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Paolo Banchero scores 32 points to lead Magic to 111-104 win over Hornets

By AP•Mar 26, 2025

Game Recap

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- — Paolo Banchero scored 32 points, Franz Wagner had 26 points and the Orlando used a late run for a 111-104 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday night.

LaMelo Ball led the Hornets with 25 points and nine assists, while Josh Green and Nick Smith Jr. had 13 points each.

Orlando’s Wendell Carter Jr. had a game-high 11 rebounds. Banchero also had seven rebounds and six assists.

Takeaways

Magic: Banchero scored at least 30 points for the fourth straight game. His surge has helped the Magic win five of seven. Orlando swept Charlotte in their four meetings this season.

Hornets: Another strong statistical game for Ball still ended with a loss for Charlotte, already eliminated from playoff contention. He made 9 of 13 shots and had nine assists, but that didn’t stop the Hornets from losing for the fifth time in six games.

Key moment

The Magic ended the game on a 7-0 run. After Smith tied it at 104-all with 2:18 to play, Black’s dunk with 1:58 remaining broke the tie and put the Magic ahead for good. Wagner then hit 5 of 6 free throws down the stretch. He was 9 for 10 from the line overall.

Key stat

The Magic committed just eight turnovers and shot 31% from 3-point range.

Up next

The Magic return home to take on the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night. The Hornets play at the Toronto Raptors on Friday night.

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Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

Full meeting history and series status so you can track momentum before tip-off and after the final whistle.

