Magic 117-106 Hornets (4 Mar, 2023) Play-by-Play

Orlando Magic

27-37, 12-21 away

117

	1	2	3	4	T
ORL	31	33	27	26	117
CHA	26	22	25	33	106

Charlotte Hornets

20-45, 11-20 home

106

Mark Williams misses hook shot
Kelly Oubre Jr. makes dunk
JT Thor makes step back jumpshot (Kelly Oubre Jr. assists)
Gordon Hayward makes two point shot
Terry Rozier misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
Mark Williams makes tip shot
JT Thor misses 23-foot three point shot
Kelly Oubre Jr. makes driving layup (JT Thor assists)
JT Thor misses 6-foot two point shot
Mark Williams makes two point shot
Terry Rozier misses running pullup jump shot
Gordon Hayward misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Gordon Hayward makes dunk (Dennis Smith Jr. assists)
Terry Rozier misses 10-foot two point shot
Kai Jones misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Nick Richards misses hook shot
Kelly Oubre Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Dennis Smith Jr. assists)
Dennis Smith Jr. makes dunk (Kelly Oubre Jr. assists)
Kai Jones makes dunk
Nick Richards makes layup (Dennis Smith Jr. assists)
Kelly Oubre Jr. makes driving layup (Dennis Smith Jr. assists)
Kelly Oubre Jr. misses layup
Bryce McGowens misses 27-foot three point shot
Dennis Smith Jr. misses two point shot
Dennis Smith Jr. misses 12-foot step back jumpshot
Kelly Oubre Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
Dennis Smith Jr. makes dunk
Bol Bol blocks Kelly Oubre Jr.'s two point shot
Franz Wagner blocks Kelly Oubre Jr. 's 23-foot three point jumper
Gordon Hayward makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Terry Rozier assists)
Gordon Hayward makes 22-foot jumper (Terry Rozier assists)
Moritz Wagner blocks Gordon Hayward 's 10-foot two point shot
Kelly Oubre Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Gordon Hayward assists)
Gordon Hayward misses two point shot
Terry Rozier makes 26-foot three pointer
Terry Rozier misses driving layup
Mark Williams makes dunk
Dennis Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kelly Oubre Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
Terry Rozier misses 7-foot two point shot
Terry Rozier misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Gordon Hayward makes two point shot (Dennis Smith Jr. assists)
Bryce McGowens misses 26-foot three point jumper
Paolo Banchero blocks Dennis Smith Jr.'s two point shot
Kelly Oubre Jr. makes driving layup (Gordon Hayward assists)
Kelly Oubre Jr. makes 11-foot pullup jump shot
Kelly Oubre Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
Terry Rozier makes 25-foot step back jumpshot (JT Thor assists)
Gordon Hayward misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
Kelly Oubre Jr. makes 2-foot driving floating jump shot (Terry Rozier assists)
Terry Rozier makes two point shot (Gordon Hayward assists)
Terry Rozier misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kelly Oubre Jr. misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
Gordon Hayward makes pullup jump shot (Terry Rozier assists)
Kai Jones misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Mark Williams makes dunk (Gordon Hayward assists)
Gordon Hayward misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
Terry Rozier makes 26-foot three pointer
Terry Rozier makes two point shot
Terry Rozier misses 26-foot three point jumper
Bryce McGowens misses 27-foot jump bank shot
Kelly Oubre Jr. misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Kelly Oubre Jr. misses 7-foot pullup jump shot
Svi Mykhailiuk misses 24-foot three point jumper
Dennis Smith Jr. misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Dennis Smith Jr. makes running pullup jump shot
Nick Richards makes dunk (Dennis Smith Jr. assists)
Nick Richards makes two point shot (Svi Mykhailiuk assists)
Gordon Hayward makes 23-foot three point jumper (Svi Mykhailiuk assists)
Terry Rozier makes driving layup
Kelly Oubre Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Gordon Hayward assists)
Terry Rozier makes 25-foot three point jumper (Gordon Hayward assists)
Kelly Oubre Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Terry Rozier assists)
Terry Rozier misses two point shot
Svi Mykhailiuk makes dunk (Terry Rozier assists)
Svi Mykhailiuk misses two point shot
Mark Williams makes dunk (Gordon Hayward assists)
