Charlotte Hornets vs. Orlando Magic

Apr 17, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CHA	16	21	34	19	90
ORL	38	30	34	19	121

Game Recap

The Magic defeated the Hornets, 121-90. Orlando earned the No. 8 seed and will face Detroit in the first round of the playoffs.

Player Stats

HORNETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Kon KnueppelSF	29	3-10	1-6	4-5	3	1	1	0	0	3	-26	11
0Miles BridgesPF	28	5-12	1-6	4-4	2	1	0	0	3	3	-29	15
14Moussa DiabateC	18	1-4	0-0	0-0	8	2	0	3	1	3	-20	2
24Brandon MillerSG	28	5-10	4-7	0-0	3	1	2	0	5	4	-24	14
1LaMelo BallPG	24	7-17	3-8	6-6	2	5	0	0	3	4	-9	23
4Sion James	18	2-5	2-5	0-0	2	2	0	0	1	3	-17	6
11Ryan Kalkbrenner	17	0-3	0-0	2-2	3	1	2	1	1	3	-6	2
2Grant Williams	14	0-4	0-4	1-2	2	0	1	0	1	3	-10	1
3Coby White	16	1-5	0-1	2-2	0	0	0	0	1	4	-11	4
10Josh Green	9	0-2	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2	-5	0
31Tidjane Salaun	9	1-4	1-2	1-2	2	2	0	0	0	1	+2	4
23Tre Mann	6	0-3	0-3	2-2	0	1	0	0	0	0	-1	2
26Xavier Tillman	6	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	-1	2
33Liam McNeeley	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	+1	2
21Pat Connaughton	5	1-2	0-1	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	0	+1	2
TOTAL	-	28-8333.7%	12-4526.7%	22-2588.0%	34	17	7	4	16	33	-	90

MAGIC	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
22Franz WagnerSF	24	5-10	0-1	8-10	7	6	1	0	2	2	+29	18
5Paolo BancheroPF	32	9-17	2-6	5-8	5	6	2	1	2	2	+17	25
34Wendell Carter Jr.C	26	6-7	2-2	2-4	6	1	0	1	2	2	+16	16
3Desmond BaneSG	34	4-14	0-3	5-5	7	0	3	0	1	2	+30	13
4Jalen SuggsPG	22	5-8	2-5	0-0	5	6	0	1	3	6	+25	12
0Anthony Black	27	2-10	0-4	3-3	5	3	0	1	0	5	+9	7
23Tristan da Silva	19	2-4	1-2	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	5	+8	5
35Goga Bitadze	15	2-2	0-0	3-3	4	2	0	4	1	3	+16	7
8Jamal Cain	11	3-3	0-0	3-4	1	0	0	0	1	2	+4	9
93Noah Penda	5	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	4
11Jase Richardson	5	1-2	0-1	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	1	-1	2
13Jett Howard	5	1-3	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	-1	3
21Moritz Wagner	5	0-2	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0
2Jevon Carter	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+5	0