ORL wins series 4-0

Regular Season Series

CHA at ORL

Wed, Nov 13

89 - 114

Final

ORL at CHA

Tue, Nov 26

95 - 84

Final

CHA at ORL

Thu, Feb 13

86 - 102

Final

ORL at CHA

Tue, Mar 25

111 - 104

Final

Statistics visualization

Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

ORL

CHA

41-90FG37-88

46Field Goal %42

13-423PT14-34

31Three Point %41

16-19FT16-21

13Offensive Rebounds8

37Defensive Rebounds30

22Assists26

5Steals4

4Blocks3

8Turnovers11

1Technical Fouls1

18Points Conceded Off Turnovers12

17Fast Break Points10

21Fouls22

13Largest Lead7

Match Leaders

Recent plays and game events

Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CHA	ORL
12:00	Wendell Carter Jr. vs. Mark Williams (LaMelo Ball gains possession)	0	0
11:32	LaMelo Ball makes 23-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)	3	0
11:20	Wendell Carter Jr. bad pass (Mark Williams steals)	3	0
11:12	LaMelo Ball misses running pullup jump shot	3	0
11:09	Paolo Banchero defensive rebound	3	0
11:03	Wendell Carter Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	3	0
11:00	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	3	0
10:45	DaQuan Jeffries misses driving floating jump shot	3	0
10:43	Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound	3	0
10:27	DaQuan Jeffries personal foul	3	0
10:19	Cory Joseph misses 25-foot three point jumper	3	0
10:15	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	3	0
10:09	Miles Bridges misses driving layup	3	0
10:07	Paolo Banchero defensive rebound	3	0
10:02	Franz Wagner makes two point shot (Paolo Banchero assists)	3	2
9:45	Mark Williams makes 1-foot layup (LaMelo Ball assists)	5	2
9:30	Paolo Banchero makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot	5	4
9:30	LaMelo Ball shooting foul	5	4
9:30	Paolo Banchero makes free throw 1 of 1	5	5
9:12	Miles Bridges misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	5	5
9:09	Cory Joseph defensive rebound	5	5
9:01	Franz Wagner misses driving floating jump shot	5	5
9:00	Wendell Carter Jr. offensive rebound	5	5
9:00	Wendell Carter Jr. makes tip shot	5	7
8:47	LaMelo Ball misses driving floating jump shot	5	7
8:47	Hornets offensive team rebound	5	7
8:44	DaQuan Jeffries misses 23-foot three point jumper	5	7
8:40	Paolo Banchero defensive rebound	5	7
8:31	Paolo Banchero makes 25-foot three point jumper (Wendell Carter Jr. assists)	5	10
8:17	Mark Williams makes 1-foot dunk (DaQuan Jeffries assists)	7	10
8:04	Paolo Banchero misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	7	10
8:02	Mark Williams defensive rebound	7	10
7:52	DaQuan Jeffries bad pass (Paolo Banchero steals)	7	10
7:47	Franz Wagner makes two point shot (Paolo Banchero assists)	7	12
7:33	DaQuan Jeffries makes 29-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)	10	12
7:04	Cory Joseph makes driving layup	10	14
7:04	LaMelo Ball shooting foul	10	14
7:04	Cory Joseph makes free throw 1 of 1	10	15
6:50	Miles Bridges misses driving layup	10	15
6:48	Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound	10	15
6:40	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cory Joseph assists)	10	18
6:40	Hornets Full timeout	10	18
6:40	KJ Simpson enters the game for Josh Green	10	18
6:40	Nick Smith Jr. enters the game for LaMelo Ball	10	18
6:40	Caleb Houstan enters the game for Franz Wagner	10	18
6:25	Mark Williams bad pass (Cory Joseph steals)	10	18
6:02	Paolo Banchero misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	18
6:02	Wendell Carter Jr. offensive rebound	10	18
6:02	shot clock turnover	10	18
5:46	Nick Smith Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (DaQuan Jeffries assists)	13	18
5:21	Paolo Banchero makes 18-foot step back jumpshot	13	20
5:07	DaQuan Jeffries misses two point shot	13	20
5:05	Mark Williams offensive rebound	13	20
5:05	Hornets Full timeout	13	20
5:05	Jusuf Nurkic enters the game for DaQuan Jeffries	13	20
5:05	Josh Okogie enters the game for Mark Williams	13	20
5:05	Anthony Black enters the game for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	13	20
5:05	Gary Harris enters the game for Cory Joseph	13	20
5:05	Goga Bitadze enters the game for Wendell Carter Jr.	13	20
4:54	KJ Simpson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nick Smith Jr. assists)	16	20
4:31	5 second violation	16	20
4:23	Goga Bitadze personal foul	16	20
4:17	KJ Simpson bad pass (Anthony Black steals)	16	20
4:11	Paolo Banchero makes two point shot (Gary Harris assists)	16	22
3:59	Nick Smith Jr. out of bounds bad pass turnover	16	22
3:47	Gary Harris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Paolo Banchero assists)	16	25
3:36	Caleb Houstan personal foul	16	25
3:36	Tidjane Salaun enters the game for Miles Bridges	16	25
3:36	Nick Smith Jr. back court turnover	16	25
3:36	Seth Curry enters the game for KJ Simpson	16	25
3:24	Goga Bitadze misses 6-foot two point shot	16	25
3:22	Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound	16	25
3:14	Paolo Banchero shooting foul	16	25
3:14	Josh Okogie makes free throw 1 of 2	17	25
3:14	Franz Wagner enters the game for Paolo Banchero	17	25
3:14	Josh Okogie makes free throw 2 of 2	18	25
3:03	Anthony Black makes driving layup	18	27
2:38	Jusuf Nurkic misses 6-foot two point shot	18	27
2:36	Franz Wagner defensive rebound	18	27
2:26	Caleb Houstan misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	18	27
2:23	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	18	27
2:15	Franz Wagner shooting foul	18	27
2:15	Tidjane Salaun makes free throw 1 of 2	19	27
2:15	Tidjane Salaun misses free throw 2 of 2	19	27
2:12	Franz Wagner defensive rebound	19	27
2:00	Franz Wagner lost ball turnover (Josh Okogie steals)	19	27
1:44	Jusuf Nurkic makes 9-foot two point shot (Nick Smith Jr. assists)	21	27
1:22	Nick Smith Jr. shooting foul	21	27
1:22	Anthony Black makes free throw 1 of 2	21	28
1:22	Anthony Black makes free throw 2 of 2	21	29
1:00	Seth Curry makes 27-foot three point jumper (Nick Smith Jr. assists)	24	29
1:00	Anthony Black shooting foul	24	29
1:00	Seth Curry makes free throw 1 of 1	25	29
43.1	Franz Wagner misses driving floating jump shot	25	29
42.1	Hornets defensive team rebound	25	29
33.2	Nick Smith Jr. makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	27	29
19.1	Anthony Black misses 23-foot three point jumper	27	29
17.1	Seth Curry defensive rebound	27	29
0.0	Seth Curry misses driving floating jump shot	27	29
0.0	Hornets offensive team rebound	27	29
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	29

