Orlando Magic 111, Charlotte Hornets 104 — Recap

March 25, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Orlando Magic 111, Charlotte Hornets 104. Scoring by quarter: Q1 ORL 29-27 CHA; Q2 ORL 34-26 CHA; Q3 ORL 20-30 CHA; Q4 ORL 28-21 CHA.

Top performers (box score): Paolo Banchero (ORL) 32 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 threes on 13-of-24 shooting; Franz Wagner (ORL) 26 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-22 shooting; LaMelo Ball (CHA) 25 points, 1 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 threes on 9-of-13 shooting; Anthony Black (ORL) 20 points, 5 rebounds, null assists, 2 threes on 8-of-18 shooting; Nick Smith Jr. (CHA) 13 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 threes on 5-of-11 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · ORL

Paolo Banchero

32 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 2 3PM · 13-24 FG

Scoring · ORL

Franz Wagner

26 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 3PM · 8-22 FG

Scoring · CHA

LaMelo Ball

25 PTS, 1 REB, 9 AST, 3 3PM · 9-13 FG

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

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
ORL	29	34	20	28		111
CHA	27	26	30	21		104

🧮 How They Scored

ORLCHA

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

53.5%Effective FG%52.6%

7.9%Turnover %10.4%

29.3%Offensive rebound %18.6%

0.212Free-throw rate0.273

Box Score

Orlando Magic

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Paolo Banchero F	36	32	7	6	1	—	2	13-24	2-8	4-6	+1
Franz Wagner F	35	26	8	4	—	—	2	8-22	1-6	9-10	+2
Anthony Black G	30	20	5	—	1	2	—	8-18	2-8	2-2	+17
Gary Harris G	29	6	5	5	2	—	—	2-4	2-4	—	+8
Wendell Carter Jr. F	26	5	11	2	—	2	3	2-5	1-4	—	-1
Caleb Houstan G	23	12	—	—	—	—	—	4-7	4-6	—	+10
Goga Bitadze C	22	2	9	2	—	—	1	1-3	0-1	—	+8
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G	21	3	2	1	—	—	—	1-2	1-2	—	—

Charlotte Hornets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Miles Bridges F	33	11	6	4	—	—	1	5-19	1-8	0-1	+3
LaMelo Ball G	29	25	1	9	—	—	4	9-13	3-4	4-4	-7
Mark Williams C	28	8	13	4	2	1	2	4-7	—	—	+1
Tidjane Salaun F	26	8	7	—	—	—	—	1-4	1-2	5-6	-6
Nick Smith Jr. G	25	13	2	3	—	—	2	5-11	3-7	—	-11
Josh Green G	21	13	—	—	1	—	—	4-5	3-4	2-3	+3
Jusuf Nurkic C	20	5	5	3	—	2	—	2-5	—	1-2	-7
K.J. Simpson G	16	7	1	—	—	—	1	3-7	1-3	—	-7
Josh Okogie G	16	3	1	1	1	—	—	0-2	0-1	3-4	-7
Seth Curry G	6	4	1	—	—	—	—	1-4	1-2	1-1	+3

🔬 Advanced Stats

Orlando MagicTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Paolo Banchero	Bench	36	32	60.1	32.9	+3.2	18.0
Franz Wagner	Bench	35	26	49.2	35.4	-3.3	15.4
Anthony Black	Bench	30	20	53.0	27.5	+28.8	10.7
Caleb Houstan	Bench	23	12	85.7	13.7	+26.5	7.5
Gary Harris	Bench	29	6	75.0	6.1	+12.2	15.0
Wendell Carter Jr.	Bench	26	5	50.0	12.9	-4.1	9.2
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Bench	21	3	75.0	4.0	0.0	5.4
Goga Bitadze	Bench	22	2	33.3	8.0	+20.9	6.3
Jonathan Isaac	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jett Howard	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Tristan Da Silva	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Charlotte HornetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
LaMelo Ball	Bench	29	25	84.7	28.6	-12.5	17.6
Josh Green	Bench	21	13	102.8	12.0	+9.6	12.6
Nick Smith Jr.	Bench	25	13	59.1	24.5	-20.4	8.5
Miles Bridges	Bench	33	11	28.3	27.8	+2.9	2.4
Mark Williams	Bench	28	8	57.1	14.1	-0.3	17.2
Tidjane Salaun	Bench	26	8	60.2	12.1	-5.8	9.9
K.J. Simpson	Bench	16	7	50.0	21.6	-15.3	5.0
Jusuf Nurkic	Bench	20	5	42.5	14.0	-14.9	12.8
Seth Curry	Bench	6	4	45.0	23.5	+20.0	13.8
Josh Okogie	Bench	16	3	39.9	11.1	-21.2	3.7
Moussa Diabate	Bench	0	—	0.0	0.0	-50.0	100.0