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Ball back in starting lineup, helps spark fast start as the Hornets beat Magic 124-97

By AP•Jan 23, 2026

Game Recap

Noah Penda with the massive block at the rim

ORLANDO -- — LaMelo Ball returned to Charlotte's starting lineup and had 16 points, seven assists and six rebounds as the Hornets beat the Orlando Magic 124-97 on Thursday night.

Ball, who a night earlier had one of the worst shooting performances of his career when he came off the bench as part of a plan to manage his minutes, went 6 for 12 from the field and 4 for 8 from 3-point distance against Orlando. In a loss to Cleveland on Wednesday, the No. 3 pick in the 2020 draft finished with two points on 1-of-15 shooting, including 0 of 10 from 3-point range.

Brandon Miller scored 20 points to lead Charlotte's balanced effort. Collin Sexton came off the bench and scored 12 of his 19 points in the first half, Kon Knueppel and Tidjane Salaunadded added 13 apiece, and Miles Bridges, Moussa Diabate and Ryan Kalkbrenner each scored 10.

Paolo Banchero scored 23 points, and Desmond Bane added 21 for the Magic. Moritz Wagner scored 14, Noah Penda added 13 and Jeff Howard 10.

Back in the starting lineup, Ball played a role in the fast start for the Hornets that was missing against Cleveland a night earlier when they trailed by 21 points in the first quarter. Ball scored eight points in seven minutes on 3-for-3 shooting, including 2 for 2 from distance, as Charlotte led 35-20 after a period.

Ball had 11 points in 15 minutes in the first half as Charlotte built a 62-41 lead by the break with 55% (22 for 41) shooting from the floor, and 48% (11 for 23) from beyond the arc. The Hornets outscored Orlando 35-26 in the third and extended their lead to 30 points with a period remaining on the way to their fourth victory in nine games.

The Magic struggled throughout, shooting 33% (13 for 40), including 5 for 19 (26%) from distance in the first half.

Orlando was without guard Jalen Suggs, who missed his eighth straight game due to a right knee injury. Center Moe Wagner was also sidelined due to left knee management and could return to the lineup this weekend.

Up next

Hornets: Host the Washington Wizards on Saturday.

Magic: Host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday.

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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.

