Orlando Magic @ Charlotte Hornets
Friday, April 5, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
Spectrum Center, Charlotte, NC | Game ID: 22301115
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CHA 38 29 27 30 124ORL 23 29 27 36 115
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Brandon Miller's big first half helps Hornets snap Magic's 3-game win streak, 124-115
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- — Brandon Miller made his first 10 shots from the field and finished with 32 points as the Charlotte Hornets snapped the Orlando Magic’s three-game win streak with a 124-115 victory on Friday night.
Miles Bridges added 23 points and Grant Williams added 18 points as the Hornets won for only the second time in their last 11 games.
Paolo Banchero had 32 points, eight rebounds and eight assists in a potentially costly defeat for the Magic. Franz Wagner added 22 points.
Orlando (45-32) came in tied with the New York Knicks for fourth place in the Eastern Conference and hoping to take a step toward securing a home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
But the Magic ran into a buzzsaw in Miller.
The No. 2 overall pick made five 3s and had 24 points less than two minutes into the second quarter as the Hornets built a 45-27 lead.
Miller finished the first half 10 of 10 from the field, joining Steph Curry as the only player in league history to record a first half of scoring at least 25 points, with perfect shooting from the field and the foul line while attempting a minimum of five 3-pointers.
“That’s a great accomplishment,” Miller said. “He’s one of the greats, definitely a great shooter. Being in that category, that’s a blessing.”
When asked if it felt like it was one of those nights where everything he threw up was going in, Miller smiled and said, “Every night is like that.”
Actually, not quite.
Miller had come off a 1 of 8 3-point shooting night against Portland on Wednesday and was visibly frustrated.
But he showed poise in bouncing back.
“I am very impressed with this young man and what he has accomplished,” Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said. “I know there was a lot of talk early on about what he was capable of doing and he wasn’t hitting that until a point, and then he just turned it up. He has been rookie of the month the last three months. You have to give him a ton of credit for the work he is putting in, and staying with it.”
Miller also moved passed Luka Doncic and Anthony Edwards into fifth place in NBA history for 3s made in a season by a rookie with 173. Keegan Murray set the record last season with 206.
Charlotte led by 19, but the Magic clawed back to within four with 9:30 to play behind Wagner, who scored 13 points in the fourth quarter.
But the Hornets surged back ahead by double digits after Vasa Micic found Williams for an open 3 from the top of the key after a pick and pop. Charlotte put the game away when Micic caught an outlet pass and made a one-handed lookahead pass to Miller for the layup.
Micic had 14 points and nine assists.
Mosley took responsibility for the loss.
“I have to do a better job of preparing them for what this situation is going to be,” Mosley said. “I will take the hit on this one.”
The Magic played without Jonathan Isaac due to back spasms.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrMaMiMiWi 6 21 +12 8 10 80 4 4 100 1 1 100 0 6 6 5 1 0 0 1
CHA Bridges, Mann, Micić, Miller, Williams
in Bridges, Mann, Micić, Miller, Williams
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrMiMiPoWi 3 9 0 3 5 60 2 4 50 1 1 100 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 1
CHA Bridges, Micić, Miller, Pokusevski, Williams
in Pokusevski
out Mann
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BoBrMiMiPo 2 6 +6 2 2 100 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
CHA Bolden, Bridges, Micić, Miller, Pokusevski
in Bolden
out Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeBoBrMaPo 1 2 -3 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
CHA Bertans, Bolden, Bridges, Mann, Pokusevski
in Bertans, Mann
out Micić, Miller
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeMaMiThWi 2 7 +2 3 4 75 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 2
CHA Bertans, Mann, Miller, Thor, Williams
in Miller, Thor, Williams
out Bolden, Bridges, Pokusevski
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeBrMaMiWi 3 4 -5 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 2
CHA Bertans, Bridges, Mann, Miller, Williams
in Bridges
out Thor
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeBrMiPoWi 2 3 -5 1 4 25 1 3 33 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
CHA Bertans, Bridges, Micić, Pokusevski, Williams
in Micić, Pokusevski
out Mann, Miller
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BoBrMiMiPo 2 4 -1 1 1 100 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 0
CHA Bolden, Bridges, Micić, Miller, Pokusevski
in Bolden, Miller
out Bertans, Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrMaMiMiWi 9 21 +5 8 13 62 3 5 60 2 2 100 0 9 9 5 0 2 4 6
CHA Bridges, Mann, Micić, Miller, Williams
in Mann, Williams
out Bolden, Pokusevski
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrMiMiPoWi 2 7 +3 1 2 50 0 1 0 3 3 100 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
