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Franz Wagner helps Magic overcome 44 points by LaMelo Ball to beat Hornets 95-84
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Franz Wagner scored 13 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter, and the Orlando Magic withstood a 44-point performance by the Hornets' LaMelo Ball to beat short-handed Charlotte 95-84 on Monday night.
Moritz Wagner and Cole Anthony each had 16 points and eight rebounds off the bench, and Jonathan Isaac knocked down three fourth-quarter corner 3s to finish with 11 points for the Magic.
Ball, coming off a career-high 50-point performance against the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night, also had nine rebounds and seven assists. Brandon Miller added 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Hornets, who had their four-game home win streak snapped.
Ball and Miller also combined for 13 of the Hornets' 27 turnovers. Those giveaways led to 33 Orlando points, and the rest of Charlotte's players combined for just 20 points.
Orlando shot just 39% from the field. But Charlotte, missing several players, was only slightly better at 41% and looked out of sync on offense most of the night.
Magic: Orlando got clobbered on the glass 52-39 against a Charlotte team without its top two centers. Guard Gary Harris suffered a hamstring injury in the first quarter and did not return.
Hornets: With Mark Williams, Nick Richards, Grant Williams and Tre Mann out, Ball and Miller had to play extended minutes. Coach Charles Lee went deep into his bench by playing rookie K.J. Simpson and Nick Smith Jr., which impacted chemistry on the floor.
Franz Wanger and Isaac made back-to-back 3-pointers early in the fourth quarter to put the Magic ahead 69-64 as Orlando seized control. Wagner then hit another 3 with 1:33 left to put the Magic up by 11.
Orlando's bench outscored Charlotte's 53-15.
The Magic host Chicago and the Hornets host Miami on Wednesday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Goga Bitadze vs. Taj Gibson (Josh Green gains possession) | ||
| 11:42 |  | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope personal foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 11:33 | | +2 | Taj Gibson makes two point driving floating jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:14 | | Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:12 | | Hornets defensive rebound | ||
| 11:12 | | Goga Bitadze personal foul (Loose ball) (Tidjane Salaun draws the foul) | ||
| 10:59 | | Taj Gibson offensive foul (Tristan da Silva draws the foul) | ||
| 10:59 | | Taj Gibson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:47 | | Goga Bitadze turnover (bad pass) (Taj Gibson steals) | ||
| 10:41 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:39 | | Goga Bitadze defensive rebound | ||
| 10:30 | | Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:29 | | Goga Bitadze offensive rebound | ||
| 10:28 | | +2 | Goga Bitadze makes two point putback layup | 2-2 |
| 10:22 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 10:04 | | Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:01 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 9:57 | | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point running alley-oop dunk (LaMelo Ball assists) | 2-4 |
| 9:37 | | +2 | Tristan da Silva makes two point driving hook shot | 4-4 |
| 9:20 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 9:18 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 9:14 | | +3 | Brandon Miller makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 4-7 |
| 8:55 | | Tristan da Silva misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:53 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope offensive rebound | ||
| 8:48 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:46 | | Goga Bitadze offensive rebound | ||
| 8:38 | | Jump ball. Tristan da Silva vs. Brandon Miller (Gary Harris gains possession) | ||
| 8:34 | | Franz Wagner misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 8:32 | | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | ||
| 8:24 | | Tidjane Salaun turnover (traveling) | ||
| 8:05 | | +3 | Gary Harris makes three point jump shot (Franz Wagner assists) | 7-7 |
| 7:52 | | Taj Gibson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:29 | | +2 | Goga Bitadze makes two point turnaround hook shot | 9-7 |
| 7:11 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving floating jump shot | 9-9 |
| 6:52 | | Hornets technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 6:52 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:52 | | +1 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 10-9 |
| 6:50 | | Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:47 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 6:29 | | Josh Green turnover (bad pass) (Tristan da Silva steals) | ||
| 6:25 | | +2 | Tristan da Silva makes two point running finger roll layup | 12-9 |
| 6:08 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving floating jump shot | 12-11 |
| 5:56 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope turnover (bad pass) (LaMelo Ball steals) | ||
| 5:51 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving floating jump shot (Tidjane Salaun assists) | 12-13 |
| 5:35 | | Gary Harris turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Miller steals) | ||
| 5:30 | | Josh Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:27 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 5:27 | | Gary Harris personal foul (Loose ball) (Tidjane Salaun draws the foul) | ||
| 5:19 | | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point pullup jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 12-15 |
| 5:09 | | LaMelo Ball personal foul (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul) | ||
| 5:06 | | LaMelo Ball blocks Anthony Black's two point driving layup | ||
| 5:05 | | Magic offensive rebound | ||
| 5:04 | | Moritz Wagner offensive foul (Cody Martin draws the foul) | ||
| 5:04 | | Moritz Wagner turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:51 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (bad pass) (Moritz Wagner steals) | ||
| 4:46 | | Jett Howard misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 4:44 | | Moritz Wagner offensive rebound | ||
| 4:28 | | +3 | Anthony Black makes three point jump shot (Moritz Wagner assists) | 15-15 |
| 4:13 | | Brandon Miller misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:10 | | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | ||
| 4:06 | | +2 | Seth Curry makes two point jump shot (Brandon Miller assists) | 15-17 |
