Magic vs. Hornets: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions
The Orlando Magic (21-59) play against the Charlotte Hornets (39-39) at Spectrum Center
I remembered the Magic making the playoffs in 2019 but had NO CLUE they won the Southeast Division pic.twitter.com/bRAYIrCTgA – 8:59 PM Evan Dunlap @BQRMagic
LaMelo Ball to Montrezl Harrell. Wow. Robin Lopez never saw him coming. pic.twitter.com/d7cZ9cQYkq – 8:59 PM Lauren Rosen @LaurenMRosen
Magic on ring night for Danny Green.
Mr. (officially) Three Rings:
4-5 3fg so far. – 8:58 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price
End of 3Q: Hornets 97, Magic 82.
Chuma Okeke: 17 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks.
Markelle Fultz: 12 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds.
Moe Wagner: 13 points, 4 rebounds. – 8:56 PM Charlotte Hornets @hornets
Castin’ a spell on the Hive 🪄
#AllFly | @AthleticBrewing pic.twitter.com/E9B5aF7P6i – 8:54 PM Dan Savage @Dan_Savage
End 3Q: Hornets 97, Magic 82
Chuma Okeke – 17 pts, 6 rebs, 4 asts, 3 stls, 2 blks
Moe Wagner – 13 pts, 4 rebs
Markelle Fultz – 12 pts, 5 rebs, 6 asts
Ignas Brazdeikis – 12 pts – 8:54 PM StatMuse @statmuse
Players with 300+ 3-pointers before turning 21:
— LaMelo Ball
— Anthony Edwards
— Luka Doncic
Ant-Man and Melo are still 20. pic.twitter.com/dlv3Ktpqar – 8:53 PM Rod Boone @rodboone
End of 3rd Q: #Hornets 97, Magic 82 – 8:52 PM Steve Aschburner @AschNBA
Congratulations to the Hornets’ Miles Bridges in being the first winner of a special award that honors my friend, as dedicated and tireless in covering that beat and this league as anyone, ever. pic.twitter.com/UvJccW2i9k – 8:47 PM Charlotte Hornets @hornets
🔥📸🔥📸🔥
#AllFly | @TIAA pic.twitter.com/e4yezx1I1s – 8:44 PM Charlotte Hornets @hornets
I’ll take that and bring it home 💥🔒
@LaMelo Ball | @Drpepper pic.twitter.com/IUAIhhckGt – 8:41 PM The Vertical @YahooSportsNBA
“THUNDERBOLT!”
Miles Bridges with the HAMMER 🔨
pic.twitter.com/q9Sp0IR5wC – 8:28 PM Evan Dunlap @BQRMagic
I watched Collateral today so the Charlotte trainer rubbing blood off the floor is bringing me back pic.twitter.com/olOeI07j2X – 8:27 PM Charlotte Hornets @hornets
So good it deserved a second l👀k!
@Miles Bridges | @drpepper pic.twitter.com/ZZxx3YlwJA – 8:24 PM Charlotte Hornets @hornets
SKY MILES TAKES OFF
@Miles Bridges | @Drpepper | @HornetsOnBally pic.twitter.com/vZ9dtXAFAK – 8:13 PM James Plowright @British_Buzz
Charlotte would love to be able to rest the starters in the 4th quarter with a back to back in Chicago tomorrow. Really hard to take much from this game, hope they put it away early – 8:13 PM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
Charlotte scores 70 first half points against Orlando – up 20 at the break. Hornets @Chicago Bulls 6:45 Friday @670TheScore @Audacy @Chicago Bulls radio network. – 8:11 PM Charlotte Hornets @hornets
😤😤😤😤
#AllFly pic.twitter.com/mCUI87Qk23 – 8:11 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price
Halftime: Hornets 70, Magic 50.