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CHA	ORL
12:00	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Nick Smith Jr.	27	29
12:00	Mark Williams enters the game for Jusuf Nurkic	27	29
12:00	Josh Green enters the game for Josh Okogie	27	29
12:00	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope enters the game for Gary Harris	27	29
11:42	Franz Wagner makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot	27	31
11:31	Seth Curry misses 22-foot three point jumper	27	31
11:28	Goga Bitadze defensive rebound	27	31
11:25	Josh Green personal foul	27	31
11:14	Franz Wagner misses 11-foot two point shot	27	31
11:12	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	27	31
11:03	Tidjane Salaun misses 28-foot three point jumper	27	31
11:00	Goga Bitadze defensive rebound	27	31
10:56	Goga Bitadze offensive charge	27	31
10:56	Goga Bitadze turnover	27	31
10:47	LaMelo Ball misses two point shot	27	31
10:42	Franz Wagner defensive rebound	27	31
10:31	Franz Wagner misses driving floating jump shot	27	31
10:29	Mark Williams defensive rebound	27	31
10:28	Mark Williams misses two point shot	27	31
10:27	Tidjane Salaun offensive rebound	27	31
10:27	Tidjane Salaun misses tip shot	27	31
10:26	Tidjane Salaun offensive rebound	27	31
10:24	Anthony Black personal foul	27	31
10:08	Josh Green makes 22-foot three point jumper (Mark Williams assists)	30	31
9:56	Goga Bitadze misses 25-foot three point jumper	30	31
9:56	Hornets defensive team rebound	30	31
9:49	Mark Williams offensive foul	30	31
9:49	Mark Williams turnover	30	31
9:49	DaQuan Jeffries enters the game for Tidjane Salaun	30	31
9:40	Anthony Black misses 25-foot three point jumper	30	31
9:36	Mark Williams defensive rebound	30	31
9:31	Anthony Black blocks Seth Curry 's 3-foot two point shot	30	31
9:30	Franz Wagner defensive rebound	30	31
9:28	DaQuan Jeffries shooting foul	30	31
9:28	Franz Wagner makes free throw 1 of 2	30	32
9:28	Franz Wagner makes free throw 2 of 2	30	33
9:18	DaQuan Jeffries misses driving floating jump shot	30	33
9:16	Goga Bitadze defensive rebound	30	33
9:10	Caleb Houstan makes 25-foot three point jumper (Franz Wagner assists)	30	36
9:08	Hornets Full timeout	30	36
9:08	Nick Smith Jr. enters the game for Seth Curry	30	36
9:08	Paolo Banchero enters the game for Franz Wagner	30	36
8:54	DaQuan Jeffries makes dunk (Mark Williams assists)	32	36
8:44	Caleb Houstan makes 23-foot three point jumper (Paolo Banchero assists)	32	39
8:26	Josh Green makes 22-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)	35	39
8:22	Caleb Houstan misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot	35	39
8:20	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	35	39
8:04	Mark Williams makes 1-foot dunk (LaMelo Ball assists)	37	39
7:45	Anthony Black misses 25-foot three point jumper	37	39
7:45	Magic offensive team rebound	37	39
7:45	LaMelo Ball loose ball foul	37	39
7:41	Anthony Black misses two point shot	37	39
7:39	Goga Bitadze offensive rebound	37	39
7:37	Goga Bitadze makes 4-foot two point shot	37	41
7:22	LaMelo Ball misses driving floating jump shot	37	41
7:21	Goga Bitadze defensive rebound	37	41
7:11	Caleb Houstan makes 22-foot three point jumper (Paolo Banchero assists)	37	44
7:02	DaQuan Jeffries misses 25-foot three point jumper	37	44
7:01	Hornets offensive team rebound	37	44
7:01	Goga Bitadze loose ball foul	37	44
7:01	Miles Bridges enters the game for Josh Green	37	44
7:01	Wendell Carter Jr. enters the game for Goga Bitadze	37	44
6:52	Nick Smith Jr. misses 28-foot three point jumper	37	44
6:49	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound	37	44
6:42	Paolo Banchero misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	37	44
6:40	Wendell Carter Jr. offensive rebound	37	44
6:28	Paolo Banchero misses 15-foot step back jumpshot	37	44
6:26	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	37	44
6:22	Miles Bridges misses two point shot	37	44
6:21	Mark Williams offensive rebound	37	44
6:21	Mark Williams misses tip shot	37	44