CHA leads series 2-1

Regular Season Series

ORL at CHA

Thu, Oct 30

123 - 107

Final

CHA at ORL

Sat, Dec 27

120 - 105

Final

CHA at ORL

Fri, Jan 23

124 - 97

Final

ORL at CHA

Thu, Mar 19

111 - 130

Final

Statistics visualization

Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

CHA

ORL

43-79FG33-79

54Field Goal %42

17-363PT14-37

47Three Point %38

21-25FT17-22

10Offensive Rebounds6

37Defensive Rebounds25

26Assists25

7Steals7

4Blocks4

14Turnovers12

0Technical Fouls0

16Points Conceded Off Turnovers14

16Fast Break Points13

18Fouls23

33Largest Lead3

Match Leaders

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	ORL	CHA
12:00	Moussa Diabate vs. Wendell Carter Jr. (Desmond Bane gains possession)	0	0
11:38	Desmond Bane makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Black assists)	3	0
11:15	Kon Knueppel misses 26-foot three point jumper	3	0
11:12	Miles Bridges offensive rebound	3	0
11:00	Brandon Miller makes 29-foot three point shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	3	3
10:43	Wendell Carter Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper	3	3
10:40	Brandon Miller defensive rebound	3	3
10:37	Anthony Black personal foul	3	3
10:23	LaMelo Ball makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	3	6
9:57	Paolo Banchero misses 13-foot two point shot	3	6
9:57	Hornets defensive team rebound	3	6
9:57	Wendell Carter Jr. loose ball foul	3	6
9:42	LaMelo Ball makes 6-foot two point shot (Moussa Diabate assists)	3	8
9:21	Tristan da Silva bad pass turnover (Brandon Miller steals)	3	8
9:19	Moussa Diabate out of bounds bad pass turnover	3	8
9:07	Anthony Black misses two point shot	3	8
9:04	Kon Knueppel defensive rebound	3	8
8:51	Miles Bridges bad pass turnover (Tristan da Silva steals)	3	8
8:43	Desmond Bane misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	3	8
8:39	Moussa Diabate defensive rebound	3	8
8:24	Brandon Miller misses 22-foot three point jumper	3	8
8:18	Desmond Bane defensive rebound	3	8
8:00	Hornets Full timeout	3	8
8:00	(08:00) [Hornets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Hornets] retain their timeout	3	8
8:00	Goga Bitadze enters the game for Wendell Carter Jr.	3	8
8:00	Moussa Diabate blocks Desmond Bane 's 4-foot driving layup	3	8
8:00	Hornets defensive team rebound	3	8
7:42	LaMelo Ball makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	3	11
7:25	Miles Bridges shooting foul	3	11
7:25	Paolo Banchero misses free throw 1 of 2	3	11
7:25	Magic offensive team rebound	3	11
7:25	Paolo Banchero makes free throw 2 of 2	4	11
7:09	Brandon Miller misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	4	11
7:05	Tristan da Silva defensive rebound	4	11
6:47	Tristan da Silva misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	11
6:46	Magic offensive team rebound	4	11
6:46	Moussa Diabate loose ball foul	4	11
6:46	Jase Richardson enters the game for Desmond Bane	4	11
6:46	Ryan Kalkbrenner enters the game for Kon Knueppel	4	11
6:46	Josh Green enters the game for Moussa Diabate	4	11
6:38	Ryan Kalkbrenner shooting foul	4	11
6:38	Paolo Banchero makes free throw 1 of 2	5	11
6:38	Paolo Banchero makes free throw 2 of 2	6	11
6:15	Goga Bitadze blocks Miles Bridges 's 6-foot two point shot	6	11
6:12	Paolo Banchero defensive rebound	6	11
6:10	Paolo Banchero lost ball turnover (Josh Green steals)	6	11
6:08	Brandon Miller out of bounds bad pass turnover	6	11
5:52	Jase Richardson misses 10-foot pullup jump shot	6	11
5:50	Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound	6	11
5:39	Brandon Miller misses 24-foot three point jumper	6	11
