G/F Nicolas Batum, who has been bothered by a sore right ankle, sat out Tuesday night.

F Nicolas Batum played Friday after missing two games with a strained left knee. The Hornets are 6-6 without Batum in the starting lineup this season.

Charlotte F Nicolas Batum missed his second straight game Wednesday with a strained left knee.

G/F Nicolas Batum (left knee) did not play Tuesday night. C Al Jefferson (right quad), who also was listed as questionable, was in the Charlotte lineup.

F Nicolas Batum had his second triple-double of the season on Tuesday night, and he followed it up with a 19-point, seven-assist and four rebound night on Friday. He has averaged 21 points, nine assists and 7.3 rebounds over his last three games.

G Nicolas Batum had a triple-double consisting of 19 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists to lead the Hornets past the Philadelphia 76ers 100-85 Tuesday at the Wells Fargo Center.Batum completed his second triple-double of the season with 4:37 remaining in the third quarter. He drove the lane and dished off to Cody Zeller for a layup and the 10th assist of the game."(Batum) is a lot of fun to play with," Zeller said. "You know if you're open, he's going to find you."Batum is the first Charlotte player with multiple triple-doubles in a season since Baron Davis in 2001-02.

G Nicolas Batum led the Hornets, scoring 25 points on 8-of-15 shooting from the field. "Nic got hot and it was really fun to watch," F Marvin Williams said. "It felt like he was in the zone. He was catching the ball and shooting from anywhere and it was going in. Even with his misses, he wasn't letting up."Batum hit four 3-pointers in the second quarter as Charlotte took a 55-38 lead into the break.

G Nicolas Batum scored 23 points as the Hornets survived blowing a 17-point lead and held on for a 105-100 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday.

G Nicolas Batum led the Hornets with 24 points, nine assists and eight rebounds.

F Nicolas Batum had 17 points and 11 assists for the Hornets Friday.

F Nicolas Batum added 31 points on a night when the Hornets went 13 of 31 from 3-point range in a win Friday. "You know what, the playoff race started like two weeks ago and this team will chase us for a playoff spot, so it was a big game for us. And to win the series against them, that was huge for us too," he said.

G Nicholas Batum contributed 16 points in a game which featured three buzzer-beating 3-pointers.

G Nicolas Batum added 19 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists as Charlotte (26-26) climbed to .500 for the first time since Jan. 4, when a seven-game losing streak plunged them to a losing record.

G Nicolas Batum just missed a triple-double Saturday in helping his Hornets overcome a 19-point deficit and claim a victory over the Wizards. Batum logged 26 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists.

G Nic Batum returned after battling a toe sprain. Batum added 10 points, five rebounds and five assists.

G Nicolas Batum (toe strain) sat out Sunday after playing the previous two games.

G Nicolas Batum (toe) sat out a third consecutive game Monday, but he might be able to return for Wednesday's contest at Utah.

G Nicolas Batum (toe) sat out Monday for his third consecutive missed game.

G Nicolas Batum finished with nine points and seven assists after missing four games with a sprained right toe. "It's always a tough one coming back, especially your first game," Batum said. "And this city, maybe it's not the city to come back because it's tough to breathe in Denver."

SG Nicolas Batum (toe), who missed his second consecutive game Monday, also was unlikely to face Phoenix on Wednesday.