6:20	Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound	37	44
6:16	Paolo Banchero makes two point shot	37	46
6:16	Nick Smith Jr. shooting foul	37	46
6:16	Paolo Banchero makes free throw 1 of 1	37	47
5:59	DaQuan Jeffries misses layup	37	47
5:57	Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound	37	47
5:51	Paolo Banchero misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	37	47
5:48	Mark Williams defensive rebound	37	47
5:46	DaQuan Jeffries makes dunk (LaMelo Ball assists)	39	47
5:19	Anthony Black makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Paolo Banchero assists)	39	49
5:19	Mark Williams defensive goaltending violation	39	49
5:14	LaMelo Ball offensive foul	39	49
5:14	LaMelo Ball turnover	39	49
5:14	Tidjane Salaun enters the game for LaMelo Ball	39	49
5:14	KJ Simpson enters the game for DaQuan Jeffries	39	49
5:14	Jusuf Nurkic enters the game for Mark Williams	39	49
5:14	Franz Wagner enters the game for Anthony Black	39	49
5:14	Cory Joseph enters the game for Caleb Houstan	39	49
5:14	Gary Harris enters the game for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	39	49
5:01	Franz Wagner makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot	39	51
4:47	Miles Bridges misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	39	51
4:44	Miles Bridges offensive rebound	39	51
4:39	Nick Smith Jr. makes 2-foot layup (Jusuf Nurkic assists)	41	51
4:21	Cory Joseph misses 22-foot three point jumper	41	51
4:17	Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound	41	51
4:05	Miles Bridges makes driving layup (Jusuf Nurkic assists)	43	51
3:52	Tidjane Salaun personal foul	43	51
3:52	Josh Okogie enters the game for Nick Smith Jr.	43	51
3:52	Franz Wagner makes free throw 1 of 2	43	52
3:52	Franz Wagner makes free throw 2 of 2	43	53
3:38	Miles Bridges lost ball turnover (Gary Harris steals)	43	53
3:30	Franz Wagner misses 23-foot three point shot	43	53
3:28	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	43	53
3:23	Tidjane Salaun makes 29-foot three point shot (Miles Bridges assists)	46	53
3:12	Paolo Banchero offensive charge	46	53
3:12	Paolo Banchero turnover	46	53
3:00	KJ Simpson makes driving layup	48	53
2:48	Franz Wagner misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	48	53
2:45	Magic offensive team rebound	48	53
2:45	Magic Full timeout	48	53
2:40	Jusuf Nurkic shooting foul	48	53
2:40	Paolo Banchero misses free throw 1 of 2	48	53
2:40	Magic offensive team rebound	48	53
2:40	Paolo Banchero makes free throw 2 of 2	48	54
2:28	KJ Simpson misses 11-foot pullup jump shot	48	54
2:26	Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound	48	54
2:14	Paolo Banchero makes 10-foot pullup jump shot	48	56
2:03	Miles Bridges misses driving floating jump shot	48	56
2:03	Hornets offensive team rebound	48	56
1:54	Josh Okogie misses driving floating jump shot	48	56
1:51	Gary Harris defensive rebound	48	56
1:39	Wendell Carter Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cory Joseph assists)	48	59
1:28	Miles Bridges makes driving layup	50	59
1:21	Paolo Banchero makes driving layup	50	61
1:04	Miles Bridges misses driving floating jump shot	50	61
1:01	Franz Wagner defensive rebound	50	61
59.1	Franz Wagner makes two point shot	50	63
51.2	Franz Wagner shooting foul	50	63
51.2	Josh Okogie makes free throw 1 of 2	51	63
51.2	Josh Okogie misses free throw 2 of 2	51	63
50.2	Hornets offensive team rebound	51	63
44.0	Miles Bridges misses 25-foot three point jumper	51	63
41.1	Paolo Banchero defensive rebound	51	63
37.1	Franz Wagner misses running pullup jump shot	51	63
34.0	Cory Joseph offensive rebound	51	63
21.1	Cory Joseph misses 25-foot three point jumper	51	63
19.0	Josh Okogie defensive rebound	51	63
3.1	Miles Bridges makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot	53	63
0.0	Gary Harris misses 34-foot three point pullup jump shot	53	63
0.0	Magic offensive team rebound	53	63
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	53	63