5:36	Paolo Banchero defensive rebound	6	11
5:29	Anthony Black misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	11
5:26	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	6	11
5:11	Josh Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brandon Miller assists)	6	14
4:46	Jase Richardson misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	6	14
4:42	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	6	14
4:36	Goga Bitadze shooting foul	6	14
4:36	Miles Bridges misses free throw 1 of 2	6	14
4:36	Hornets offensive team rebound	6	14
4:36	Sion James enters the game for LaMelo Ball	6	14
4:36	Kon Knueppel enters the game for Brandon Miller	6	14
4:36	Miles Bridges makes free throw 2 of 2	6	15
4:22	Anthony Black makes 23-foot three point jumper (Paolo Banchero assists)	9	15
4:17	Tristan da Silva personal foul	9	15
4:04	Sion James makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kon Knueppel assists)	9	18
3:50	Josh Green blocks Anthony Black 's 6-foot pullup jump shot	9	18
3:46	Jase Richardson offensive rebound	9	18
3:43	Paolo Banchero steps out of bounds turnover	9	18
3:43	Moritz Wagner enters the game for Anthony Black	9	18
3:43	Tyus Jones enters the game for Paolo Banchero	9	18
3:43	Wendell Carter Jr. enters the game for Goga Bitadze	9	18
3:22	Josh Green misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	9	18
3:20	Tristan da Silva defensive rebound	9	18
3:16	Tristan da Silva out of bounds lost ball turnover	9	18
3:00	Kon Knueppel misses 22-foot three point jumper	9	18
2:58	Kon Knueppel offensive rebound	9	18
2:57	Kon Knueppel makes 22-foot three point jumper	9	21
2:56	Magic Full timeout	9	18
2:56	Desmond Bane enters the game for Jase Richardson	9	18
2:56	Noah Penda enters the game for Tristan da Silva	9	18
2:56	Collin Sexton enters the game for Miles Bridges	9	18
2:56	Tidjane Salaun enters the game for Josh Green	9	18
2:43	Sion James shooting foul	9	18
2:43	Desmond Bane makes free throw 1 of 2	10	18
2:43	Desmond Bane makes free throw 2 of 2	11	18
2:28	Collin Sexton lost ball turnover (Noah Penda steals)	11	18
2:24	Noah Penda makes running dunk	13	18
2:20	Kon Knueppel misses 26-foot three point jumper	13	18
2:20	Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound	13	18
2:10	Tyus Jones makes 26-foot three pointer (Wendell Carter Jr. assists)	16	18
1:56	Collin Sexton makes driving layup	16	20
1:47	Ryan Kalkbrenner shooting foul	16	20
1:47	Moritz Wagner makes free throw 1 of 2	17	20
1:47	Moussa Diabate enters the game for Ryan Kalkbrenner	17	20
1:47	Moritz Wagner makes free throw 2 of 2	18	20
1:30	Tidjane Salaun makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Collin Sexton assists)	18	23
1:12	Wendell Carter Jr. makes layup	20	23
1:03	Collin Sexton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kon Knueppel assists)	20	26
51.5	Wendell Carter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	20	26
49.9	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	20	26
42.6	Collin Sexton makes 25-foot three pointer (Sion James assists)	20	29
35.1	Tyus Jones misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	20	29
32.5	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	20	29
16.6	Noah Penda personal foul	20	29
16.6	Kon Knueppel makes free throw 1 of 2	20	30
16.6	Josh Green enters the game for Collin Sexton	20	30
16.6	Kon Knueppel makes free throw 2 of 2	20	31
16.6	Wendell Carter Jr. loose ball foul	20	31
16.6	Moussa Diabate makes free throw 1 of 1	20	32
0.0	Noah Penda misses driving layup	20	32
0.0	Magic offensive team rebound	20	32
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	20	32