Mark Williams misses layup
Mark Williams blocks Franz Wagner 's 4-foot driving layup
Gary Harris makes 23-foot three point jumper (Franz Wagner assists)
Franz Wagner makes driving layup (Markelle Fultz assists)
Paolo Banchero makes driving layup
Markelle Fultz misses driving layup
Paolo Banchero misses 26-foot three point jumper
Franz Wagner makes 26-foot three pointer
Wendell Carter Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
Gary Harris misses 23-foot three point jumper
Wendell Carter Jr. makes layup
Franz Wagner makes driving layup
Wendell Carter Jr. makes three point jumper (Paolo Banchero assists)
Paolo Banchero misses dunk
Wendell Carter Jr. misses 8-foot pullup jump shot
Gary Harris misses three point jumper
Gary Harris makes 3-foot dunk (Wendell Carter Jr. assists)
Markelle Fultz misses two point shot
Wendell Carter Jr. makes dunk
Moritz Wagner misses 27-foot three point shot
Moritz Wagner makes driving layup (Admiral Schofield assists)
Cole Anthony makes two point shot
Jalen Suggs makes two point shot (Cole Anthony assists)
Nick Richards blocks Paolo Banchero 's 3-foot layup
Paolo Banchero misses layup
Paolo Banchero misses 41-foot three point shot
Cole Anthony makes driving floating jump shot
Nick Richards blocks Jalen Suggs 's 2-foot two point shot
Moritz Wagner makes driving dunk (Cole Anthony assists)
Nick Richards blocks Jalen Suggs's driving layup
Franz Wagner misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Moritz Wagner misses 12-foot two point shot
Cole Anthony misses 26-foot three point jumper
Moritz Wagner makes 2-foot dunk (Cole Anthony assists)
Moritz Wagner makes layup (Bol Bol assists)
Paolo Banchero makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
Cole Anthony makes two point shot
Jalen Suggs misses driving layup
Cole Anthony makes driving layup
Cole Anthony misses driving layup
Paolo Banchero makes 26-foot three pointer (Cole Anthony assists)
Markelle Fultz makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Paolo Banchero assists)
Jalen Suggs makes 24-foot three point jumper (Wendell Carter Jr. assists)
Paolo Banchero misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
Jalen Suggs makes two point shot (Markelle Fultz assists)
Gary Harris makes 6-foot two point shot (Paolo Banchero assists)
Paolo Banchero makes driving layup
Paolo Banchero makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
Markelle Fultz misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
Wendell Carter Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Markelle Fultz assists)
Paolo Banchero makes dunk (Jalen Suggs assists)
Markelle Fultz misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
Gary Harris misses 23-foot step back jumpshot
Jalen Suggs makes driving layup
Jalen Suggs makes driving layup (Markelle Fultz assists)
Paolo Banchero makes driving layup
Paolo Banchero makes 26-foot three pointer
Paolo Banchero makes two point shot
Paolo Banchero makes two point shot
Paolo Banchero misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Paolo Banchero misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Cole Anthony misses two point shot
Moritz Wagner misses 25-foot three point jumper
Caleb Houstan makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bol Bol assists)
Caleb Houstan misses 26-foot three point jumper
Caleb Houstan misses 26-foot three point jumper
Moritz Wagner misses layup
Moritz Wagner makes three point jumper (Bol Bol assists)
Cole Anthony misses driving layup
Moritz Wagner makes tip shot
Jalen Suggs misses driving layup
Moritz Wagner misses 27-foot three point jumper
Cole Anthony makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
Paolo Banchero makes 6-foot pullup jump shot
Gary Harris misses 24-foot three point jumper
Paolo Banchero makes driving layup
Paolo Banchero misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
Markelle Fultz makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Paolo Banchero assists)
Paolo Banchero makes driving layup
Paolo Banchero misses two point shot
Paolo Banchero misses three point jumper
Markelle Fultz makes two point shot
Gary Harris makes 2-foot two point shot
Paolo Banchero misses 5-foot pullup jump shot
Markelle Fultz makes two point shot
Cole Anthony makes dunk (Paolo Banchero assists)
Paolo Banchero misses 9-foot pullup jump shot