TOTAL	-	42-8450.0%	8-2729.6%	29-3778.4%	49	27	6	8	14	31	-	121

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCHAORL

(11:55) Jump Ball Carter Jr. vs. Diabate: Tip to Banchero
(11:46) Suggs Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:25) MISS Ball 20' Step Back Jump Shot
(11:24) Diabate REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:24) MISS Diabate Tip Layup Shot
(11:24) Hornets Rebound
(11:24) F. Wagner L.B.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Van Duyne)
(11:20) Bridges OFF.Foul (P1) (M.Davis)
(11:20) Bridges Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (11:06) Banchero 9' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
02
(10:51) MISS Bridges 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:48) Hornets Rebound
+2 (10:45) Bridges 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Ball 1 AST)
22
(10:31) MISS Bane 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:28) Diabate REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(10:22) MISS Knueppel 10' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:20) Bane REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:15) Bane 2' Running Layup (2 PTS)
24
(10:15) Diabate Violation:Defensive Goaltending (J.Van Duyne)
+3 (9:58) Miller 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
54
+2 (9:45) Banchero 1' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
56
(9:25) MISS Diabate 4' Cutting Layup Shot
(9:25) Banchero BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:21) Suggs REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:15) Suggs 17' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
58
(9:05) MISS Bridges 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:02) F. Wagner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:56) F. Wagner 4' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Suggs 1 AST)
510
(8:55) Hornets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(8:44) Diabate OFF.Foul (P1) (S.Wright)
(8:44) Diabate Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:31) MISS Banchero 11' Jump Shot
(8:27) Miller REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:24) MISS Knueppel 28' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(8:21) Bane REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:10) MISS F. Wagner 2' Driving Layup
(8:09) Carter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (8:09) Carter Jr. Tip Dunk Shot (2 PTS)
512
(8:01) Miller Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
+2 (7:47) Carter Jr. 1' Dunk (4 PTS) (Banchero 1 AST)
514
(7:44) Bane P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Van Duyne)
+2 (7:30) Bridges 3' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (James 1 AST)
714
(7:17) MISS Bane 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(7:15) James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:12) MISS Ball 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(7:07) Black REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:54) MISS Suggs 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(6:50) Miller REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (6:44) Miller 29' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (James 2 AST)
1014
(6:25) MISS Banchero 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(6:22) Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:17) MISS Ball 5' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(6:12) Suggs REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:07) Suggs 3' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1016
(5:42) MISS Ball 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(5:42) Bane REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (5:32) Carter Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Banchero 2 AST)
1019
(5:15) MISS Miller 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:13) Banchero REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (5:03) Carter Jr. 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Banchero 3 AST)
1022
(4:52) Black P.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Davis)
(4:52) da Silva Violation:Kicked Ball (M.Davis)
(4:35) Hornets Turnover: Shot Clock (T#4)
+2 (4:20) Banchero 8' Turnaround Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Black 1 AST)
1024
(3:53) Hornets Turnover: Shot Clock (T#5)
+3 (3:45) Banchero 26' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Suggs 2 AST)
1027
(3:43) Hornets Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
(3:20) MISS White 4' Driving Layup
(3:20) Bitadze BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:20) Hornets Rebound
(3:17) MISS Diabate 22' Jump Shot
(3:17) Hornets Rebound
(3:17) da Silva L.B.FOUL (P1.T4) (S.Wright)
(3:08) MISS White 4' Driving Layup
(3:05) Bitadze REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:47) MISS Black 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(2:45) Diabate REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+3 (2:33) James 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Diabate 1 AST)
1327
+2 (2:14) Banchero 1' Driving Layup (11 PTS) (Bitadze 1 AST)
1329
(2:14) Williams S.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Wright)
+1 (2:14) Banchero Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)
1330
(1:59) Williams OFF.Foul (P2) (M.Davis)
(1:59) Williams Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T6)
(1:57) James P.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Davis)
+2 (1:49) da Silva 5' Driving Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Bitadze 2 AST)
1332
(1:35) da Silva P.FOUL (P2.PN) (S.Wright)
+1 (1:35) White Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1432
+1 (1:35) White Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1532
+2 (1:21) Cain 8' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (F. Wagner 1 AST)
1534
(1:09) Cain S.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Van Duyne)
(1:09) MISS Knueppel Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:09) Hornets Rebound
+1 (1:09) Knueppel Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
1634
+2 (0:53) Bitadze 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Black 2 AST)
1636
(0:53) Diabate S.FOUL (P2.PN) (J.Van Duyne)
+1 (0:53) Bitadze Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
1637
(0:28) MISS Bridges 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:25) F. Wagner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:03) MISS F. Wagner 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:02) Cain REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:02) Knueppel S.FOUL (P1.PN) (M.Davis)
(0:02) MISS Cain Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:02) MAGIC Rebound
+1 (0:02) Cain Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
1638
(0:00) HORNETS Heave
(0:00) Hornets Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CHA

ORL

90Points121

28-83(33.7%)Field Goal(%)42-84(50.0%)

12-45(26.7%)3-Point(%)8-27(29.6%)

22-25(88.0%)Free Throw(%)29-37(78.4%)

34(7)Rebounds(Offensive)49(11)

17Assists27

7Steals6

4Blocks8

16Turnovers14

33Fouls31

28Pts In The Paint64

7Fast Break Pts24

17Pts Off Turnovers26

25Bench Pts37

1Largest Lead35

Game Details

Friday, April 17, 2026 · 7:30 PM

Kia Center · Orlando, FL

attendance: 19,005 (95.0%)

tv: Prime Video