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	ORL	CHA
12:00	Brandon Miller enters the game for Sion James	20	32
12:00	Collin Sexton enters the game for Kon Knueppel	20	32
12:00	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Josh Green	20	32
11:33	Brandon Miller misses 27-foot three point jumper	20	32
11:31	Moussa Diabate offensive rebound	20	32
11:18	Brandon Miller misses driving floating jump shot	20	32
11:15	Desmond Bane defensive rebound	20	32
11:12	Noah Penda makes 1-foot running dunk (Desmond Bane assists)	22	32
11:01	LaMelo Ball misses 25-foot three point jumper	22	32
11:01	Magic defensive team rebound	22	32
11:01	Moussa Diabate loose ball foul	22	32
10:43	Desmond Bane makes 26-foot three point jumper (Moritz Wagner assists)	25	32
10:32	Tidjane Salaun makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brandon Miller assists)	25	35
10:21	Tyus Jones misses 14-foot fade away jump shot	25	35
10:19	Wendell Carter Jr. offensive rebound	25	35
10:17	Desmond Bane misses 25-foot three point jumper	25	35
10:14	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	25	35
10:01	Moussa Diabate makes 3-foot hook shot (Collin Sexton assists)	25	37
9:46	Moussa Diabate shooting foul	25	37
9:46	Noah Penda misses free throw 1 of 2	25	37
9:46	Magic offensive team rebound	25	37
9:46	Ryan Kalkbrenner enters the game for Moussa Diabate	25	37
9:46	Noah Penda makes free throw 2 of 2	26	37
9:32	Brandon Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper	26	37
9:28	Tyus Jones defensive rebound	26	37
9:23	Brandon Miller personal foul	26	37
9:23	Paolo Banchero enters the game for Wendell Carter Jr.	26	37
9:23	Miles Bridges enters the game for Tidjane Salaun	26	37
9:23	Anthony Black enters the game for Tyus Jones	26	37
9:19	Moritz Wagner misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	26	37
9:15	Desmond Bane offensive rebound	26	37
9:14	Desmond Bane lost ball turnover (Collin Sexton steals)	26	37
9:06	Brandon Miller makes running dunk (LaMelo Ball assists)	26	39
8:44	LaMelo Ball blocks Anthony Black 's 4-foot driving layup	26	39
8:40	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	26	39
8:35	Miles Bridges misses two point shot	26	39
8:32	Anthony Black defensive rebound	26	39
8:30	Paolo Banchero makes running layup	28	39
8:16	LaMelo Ball makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	28	42
8:11	Moritz Wagner offensive foul	28	45
8:11	Moritz Wagner offensive foul turnover	28	45
8:11	Goga Bitadze enters the game for Moritz Wagner	28	45
8:11	Tristan da Silva enters the game for Noah Penda	28	45
7:54	Brandon Miller makes 9-foot two point shot	28	47
7:54	Magic Full timeout	28	47
7:41	Anthony Black misses driving floating jump shot	28	47
7:38	Goga Bitadze offensive rebound	28	47
7:36	Tristan da Silva misses 23-foot three point jumper	28	47
7:32	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	28	47
7:29	Miles Bridges misses 25-foot running jump shot	28	47
7:26	Paolo Banchero defensive rebound	28	47
7:12	Paolo Banchero misses 25-foot three point jumper	28	47
7:08	Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound	28	47
6:46	Collin Sexton makes 16-foot step back jumpshot	28	49
6:31	Paolo Banchero makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Anthony Black assists)	30	49
6:17	Desmond Bane shooting foul	30	49
6:17	Ryan Kalkbrenner misses free throw 1 of 2	30	49
6:17	Hornets offensive team rebound	30	49
6:17	Kon Knueppel enters the game for LaMelo Ball	30	49