MAGIC

HORNETS

TIME		ORL	CHA
12:00	Wendell Carter Jr. vs. Mark Williams (Gordon Hayward gains possession)	0	0
11:38	Mark Williams misses hook shot	0	0
11:37	Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound	0	0
11:21	Mark Williams blocks Franz Wagner 's 4-foot driving layup	0	0
11:19	Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound	0	0
11:15	Kelly Oubre Jr. makes dunk	0	2
10:53	Gary Harris makes 23-foot three point jumper (Franz Wagner assists)	3	2
10:25	JT Thor makes step back jumpshot (Kelly Oubre Jr. assists)	3	4
10:18	Franz Wagner makes driving layup (Markelle Fultz assists)	5	4
9:59	Gordon Hayward makes two point shot	5	6
9:45	Paolo Banchero makes driving layup	7	6
9:35	Mark Williams offensive foul	7	6
9:35	Mark Williams turnover	7	6
9:20	Markelle Fultz misses driving layup	7	6
9:19	Mark Williams defensive rebound	7	6
9:09	Terry Rozier misses 17-foot step back jumpshot	7	6
9:06	Mark Williams offensive rebound	7	6
9:06	Mark Williams makes tip shot	7	8
8:56	Paolo Banchero misses 26-foot three point jumper	7	8
8:52	Wendell Carter Jr. offensive rebound	7	8
8:43	Franz Wagner makes 26-foot three pointer	10	8
8:33	Gordon Hayward offensive foul	10	8
8:33	Gordon Hayward turnover	10	8
8:17	Wendell Carter Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper	10	8
8:13	Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound	10	8
8:12	Kelly Oubre Jr. lost ball turnover (Gary Harris steals)	10	8
8:06	Gary Harris misses 23-foot three point jumper	10	8
8:04	Wendell Carter Jr. offensive rebound	10	8
8:03	Wendell Carter Jr. makes layup	12	8
7:52	Mark Williams traveling	12	8
7:39	Franz Wagner makes driving layup	14	8
7:30	Gordon Hayward traveling	14	8
7:14	Franz Wagner bad pass (Gordon Hayward steals)	14	8
7:08	JT Thor misses 23-foot three point shot	14	8
7:05	Paolo Banchero defensive rebound	14	8
6:51	Wendell Carter Jr. makes three point jumper (Paolo Banchero assists)	17	8
6:50	Hornets Full timeout	17	8
6:29	Gordon Hayward bad pass (Markelle Fultz steals)	17	8
6:26	Paolo Banchero misses dunk	17	8
6:22	Terry Rozier defensive rebound	17	8
6:17	Terry Rozier out of bounds bad pass turnover	17	8
6:04	Wendell Carter Jr. misses 8-foot pullup jump shot	17	8
6:03	Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound	17	8
5:48	Kelly Oubre Jr. makes driving layup (JT Thor assists)	17	10
5:41	Gary Harris misses three point jumper	17	10
5:37	Wendell Carter Jr. offensive rebound	17	10
5:37	Gary Harris makes 3-foot dunk (Wendell Carter Jr. assists)	19	10
5:16	JT Thor misses 6-foot two point shot	19	10
5:15	Mark Williams offensive rebound	19	10
5:15	Mark Williams makes two point shot	19	12
5:15	Wendell Carter Jr. shooting foul	19	12
5:15	Cole Anthony enters the game for Franz Wagner	19	12
5:15	Mark Williams makes free throw 1 of 1	19	13
5:03	Markelle Fultz bad pass (JT Thor steals)	19	13
4:56	Terry Rozier misses running pullup jump shot	19	13
4:55	Hornets offensive team rebound	19	13
4:55	Nick Richards enters the game for Mark Williams	19	13
4:55	Dennis Smith Jr. enters the game for Kelly Oubre Jr.	19	13
4:50	Gordon Hayward misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	19	13
4:48	Cole Anthony defensive rebound	19	13
4:33	Paolo Banchero lost ball turnover (JT Thor steals)	19	13
4:28	Gordon Hayward makes dunk (Dennis Smith Jr. assists)	19	15
4:27	Magic Full timeout	19	15
4:27	Admiral Schofield enters the game for Paolo Banchero	19	15
4:27	Jalen Suggs enters the game for Gary Harris	19	15
4:13	JT Thor defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	19	15
