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Charlotte Hornets
3-7 · 1-3 on the road
Thu 2/25
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HornetsOffense
MagicDefense

The Hornets rank last in the NBA in offensive rating (98.2), and the Magic rank 25th in defensive rating (114.3). Two struggling units: one of these trends breaks.

League average is 110.9, so the Hornets are 12.7 below it. Brandon Miller leads them with 20.6 points a game on 46.5% true shooting.

2/252026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
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Team vs team

Season before this game (CHA 10 games, ORL 8). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

CHAORL
Scoring
96.330th · Bottom 5
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
105.529th · Bottom 5
110.29th · Above avg
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.5
115.022nd · Below avg
-13.928th · Bottom 5
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
-9.525th · Below avg
Efficiency
98.230th · Bottom 5
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
105.725th · Below avg
113.524th · Below avg
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
114.325th · Below avg
-15.329th · Bottom 5
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
-8.625th · Below avg
97.630th
Pace
NBA avg 102.3
100.225th
Shooting
46.7%30th · Bottom 5
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.3%
53.7%14th · Average
50.8%30th · Bottom 5
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.2%
57.3%14th · Average
12.818th · Average
Threes made
NBA avg 13.2
13.115th · Average
28.8%29th · Bottom 5
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.9%
34.3%17th · Average
0.2229th · Bottom 5
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2915th · Average
Defense
56.0%26th · Bottom 5
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.3%
54.7%22nd · Below avg
7.027th · Bottom 5
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
7.125th · Below avg
4.816th · Average
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
3.628th · Bottom 5
Possessions
18.4%29th · Bottom 5
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.9%
17.8%28th · Bottom 5
31.8%4th · Top 5
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.4%
24.5%23rd · Below avg
45.810th · Above avg
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.1
40.028th · Bottom 5
20.830th · Bottom 5
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
26.116th · Average

Recent form

Charlotte Hornets
LLLLL

Last 5: average margin -20.6 (season -13.9). Streak L6.

Orlando Magic
LWLLL

Last 5: average margin -11.2 (season -9.5). Streak L3.

Key players

Charlotte Hornets
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Brandon MillerF 20.65.02.246.5
Naz ReidF-C 16.68.11.950.6
Grayson AllenG 14.12.72.768.0
Dennis SchroderG 10.23.64.846.7
Orlando Magic
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Paolo BancheroF 24.56.57.577.0
Franz WagnerF 19.66.48.550.3
Desmond BaneG 17.53.92.255.7
Anthony BlackG 15.25.25.065.4

Injury report

Charlotte Hornets
Dennis Schroder G · back ~11/9 Out
Grant Williams F · back ~11/9 Out
Kon Knueppel G-F · back ~11/9 Out
Moussa Diabate F · back ~11/9 Out
Brandon Miller F · back ~11/9 Day-To-Day
Orlando Magic
Izaiyah Nelson F · Left Ankle Injury Recovery · back ~11/18 Out
Jalen Suggs G · Right Knee Contusion / Bone Bruise · back ~11/10 Out
Jonathan Isaac F · Left Knee Injury Management · back ~11/10 Out
Noah Penda G-F · Right Partially Torn Hamstring · back ~11/18 Out
Paolo Banchero F · Right High Ankle Sprain · back ~11/22 Out

Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.

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