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CHA	ORL
12:00	Josh Green enters the game for Jusuf Nurkic	53	63
12:00	LaMelo Ball enters the game for KJ Simpson	53	63
12:00	DaQuan Jeffries enters the game for Tidjane Salaun	53	63
12:00	Mark Williams enters the game for Josh Okogie	53	63
12:00	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope enters the game for Gary Harris	53	63
11:45	Franz Wagner lost ball turnover (Mark Williams steals)	53	63
11:40	Josh Green makes 22-foot three point shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	56	63
11:14	Wendell Carter Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper	56	63
11:11	DaQuan Jeffries defensive rebound	56	63
11:00	Wendell Carter Jr. blocks DaQuan Jeffries 's 2-foot dunk	56	63
10:57	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound	56	63
10:37	Paolo Banchero makes 11-foot two point shot	56	65
10:18	LaMelo Ball makes driving layup (Miles Bridges assists)	58	65
9:59	Franz Wagner misses 29-foot three point jumper	58	65
9:56	Mark Williams defensive rebound	58	65
9:46	Mark Williams misses layup	58	65
9:43	Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound	58	65
9:37	Wendell Carter Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	58	65
9:35	Mark Williams defensive rebound	58	65
9:17	Paolo Banchero shooting foul	58	65
9:17	Josh Green makes free throw 1 of 3	59	65
9:17	Josh Green makes free throw 2 of 3	60	65
9:17	Josh Green misses free throw 3 of 3	60	65
9:15	Miles Bridges offensive rebound	60	65
9:13	LaMelo Ball makes 25-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)	63	65
8:51	Paolo Banchero misses driving layup	63	65
8:49	Mark Williams defensive rebound	63	65
8:47	Josh Green makes dunk (LaMelo Ball assists)	65	65
8:47	Magic Full timeout	65	65
8:31	Franz Wagner misses driving floating jump shot	65	65
8:29	Franz Wagner offensive rebound	65	65
8:24	Paolo Banchero misses 10-foot pullup jump shot	65	65
8:21	Mark Williams defensive rebound	65	65
8:16	LaMelo Ball makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot	67	65
8:16	Cory Joseph shooting foul	67	65
8:16	LaMelo Ball makes free throw 1 of 1	68	65
8:06	DaQuan Jeffries personal foul	68	65
7:52	Cory Joseph makes 9-foot two point shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)	68	67
7:35	Miles Bridges makes driving layup (LaMelo Ball assists)	70	67
7:35	Paolo Banchero shooting foul	70	67
7:35	Miles Bridges misses free throw 1 of 1	70	67
7:32	Paolo Banchero defensive rebound	70	67
7:20	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 29-foot three point jumper	70	67
7:19	Wendell Carter Jr. offensive rebound	70	67
7:19	Wendell Carter Jr. steps out of bounds turnover	70	67
7:04	Miles Bridges makes 26-foot three point jumper (Mark Williams assists)	73	67
6:52	LaMelo Ball personal foul	73	67
6:52	Gary Harris enters the game for Franz Wagner	73	67
6:45	DaQuan Jeffries shooting foul	73	67
6:45	Paolo Banchero makes free throw 1 of 2	73	68
6:45	Tidjane Salaun enters the game for DaQuan Jeffries	73	68
6:45	Paolo Banchero misses free throw 2 of 2	73	68
6:45	KJ Simpson enters the game for LaMelo Ball	73	68
6:42	Mark Williams defensive rebound	73	68
6:25	KJ Simpson misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	73	68
6:23	Cory Joseph defensive rebound	73	68