R.J. Hampton with another buzzer beater to close out a quarter, but the Hornets dominated that period. – 8:11 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
intermission pic.twitter.com/5dt8C5ngTt – 8:09 PM Rod Boone @rodboone
Halftime: #Hornets 70, Magic 50
LaMelo 12 pts, 5 ast, 2 rebs
Montrezl Harrell 12 pts
Terry Rozier 11 pts – 8:09 PM Charlotte Hornets @hornets
N🚫PE
@PJ Washington | @HornetsOnBally pic.twitter.com/B3MYYQHphi – 7:58 PM Rod Boone @rodboone
Well that was quick. In the blink of an eye the #Hornets are up 21 points halfway through the second quarter. – 7:55 PM James Plowright @British_Buzz
I swear whenever @ashahahmadi is reporting a story the Hornets always have a highlight play which interrupts – 7:53 PM Charlotte Hornets @hornets
W🤯W
#AllFly | @drpepper pic.twitter.com/bgjcLyiXss – 7:52 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price
Jalen Suggs is back on the court. – 7:51 PM Charlotte Hornets @hornets
M3⃣LO 👌
@LaMelo Ball | @HornetsOnBally pic.twitter.com/POpgGGJQj6 – 7:51 PM Rod Boone @rodboone
#Hornets are on a 27-10 run and lead Orlando 42-30 with 9:07 left in the first half. They’re cookin’. – 7:48 PM Evan Dunlap @BQRMagic
the Magic’s bench is 2/15 FGs for 8 points. Just nobody there to create offense for anyone. – 7:48 PM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
Dell Curry is an outstanding analyst on @Charlotte Hornets broadcasts. – 7:46 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
from the land down under to the league pic.twitter.com/bvRpKOceOh – 7:45 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price
Mo Bamba has been ruled out vs. the Hornets with a sprained right ankle. – 7:43 PM Charlotte Hornets @hornets
We UP after 👆!
#AllFly pic.twitter.com/GR2UpXVoIo – 7:41 PM Dan Savage @Dan_Savage
R.J. Hampton drills a deep 3-pointer at the buzzer to bring the @Orlando Magic within two at the end of the first quarter.
Hornets 30, Magic 28 – 7:41 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price
End of 1Q: R.J. Hampton hits a 35-footer at the buzzer to close out the quarter.
Hornets 30, Magic 28. – 7:41 PM Charlotte Hornets PR @HornetsPR
INJURY UPDATE: @Charlotte Hornets reserve Cody Martin left the game in the 1Q after a cut on his right hand was re-opened on contact in the game. He was rebandaged and will be available to return to tonight’s game #AllFly – 7:40 PM Rod Boone @rodboone
End of first quarter: #Hornets 30, Magic 28 – 7:39 PM James Plowright @British_Buzz
Looks like Cody Martin might be going back to the locker room for stitches or something else to try and close that finger cut on his right index finger. Hope it isn’t on a location that effects his ball release when shooting. – 7:37 PM Charlotte Hornets @hornets
MEET CODY AT THE RIM AND DON’T BE LATE
@Cody_martin15 | @Drpepper | @HornetsOnBally pic.twitter.com/VdbNbniZsm – 7:30 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
smooooth with it @Markelle Fultz 😈 pic.twitter.com/K95Io8JqkL – 7:28 PM Rod Boone @rodboone
Cody Martin with the facial on Mo Wagner. Just filthy. Wagner comes back with a dunk of his own on the next possession and then has a little something to say to the #Hornets bench. – 7:27 PM Rod Boone @rodboone
Montrezl Harrell is about to check in. – 7:25 PM James Plowright @British_Buzz
PJ taken off the dribble twice by Fultz on a switch for layups, not easy shots by any means but seems like the Orlando guard likes the matchup. Hornets cold from beyond the arc to start with – 7:24 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price
Mo Bamba and Jalen Suggs went back to the locker room with injuries.
R.J. Hampton and Admiral Schofield sub in for them. – 7:24 PM Evan Dunlap @BQRMagic
the Magic called timeout at the 7:30 mark of the first quarter to get the injured Jalen Suggs and Mo Bamba back to the locker room. – 7:23 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
the awareness is elite @Jalen Suggs pic.twitter.com/DBIGsgFyrf – 7:22 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price
Jalen Suggs appeared to tweak his right ankle in the game’s first few possessions.
He’s been limping off and on for most of the quarter, yet still diving for loose balls.