6:17	Sion James enters the game for Brandon Miller	30	49
6:17	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes free throw 2 of 2	30	50
6:17	Jase Richardson enters the game for Desmond Bane	30	50
5:53	Tristan da Silva misses 23-foot three point jumper	30	50
5:50	Paolo Banchero offensive rebound	30	50
5:48	Anthony Black misses 25-foot three point jumper	30	50
5:45	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	30	50
5:33	Miles Bridges makes dunk (Collin Sexton assists)	30	52
5:07	Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Tristan da Silva 's 2-foot two point shot	30	52
5:03	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	30	52
5:01	Collin Sexton makes running layup (Miles Bridges assists)	30	54
4:52	Anthony Black lost ball turnover (Miles Bridges steals)	30	54
4:32	Miles Bridges misses 23-foot three point jumper	30	54
4:30	Anthony Black defensive rebound	30	54
4:23	Anthony Black misses 25-foot three point jumper	30	54
4:20	Kon Knueppel defensive rebound	30	54
4:20	Hornets Full timeout	30	54
4:20	Desmond Bane enters the game for Tristan da Silva	30	54
4:20	Josh Green enters the game for Collin Sexton	30	54
4:00	Miles Bridges misses driving floating jump shot	30	54
3:57	Goga Bitadze defensive rebound	30	54
3:43	Desmond Bane misses driving floating jump shot	30	54
3:40	Sion James defensive rebound	30	54
3:37	Josh Green misses running layup	30	54
3:32	Kon Knueppel offensive rebound	30	54
3:32	Kon Knueppel makes tip shot	30	56
3:15	Desmond Bane makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot (Paolo Banchero assists)	32	56
2:54	Kon Knueppel misses 25-foot three point jumper	32	56
2:50	Jase Richardson defensive rebound	32	56
2:37	Paolo Banchero misses 4-foot two point shot	32	56
2:35	Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound	32	56
2:26	Jase Richardson personal foul	32	56
2:26	Brandon Miller enters the game for Kon Knueppel	32	56
2:19	Desmond Bane shooting foul	32	56
2:19	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes free throw 1 of 2	32	57
2:19	Wendell Carter Jr. enters the game for Goga Bitadze	32	57
2:19	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Sion James	32	57
2:19	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes free throw 2 of 2	32	58
2:01	Jase Richardson makes 3-foot two point shot (Paolo Banchero assists)	34	58
1:46	Brandon Miller lost ball turnover (Wendell Carter Jr. steals)	34	58
1:37	Paolo Banchero makes 26-foot three point jumper (Wendell Carter Jr. assists)	37	58
1:15	Brandon Miller lost ball turnover (Paolo Banchero steals)	37	58
1:10	Desmond Bane misses 25-foot running jump shot	37	58
1:07	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	37	58
53.8	Brandon Miller makes driving layup	37	60
47.9	Miles Bridges shooting foul	37	60
47.9	Paolo Banchero makes free throw 1 of 2	38	60
47.9	Kon Knueppel enters the game for Josh Green	38	60
47.9	Paolo Banchero makes free throw 2 of 2	39	60
32.4	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes alley oop dunk (LaMelo Ball assists)	39	62
16.9	Desmond Bane makes driving layup	41	62
4.5	Anthony Black personal foul	41	62
4.5	Noah Penda enters the game for Jase Richardson	41	62
4.5	Goga Bitadze enters the game for Wendell Carter Jr.	41	62
0.3	LaMelo Ball misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	41	62
0.3	Hornets offensive team rebound	41	62
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	41	62

