Charlotte Hornets Face Orlando in Do-or-Die Play-In Game

It's April 17th.

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Charlotte Hornets hits Orlando for a do-or-die Eastern conference playing game on Friday

9th.

The big news is, starting center.

Musadea Bade is questionable with left-hift soreness after tweaking it in Tuesday's 127-1.

126 overtime win over the Miami Heat.

Diabake gutted it out that night, logging 34 minutes with 8 points and 14 rebounds on

4 of 5 shooting.

This season, the 24-year-old has been a beast in 73 games, averaging 7.9 points and 8.7

boards in.

26 minutes per game, while shooting 63.1%.

His impact runs deep, boasting a plus 10.7 net rating swing, 4th best among bigs with

over 1,500 minutes.

Without much center depth, his potential absence hits horror for Charlotte.

Backups like Rookie Ryan Cowb-Brenner, who drops 6-5 in 13 minutes Tuesday and Grand

Williams could step up big.

Meanwhile, Orlando's reeling from a 1-9 to 97 loss to Philly, with Jonathan Isaac

questionable on an e-spring.

Hornets are 3.5 point favorites.

Winter grabs the E-S8 seed and tangles with the top seeded Detroit Pistons next round

high stakes.

No room for slip-ups.