Magic call timeout with early 13-9 lead over Hornets. – 7:22 PM Charlotte Hornets @hornets
Congratulations to @Miles Bridges, the first recipient of our Rick Bonnell Award! 🎙
This award, named after Hornets’ longtime @theobserver beat writer, will be given annually to a player that best represents himself & the franchise with the media.
🔗: https://t.co/SRDPH18T7l pic.twitter.com/5IDQgPtwcL – 7:21 PM Rod Boone @rodboone
First player off the bench tonight: Cody Martin. – 7:21 PM Orlando Magic PR @Magic_PR
The @Orlando Magic have now made at least one three-point field goal in 1,210 consecutive games, dating all the way back to March 17, 2007.
It stands as the fifth-longest active streak in the #NBA and also the fifth-longest streak in @NBAHistory.
#MagicTogether – 7:20 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
it’s not that easy @Markelle Fultz 🤧 pic.twitter.com/wIp97s3hw9 – 7:16 PM Charlotte Hornets @hornets
Five at the Hive! 🐝
#AllFly | @CrumblCookies pic.twitter.com/onp19pfUyU – 6:54 PM Charlotte Hornets @hornets
Back in the 7⃣0⃣4⃣
@MichelobULTRA | #AllFly pic.twitter.com/1EnhESgwHB – 6:47 PM Orlando Magic PR @Magic_PR
TONIGHT’S STARTERS:
April 7 at Charlotte
#MagicTogether pic.twitter.com/rtTi0V045r – 6:33 PM Charlotte Hornets @hornets
Join us in congratulating our Buzz City Champs! 👏🏀Each of these local area high schools are 2022 State Champions!
#AllFly pic.twitter.com/yNrxsNNHrK – 6:15 PM Charlotte Hornets @hornets
INJURY REPORT vs ORL
Gordon Hayward (L Ankle Soreness) is out.
@NovantHealth | #AllFly pic.twitter.com/IoXNPxZfEC – 6:10 PM Rod Boone @rodboone
Markelle Fultz is starting tonight, per Magic coach Jamahl Mosley. pic.twitter.com/ep9LJgmvp0 – 6:09 PM Rod Boone @rodboone
Gordon Hayward has been downgraded to out for tonight’s game against the Magic. – 5:57 PM Orlando Magic PR @Magic_PR
TONIGHT’S STARTERS
GAME 81 at CHARLOTTE
3⃣F: @chuma_okeke
2⃣1⃣F: @Moritz Wagner
5⃣C: @TheRealMoBamba
4⃣G: @Jalen Suggs
2⃣0⃣G: @MarkelleF
7 p.m.
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#MagicTogether – 5:51 PM Chris Fedor @ChrisFedor
While the expectation is #Cavs will have Evan Mobley tomorrow night, Jarrett Allen remains OUT. Allen went through an individual workout in Orlando this afternoon. He was able to take the splint/brace off his hand/finger at times. I also saw him bouncing & gripping a tennis ball. – 5:47 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
tonight’s starting 🖐
2⃣0⃣: @Markelle Fultz
0⃣4⃣: @Jalen Suggs
0⃣3⃣: @chuma_okeke
2⃣1⃣: @Moritz Wagner
0⃣5⃣: @TheRealMoBamba – 5:41 PM Rod Boone @rodboone
Wonder if this guy will get some playing time tonight? After Tuesday’s game in Miami, James Borrego said they wanted to go smaller against the Heat. We’ll see if that changes tonight vs. Orlando. #Hornets have to win to have any chance at finishing above 10th place in the East. pic.twitter.com/ZI4lC09bZK – 5:40 PM Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP
To illustrate how little we know, even taking the @Basketball-Reference projections as 100% accurate (for example the Nets odds for #7 feel too low here), the C’s 1st round is still a deep mystery…
27% Chicago
23% Cleveland
18% Brooklyn
15% Toronto
13% Atlanta
3% Charlotte
>1% Phila/Mil pic.twitter.com/HzpIjqqKeD – 5:33 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price
Magic starting Markelle Fultz, Jalen Suggs, Chuma Okeke, Moe Wagner and Mo Bamba vs. Charlotte. – 5:32 PM Dan Savage @Dan_Savage
The @Orlando Magic will start Markelle Fultz, Jalen Suggs, Chuma Okeke, Moe Wagner, and Mo Bamba against the @Charlotte Hornets tonight. – 5:32 PM James Plowright @British_Buzz
