Charlotte Hornets @ Orlando Magic
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
Kia Center, Orlando, FL | Game ID: 22300991
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ORL 27 40 24 21 112CHA 17 15 33 27 92
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Surging Magic clinch at least a play-in spot with 112-92 win over Hornets
ORLANDO, Fla. -- — Cole Anthony scored 17 of his 21 points in the second quarter and the Orlando Magic routed the Charlotte Hornets 112-92 on Tuesday night to clinch at least a play-in berth in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
Jalen Suggs survived a couple of physical confrontations in the second period to finish the game with 16 points, six assists and three steals. Paolo Banchero added 13 points and five assists for the Magic, who led 67-32 at halftime.
Orlando (41-28) is fifth in the East and can't be caught by 11th-place Brooklyn with 13 games left in the season. The Magic have secured only their second non-losing season since 2011-12. They went 42-40 in 2018-19.
“We set out to be playing our best basketball in March and April, and that’s what we’re going to continue to do,” Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said.
The Magic have won 12 of their last 15 games, but their last 10 wins have come against losing teams. Their next four opponents, all at home, have winning records.
“I think we continue to to focus on one game at a time, continue to build our habits the right way and stick to our standard, knowing we’re there but not being satisfied with that,” Mosley said.
The Hornets, who have lost 10 of 12, were led by two rookies: Brandon Miller with 21 points and Vasilije Micic with 20.
“Their defense was really good and we didn’t handle that as well as we should have,” Charlotte coach Steve Clifford said.
Suggs' defensive persistence turned the game into a rout in the second period.
“First-team All-Defense. That’s what that looked like,” Mosley said. “I think (Suggs) had a couple situations where he just stole the ball and you think it’s a foul because of how aggressive he was, and he’s doing it because he’s beating guys to spots. He’s so disruptive, and he’s capable of doing it on a consistent basis.”
Charlotte forward Davis Bertans was ejected after drawing a Flagrant-2 foul with 4:40 left in the first half. With the Hornets down 51-23, Bertans caught Suggs in the face with his elbow, an action officials determined was “unnecessary and excessive” after reviewing video.
Less than a minute later, Suggs and and Grant Williams were assessed technical fouls, after which Orlando ran off 12 straight points to lead 67-26.
“I've got no bad blood towards Grant or any of those other guys. It's all basketball, you know," Suggs said. “We're all competitive. We all want to win. They're not going to just let us blow them out so I expect nothing less, honestly.”
The Magic shot 65% in the first half and outscored the Hornets 40-9 in the second quarter before Micic closed out the half with a couple 3-pointers.
“They know what to do defensively, and of course we did not have the right response,” Micic said. “That's the key. You have to have the same energy or even better to compete in an away game.”
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrMaMiMiRi 6 6 -2 2 8 25 0 2 0 2 2 100 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 2
CHA Bridges, Mann, Micić, Miller, Richards
in Bridges, Mann, Micić, Miller, Richards
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrMiMiPoRi 2 3 +1 1 2 50 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0
CHA Bridges, Micić, Miller, Pokusevski, Richards
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
BrMiMiPoWi 3 4 -7 1 4 25 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
CHA Bridges, Micić, Miller, Pokusevski, Williams
in Williams
out Richards
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeBrMaPoWi 2 4 -2 2 4 50 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 1
CHA Bertans, Bridges, Mann, Pokusevski, Williams
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
BeMaMiRiWi 4 2 -10 1 6 17 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1
CHA Bertans, Mann, Miller, Richards, Williams
in Miller, Richards
out Bridges, Pokusevski
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeBrMaMiRi 1 2 -1 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
CHA Bertans, Bridges, Mann, Micić, Richards
in Bridges, Micić
out Miller, Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeBrMiPoRi 1 2 -3 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
