Atlanta
L 76–87
Marvin Williams (16)
Marvin Williams (9)
Kemba Walker (5)
Philips Arena 17,156
30–28
March
: 13–3 (home: 8–2; road: 5–1)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
59
March 1
Phoenix
W 126–92
Kemba Walker (26)
Nicolas Batum (9)
Kemba Walker (9)
Time Warner Cable Arena 16,849
31–28
60
March 2
@ Philadelphia
W 119–99
Kemba Walker (30)
Marvin Williams (9)
Nicolas Batum (7)
Wells Fargo Center 11,143
32–28
61
March 4
Indiana
W 108–101
Kemba Walker (33)
Cody Zeller (11)
Kemba Walker (10)
Time Warner Cable Arena 19,099
33–28
62
March 7
Minnesota
W 108–103
Kemba Walker (34)
Walker , Williams (7)
Kemba Walker (6)
Time Warner Cable Arena 15,912
34–28
63
March 9
New Orleans
W 122–113
Kemba Walker (35)
Cody Zeller (8)
Kemba Walker (7)
Time Warner Cable Arena 16,335
35–28
64
March 11
Detroit
W 118–103
Marvin Williams (22)
Lee , Williams (6)
Nicholas Batum (11)
Time Warner Cable Arena 18,189
36–28
65
March 12
Houston
W 125–109
Kemba Walker (26)
Al Jefferson (10)
Nicholas Batum (8)
Time Warner Cable Arena 19,303
37–28
66
March 14
Dallas
L 96–107
Kemba Walker (25)
Cody Zeller (9)
Kemba Walker (9)
Time Warner Cable Arena 15,686
37–29
67
March 16
Orlando
W 107–99
Batum , Williams (26)
Cody Zeller (13)
Nicholas Batum (9)
Time Warner Cable Arena 16,148
38–29
68
March 17
@ Miami
W 109–106
Jefferson , Walker (21)
Al Jefferson (10)
Batum , Walker (7)
American Airlines Arena 19,848
39–29
69
March 19
Denver
L 93–101
Nicolas Batum (24)
Nicolas Batum (8)
Nicolas Batum (9)
Time Warner Cable Arena 19,271
39–30
70
March 21
San Antonio
W 91–88
Jeremy Lin (29)
Cody Zeller (14)
Batum , Zeller (3)
Time Warner Cable Arena 18,260
40–30
71
March 22
@ Brooklyn
W 105–100
Nicolas Batum (22)
Frank Kaminsky (7)
Jefferson , Lin , Walker (4)
Barclays Center 15,739
41–30
72
March 25
@ Detroit
L 105–112
Kemba Walker (29)
Al Jefferson (7)
Nicholas Batum (7)
Palace of Auburn Hills 17,209
41–31
73
March 26
@ Milwaukee
W 115–91
Nicholas Batum (25)
Marvin Williams (8)
Nicholas Batum (8)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 15,544
42–31
74
March 29
@ Philadelphia
W 100–85
Nicholas Batum (19)
Nicholas Batum (12)
Nicholas Batum (12)
Wells Fargo Center 14,486
43–31
April
: 5–3 (home: 3–0; road: 2–3)
2015–16 season schedule
Playoffs
Game log
2016 playoff game log Total: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
First Round: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Series
1
April 17
@ Miami
L 91–123
Nicolas Batum (21)
Cody Zeller (7)
Jeremy Lin (3)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
0–1
2
April 20
@ Miami
L 103–115
Kemba Walker (29)
Batum , Jefferson (7)
Batum , Walker (3)
American Airlines Arena 19,650
0–2
3
April 23
Miami
W 96–80
Jeremy Lin (18)
Marvin Williams (14)
Kemba Walker (7)
Time Warner Cable Arena 19,604
1–2
4
April 25
Miami
W 89–85
Kemba Walker (34)
Spencer Hawes (8)
Jefferson , Lin (3)
Time Warner Cable Arena 19,156
2–2
5
April 27
@ Miami
W 90–88
Marvin Williams (17)
Marvin Williams (8)
Jeremy Lin (7)
American Airlines Arena 19,685
3–2
6
April 29
Miami
L 90–97
Kemba Walker (37)
Al Jefferson (7)
Kemba Walker (5)
Time Warner Cable Arena 19,636
3–3
7
May 1
@ Miami
L 73–106
Frank Kaminsky (13)
Cody Zeller (7)
Kemba Walker (6)
American Airlines Arena 19,868
3–4
2016 playoff schedule
Standings
Player statistics
Ragular season
Player
POS
GP
GS
MP
REB
AST
STL
BLK
PTS
MPG
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
Kemba Walker
PG
81
81
2,885
357
421
126
39
1,689
35.6
4.4
5.2
1.6
.5
20.9
Marvin Williams
PF
81
81
2,338
521
110
58
77
948
28.9
6.4
1.4
.7
1.0
11.7
Frank Kaminsky
C
81
3
1,708
335
98
38
43
606
21.1
4.1
1.2
.5
.5
7.5
Jeremy Lin
SG
78
13
2,048
253
235
58
42
914
26.3
3.2
3.0
.7
.5
11.7
Cody Zeller
C
73
60
1,774
455
71
57
63
638
24.3
6.2
1.0
.8
.9
8.7
Nicolas Batum
SF
70
70
2,448
428
403
65
43
1,046
35.0
6.1
5.8
.9
.6
14.9
Jeremy Lamb
SG
66
0
1,227
252
77
42
30
580
18.6
3.8
1.2
.6
.5
8.8
Spencer Hawes
PF
57
6
1,035
244
109
22
27
340
18.2
4.3
1.9
.4
.5
6.0
P. J. Hairston †
SF
48
43
938
128
29
24
7
286
19.5
2.7
.6
.5
.1
6.0
Al Jefferson
C
47
18
1,096
301
70
30
41
562
23.3
6.4
1.5
.6
.9
12.0
Tyler Hansbrough
PF
44
0
343
89
8
12
7
104
7.8
2.0
.2
.3
.2
2.4
Troy Daniels
SG
43
0
476
57
21
11
3
242
11.1
1.3
.5
.3
.1
5.6
Brian Roberts †
PG
30
0
333
29
38
7
1
145
11.1
1.0
1.3
.2
.0
4.8
Courtney Lee †
SG
28
28
845
87
60
33
12
250
30.2
3.1
2.1
1.2
.4
8.9
Aaron Harrison
SG
21
0
93
15
2
6
0
18
4.4
.7
.1
.3
.0
.9
Jorge Gutiérrez
PG
12
0
63
7
17
3
0
22
5.3
.6
1.4
.3
.0
1.8
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
SF
7
7
205
45
9
3
3
89
29.3
6.4
1.3
.4
.4
12.7
† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Hornets only.
Playoffs
References
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