Milwaukee at Charlotte

Just a couple short years ago, the Charlotte Hornets (then the Bobcats) were the laughing stock of the NBA. Fast forward to last season and they improved their record by 22 games, and have since become a very good team. The big advantage here is the team's willingness to play defense where they finished fourth best in the league last season, and they will go up against the Milwaukee Bucks who produced the third least points per game a season ago. Milwaukee has a good infusion of young talent, but they need to get acclimated to the game at a much higher level. That will ultimately determine their fate later in the season, but for now, the expectations are more of the same - especially on the road in their opener. Play on Charlotte.