| 3:54 | | Anthony Black misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:52 | | Cody Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 3:42 | | +2 | Moussa Diabate makes two point driving layup (LaMelo Ball assists) | 15-19 |
| 3:41 | | Magic 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:28 | | LaMelo Ball personal foul (Moritz Wagner draws the foul) | ||
| 3:20 | | +2 | Moritz Wagner makes two point driving layup (Jett Howard assists) | 17-19 |
| 3:02 | | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 17-21 |
| 3:02 | | Jonathan Isaac shooting foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul) | ||
| 3:02 | | Brandon Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 3:00 | | Moritz Wagner defensive rebound | ||
| 2:44 | | Cody Martin shooting foul (Moritz Wagner draws the foul) | ||
| 2:44 | | +1 | Moritz Wagner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-21 |
| 2:44 | | Moritz Wagner misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:40 | | Cody Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 2:26 | | +2 | Cody Martin makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Brandon Miller assists) | 18-23 |
| 2:10 | | Jonathan Isaac misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:08 | | Cody Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 2:01 | | Nick Smith Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 1:59 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:52 | | Moritz Wagner shooting foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul) | ||
| 1:52 | | +1 | Brandon Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-24 |
| 1:52 | | +1 | Brandon Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-25 |
| 1:39 | | Moussa Diabate blocks Anthony Black's two point alley-oop dunk | ||
| 1:37 | | Cody Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 1:31 | | Moussa Diabate turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Black steals) | ||
| 1:27 | | Anthony Black misses two point running layup | ||
| 1:23 | | Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 1:17 | | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:15 | | Moritz Wagner defensive rebound | ||
| 0:59 | | Anthony Black turnover (bad pass) (Moussa Diabate steals) | ||
| 0:54 | | Moussa Diabate turnover (offensive goaltending) | ||
| 0:44 | | Franz Wagner misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:43 | | Hornets defensive rebound | ||
| 0:32 | | Brandon Miller misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:29 | | Jonathan Isaac defensive rebound | ||
| 0:07 | | Moritz Wagner misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:06 | | Jonathan Isaac offensive rebound | ||
| 0:06 | | Moussa Diabate blocks Jonathan Isaac's two point tip layup | ||
| 0:04 | | Jonathan Isaac offensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | Jonathan Isaac misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | | Franz Wagner misses two point driving bank hook shot | ||
| 11:39 | | Moritz Wagner offensive rebound | ||
| 11:39 | | +2 | Moritz Wagner makes two point tip layup | 20-25 |
| 11:18 | | Seth Curry misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:14 | | Taj Gibson offensive rebound | ||
| 11:03 | | Hornets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 10:47 | | Moritz Wagner turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:29 | | KJ Simpson turnover (bad pass) (Franz Wagner steals) | ||
| 10:25 | | +2 | Franz Wagner makes two point driving floating jump shot | 22-25 |
| 10:12 | | KJ Simpson turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Black steals) | ||
| 10:09 | | +2 | Anthony Black makes two point running dunk (Franz Wagner assists) | 24-25 |
| 10:09 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:46 | | Taj Gibson turnover (offensive goaltending) | ||
| 9:32 | | Jonathan Isaac misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 9:30 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 9:24 | | Cole Anthony personal foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 9:15 | | Jonathan Isaac blocks Taj Gibson's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:13 | | Taj Gibson offensive rebound | ||
| 9:12 | | Taj Gibson misses two point putback layup | ||
| 9:10 | | Taj Gibson offensive rebound | ||
| 9:09 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:07 | | Cole Anthony defensive rebound | ||
| 9:04 | | +2 | Franz Wagner makes two point running finger roll layup (Cole Anthony assists) | 26-25 |
| 8:49 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving finger roll layup | 26-27 |
| 8:37 | | Jonathan Isaac misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:32 | | Seth Curry defensive rebound | ||
| 8:27 | | Jonathan Isaac blocks LaMelo Ball's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:25 | | Cole Anthony defensive rebound | ||
| 8:17 | | Jett Howard misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:14 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 8:08 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point running pullup jump shot | 26-29 |
| 7:45 | | Franz Wagner misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:43 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 7:39 | | Franz Wagner shooting foul (Tidjane Salaun draws the foul) | ||
| 7:39 | | Tidjane Salaun misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:39 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 7:39 | | +1 | Tidjane Salaun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-30 |
| 7:21 | | +2 | Cole Anthony makes two point cutting layup (Goga Bitadze assists) | 28-30 |
| 7:08 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:06 | | Josh Green offensive rebound | ||
| 6:56 | | +2 | Seth Curry makes two point driving finger roll layup | 28-32 |
| 6:46 | | Goga Bitadze misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:44 | | Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound | ||
| 6:33 | | Tidjane Salaun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:29 | | Jonathan Isaac defensive rebound | ||
| 6:11 | | Cole Anthony misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 6:09 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 5:53 | | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point stepback jump shot | 28-35 |
| 5:53 | | Magic 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:28 | | +2 | Cole Anthony makes two point driving hook shot | 30-35 |
| 5:13 | | +3 | Seth Curry makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 30-38 |
| 5:04 | | +2 | Cole Anthony makes two point pullup jump shot | 32-38 |
| 4:42 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (bad pass) (Goga Bitadze steals) | ||
| 4:35 | | Cole Anthony misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:33 | | Magic offensive rebound | ||
| 4:33 |