Charlotte Hornets vs. Orlando Magic

Dec 26, 2025

FINAL

11-20CharlotteHornets

120

17-14OrlandoMagic

105

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CHA	38	19	39	24	120
ORL	28	20	29	28	105

Game Recap

Hornets defeat Magic, 120-105. Charlotte has now won four of their last six games as they move to 11-20. Magic fall to 17-14.

Player Stats

HORNETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Kon KnueppelSF	15	5-7	4-4	2-2	3	1	0	0	2	1	+5	16
0Miles BridgesPF	34	6-13	2-6	2-2	11	5	1	3	0	2	+18	16
14Moussa DiabateC	32	3-4	0-0	4-8	12	3	0	1	0	3	+6	10
24Brandon MillerSG	36	5-16	2-5	3-4	1	0	0	1	3	3	+11	15
1LaMelo BallPG	28	7-20	4-10	4-6	7	5	1	0	6	3	+11	22
4Sion James	20	0-2	0-2	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	2	+8	0
23Tre Mann	8	0-2	0-2	0-0	2	3	0	0	0	0	+5	0
31Tidjane Salaun	22	6-7	2-3	0-0	9	1	0	1	1	2	-1	14
10Josh Green	11	2-4	2-4	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+7	6
16PJ Hall	9	2-3	0-0	3-4	4	0	1	0	1	2	+5	7
8Collin Sexton	18	5-9	3-3	0-0	0	2	0	0	1	1	+1	13
21Pat Connaughton	2	0-0	0-0	1-2	0	1	0	0	0	0	-1	1
TOTAL	-	41-8747.1%	19-3948.7%	19-2867.9%	53	23	3	6	14	19	-	120

MAGIC	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3Desmond BaneSF	32	7-19	0-6	1-2	10	4	0	1	4	5	-6	15
5Paolo BancheroPF	31	4-13	0-2	5-6	5	2	2	1	1	3	-11	13
34Wendell Carter Jr.C	28	5-10	2-5	4-4	8	1	1	1	1	4	-4	16
0Anthony BlackSG	36	8-17	4-7	4-4	3	4	2	1	2	4	-19	24
2Tyus JonesPG	19	3-5	2-4	0-0	4	3	0	0	0	1	-11	8
1Jonathan Isaac	16	0-2	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	2	0	0	-12	2
93Noah Penda	11	0-3	0-2	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	0	-6	0
11Jase Richardson	22	5-7	1-2	3-4	4	2	0	0	0	2	-4	14
23Tristan da Silva	21	3-8	1-2	1-1	2	2	0	1	0	1	-2	8
8Jamal Cain	14	2-6	1-3	0-0	1	1	1	0	1	5	-4	5
7Orlando Robinson	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	+1	0
13Jett Howard	2	0-3	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	+3	0
TOTAL	-	37-9339.8%	11-3531.4%	20-2387.0%	42	22	7	7	9	25	-	105