Borrego pre-game regarding the end of the regular season and play-in “I like the schedule for us”. Last year Charlotte played the play-in within 48 hours of finishing the regular season – 5:23 PM Charlotte Hornets @hornets
We’re LIVE with JB! 🎙 #ORLvsCHA twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… – 5:21 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
fit for #407Day 💧 pic.twitter.com/9WRxADemZH – 5:15 PM Mark Followill @MFollowill
Schedule is set for the play-in tournament next week. In the East, Cleveland, Brooklyn, Atlanta and Charlotte will be the teams with seeds still TBD. In the West, Minnesota is likely 7th seed (but possibly Denver), Clippers are 8th, Pelicans and Spurs are battling for 9 and 10. pic.twitter.com/6ucAybnwuo – 5:00 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Bulls list Alex Caruso (back) questionable and Zach LaVine (left knee) probable vs. Hornets. Matt Thomas is out. – 4:49 PM Kelsey Russo @kelseyyrusso
On the latest injury report, #Cavs Evan Mobley is listed as questionable for tomorrow’s game against Brooklyn. Mobley was able to do “everything” at practice here in Orlando J.B. Bickerstaff said today.
Jarrett Allen is listed as out. He went through an individual workout today. – 4:39 PM Josh Martin @LonzoWire
Could the Hornets team LaMelo Ball up with Russell Westbrook? lonzowire.usatoday.com/2022/04/07/mar… – 1:41 PM Miami Heat @MiamiHEAT
INJURY UPDATE: P.J. Tucker’s MRI revealed a right calf strain. He will miss the final 2 regular season games (Tomorrow vs ATL, Sunday at ORL) and will be re-evaluated in a week. – 1:34 PM Rod Boone @rodboone
Unless something dramatically changes in the standings over these next two nights, the #Hornets will play next Wednesday at 7 p.m. Just depends on if the game will be in Charlotte or Atlanta. pic.twitter.com/aEIe2BGAD8 – 1:12 PM
Game Time: 7:00 PM EDT on Thursday April 7, 2022
Orlando Magic 82, Charlotte Hornets 103 (Q4 10:14)
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Adi Joseph @AdiJosephI remembered the Magic making the playoffs in 2019 but had NO CLUE they won the Southeast Division pic.twitter.com/bRAYIrCTgA – 8:59 PM Evan Dunlap @BQRMagic
LaMelo Ball to Montrezl Harrell. Wow. Robin Lopez never saw him coming. pic.twitter.com/d7cZ9cQYkq – 8:59 PM Lauren Rosen @LaurenMRosen
Magic on ring night for Danny Green.
Mr. (officially) Three Rings:
4-5 3fg so far. – 8:58 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price
End of 3Q: Hornets 97, Magic 82.
Chuma Okeke: 17 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks.
Markelle Fultz: 12 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds.
Moe Wagner: 13 points, 4 rebounds. – 8:56 PM Charlotte Hornets @hornets
Castin’ a spell on the Hive 🪄
#AllFly | @AthleticBrewing pic.twitter.com/E9B5aF7P6i – 8:54 PM Dan Savage @Dan_Savage
End 3Q: Hornets 97, Magic 82
Chuma Okeke – 17 pts, 6 rebs, 4 asts, 3 stls, 2 blks
Moe Wagner – 13 pts, 4 rebs
Markelle Fultz – 12 pts, 5 rebs, 6 asts
Ignas Brazdeikis – 12 pts – 8:54 PM StatMuse @statmuse
Players with 300+ 3-pointers before turning 21:
— LaMelo Ball
— Anthony Edwards
— Luka Doncic
Ant-Man and Melo are still 20. pic.twitter.com/dlv3Ktpqar – 8:53 PM Rod Boone @rodboone
End of 3rd Q: #Hornets 97, Magic 82 – 8:52 PM Steve Aschburner @AschNBA
Congratulations to the Hornets’ Miles Bridges in being the first winner of a special award that honors my friend, as dedicated and tireless in covering that beat and this league as anyone, ever. pic.twitter.com/UvJccW2i9k – 8:47 PM Charlotte Hornets @hornets
🔥📸🔥📸🔥
#AllFly | @TIAA pic.twitter.com/e4yezx1I1s – 8:44 PM Charlotte Hornets @hornets
I’ll take that and bring it home 💥🔒
@LaMelo Ball | @Drpepper pic.twitter.com/IUAIhhckGt – 8:41 PM The Vertical @YahooSportsNBA
“THUNDERBOLT!”