6:16	Paolo Banchero lost ball turnover (Josh Green steals)	73	68
6:12	Josh Green misses 25-foot three point shot	73	68
6:08	KJ Simpson offensive rebound	73	68
6:08	KJ Simpson makes two point shot	75	68
6:08	Magic Full timeout	75	68
6:08	Jusuf Nurkic enters the game for Mark Williams	75	68
6:08	Anthony Black enters the game for Paolo Banchero	75	68
6:08	Franz Wagner enters the game for Cory Joseph	75	68
5:47	Anthony Black makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Wendell Carter Jr. assists)	75	70
5:26	Miles Bridges misses driving floating jump shot	75	70
5:26	Magic defensive team rebound	75	70
5:26	Nick Smith Jr. enters the game for Josh Green	75	70
5:04	Anthony Black makes 22-foot three point jumper (Gary Harris assists)	75	73
4:43	Nick Smith Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jusuf Nurkic assists)	78	73
4:27	Wendell Carter Jr. offensive foul	78	73
4:27	Wendell Carter Jr. turnover	78	73
4:27	Caleb Houstan enters the game for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	78	73
4:27	Goga Bitadze enters the game for Wendell Carter Jr.	78	73
4:10	Anthony Black personal foul	78	73
4:03	Miles Bridges misses 4-foot two point shot	78	73
4:01	Goga Bitadze defensive rebound	78	73
3:41	Franz Wagner misses 13-foot two point shot	78	73
3:39	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	78	73
3:36	Caleb Houstan personal foul	78	73
3:36	Tidjane Salaun makes free throw 1 of 2	79	73
3:36	Josh Okogie enters the game for Miles Bridges	79	73
3:36	Tidjane Salaun makes free throw 2 of 2	80	73
3:24	Caleb Houstan makes 25-foot three point jumper (Franz Wagner assists)	80	76
3:04	KJ Simpson misses 26-foot three point jumper	80	76
3:03	Magic defensive team rebound	80	76
2:51	Anthony Black makes 1-foot layup (Franz Wagner assists)	80	78
2:38	Nick Smith Jr. misses 30-foot three point jumper	80	78
2:36	Magic defensive team rebound	80	78
2:36	Double technical foul: Anthony Black and KJ Simpson	80	78
2:29	Jusuf Nurkic blocks Anthony Black 's 1-foot driving layup	80	78
2:26	Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound	80	78
2:10	Jusuf Nurkic misses 3-foot two point shot	80	78
2:08	Anthony Black defensive rebound	80	78
1:51	Anthony Black misses 22-foot three point jumper	80	78
1:48	Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound	80	78
1:31	Nick Smith Jr. misses driving floating jump shot	80	78
1:29	Franz Wagner defensive rebound	80	78
1:23	Franz Wagner misses driving layup	80	78
1:23	Hornets defensive team rebound	80	78
1:23	Goga Bitadze loose ball foul	80	78
1:23	Tidjane Salaun makes free throw 1 of 2	81	78
1:23	Tidjane Salaun makes free throw 2 of 2	82	78
1:09	Gary Harris makes 26-foot three point jumper (Franz Wagner assists)	82	81
46.0	Jusuf Nurkic misses driving layup	82	81
44.0	Gary Harris defensive rebound	82	81
32.0	Franz Wagner makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	82	83
11.0	KJ Simpson misses driving floating jump shot	82	83
11.0	Hornets offensive team rebound	82	83
11.0	Caleb Houstan loose ball foul	82	83
11.0	Jusuf Nurkic misses free throw 1 of 2	82	83
11.0	Hornets offensive team rebound	82	83
11.0	Jusuf Nurkic makes free throw 2 of 2	83	83
7.1	Josh Okogie personal foul	83	83
7.1	Moussa Diabate enters the game for Jusuf Nurkic	83	83
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	83	83

