
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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CHA | 20 | 26 | 19 | 21 | 86 |
ORL | 28 | 16 | 33 | 25 | 102 |

Paolo Banchero has 24 points and 8 rebounds as Orlando beats injury-riddled Charlotte 102-86
KCP, Nick Smith Jr. ejected in final seconds of 1st half
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Nick Smith Jr. both earn ejections in the final seconds of the first half of the Hornets-Magic game.
ORLANDO, Fla. -- — Paolo Banchero had 24 points and eight rebounds and the Orlando Magic shook off a cold-shooting first half to beat the Charlotte Hornets 102-86 on Wednesday night.
Franz Wagner added 16 points and seven rebounds and Anthony Black came off the bench to score 18 points.
Miles Bridges led the injury-plagued Hornets with 19 points and eight rebounds. Josh Green and Damion Baugh added 16 points each for Charlotte, which shot 39.5% for the game and lost its third game in a row.
The Magic's Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and the Hornets' Nick Smith Jr. were ejected in the final seconds of the first half after an on-court verbal confrontation.
Hornets: With LaMelo Ball (sore right ankle ) and center Moussa Diabate (right eye abrasion) added to their long list of injuries, the Hornets go into the All-Star break having lost nine of 10.
Magic: Jalen Suggs, who missed his ninth straight game with a left quad contusion and his 19th game since Jan. 3, is expected to return after the All-Star break. Wednesday's win was only Orlando's fifth in 19 games without Suggs, dropping the Magic from fourth to ninth in the conference.
With Cole Anthony and Banchero hitting two 3-pointers each, the Magic broke away from a 55-55 tie to a 12-point lead in the final six minutes of the third quarter, and led by double digits throughout the fourth.
The NBA's poorest 3-point shooting team, the Magic made only 5 of 21 (23%) in the first half, then came back with 9 for 22 (41%) in the second half.
Hornets: Play at Los Angles Lakers on Feb. 19.
Magic: Play at Atlanta on Feb. 20.
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Regular Season Series
ORL leads 3-0
Game Information
- Referees:
- Curtis Blair
- Ray Acosta
- Robert Hussey
2024-25 Southeast Standings
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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Orlando | 36 | 39 | .480 | - | W1 |
Atlanta | 35 | 38 | .479 | - | L2 |
Miami | 33 | 41 | .446 | 2.5 | W4 |
Charlotte | 18 | 55 | .247 | 17 | L4 |
Washington | 16 | 58 | .216 | 19.5 | L2 |