Miles Bridges with the HAMMER 🔨
pic.twitter.com/q9Sp0IR5wC – 8:28 PM Evan Dunlap @BQRMagic
I watched Collateral today so the Charlotte trainer rubbing blood off the floor is bringing me back pic.twitter.com/olOeI07j2X – 8:27 PM Charlotte Hornets @hornets
So good it deserved a second l👀k!
@Miles Bridges | @drpepper pic.twitter.com/ZZxx3YlwJA – 8:24 PM Charlotte Hornets @hornets
SKY MILES TAKES OFF
@Miles Bridges | @Drpepper | @HornetsOnBally pic.twitter.com/vZ9dtXAFAK – 8:13 PM James Plowright @British_Buzz
Charlotte would love to be able to rest the starters in the 4th quarter with a back to back in Chicago tomorrow. Really hard to take much from this game, hope they put it away early – 8:13 PM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
Charlotte scores 70 first half points against Orlando – up 20 at the break. Hornets @Chicago Bulls 6:45 Friday @670TheScore @Audacy @Chicago Bulls radio network. – 8:11 PM Charlotte Hornets @hornets
😤😤😤😤
#AllFly pic.twitter.com/mCUI87Qk23 – 8:11 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price
Halftime: Hornets 70, Magic 50.
R.J. Hampton with another buzzer beater to close out a quarter, but the Hornets dominated that period. – 8:11 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
intermission pic.twitter.com/5dt8C5ngTt – 8:09 PM Rod Boone @rodboone
Halftime: #Hornets 70, Magic 50
LaMelo 12 pts, 5 ast, 2 rebs
Montrezl Harrell 12 pts
Terry Rozier 11 pts – 8:09 PM Charlotte Hornets @hornets
N🚫PE
@PJ Washington | @HornetsOnBally pic.twitter.com/B3MYYQHphi – 7:58 PM Rod Boone @rodboone
Well that was quick. In the blink of an eye the #Hornets are up 21 points halfway through the second quarter. – 7:55 PM James Plowright @British_Buzz
I swear whenever @ashahahmadi is reporting a story the Hornets always have a highlight play which interrupts – 7:53 PM Charlotte Hornets @hornets
W🤯W
#AllFly | @drpepper pic.twitter.com/bgjcLyiXss – 7:52 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price
Jalen Suggs is back on the court. – 7:51 PM Charlotte Hornets @hornets
M3⃣LO 👌
@LaMelo Ball | @HornetsOnBally pic.twitter.com/POpgGGJQj6 – 7:51 PM Rod Boone @rodboone
#Hornets are on a 27-10 run and lead Orlando 42-30 with 9:07 left in the first half. They’re cookin’. – 7:48 PM Evan Dunlap @BQRMagic
the Magic’s bench is 2/15 FGs for 8 points. Just nobody there to create offense for anyone. – 7:48 PM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
Dell Curry is an outstanding analyst on @Charlotte Hornets broadcasts. – 7:46 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
from the land down under to the league pic.twitter.com/bvRpKOceOh – 7:45 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price
Mo Bamba has been ruled out vs. the Hornets with a sprained right ankle. – 7:43 PM Charlotte Hornets @hornets
We UP after 👆!
#AllFly pic.twitter.com/GR2UpXVoIo – 7:41 PM Dan Savage @Dan_Savage
R.J. Hampton drills a deep 3-pointer at the buzzer to bring the @Orlando Magic within two at the end of the first quarter.
Hornets 30, Magic 28 – 7:41 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price
End of 1Q: R.J. Hampton hits a 35-footer at the buzzer to close out the quarter.