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CHA	ORL
12:00	Jusuf Nurkic enters the game for KJ Simpson	83	83
12:00	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Moussa Diabate	83	83
12:00	Paolo Banchero enters the game for Franz Wagner	83	83
11:42	Jusuf Nurkic makes 3-foot layup (Josh Okogie assists)	85	83
11:19	Jusuf Nurkic blocks Anthony Black 's 2-foot dunk	85	83
11:19	Hornets defensive team rebound	85	83
11:06	LaMelo Ball bad pass (Gary Harris steals)	85	83
10:58	Paolo Banchero makes dunk (Gary Harris assists)	85	85
10:41	Nick Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	85	85
10:38	Gary Harris defensive rebound	85	85
10:33	Anthony Black makes two point shot	85	87
10:15	LaMelo Ball makes 12-foot two point shot	87	87
10:02	Paolo Banchero makes 27-foot three point jumper (Goga Bitadze assists)	87	90
9:32	Nick Smith Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper	87	90
9:30	Goga Bitadze defensive rebound	87	90
9:20	Caleb Houstan misses 25-foot three point jumper	87	90
9:16	Goga Bitadze offensive rebound	87	90
9:09	Anthony Black misses 28-foot three point jumper	87	90
9:05	Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound	87	90
8:49	Josh Okogie misses 26-foot three point jumper	87	90
8:47	Paolo Banchero defensive rebound	87	90
8:41	Paolo Banchero makes driving layup (Goga Bitadze assists)	87	92
8:41	Hornets Full timeout	87	92
8:41	Josh Green enters the game for Nick Smith Jr.	87	92
8:41	DaQuan Jeffries enters the game for Josh Okogie	87	92
8:41	Mark Williams enters the game for Tidjane Salaun	87	92
8:41	Miles Bridges enters the game for Jusuf Nurkic	87	92
8:20	LaMelo Ball makes 3-foot two point shot	89	92
7:57	Paolo Banchero makes 15-foot step back jumpshot	89	94
7:44	LaMelo Ball makes two point shot	91	94
7:44	Anthony Black shooting foul	91	94
7:44	LaMelo Ball makes free throw 1 of 1	92	94
7:26	Paolo Banchero misses driving dunk	92	94
7:24	Anthony Black offensive rebound	92	94
7:21	Anthony Black makes 25-foot three point jumper (Gary Harris assists)	92	97
7:14	Anthony Black shooting foul	92	97
7:14	(07:14) [Magic] COACH'S CHALLENGE (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) [Magic] charged with a timeout	92	97
7:14	Magic Full timeout	92	97
7:14	Franz Wagner enters the game for Caleb Houstan	92	97
7:14	LaMelo Ball makes free throw 1 of 2	93	97
7:14	LaMelo Ball makes free throw 2 of 2	94	97
7:00	Mark Williams blocks Anthony Black 's 3-foot driving layup	94	97
6:57	Anthony Black offensive rebound	94	97
6:50	Gary Harris misses 29-foot three point jumper	94	97
6:50	Magic offensive team rebound	94	97
6:50	shot clock turnover	94	97
6:33	Gary Harris personal foul	94	97
6:21	LaMelo Ball makes 33-foot three point step back jumpshot	97	97
5:57	Franz Wagner makes 29-foot three pointer	97	100
5:43	Miles Bridges misses 25-foot three point jumper	97	100
5:40	Franz Wagner defensive rebound	97	100
5:17	Paolo Banchero misses 11-foot two point shot	97	100
5:15	Goga Bitadze offensive rebound	97	100
5:13	Franz Wagner misses 28-foot three point jumper	97	100
5:10	Mark Williams defensive rebound	97	100
4:53	Anthony Black blocks DaQuan Jeffries 's 6-foot driving layup	97	100
4:49	Mark Williams offensive rebound	97	100
4:48	Miles Bridges misses 23-foot three point shot	97	100
4:48	Magic defensive team rebound	97	100
4:48	DaQuan Jeffries loose ball foul	97	100
4:48	Nick Smith Jr. enters the game for Josh Green	97	100