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	ORL	CHA
12:00	Wendell Carter Jr. enters the game for Noah Penda	41	62
12:00	Tristan da Silva enters the game for Goga Bitadze	41	62
12:00	Moussa Diabate enters the game for Ryan Kalkbrenner	41	62
11:39	LaMelo Ball traveling turnover	41	62
11:17	Desmond Bane makes 2-foot layup (Wendell Carter Jr. assists)	43	62
11:06	Miles Bridges makes 22-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)	43	65
10:53	Paolo Banchero misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	43	65
10:50	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	43	65
10:43	LaMelo Ball makes 28-foot running jump shot (Brandon Miller assists)	43	68
10:29	Brandon Miller shooting foul	43	68
10:29	Anthony Black makes free throw 1 of 2	44	68
10:29	Anthony Black misses free throw 2 of 2	44	68
10:27	Kon Knueppel defensive rebound	44	68
10:20	8 second turnover	44	68
10:09	Desmond Bane makes 12-foot pullup jump shot	46	68
9:57	Anthony Black blocks LaMelo Ball 's 8-foot pullup jump shot	46	68
9:57	Moussa Diabate offensive rebound	46	68
9:57	Moussa Diabate makes two point shot	46	70
9:57	Wendell Carter Jr. shooting foul	46	70
9:57	Moussa Diabate misses free throw 1 of 1	46	70
9:54	Paolo Banchero defensive rebound	46	70
9:47	Moussa Diabate shooting foul	46	70
9:47	Paolo Banchero makes free throw 1 of 2	47	70
9:47	Ryan Kalkbrenner enters the game for Moussa Diabate	47	70
9:47	Paolo Banchero makes free throw 2 of 2	48	70
9:36	Desmond Bane shooting foul	48	70
9:36	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes free throw 1 of 2	48	71
9:36	Ryan Kalkbrenner misses free throw 2 of 2	48	71
9:32	Kon Knueppel offensive rebound	48	71
9:30	Brandon Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper	48	71
9:26	Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound	48	71
9:22	Anthony Black misses 23-foot running jump shot	48	71
9:22	Kon Knueppel defensive rebound	48	71
9:14	Kon Knueppel out of bounds bad pass turnover	48	71
9:02	Tristan da Silva makes 25-foot three point jumper (Paolo Banchero assists)	51	71
8:40	Miles Bridges misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	51	71
8:38	Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound	51	71
8:36	Miles Bridges makes dunk (Kon Knueppel assists)	51	73
8:36	Magic Full timeout	51	73
8:11	Desmond Bane makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tristan da Silva assists)	54	73
7:53	Miles Bridges misses 24-foot three point jumper	54	73
7:50	Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound	54	73
7:49	Ryan Kalkbrenner out of bounds bad pass turnover	54	73
7:35	LaMelo Ball personal foul	54	73
7:28	Wendell Carter Jr. misses dunk	54	73
7:25	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	54	73
7:19	Kon Knueppel makes driving layup (Miles Bridges assists)	54	75
7:05	Paolo Banchero misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	54	75
7:02	Kon Knueppel defensive rebound	54	75
7:02	Anthony Black personal foul	54	75
6:50	Paolo Banchero shooting foul	54	75
6:50	Kon Knueppel makes free throw 1 of 2	54	76
6:50	Jase Richardson enters the game for Desmond Bane	54	76
6:50	Josh Green enters the game for Brandon Miller	54	76
6:50	Kon Knueppel makes free throw 2 of 2	54	77
6:30	Jase Richardson traveling turnover	54	77
