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Hornets beat Magic 120-105 after rookie Kon Knueppel injures ankle in first half

— LaMelo Ball had 22 points and seven rebounds, and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Orlando Magic 120-105 on Friday night after losing rookie forward Kon Knueppel to a right ankle injury in the first half.
Dec 29, 2025, 01:06 pm - AP

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  • Tyus Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Desmond Bane assists)
  • Brandon Miller makes dunk (Miles Bridges assists)
  • Miles Bridges blocks Paolo Banchero 's 2-foot dunk
  • Kon Knueppel makes 6-foot two point shot
  • Desmond Bane misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Moussa Diabate makes 1-foot dunk (Kon Knueppel assists)
  • Desmond Bane makes driving layup (Tyus Jones assists)
  • LaMelo Ball misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • LaMelo Ball misses driving floating jump shot
  • Kon Knueppel makes 26-foot three point jumper
  • Wendell Carter Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Black assists)
  • LaMelo Ball misses driving floating jump shot
  • Anthony Black makes 25-foot running jump shot (Paolo Banchero assists)
  • Paolo Banchero makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Paolo Banchero makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Miles Bridges makes 7-foot two point shot
  • Desmond Bane makes driving layup
  • LaMelo Ball makes 25-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)
  • Anthony Black misses two point shot
  • Kon Knueppel makes 24-foot running pullup jump shot (Miles Bridges assists)
  • Paolo Banchero misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Brandon Miller misses running layup
  • Moussa Diabate makes tip shot
  • Brandon Miller blocks Desmond Bane 's 4-foot driving layup
  • LaMelo Ball misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Paolo Banchero blocks Sion James 's 25-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Black makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tyus Jones assists)
  • Moussa Diabate makes 2-foot dunk (LaMelo Ball assists)
  • Anthony Black makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Kon Knueppel makes 25-foot three pointer (Sion James assists)
  • Anthony Black misses driving floating jump shot
  • Anthony Black misses 22-foot running jump shot
  • Kon Knueppel makes 26-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)
  • Noah Penda misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • LaMelo Ball makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Tristan da Silva makes 6-foot two point shot
  • Tidjane Salaun makes two point shot (Tre Mann assists)
  • Kon Knueppel makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kon Knueppel makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jonathan Isaac misses 13-foot jumper
  • Kon Knueppel misses driving layup
  • Desmond Bane makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot (Jase Richardson assists)
  • Miles Bridges makes 7-foot two point shot
  • Brandon Miller misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Desmond Bane misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Jonathan Isaac misses two point shot
  • Josh Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)
  • Tidjane Salaun blocks Noah Penda 's 4-foot driving layup
  • Josh Green misses 26-foot running jump shot
  • Noah Penda misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Tre Mann misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Tristan da Silva makes 12-foot two point shot
  • Tristan da Silva makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Brandon Miller misses heave jump shot
  • Brandon Miller misses 7-foot floating jump shot
  • Tidjane Salaun makes 25-foot three point jumper (Moussa Diabate assists)
  • Tristan da Silva misses driving floating jump shot
  • Anthony Black makes 9-foot pullup jump shot (Wendell Carter Jr. assists)
  • Desmond Bane misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • LaMelo Ball misses driving floating jump shot
  • Tristan da Silva misses driving floating jump shot
  • Wendell Carter Jr. misses tip shot
  • Jamal Cain misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Tristan da Silva misses driving layup
  • LaMelo Ball makes 28-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Desmond Bane makes driving layup
  • Collin Sexton makes driving layup
  • Anthony Black makes 10-foot pullup jump shot
  • Collin Sexton misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Collin Sexton makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Tyus Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • LaMelo Ball misses free throw 1 of 2
  • LaMelo Ball makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Anthony Black misses 2-foot reverse layup
  • Anthony Black makes 3-foot driving dunk
  • LaMelo Ball misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Black misses two point shot
  • LaMelo Ball misses free throw 1 of 2
  • LaMelo Ball makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Tyus Jones makes 3-foot two point shot (Jamal Cain assists)
  • LaMelo Ball misses driving floating jump shot
  • Josh Green makes 24-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)
  • Jamal Cain misses driving floating jump shot
  • Miles Bridges misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Paolo Banchero makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Paolo Banchero misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Paolo Banchero misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
  • Miles Bridges misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Tyus Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Miles Bridges misses 4-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Paolo Banchero makes running layup (Anthony Black assists)
  • Kon Knueppel misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
  • Tidjane Salaun makes tip in dunk
  • Miles Bridges blocks Paolo Banchero 's 6-foot driving layup
  • Jonathan Isaac blocks Collin Sexton 's 6-foot driving layup
  • Tristan da Silva makes 22-foot three point jumper (Tyus Jones assists)
  • Brandon Miller misses driving layup
  • Brandon Miller misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Miles Bridges misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • LaMelo Ball misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Miles Bridges blocks Desmond Bane 's 3-foot driving layup
  • Desmond Bane misses driving layup
  • Anthony Black misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Paolo Banchero makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot
  • LaMelo Ball makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Desmond Bane makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot (Tristan da Silva assists)
  • Paolo Banchero misses heave jump shot
  • Miles Bridges makes 26-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)
  • Wendell Carter Jr. makes driving layup (Paolo Banchero assists)
  • LaMelo Ball makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Wendell Carter Jr. makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • LaMelo Ball misses driving floating jump shot
  • Wendell Carter Jr. blocks LaMelo Ball 's 7-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Wendell Carter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Wendell Carter Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