4:48	Wendell Carter Jr. enters the game for Goga Bitadze	97	100
4:36	Miles Bridges personal foul	97	100
4:36	Tidjane Salaun enters the game for DaQuan Jeffries	97	100
4:29	Franz Wagner misses driving floating jump shot	97	100
4:27	Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound	97	100
4:09	Mark Williams makes 1-foot two point shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	99	100
4:00	LaMelo Ball kicked ball violation	99	100
3:53	Franz Wagner makes driving layup	99	102
3:40	LaMelo Ball makes driving layup	101	102
3:27	Paolo Banchero misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	101	102
3:23	Gary Harris offensive rebound	101	102
3:21	Paolo Banchero makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (Gary Harris assists)	101	104
3:21	Hornets Full timeout	101	104
3:21	Magic Full timeout	101	104
2:57	Miles Bridges misses 22-foot three point step back jumpshot	101	104
2:54	Gary Harris defensive rebound	101	104
2:31	Anthony Black misses 22-foot three point jumper	101	104
2:28	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	101	104
2:18	Nick Smith Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mark Williams assists)	104	104
2:01	Paolo Banchero misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	104	104
1:58	Anthony Black offensive rebound	104	104
1:58	Anthony Black makes dunk	104	106
1:44	Wendell Carter Jr. blocks Tidjane Salaun 's 6-foot driving floating jump shot	104	106
1:41	Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound	104	106
1:30	Mark Williams shooting foul	104	106
1:30	Franz Wagner makes free throw 1 of 2	104	107
1:30	Franz Wagner makes free throw 2 of 2	104	108
1:20	LaMelo Ball out of bounds lost ball turnover	104	108
1:00	Franz Wagner misses driving layup	104	108
58.0	Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound	104	108
42.1	Nick Smith Jr. misses two point shot	104	108
39.1	Anthony Black defensive rebound	104	108
35.1	Tidjane Salaun personal foul	104	108
35.1	Franz Wagner makes free throw 1 of 2	104	109
35.1	Franz Wagner makes free throw 2 of 2	104	110
35.1	Hornets Full timeout	104	110
35.1	Josh Green enters the game for Tidjane Salaun	104	110
34.1	LaMelo Ball offensive foul	104	110
34.1	LaMelo Ball turnover	104	110
34.1	KJ Simpson enters the game for LaMelo Ball	104	110
28.0	Magic Full timeout	104	110
28.0	Tidjane Salaun enters the game for Mark Williams	104	110
28.0	Moussa Diabate enters the game for Nick Smith Jr.	104	110
27.0	Moussa Diabate personal take foul	104	110
27.0	Franz Wagner makes free throw 1 of 2	104	111
27.0	Mark Williams enters the game for Moussa Diabate	104	111
27.0	Franz Wagner misses free throw 2 of 2	104	111
25.0	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	104	111
19.1	Miles Bridges misses running pullup jump shot	104	111
16.1	Paolo Banchero defensive rebound	104	111
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	104	111
0.0	End of Game	104	111

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Spectrum Center

Charlotte, NC

Date & Time

11:00 PM, March 25, 2025

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FanDuel SN SE, FanDuel SN FL, NBA League Pass

Attendance

14,639

Referees

James Capers, Tre Maddox, Simone Jelks

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Atlanta	46	36	.561	L1
Orlando	45	37	.549	L1
Charlotte	44	38	.537	W1
Miami	43	39	.524	W2
Washington	17	65	.207	L10

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