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCHAORL

(11:55) Jump Ball Carter Jr. vs. Diabate: Tip to Jones
+3 (11:44) Jones 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Bane 1 AST)
03
+2 (11:30) Miller 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Bridges 1 AST)
23
(11:13) MISS Banchero 3' Cutting Dunk Shot
(11:13) Bridges BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:09) Diabate REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:04) Knueppel 6' Fadeaway Bank Shot (2 PTS)
43
(10:48) MISS Bane 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:45) Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:37) Diabate 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Knueppel 1 AST)
63
+2 (10:24) Bane 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Jones 1 AST)
65
(10:08) MISS Ball 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:04) Banchero REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:56) Bane OFF.Foul (P1) (C.Washington)
(9:56) Bane Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:42) MISS Ball 20' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(9:38) Knueppel REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (9:36) Knueppel 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS)
95
+3 (9:23) Carter Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Black 1 AST)
98
(9:11) MISS Ball 3' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(9:11) Carter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:04) Black 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Banchero 1 AST)
911
(8:50) Miller Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:50) Banchero STEAL (1 STL)
(8:42) Diabate S.FOUL (P1.T1) (A.Moyer-Gleich)
+1 (8:42) Banchero Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
912
+1 (8:42) Banchero Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
913
+2 (8:22) Bridges 7' Driving Hook Shot (2 PTS)
1113
+2 (8:03) Bane 5' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
1115
+3 (7:51) Ball 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Bridges 2 AST)
1415
(7:32) MISS Black 3' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(7:29) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:26) Knueppel 24' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Bridges 3 AST)
1715
(6:59) MISS Banchero 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:56) Miller REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:51) MISS Miller 2' Running Layup
(6:46) Diabate REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (6:46) Diabate Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS)
1915
(6:43) MISS Bane 4' Driving Layup
(6:43) Miller BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:40) Knueppel REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:34) MISS Ball 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:33) Hornets Rebound
(6:33) Carter Jr. L.B.FOUL (P1.T1) (A.Moyer-Gleich)
(6:33) MAGIC Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:25) MISS James 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:25) Banchero BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:20) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (6:15) Black 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Jones 2 AST)
1918
+2 (6:00) Diabate 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (6 PTS) (Ball 1 AST)
2118
+3 (5:41) Black 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (9 PTS)
2121
+3 (5:24) Knueppel 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (11 PTS) (James 1 AST)
2421
(5:10) MISS Black 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(5:08) Diabate REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(5:05) Ball Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(5:05) Penda STEAL (1 STL)
(5:00) MISS Black 3PT Running Jump Shot
(4:57) Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (4:52) Knueppel 26' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Ball 2 AST)
2721
(4:29) MISS Penda 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:26) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (4:18) Ball 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (5 PTS)
2921
(4:18) MAGIC Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
(3:57) Knueppel P.FOUL (P1.T2) (C.Washington)
+2 (3:50) da Silva 6' Driving Hook Shot (2 PTS)
2923
+2 (3:34) Salaun 2' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Mann 1 AST)
3123
(3:27) Bane Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T2)
(3:12) Bane S.FOUL (P2.T2) (A.Moyer-Gleich)
+1 (3:12) Knueppel Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
3223
+1 (3:12) Knueppel Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
3323
(2:58) MISS Isaac 14' Jump Shot
(2:55) Mann REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:43) MISS Knueppel 2' Driving Layup
(2:40) Penda REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:33) Bane 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Richardson 1 AST)
3325
+2 (2:22) Bridges 7' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (4 PTS)
3525
(2:12) Bane Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P3.T3)
(1:54) MISS Miller 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(1:52) Bane REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:43) MISS Bane 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(1:41) Isaac REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:39) MISS Isaac 2' Putback Layup
(1:39) Mann REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (1:28) Green 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Bridges 4 AST)
3825
(1:14) MISS Penda 4' Driving Layup
(1:14) Salaun BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:11) Salaun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:10) MISS Green 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(1:07) Bane REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:50) MISS Penda 3PT Jump Shot
(0:46) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:35) Richardson P.FOUL (P1.T3) (A.Moyer-Gleich)
(0:25) MISS Mann 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:21) Carter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:04) da Silva 12' Driving Hook Shot (4 PTS)
3827
(0:04) Miller S.FOUL (P1.T3) (A.Moyer-Gleich)
+1 (0:04) da Silva Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
3828
(0:00) HORNETS Heave
(0:00) Hornets Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CHA

ORL

120Points105

41-87(47.1%)Field Goal(%)37-93(39.8%)

19-39(48.7%)3-Point(%)11-35(31.4%)

19-28(67.9%)Free Throw(%)20-23(87.0%)

53(16)Rebounds(Offensive)42(16)

23Assists22

3Steals7

6Blocks7

14Turnovers9

19Fouls25

42Pts In The Paint46

4Fast Break Pts10

11Pts Off Turnovers9

41Bench Pts29

24Largest Lead4

Game Details

Friday, December 26, 2025 · 7:00 PM

Kia Center · Orlando, FL

attendance: 19,397 (97.0%)