  • LaMelo Ball misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Paolo Banchero misses running layup
  • LaMelo Ball misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • LaMelo Ball makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Moussa Diabate assists)
  • Tyus Jones makes 26-foot three pointer
  • Miles Bridges makes 2-foot two point shot (LaMelo Ball assists)
  • Desmond Bane misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Brandon Miller makes 26-foot three pointer
  • Wendell Carter Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Moussa Diabate makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Moussa Diabate makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Moussa Diabate blocks Paolo Banchero 's 1-foot driving dunk
  • Wendell Carter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Wendell Carter Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Brandon Miller makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Moussa Diabate assists)
  • Paolo Banchero makes driving layup (Desmond Bane assists)
  • Miles Bridges misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Paolo Banchero makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Brandon Miller makes 26-foot three pointer
  • Paolo Banchero misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jonathan Isaac blocks Collin Sexton 's 2-foot running layup
  • Moussa Diabate misses two point shot
  • Brandon Miller misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Brandon Miller makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jase Richardson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Anthony Black assists)
  • PJ Hall makes layup (Collin Sexton assists)
  • Anthony Black misses driving floating jump shot
  • PJ Hall makes free throw 1 of 2
  • PJ Hall makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Paolo Banchero misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Collin Sexton makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Anthony Black makes driving layup
  • Collin Sexton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tre Mann assists)
  • Desmond Bane misses driving floating jump shot
  • Tristan da Silva misses 6-foot two point shot
  • Jonathan Isaac makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jonathan Isaac makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Miles Bridges makes 26-foot three point jumper (Collin Sexton assists)
  • Tristan da Silva misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Collin Sexton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tre Mann assists)
  • Jamal Cain makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jase Richardson assists)
  • Tristan da Silva blocks Miles Bridges 's 3-foot driving layup
  • Desmond Bane blocks Collin Sexton 's 19-foot jumper
  • Jase Richardson misses running dunk
  • Desmond Bane makes driving layup (Tristan da Silva assists)
  • Tre Mann misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Desmond Bane makes driving layup
  • Miles Bridges makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Miles Bridges makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jase Richardson misses heave jump shot
  • Wendell Carter Jr. makes 28-foot three point jumper (Desmond Bane assists)
  • Josh Green misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Tidjane Salaun makes two point shot
  • Jase Richardson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jase Richardson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Desmond Bane misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Desmond Bane makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Brandon Miller makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Brandon Miller makes free throw 2 of 2
  • LaMelo Ball makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tidjane Salaun assists)
  • Wendell Carter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jamal Cain misses running layup
  • Moussa Diabate makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Moussa Diabate misses free throw 2 of 2
  • LaMelo Ball misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Paolo Banchero misses running layup
  • Brandon Miller misses layup
  • Anthony Black makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Anthony Black makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Brandon Miller misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
  • Desmond Bane misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Moussa Diabate misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Moussa Diabate makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Anthony Black makes 26-foot three point jumper (Desmond Bane assists)
  • Sion James misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Jase Richardson makes driving layup
  • Miles Bridges misses 22-foot jumper
  • Moussa Diabate misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Moussa Diabate misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Desmond Bane misses driving layup
  • Tidjane Salaun makes driving layup (Sion James assists)
  • Anthony Black misses two point shot
  • Wendell Carter Jr. misses tip shot
  • Desmond Bane misses two point shot
  • Brandon Miller misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • PJ Hall misses tip shot
  • Anthony Black misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Brandon Miller misses 12-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Paolo Banchero makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Paolo Banchero makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Tidjane Salaun makes 22-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)
  • Jase Richardson misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Wendell Carter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Wendell Carter Jr. makes 2-foot dunk (Anthony Black assists)
  • Brandon Miller makes 9-foot fade away jump shot
  • Desmond Bane misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Black blocks Brandon Miller 's 22-foot jumper
  • Anthony Black makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Anthony Black makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Brandon Miller misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • LaMelo Ball makes free throw 1 of 2
  • LaMelo Ball makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jase Richardson makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Noah Penda assists)
  • Tidjane Salaun misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Miles Bridges makes 3-foot reverse layup
  • Jase Richardson makes 2-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Jase Richardson misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Jett Howard misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • PJ Hall makes free throw 1 of 2
  • PJ Hall misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Jett Howard misses driving layup
  • PJ Hall makes 1-foot dunk (Pat Connaughton assists)
  • Jamal Cain makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Orlando Robinson assists)
  • Pat Connaughton misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Pat Connaughton makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jett Howard misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Jamal Cain misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jase Richardson makes driving layup (Jett Howard assists)
  • Jase Richardson makes free throw 1 of 1
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