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CHA 3-5
90 – 121
FINAL
ORL 2-5

Charlotte Hornets 90, Orlando Magic 121 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Charlotte Hornets 90, Orlando Magic 121. Scoring by quarter: Q1 CHA 16-38 ORL; Q2 CHA 21-30 ORL; Q3 CHA 34-34 ORL; Q4 CHA 19-19 ORL.

Top performers (box score): Paolo Banchero (ORL) 25 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-17 shooting; LaMelo Ball (CHA) 23 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-17 shooting; Franz Wagner (ORL) 18 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists on 5-of-10 shooting; Wendell Carter Jr. (ORL) 16 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-7 shooting; Miles Bridges (CHA) 15 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 threes on 5-of-12 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · ORL
Paolo Banchero
25 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST, 2 3PM · 9-17 FG
Scoring · CHA
LaMelo Ball
23 PTS, 2 REB, 5 AST, 3 3PM · 7-17 FG
Scoring · ORL
Franz Wagner
18 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 5-10 FG

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

📊 Game Flow

CHA 1 largest lead Q1 9:58 (CHA 5, ORL 4) · 7-0 run, Q4 4:09–Q4 3:16
ORL 35 largest lead Q2 1:16 (CHA 33, ORL 68) · 13-0 run, Q1 6:07–Q1 3:45
Swings 2 lead changes Tied 1 time

Ahead for good: Paolo Banchero makes driving layup (Q1 9:45, CHA 5, ORL 6).

Linescore

1234 T
CHA 16213419 90
ORL 38303419 121

🧮 How They Scored

CHAORL
28Points in the paint64
7Fast-break points24
11Second-chance points20
17Points off turnovers26
25Bench points37
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
41.0%Effective FG%54.8%
14.5%Turnover %12.3%
15.6%Offensive rebound %28.9%
0.301Free-throw rate0.440

Box Score

Charlotte Hornets

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Kon Knueppel G-F 2911311003-101-64-5-26
Miles Bridges F 2815210035-121-64-4-29
Brandon Miller F 2814312055-104-70-0-24
LaMelo Ball G 2523250037-173-86-6-9
Sion James G 186220012-52-50-0-17
Moussa Diabate F 182820311-40-00-0-20
Coby White G 174000011-50-12-2-11
Ryan Kalkbrenner C 172312110-30-02-2-6
Grant Williams F 151201010-40-41-2-10
Josh Green G 100200000-20-20-0-5
Tidjane Salaun F 94220001-41-21-2+2
Tre Mann G 72010000-30-32-2-1
Xavier Tillman F 72200001-10-00-0-1
Liam McNeeley F 62001001-10-00-0+1
Pat Connaughton G 62310001-20-10-0+1

Orlando Magic

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Desmond Bane G 3413703014-140-35-5+30
Paolo Banchero F 3325562129-172-65-8+17
Anthony Black G 277530102-100-43-3+9
Wendell Carter Jr. F 2616610126-72-22-4+16
Franz Wagner F 2518761025-100-18-10+29
Jalen Suggs G 2212560135-82-50-0+25
Tristan Da Silva F 195310012-41-20-0+8
Goga Bitadze C 167420412-20-03-3+16
Jamal Cain F 129100013-30-03-4+4
Noah Penda G-F 64000002-20-00-0-1
Jett Howard G 63100011-31-20-0-1
Jase Richardson G 62220001-20-10-0-1
Moritz Wagner C 60300000-20-10-0-1
Jevon Carter G 20000000-00-00-0+5

🔬 Advanced Stats

Charlotte HornetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
LaMelo Ball Starter 252358.633.3-25.616.6
Miles Bridges Starter 281554.524.6-48.16.0
Brandon Miller Starter 281470.019.7-44.65.7
Kon Knueppel Starter 291145.115.4-44.65.2
Moussa Diabate Starter 18225.010.0-59.211.3
Sion James Bench 18660.014.6-51.04.8
Coby White Bench 17434.017.5-34.4-23.8
Tidjane Salaun Bench 09441.025.0+11.88.1
Pat Connaughton Bench 06250.016.7+17.419.6
Xavier Tillman Bench 072100.06.7-7.712.5
Tre Mann Bench 07225.826.7-7.70.0
Liam McNeeley Bench 062100.08.3+17.411.8
Ryan Kalkbrenner Bench 17225.811.9-20.33.0
Grant Williams Bench 15110.215.4-36.7-11.7
Josh Green Bench 1000.010.5-19.4-50.0
Orlando MagicTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
Paolo Banchero Starter 332560.927.8+27.223.7
Franz Wagner Starter 251862.526.7+58.028.8
Wendell Carter Jr. Starter 261691.316.9+29.716.6
Desmond Bane Starter 341340.119.3+40.510.5
Jalen Suggs Starter 221275.021.6+54.915.3
Jamal Cain Bench 12994.520.7+29.216.2
Goga Bitadze Bench 167105.410.5+58.336.5
Anthony Black Bench 27730.917.2+22.71.6
Tristan Da Silva Bench 19562.510.4+21.11.1
Noah Penda Bench 064100.016.7-17.415.7
Jett Howard Bench 06350.033.3-17.40.0
Jase Richardson Bench 06250.016.7-17.415.7
Jevon Carter Bench 0200.00.0+100.00.0
Moritz Wagner Bench 0600.016.7-17.43.9

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series CHA 3 – 2 ORL
Last 24 meetings · since 2020-21 CHA 10 – 14 ORL
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
After this game
Charlotte Hornets 45-39 L1 L10 6-4 Next game recap: @ BKN · Wed, Oct 21
Orlando Magic 46-38 W1 L10 7-3 Next game recap: @ DET · Sun, Apr 19

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