Hornets 30, Magic 28. – 7:41 PM Charlotte Hornets PR @HornetsPR
INJURY UPDATE: @Charlotte Hornets reserve Cody Martin left the game in the 1Q after a cut on his right hand was re-opened on contact in the game. He was rebandaged and will be available to return to tonight’s game #AllFly – 7:40 PM Rod Boone @rodboone
End of first quarter: #Hornets 30, Magic 28 – 7:39 PM James Plowright @British_Buzz
Looks like Cody Martin might be going back to the locker room for stitches or something else to try and close that finger cut on his right index finger. Hope it isn’t on a location that effects his ball release when shooting. – 7:37 PM Charlotte Hornets @hornets
MEET CODY AT THE RIM AND DON’T BE LATE
@Cody_martin15 | @Drpepper | @HornetsOnBally pic.twitter.com/VdbNbniZsm – 7:30 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
smooooth with it @Markelle Fultz 😈 pic.twitter.com/K95Io8JqkL – 7:28 PM Rod Boone @rodboone
Cody Martin with the facial on Mo Wagner. Just filthy. Wagner comes back with a dunk of his own on the next possession and then has a little something to say to the #Hornets bench. – 7:27 PM Rod Boone @rodboone
Montrezl Harrell is about to check in. – 7:25 PM James Plowright @British_Buzz
PJ taken off the dribble twice by Fultz on a switch for layups, not easy shots by any means but seems like the Orlando guard likes the matchup. Hornets cold from beyond the arc to start with – 7:24 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price
Mo Bamba and Jalen Suggs went back to the locker room with injuries.
R.J. Hampton and Admiral Schofield sub in for them. – 7:24 PM Evan Dunlap @BQRMagic
the Magic called timeout at the 7:30 mark of the first quarter to get the injured Jalen Suggs and Mo Bamba back to the locker room. – 7:23 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
the awareness is elite @Jalen Suggs pic.twitter.com/DBIGsgFyrf – 7:22 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price
Jalen Suggs appeared to tweak his right ankle in the game’s first few possessions.
He’s been limping off and on for most of the quarter, yet still diving for loose balls.
Magic call timeout with early 13-9 lead over Hornets. – 7:22 PM Charlotte Hornets @hornets
Congratulations to @Miles Bridges, the first recipient of our Rick Bonnell Award! 🎙
This award, named after Hornets’ longtime @theobserver beat writer, will be given annually to a player that best represents himself & the franchise with the media.
🔗: https://t.co/SRDPH18T7l pic.twitter.com/5IDQgPtwcL – 7:21 PM Rod Boone @rodboone
First player off the bench tonight: Cody Martin. – 7:21 PM Orlando Magic PR @Magic_PR
The @Orlando Magic have now made at least one three-point field goal in 1,210 consecutive games, dating all the way back to March 17, 2007.
It stands as the fifth-longest active streak in the #NBA and also the fifth-longest streak in @NBAHistory.
#MagicTogether – 7:20 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
it’s not that easy @Markelle Fultz 🤧 pic.twitter.com/wIp97s3hw9 – 7:16 PM Charlotte Hornets @hornets
Five at the Hive! 🐝
#AllFly | @CrumblCookies pic.twitter.com/onp19pfUyU – 6:54 PM Charlotte Hornets @hornets
Back in the 7⃣0⃣4⃣
@MichelobULTRA | #AllFly pic.twitter.com/1EnhESgwHB – 6:47 PM Orlando Magic PR @Magic_PR
TONIGHT’S STARTERS:
April 7 at Charlotte
#MagicTogether pic.twitter.com/rtTi0V045r – 6:33 PM Charlotte Hornets @hornets
Join us in congratulating our Buzz City Champs! 👏🏀Each of these local area high schools are 2022 State Champions!
#AllFly pic.twitter.com/yNrxsNNHrK – 6:15 PM Charlotte Hornets @hornets
INJURY REPORT vs ORL
Gordon Hayward (L Ankle Soreness) is out.