6:30	Brandon Miller enters the game for Kon Knueppel	54	77
6:19	LaMelo Ball misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	54	77
6:15	Tristan da Silva defensive rebound	54	77
6:10	Miles Bridges shooting foul	54	77
6:10	Paolo Banchero makes free throw 1 of 2	55	77
6:10	Jett Howard enters the game for Tristan da Silva	55	77
6:10	Paolo Banchero makes free throw 2 of 2	56	77
5:54	Miles Bridges out of bounds bad pass turnover	56	77
5:38	Wendell Carter Jr. makes alley oop dunk (Paolo Banchero assists)	58	77
5:26	Brandon Miller makes 12-foot pullup jump shot	58	79
5:07	Wendell Carter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	58	79
5:03	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	58	79
4:55	Josh Green makes 24-foot running jump shot (Brandon Miller assists)	58	82
4:42	Paolo Banchero misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	58	82
4:40	Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound	58	82
4:35	Jett Howard shooting foul	58	82
4:35	Brandon Miller makes free throw 1 of 2	58	83
4:35	Goga Bitadze enters the game for Wendell Carter Jr.	58	83
4:35	Collin Sexton enters the game for LaMelo Ball	58	83
4:35	Sion James enters the game for Ryan Kalkbrenner	58	83
4:35	Brandon Miller makes free throw 2 of 2	58	84
4:14	Paolo Banchero makes 3-foot turnaround jump shot	60	84
3:49	Brandon Miller makes 2-foot two point shot	60	86
3:22	Paolo Banchero makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot (Goga Bitadze assists)	62	86
3:17	Hornets Full timeout	62	86
3:17	Desmond Bane enters the game for Goga Bitadze	62	86
3:06	Anthony Black personal foul	62	86
3:06	Collin Sexton makes free throw 1 of 2	62	87
3:06	Collin Sexton makes free throw 2 of 2	62	88
2:50	Anthony Black misses 20-foot jumper	62	88
2:48	Sion James defensive rebound	62	88
2:44	Brandon Miller makes running layup (Collin Sexton assists)	62	90
2:16	Jase Richardson misses driving floating jump shot	62	90
2:13	Brandon Miller defensive rebound	62	90
2:10	Collin Sexton misses running layup	62	90
2:07	Desmond Bane defensive rebound	62	90
2:03	Anthony Black misses two point shot	62	90
2:03	Paolo Banchero offensive rebound	62	90
2:03	Josh Green shooting foul	62	90
2:03	Paolo Banchero misses free throw 1 of 2	62	90
2:03	Magic offensive team rebound	62	90
2:03	Tyus Jones enters the game for Anthony Black	62	90
2:03	Paolo Banchero misses free throw 2 of 2	62	90
2:01	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	62	90
1:43	Sion James misses 26-foot three point jumper	62	90
1:40	Paolo Banchero defensive rebound	62	90
1:34	Paolo Banchero lost ball turnover (Collin Sexton steals)	62	90
1:10	Miles Bridges misses 3-foot reverse layup	62	90
1:07	Miles Bridges offensive rebound	62	90
1:07	Miles Bridges makes two point shot	62	92
55.7	Desmond Bane makes driving layup (Tyus Jones assists)	64	92
36.9	Jase Richardson personal foul	64	92
36.9	Collin Sexton makes free throw 1 of 2	64	93
36.9	Collin Sexton makes free throw 2 of 2	64	94
23.9	Paolo Banchero lost ball turnover (Brandon Miller steals)	64	94
5.2	Brandon Miller makes 26-foot three pointer	64	97
0.0	Paolo Banchero makes 23-foot three point jumper (Desmond Bane assists)	67	97
0.0	(00:00) [Hornets] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	67	97
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	67	97