4:13	Cole Anthony makes technical free throw	20	15
4:02	Jalen Suggs bad pass (JT Thor steals)	20	15
3:56	JT Thor double personal foul (Admiral Schofield draws the foul)	20	15
3:56	Kai Jones enters the game for JT Thor	20	15
3:52	Wendell Carter Jr. vs. Nick Richards (Terry Rozier gains possession)	20	15
3:42	Terry Rozier misses 10-foot two point shot	20	15
3:40	Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound	20	15
3:34	Markelle Fultz misses two point shot	20	15
3:30	Wendell Carter Jr. offensive rebound	20	15
3:30	Wendell Carter Jr. makes dunk	22	15
3:17	Cole Anthony personal foul	22	15
3:17	Bryce McGowens enters the game for Gordon Hayward	22	15
3:17	Moritz Wagner enters the game for Wendell Carter Jr.	22	15
3:06	Bryce McGowens lost ball turnover (Moritz Wagner steals)	22	15
3:00	Moritz Wagner misses 27-foot three point shot	22	15
2:57	Jalen Suggs offensive rebound	22	15
2:48	Moritz Wagner makes driving layup (Admiral Schofield assists)	24	15
2:38	Franz Wagner enters the game for Markelle Fultz	24	15
2:30	Kai Jones misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	24	15
2:29	Bryce McGowens offensive rebound	24	15
2:27	Admiral Schofield shooting foul	24	15
2:27	Bryce McGowens misses free throw 1 of 2	24	15
2:27	Hornets offensive team rebound	24	15
2:27	Paolo Banchero enters the game for Admiral Schofield	24	15
2:27	Bryce McGowens makes free throw 2 of 2	24	16
2:10	Cole Anthony makes two point shot	26	16
1:52	Nick Richards misses hook shot	26	16
1:50	Moritz Wagner defensive rebound	26	16
1:48	Jalen Suggs makes two point shot (Cole Anthony assists)	28	16
1:48	Kai Jones shooting foul	28	16
1:48	Kelly Oubre Jr. enters the game for Terry Rozier	28	16
1:48	Jalen Suggs misses free throw 1 of 1	28	16
1:44	Jalen Suggs offensive rebound	28	16
1:41	Nick Richards blocks Paolo Banchero 's 3-foot layup	28	16
1:38	Paolo Banchero offensive rebound	28	16
1:34	Paolo Banchero misses layup	28	16
1:31	Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound	28	16
1:18	Kelly Oubre Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Dennis Smith Jr. assists)	28	19
1:12	Kelly Oubre Jr. personal foul	28	19
1:12	Jalen Suggs misses free throw 1 of 2	28	19
1:12	Magic offensive team rebound	28	19
1:12	Jalen Suggs makes free throw 2 of 2	29	19
56.2	Moritz Wagner defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	29	19
56.2	Kelly Oubre Jr. makes technical free throw	29	20
55.1	Dennis Smith Jr. makes dunk (Kelly Oubre Jr. assists)	29	22
48.1	Kai Jones shooting foul	29	22
48.1	Franz Wagner makes free throw 1 of 2	30	22
48.1	Franz Wagner makes free throw 2 of 2	31	22
47.1	Nick Richards bad pass (Paolo Banchero steals)	31	22
28.1	Jalen Suggs bad pass (Bryce McGowens steals)	31	22
26.0	Kai Jones makes dunk	31	24
11.1	Cole Anthony back court turnover	31	24
1.1	Nick Richards makes layup (Dennis Smith Jr. assists)	31	26
0.0	Paolo Banchero misses 41-foot three point shot	31	26
0.0	Magic offensive team rebound	31	26
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	31	26

Regular Season Series

ORL wins 3-1

Hornets
93
Magic
113

Game 1

29/10

Hornets
112
Magic
105

Game 2

15/11

Magic
119
Hornets
113

Game 3

5/2

Magic
117
Hornets
106

Game 4

4/3

Spectrum Center

12:00 AM, 4 March 2023

Charlotte, NC

Attendance: 16,683

Referees:
Derek Richardson
Gediminas Petraitis
Natalie Sago

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Orlando	47	35	.573	-	W1
Miami	46	36	.561	1	W2
Atlanta	36	46	.439	11	L6
Charlotte	21	61	.256	26	W1
Washington	15	67	.183	32	L6

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