CHA Bertans, Bridges, Micić, Pokusevski, Richards
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
BeBrMiPoWi 2 0 -6 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
CHA Bertans, Bridges, Micić, Pokusevski, Williams
in Williams
out Richards
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrMiMiPoWi 1 3 -3 1 2 50 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2
CHA Bridges, Micić, Miller, Pokusevski, Williams
in Miller
out Bertans
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrMiMiPoRi 2 0 -8 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1
CHA Bridges, Micić, Miller, Pokusevski, Richards
in Richards
out Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrMaMiPoRi 2 6 +6 2 3 67 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 0
CHA Bridges, Mann, Micić, Pokusevski, Richards
in Mann
out Miller
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrMaMiMiRi 6 13 -1 6 10 60 0 1 0 1 2 50 2 1 3 2 0 0 1 2
CHA Bridges, Mann, Micić, Miller, Richards
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
BrMaMiThWi 3 14 +9 6 6 100 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 3 3 4 0 0 0 2
CHA Bridges, Mann, Miller, Thor, Williams
in Thor, Williams
out Micić, Richards
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrMiMiThWi :59 0 -3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
CHA Bridges, Micić, Miller, Thor, Williams
in Micić
out Mann
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrMiPoThWi 2 6 +4 3 4 75 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 1
CHA Bridges, Micić, Pokusevski, Thor, Williams
in Pokusevski
out Miller
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrMaMiPoWi 6 10 -1 4 11 36 1 3 33 1 2 50 1 4 5 1 1 0 0 0
CHA Bridges, Mann, Miller, Pokusevski, Williams
in Mann, Miller
out Micić, Thor
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaPoRiJrTh 6 17 +7 7 12 58 2 5 40 1 1 100 1 4 5 3 2 0 2 0
CHA Bailey, Pokusevski, Richards, Smith Jr., Thor
in Bailey, Richards, Smith Jr., Thor
out Bridges, Mann, Miller, Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaJrWaHaSu 8 16 +7 7 12 58 1 4 25 1 1 100 0 7 7 3 2 1 3 1
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
BaFuInIsSu 2 5 +1 2 2 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 1
ORL Banchero, Fultz, Ingles, Isaac, Suggs
in Fultz, Ingles, Isaac
out Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Harris
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnFuInIsWa 6 18 +12 6 11 55 1 3 33 3 3 100 2 5 7 4 2 1 1 2
ORL Anthony, Fultz, Ingles, Isaac, M. Wagner
in Anthony, M. Wagner
out Banchero, Suggs
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnJrWaInWa 1 3 +1 2 2 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0
ORL Anthony, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Ingles, M. Wagner
in Carter Jr., F. Wagner
out Fultz, Isaac
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBaJrWaSu 7 25 +14 9 13 69 4 7 57 3 4 75 1 4 5 8 4 0 3 2
ORL Anthony, Banchero, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Suggs
in Banchero, Suggs
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 8 17 -5 7 10 70 1 3 33 2 2 100 0 2 2 6 0 1 2 1
ORL Banchero, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Harris, Suggs
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
AnBaFuHaWa 1 2 -3 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 100 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
ORL Anthony, Banchero, Fultz, Harris, M. Wagner
in Anthony, Fultz, M. Wagner
out Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Suggs
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnFuHoInWa 6 10 0 4 12 33 1 4 25 1 1 100 2 6 8 3 0 1 3 2
ORL Anthony, Fultz, Houstan, Ingles, M. Wagner
in Houstan, Ingles
out Banchero, Harris
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BiBlFuHoOk 3 6 0 2 6 33 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 1 0 0
ORL Bitadze, Black, Fultz, Houstan, Okeke
in Bitadze, Black, Okeke
out Anthony, Ingles, M. Wagner
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BiBlHoOkSc 6 10 -7 5 11 45 2 6 33 0 0 0 2 2 4 4 2 1 2 1
ORL Bitadze, Black, Houstan, Okeke, Schofield
in Schofield
out Fultz
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ORLAB A. Black
AS A. Schofield
CA C. Anthony
CH C. Houstan
CO C. Okeke
FW F. Wagner
GB G. Bitadze
GH G. Harris
JI J. Ingles
JI J. Isaac
JS J. Suggs
MF M. Fultz
MW M. Wagner
PB P. Banchero
WC W. Carter Jr.
CHAAB A. Bailey
AP A. Pokusevski
BM B. Miller
DB D. Bertans
GW G. Williams
JT J. Thor
MB M. Bridges
MI Micic
NR N. Richards
NS N. Smith Jr.
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