@NovantHealth | #AllFly pic.twitter.com/IoXNPxZfEC – 6:10 PM Rod Boone @rodboone
Markelle Fultz is starting tonight, per Magic coach Jamahl Mosley. pic.twitter.com/ep9LJgmvp0 – 6:09 PM Rod Boone @rodboone
Gordon Hayward has been downgraded to out for tonight’s game against the Magic. – 5:57 PM Orlando Magic PR @Magic_PR
TONIGHT’S STARTERS
GAME 81 at CHARLOTTE
3⃣F: @chuma_okeke
2⃣1⃣F: @Moritz Wagner
5⃣C: @TheRealMoBamba
4⃣G: @Jalen Suggs
2⃣0⃣G: @MarkelleF
7 p.m.
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#MagicTogether – 5:51 PM Chris Fedor @ChrisFedor
While the expectation is #Cavs will have Evan Mobley tomorrow night, Jarrett Allen remains OUT. Allen went through an individual workout in Orlando this afternoon. He was able to take the splint/brace off his hand/finger at times. I also saw him bouncing & gripping a tennis ball. – 5:47 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
tonight’s starting 🖐
2⃣0⃣: @Markelle Fultz
0⃣4⃣: @Jalen Suggs
0⃣3⃣: @chuma_okeke
2⃣1⃣: @Moritz Wagner
0⃣5⃣: @TheRealMoBamba – 5:41 PM Rod Boone @rodboone
Wonder if this guy will get some playing time tonight? After Tuesday’s game in Miami, James Borrego said they wanted to go smaller against the Heat. We’ll see if that changes tonight vs. Orlando. #Hornets have to win to have any chance at finishing above 10th place in the East. pic.twitter.com/ZI4lC09bZK – 5:40 PM Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP
To illustrate how little we know, even taking the @Basketball-Reference projections as 100% accurate (for example the Nets odds for #7 feel too low here), the C’s 1st round is still a deep mystery…
27% Chicago
23% Cleveland
18% Brooklyn
15% Toronto
13% Atlanta
3% Charlotte
>1% Phila/Mil pic.twitter.com/HzpIjqqKeD – 5:33 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price
Magic starting Markelle Fultz, Jalen Suggs, Chuma Okeke, Moe Wagner and Mo Bamba vs. Charlotte. – 5:32 PM Dan Savage @Dan_Savage
The @Orlando Magic will start Markelle Fultz, Jalen Suggs, Chuma Okeke, Moe Wagner, and Mo Bamba against the @Charlotte Hornets tonight. – 5:32 PM James Plowright @British_Buzz
Borrego pre-game regarding the end of the regular season and play-in “I like the schedule for us”. Last year Charlotte played the play-in within 48 hours of finishing the regular season – 5:23 PM Charlotte Hornets @hornets
We’re LIVE with JB! 🎙 #ORLvsCHA twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… – 5:21 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
fit for #407Day 💧 pic.twitter.com/9WRxADemZH – 5:15 PM Mark Followill @MFollowill
Schedule is set for the play-in tournament next week. In the East, Cleveland, Brooklyn, Atlanta and Charlotte will be the teams with seeds still TBD. In the West, Minnesota is likely 7th seed (but possibly Denver), Clippers are 8th, Pelicans and Spurs are battling for 9 and 10. pic.twitter.com/6ucAybnwuo – 5:00 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Bulls list Alex Caruso (back) questionable and Zach LaVine (left knee) probable vs. Hornets. Matt Thomas is out. – 4:49 PM Kelsey Russo @kelseyyrusso
On the latest injury report, #Cavs Evan Mobley is listed as questionable for tomorrow’s game against Brooklyn. Mobley was able to do “everything” at practice here in Orlando J.B. Bickerstaff said today.
Jarrett Allen is listed as out. He went through an individual workout today. – 4:39 PM Josh Martin @LonzoWire
Could the Hornets team LaMelo Ball up with Russell Westbrook? lonzowire.usatoday.com/2022/04/07/mar… – 1:41 PM Miami Heat @MiamiHEAT
INJURY UPDATE: P.J. Tucker’s MRI revealed a right calf strain. He will miss the final 2 regular season games (Tomorrow vs ATL, Sunday at ORL) and will be re-evaluated in a week. – 1:34 PM Rod Boone @rodboone
Unless something dramatically changes in the standings over these next two nights, the #Hornets will play next Wednesday at 7 p.m. Just depends on if the game will be in Charlotte or Atlanta. pic.twitter.com/aEIe2BGAD8 – 1:12 PM