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Charlotte Hornets at Orlando Magic

7:00 PM
Charlotte Hornets
Orlando Magic

Kia Center · Orlando, FL

Matchup preview

Last season: too early in this one to read much from it

Matchup odds

No moneylines yet.

Who wins?

CHA

Season leaders, per game

ORL
The teams side by side: Charlotte Hornets and Orlando Magic compared, with league ranks
CHAStatORL
44–38Record45–37
Offense
4.9(better), 8th in the leagueNet rating17th in the league, 0.6
116.6(better), 7th in the leagueOffensive rating19th in the league, 112.6
99.1, 24th in the leaguePace12th in the league, 102.0
55.2(better), 12th in the leagueeFG%25th in the league, 53.1
12.8, 24th in the leagueTOV%13th in the league, 12.0(better)
30.5(better), 4th in the leagueOREB%18th in the league, 25.0
0.244, 23rd in the leagueFT rate2nd in the league, 0.311(better)
Defense
111.7(better), 10th in the leagueDefensive rating12th in the league, 112.0
54.0(better), 7th in the leagueOpp. eFG%17th in the league, 54.5
11.2, 23rd in the leagueOpp. TOV%12th in the league, 12.6(better)
76.6(better), 3rd in the leagueDREB%5th in the league, 75.6
0.232(better), 2nd in the leagueOpp. FT rate26th in the league, 0.285

This season's meetings

They have not met this season.

Injury report

Charlotte Hornets

  • Kon KnueppelQuestionable· back Oct 21
    Report note

    Knueppel's status for Opening Night remains uncertain as he continues to work his way back from his left hamstring injury. Peterson's comments suggest the Hornets aren't ready to rule out the second-year wing, though his availability will likely become clearer as training camp progresses. He has already been ruled out for the entire preseason, to be clear.

    Cost -2.9 per 100
  • Grant WilliamsQuestionable· back Oct 21
    Report note

    Williams will be re-evaluated the first week of the regular season, putting his status for Opening Night in the air. Williams will have a difficult path to minutes this season as he competes with the likes of Naz Reid, Royce O'Neale and Tidjane Salaun.

    Cost -1.5 per 100
  • PJ HallQuestionable
    Report note

    Ankle

Orlando Magic

  • Anthony BlackQuestionable· back Oct 7
    Report note

    Black is being held out of practices as a precaution, and it remains to be seen if this will impact Black's availability for the start of preseason. At this point, it's hard to imagine this minor setback jeopardizing his status for Opening Night.

    Cost -2.1 per 100
  • Jonathan IsaacProbable· back Oct 7
    Report note

    Isaac suffered his left knee sprain late in the 2025-26 regular season and missed Orlando's entire first-round playoff series against Detroit. The veteran forward said he spent the summer rehabbing his knee and isn't fully ready for camp, though he indicated that the expectation is for him to be fine. His activity level will be worth monitoring as the preseason approaches.

    Cost -0.3 per 100
  • Noah PendaQuestionable· back Oct 7
    Report note

    There aren't many details yet, but it sounds like a minor issue that the Magic will handle carefully. It's unclear if this will linger into the preseason. Orlando's first exhibition is scheduled for Oct. 7.

    Cost -0.1 per 100
  • Izaiyah NelsonQuestionable
    Report note

    Ankle

Key players · CHA: Charlotte Hornets key players: season averages and the last 5 games
PlayerMINPTSREBASTLast 5Impact
Kon Knueppel31.418.55.33.413.6 / 4.6 / 3.62.2
Brandon Miller30.320.24.93.318.0 / 3.6 / 2.02.6
Grayson Allen28.816.53.03.89.0 / 3.4 / 1.41.2
Royce O'Neale28.39.84.82.76.8 / 3.4 / 1.2-2.1
Naz Reid26.013.66.22.213.8 / 5.4 / 1.61.3
Key players · ORL: Orlando Magic key players: season averages and the last 5 games
PlayerMINPTSREBASTLast 5Impact
Paolo Banchero34.722.28.45.222.2 / 9.6 / 6.60.3
Desmond Bane33.620.14.14.116.0 / 3.2 / 3.21.9
Franz Wagner30.020.65.23.318.2 / 3.0 / 2.01.3
Anthony Black29.915.03.83.78.4 / 2.6 / 1.41.1
Wendell Carter Jr.29.411.87.42.08.6 / 5.8 / 1.41.4

Last five games

Charlotte Hornets: Charlotte Hornets: last five games
DateOpponentResultSpreadTotal
Apr 17 @ ORLLost 90–121––
Apr 14 vs MIAWon 127–126––
Apr 12 @ NYKWon 110–96––
Apr 10 vs DETLost 100–118––
Apr 7 @ BOSLost 102–113––
Orlando Magic: Orlando Magic: last five games
DateOpponentResultSpreadTotal
May 3 @ DETLost 94–116––
May 1 vs DETLost 79–93––
Apr 29 @ DETLost 109–116––
Apr 27 vs DETWon 94–88––
Apr 25 vs DETWon 113–105––

Standings

Full standings
Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBL10
6ATL4636.561146-4
7PHI4537.549156-4
8ORL4537.549157-3
9CHA4438.537166-4
10MIA4339.524175-5
11MIL3250.390283-7

Matchups by position

What each defense allows per game to guards, forwards and centers, against the league average. Rank 1 allows the most.

CHA attack against ORL defense
PlayerPTSREBAST
Guards51.5 (lg 49.8) , 6th in the league13.0 (lg 13.6) , 22nd in the league13.1 (lg 14.2) , 25th in the league
Forwards33.1 (lg 37.4) , 30th in the league14.3 (lg 15.3) , 24th in the league5.8 (lg 7.0) , 30th in the league
Centers10.1 (lg 10.7) , 19th in the league7.7 (lg 7.5) , 11th in the league1.8 (lg 1.9) , 15th in the league
ORL attack against CHA defense
PlayerPTSREBAST
Guards47.5 (lg 49.8) , 25th in the league13.0 (lg 13.6) , 23rd in the league14.3 (lg 14.2) , 15th in the league
Forwards36.7 (lg 37.4) , 16th in the league13.6 (lg 15.3) , 29th in the league6.6 (lg 7.0) , 24th in the league
Centers10.0 (lg 10.7) , 21st in the league6.2 (lg 7.5) , 29th in the league1.8 (lg 1.9) , 17th in the league

The box score appears at tip-off.

Season series

CHA 0, ORL 0
  1. Dec 23 · this gameCharlotte Hornets at Orlando Magic
  2. Dec 29Orlando Magic at Charlotte Hornets
  3. Jan 25Orlando Magic at Charlotte Hornets
  4. Feb 25Charlotte Hornets at Orlando Magic

Before and after

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