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	ORL	CHA
12:00	Noah Penda enters the game for Paolo Banchero	67	97
12:00	Moritz Wagner enters the game for Jase Richardson	67	97
12:00	Tidjane Salaun enters the game for Miles Bridges	67	97
12:00	Kon Knueppel enters the game for Sion James	67	97
12:00	Moussa Diabate enters the game for Josh Green	67	97
12:00	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Brandon Miller	67	97
11:46	Tyus Jones misses 6-foot floating jump shot	67	97
11:43	Kon Knueppel defensive rebound	67	97
11:30	Kon Knueppel makes 12-foot turnaround jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	67	99
11:18	Jett Howard makes 26-foot three point jumper (Noah Penda assists)	70	99
11:06	LaMelo Ball misses 28-foot three point jumper	70	99
11:02	Desmond Bane defensive rebound	70	99
10:52	Moritz Wagner makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Noah Penda assists)	72	99
10:32	Kon Knueppel bad pass turnover (Moritz Wagner steals)	72	99
10:26	Jett Howard misses 25-foot running jump shot	72	99
10:22	Moussa Diabate defensive rebound	72	99
10:08	Kon Knueppel misses 10-foot floating jump shot	72	99
10:06	Moritz Wagner defensive rebound	72	99
10:01	LaMelo Ball shooting foul	72	99
10:01	Jett Howard makes free throw 1 of 2	73	99
10:01	Jett Howard makes free throw 2 of 2	74	99
9:49	Moussa Diabate makes 3-foot layup (LaMelo Ball assists)	74	101
9:49	Noah Penda shooting foul	74	101
9:49	Moussa Diabate makes free throw 1 of 1	74	102
9:35	Noah Penda makes 23-foot three point jumper (Desmond Bane assists)	77	102
9:22	LaMelo Ball bad pass turnover (Noah Penda steals)	77	102
9:19	Jett Howard makes running layup (Noah Penda assists)	79	102
9:19	Hornets Full timeout	79	102
9:03	Collin Sexton bad pass turnover (Moritz Wagner steals)	79	102
8:59	Moritz Wagner lost ball turnover (Kon Knueppel steals)	79	102
8:50	LaMelo Ball misses driving floating jump shot	79	102
8:44	Tyus Jones defensive rebound	79	102
8:34	Moritz Wagner makes 26-foot three point jumper (Desmond Bane assists)	82	102
8:09	Tidjane Salaun misses 6-foot two point shot	82	102
8:09	Hornets offensive team rebound	82	102
8:09	Moritz Wagner loose ball foul	82	102
8:01	Moussa Diabate makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (LaMelo Ball assists)	82	104
7:49	Tyus Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper	82	104
7:48	Hornets defensive team rebound	82	104
7:48	Noah Penda loose ball foul	82	104
7:36	Collin Sexton makes 28-foot three pointer	82	107
7:26	Moussa Diabate personal foul	82	107
7:26	Ryan Kalkbrenner enters the game for Moussa Diabate	82	107
7:18	Tyus Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper	82	107
7:15	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	82	107
6:59	LaMelo Ball makes driving layup	82	109
6:48	Moritz Wagner misses driving layup	82	109
6:45	Kon Knueppel defensive rebound	82	109
6:41	Noah Penda blocks Kon Knueppel 's 2-foot running layup	82	109
6:38	Jett Howard defensive rebound	82	109
6:36	Moritz Wagner makes running layup (Jett Howard assists)	84	109
6:36	Hornets Full timeout	84	109
6:36	Jase Richardson enters the game for Desmond Bane	84	109
6:36	Sion James enters the game for LaMelo Ball	84	109
6:20	Kon Knueppel misses 27-foot three point jumper	84	109
6:16	Noah Penda defensive rebound	84	109
6:11	Moritz Wagner makes 25-foot running jump shot (Noah Penda assists)	87	109
5:49	Tidjane Salaun makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sion James assists)	87	112
5:26	Moritz Wagner makes 2-foot two point shot	89	112
5:01	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes 5-foot floating jump shot (Kon Knueppel assists)	89	114
4:48	Tyus Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper	89	114
4:40	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	89	114
4:26	Tidjane Salaun makes layup (Sion James assists)	89	116
4:24	Magic Full timeout	89	116
4:24	Jamal Cain enters the game for Tyus Jones	89	116
4:24	Jonathan Isaac enters the game for Moritz Wagner	89	116
4:24	Josh Green enters the game for Kon Knueppel	89	116
4:24	Pat Connaughton enters the game for Collin Sexton	89	116
4:20	Tidjane Salaun personal foul	89	116
4:08	Jett Howard misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	89	116
4:05	Sion James defensive rebound	89	116
3:49	Sion James misses driving layup	89	116
3:47	Noah Penda defensive rebound	89	116
3:37	Noah Penda out of bounds bad pass turnover	89	116
3:21	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes dunk (Pat Connaughton assists)	89	118
3:06	Noah Penda makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Jonathan Isaac assists)	91	118
2:39	Jamal Cain shooting foul	91	118
2:39	Sion James makes free throw 1 of 2	91	119
2:39	Antonio Reeves enters the game for Josh Green	91	119
2:39	Sion James makes free throw 2 of 2	91	120
2:18	Noah Penda makes 25-foot three pointer (Jonathan Isaac assists)	94	120
2:02	Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive foul	94	120
2:02	Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive foul turnover	94	120
1:51	Jase Richardson misses driving floating jump shot	94	120
1:48	Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound	94	120
1:29	Sion James vs. Jase Richardson (Pat Connaughton gains possession)	94	120
1:22	Jonathan Isaac blocks Pat Connaughton 's 3-foot two point shot	94	120
1:18	Tidjane Salaun offensive rebound	94	120
1:16	Tidjane Salaun misses 3-foot floating jump shot	94	120
1:14	Jonathan Isaac defensive rebound	94	120
1:07	Jamal Cain misses driving floating jump shot	94	120
1:04	Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound	94	120
1:01	Tidjane Salaun makes running layup	94	122
49.2	Jett Howard misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	94	122
46.3	Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound	94	122
26.6	Jamal Cain shooting foul	94	122
26.6	Sion James makes free throw 1 of 2	94	123
26.6	Sion James makes free throw 2 of 2	94	124
21.0	Jett Howard makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot	97	124
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	97	124
0.0	End of Game	97	124

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Venue

Kia Center

Orlando, FL

Date & Time

12:00 AM, January 23, 2026

Coverage

FanDuel SN FL, FanDuel SN SE, NBA League Pass

Attendance

19,423

Referees

Ed Malloy, Jacyn Goble, John Conley

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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