CHA Bridges, Micić, Miller, Pokusevski, Williams
in Pokusevski
out Mann
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BoBrMiMiPo 2 1 -4 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 3 100 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1
CHA Bolden, Bridges, Micić, Miller, Pokusevski
in Bolden
out Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeBoBrMaPo 2 7 +3 3 5 60 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
CHA Bertans, Bolden, Bridges, Mann, Pokusevski
in Bertans, Mann
out Micić, Miller
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeMaMiThWi 4 4 -11 1 5 20 0 1 0 2 2 100 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 1
CHA Bertans, Mann, Miller, Thor, Williams
in Miller, Thor, Williams
out Bolden, Bridges, Pokusevski
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeBrMiPoWi 2 9 +5 4 5 80 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0
CHA Bertans, Bridges, Micić, Pokusevski, Williams
in Bridges, Micić, Pokusevski
out Mann, Miller, Thor
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeBrMiMiWi 2 2 -6 1 3 33 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 3
CHA Bertans, Bridges, Micić, Miller, Williams
in Miller
out Pokusevski
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrMaMiMiWi 3 12 +3 2 3 67 1 2 50 7 7 100 0 3 3 1 0 1 3 1
CHA Bridges, Mann, Micić, Miller, Williams
in Mann
out Bertans
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaJrWaHaSu 5 9 -12 4 9 44 1 5 20 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 1 0
ORL Banchero, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Harris, Suggs
in Banchero, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Harris, Suggs
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBaJrHaSu 2 4 -2 1 3 33 0 1 0 2 2 100 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3
ORL Anthony, Banchero, Carter Jr., Harris, Suggs
in Anthony
out F. Wagner
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBaJrFuHa 1 5 +2 2 4 50 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1
ORL Anthony, Banchero, Carter Jr., Fultz, Harris
in Fultz
out Suggs
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBaJrFuIn 2 0 -6 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 1
ORL Anthony, Banchero, Carter Jr., Fultz, Ingles
in Ingles
out Harris
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnWaFuInWa 3 9 +2 3 6 50 0 1 0 3 5 60 2 2 4 2 0 0 2 1
ORL Anthony, F. Wagner, Fultz, Ingles, M. Wagner
in F. Wagner, M. Wagner
out Banchero, Carter Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBaJrFuIn 2 3 +1 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ORL Anthony, Banchero, Carter Jr., Fultz, Ingles
in Banchero, Carter Jr.
out F. Wagner, M. Wagner
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaJrFuHaIn 6 20 +9 7 11 64 3 5 60 0 0 0 1 3 4 6 2 0 1 1
ORL Banchero, Carter Jr., Fultz, Harris, Ingles
in Harris
out Anthony
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaJrFuHaSu 3 2 -7 1 7 14 0 1 0 3 3 100 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
ORL Banchero, Carter Jr., Fultz, Harris, Suggs
in Suggs
out Ingles
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaJrWaHaSu 6 14 +2 5 13 38 1 7 14 1 2 50 1 4 5 3 1 1 0 1
ORL Banchero, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Harris, Suggs
in F. Wagner
out Fultz
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaJrWaFuSu 2 4 -3 2 3 67 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2
ORL Banchero, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Fultz, Suggs
in Fultz
out Harris
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBaJrFuSu 2 5 +4 2 3 67 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 1
ORL Anthony, Banchero, Carter Jr., Fultz, Suggs
in Anthony
out F. Wagner
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBaJrFuIn 2 4 -3 2 3 67 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
ORL Anthony, Banchero, Carter Jr., Fultz, Ingles
in Ingles
out Suggs
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnWaFuInWa 5 15 +8 6 12 50 0 4 0 3 3 100 2 4 6 0 2 0 0 1
ORL Anthony, F. Wagner, Fultz, Ingles, M. Wagner
in F. Wagner, M. Wagner
out Banchero, Carter Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaWaFuInWa 2 4 -5 1 3 33 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2
ORL Banchero, F. Wagner, Fultz, Ingles, M. Wagner
in Banchero
out Anthony
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaJrWaFuHa 2 5 -5 2 5 40 1 4 25 3 3 100 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
ORL Banchero, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Fultz, Harris
in Carter Jr., Harris
out Ingles, M. Wagner
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaJrWaHaSu 2 9 +5 3 7 43 1 4 25 2 2 100 2 0 2 3 1 0 0 3
ORL Banchero, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Harris, Suggs
in Suggs
out Fultz
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ORLCA C. Anthony
FW F. Wagner
GH G. Harris
JI J. Ingles
JS J. Suggs
MF M. Fultz
MW M. Wagner
PB P. Banchero
WC W. Carter Jr.
CHAAP A. Pokusevski
BM B. Miller
DB D. Bertans
GW G. Williams
JT J. Thor
MB M. Bolden
MB M. Bridges
MI Micic
TM T. Mann
VM V. Micić
ORL/CHA the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur