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Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 6:37 pm EDTPhiladelphia 76ers at Charlotte Hornets
2025-26 · Regular season · All results that day · Philadelphia 76ers vs Charlotte Hornets head-to-head · Philadelphia 76ers schedule · Charlotte Hornets schedule
Final
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Philadelphia 76ers
118
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Charlotte Hornets
114
Venue: Spectrum Center
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Philadelphia 76ers beat the Charlotte Hornets 118-114 on the road on Saturday, March 28, 2026 at Spectrum Center. Joel Embiid had 29 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists for the Philadelphia 76ers. Brandon Miller had 29 points, 8 rebounds and 0 assists for the Charlotte Hornets.
The Philadelphia 76ers trailed 69-64 at halftime and came back to win. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 26-17. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Kon Knueppel (double-double, Charlotte Hornets), Moussa Diabate (double-double, Charlotte Hornets), Paul George (double-double, Philadelphia 76ers). Bench points: Philadelphia 76ers 21, Charlotte Hornets 33. Paul George had 26 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists in support for the winners.
Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.
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Reported player statistics
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| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
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Quick answers
- Who won Philadelphia 76ers vs Charlotte Hornets?
- The Philadelphia 76ers beat the Charlotte Hornets 118-114 on March 28, 2026.
- Who led the scoring?
- Joel Embiid scored 29 for the Philadelphia 76ers; Brandon Miller scored 29 for the Charlotte Hornets.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia 76ers | 25 | 39 | 28 | 26 | 118 |
| Charlotte Hornets | 36 | 33 | 28 | 17 | 114 |
Game leaders
Philadelphia 76ers
- Points
- 29 Joel Embiid
- Rebounds
- 13 Paul George
- Assists
- 8 Tyrese Maxey
Charlotte Hornets
- Points
- 29 Brandon Miller
- Rebounds
- 11 Kon Knueppel
- Assists
- 8 LaMelo Ball
Paul George double-double (26 PTS, 13 REB) · Kon Knueppel double-double (11 PTS, 11 REB) · Moussa Diabate double-double (10 PTS, 11 REB)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrese Maxey starter | 43:00 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10-18 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 2 | +13 |
| Paul George starter | 36:22 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9-19 | 4-11 | 4-5 | 5 | -5 |
| Joel Embiid starter | 35:48 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8-19 | 3-6 | 10-13 | 0 | +5 |
| VJ Edgecombe starter | 30:44 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-11 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4 | +3 |
| Dominick Barlow starter | 15:24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | -16 |
| Quentin Grimes bench | 28:32 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 3 | +13 |
| Kelly Oubre Jr. bench | 27:40 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 3 | -1 |
| Justin Edwards bench | 7:58 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +13 |
| Andre Drummond bench | 6:20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | +3 |
| Adem Bona bench | 5:52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | -4 |
| Cameron Payne bench | 2:19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | -4 |
Not available: Johni Broome
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaMelo Ball starter | 37:10 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7-26 | 5-18 | 1-1 | 4 | -7 |
| Kon Knueppel starter | 36:14 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-14 | 3-10 | 2-2 | 0 | -4 |
| Brandon Miller starter | 34:19 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-17 | 5-11 | 8-10 | 4 | +8 |
| Miles Bridges starter | 29:53 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | -16 |
| Moussa Diabate starter | 24:40 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 4 | -7 |
| Grant Williams bench | 25:07 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 3-6 | 3 | +5 |
| Coby White bench | 18:41 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 1 | -14 |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner bench | 17:32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | +10 |
| Josh Green bench | 10:09 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | +5 |
| Sion James bench | 6:15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 0 | +0 |
Not available: Tidjane Salaun
| Philadelphia 76ers | Stat | Charlotte Hornets |
|---|---|---|
| 22/29 (75%) | Free throws | 25/32 (78%) |
| 24/48 (50%) | 2 pointers | 19/41 (46%) |
| 16/34 (47%) | 3 pointers | 17/55 (30%) |
| 40/82 (48%) | Field goals | 36/96 (37%) |
| 41 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 34 | Defensive rebounds | 32 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
| 25 | Fouls | 22 |
| 10 | Max points in a row | 11 |
| 6:19 | Time spent in lead | 39:08 |
| 4 | Biggest lead | 15 |
Largest margin: 13 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 9
- Times tied
- 5
- Largest lead · Philadelphia 76ers
- 4 Q4 7:18
- Largest lead · Charlotte Hornets
- 15 Q3 7:39
- Longest run
- 11-0 Charlotte Hornets · Q3 11:08 to Q3 9:15
Scoring plays
Q1 · 31 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Philadelphia 76ers | Charlotte Hornets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:29 | Charlotte Hornets | Moussa Diabate 2-pt field goal | 0 | 2 |
| 11:07 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal | 0 | 5 |
| 10:37 | Philadelphia 76ers | Dominick Barlow Free throw | 1 | 5 |
| 10:14 | Philadelphia 76ers | Paul George 3-pt field goal | 4 | 5 |
| 9:36 | Charlotte Hornets | Kon Knueppel 3-pt field goal | 4 | 8 |
| 9:22 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid Free throw | 5 | 8 |
| 9:22 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid Free throw | 6 | 8 |
| 8:25 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal | 6 | 10 |
| 8:02 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid 2-pt field goal | 8 | 10 |
| 7:44 | Charlotte Hornets | Ryan Kalkbrenner 2-pt field goal | 8 | 12 |
| 7:18 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball Free throw | 8 | 13 |
| 6:29 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid 3-pt field goal | 11 | 13 |
| 6:10 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 11 | 15 |
| 5:30 | Philadelphia 76ers | Tyrese Maxey 2-pt field goal | 13 | 15 |
| 4:48 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid 2-pt field goal | 15 | 15 |
| 4:31 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller Free throw | 15 | 16 |
| 4:31 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller Free throw | 15 | 17 |
| 3:56 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal | 15 | 19 |
| 3:42 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid Free throw | 16 | 19 |
| 3:27 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal | 16 | 22 |
| 3:27 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller Free throw | 16 | 23 |
| 3:11 | Philadelphia 76ers | Kelly Oubre Jr. 3-pt field goal | 19 | 23 |
| 3:11 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid Free throw | 20 | 23 |
| 2:50 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal | 20 | 26 |
| 2:09 | Charlotte Hornets | Coby White 2-pt field goal | 20 | 28 |
| 1:58 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid 3-pt field goal | 23 | 28 |
| 1:36 | Charlotte Hornets | Coby White 2-pt field goal | 23 | 30 |
| 1:09 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal | 23 | 33 |
| 0:39 | Charlotte Hornets | Coby White 3-pt field goal | 23 | 36 |
| 0:01 | Philadelphia 76ers | Tyrese Maxey Free throw | 24 | 36 |
| 0:01 | Philadelphia 76ers | Tyrese Maxey Free throw | 25 | 36 |
Q2 · 37 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Philadelphia 76ers | Charlotte Hornets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | Philadelphia 76ers | Quentin Grimes 3-pt field goal | 28 | 36 |
| 11:34 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal | 28 | 39 |
| 11:07 | Philadelphia 76ers | Tyrese Maxey 2-pt field goal | 30 | 39 |
| 10:54 | Philadelphia 76ers | Quentin Grimes Free throw | 31 | 39 |
| 10:54 | Philadelphia 76ers | Quentin Grimes Free throw | 32 | 39 |
| 10:32 | Charlotte Hornets | Grant Williams 3-pt field goal | 32 | 42 |
| 10:06 | Philadelphia 76ers | Adem Bona 2-pt field goal | 34 | 42 |
| 10:04 | Charlotte Hornets | Grant Williams Free throw | 34 | 43 |
| 9:43 | Charlotte Hornets | Grant Williams 3-pt field goal | 34 | 46 |
| 9:26 | Philadelphia 76ers | Tyrese Maxey 3-pt field goal | 37 | 46 |
| 9:18 | Charlotte Hornets | Kon Knueppel Free throw | 37 | 47 |
| 9:18 | Charlotte Hornets | Kon Knueppel Free throw | 37 | 48 |
| 9:02 | Philadelphia 76ers | Paul George 2-pt field goal | 39 | 48 |
| 8:50 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 39 | 50 |
| 7:56 | Philadelphia 76ers | Paul George 2-pt field goal | 41 | 50 |
| 7:38 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 41 | 52 |
| 6:55 | Charlotte Hornets | Coby White 2-pt field goal | 41 | 54 |
| 6:39 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid 3-pt field goal | 44 | 54 |
| 5:56 | Philadelphia 76ers | Tyrese Maxey 3-pt field goal | 47 | 54 |
| 5:27 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid Free throw | 48 | 54 |
| 5:27 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid Free throw | 49 | 54 |
| 5:18 | Charlotte Hornets | Coby White 2-pt field goal | 49 | 56 |
| 5:08 | Philadelphia 76ers | Tyrese Maxey 3-pt field goal | 52 | 56 |
| 4:38 | Charlotte Hornets | Josh Green 2-pt field goal | 52 | 58 |
| 4:14 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid 2-pt field goal | 54 | 58 |
| 3:21 | Philadelphia 76ers | VJ Edgecombe 3-pt field goal | 57 | 58 |
| 2:53 | Charlotte Hornets | Ryan Kalkbrenner Free throw | 57 | 59 |
| 2:53 | Charlotte Hornets | Ryan Kalkbrenner Free throw | 57 | 60 |
| 2:30 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal | 57 | 62 |
| 1:36 | Philadelphia 76ers | Paul George 2-pt field goal | 59 | 62 |
| 1:36 | Philadelphia 76ers | Paul George Free throw | 60 | 62 |
| 1:21 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller Free throw | 60 | 63 |
| 1:21 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller Free throw | 60 | 64 |
| 0:39 | Charlotte Hornets | Kon Knueppel 3-pt field goal | 60 | 67 |
| 0:32 | Philadelphia 76ers | Tyrese Maxey 2-pt field goal | 62 | 67 |
| 0:12 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal | 62 | 69 |
| 0:03 | Philadelphia 76ers | Paul George 2-pt field goal | 64 | 69 |
Q3 · 33 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Philadelphia 76ers | Charlotte Hornets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:39 | Philadelphia 76ers | Paul George 3-pt field goal | 67 | 69 |
| 11:17 | Philadelphia 76ers | Dominick Barlow 2-pt field goal | 69 | 69 |
| 11:08 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges Free throw | 69 | 70 |
| 11:08 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges Free throw | 69 | 71 |
| 10:43 | Charlotte Hornets | Moussa Diabate 2-pt field goal | 69 | 73 |
| 10:10 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller Free throw | 69 | 74 |
| 9:39 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal | 69 | 77 |
| 9:15 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal | 69 | 80 |
| 8:56 | Philadelphia 76ers | VJ Edgecombe 2-pt field goal | 71 | 80 |
| 8:27 | Charlotte Hornets | Moussa Diabate 2-pt field goal | 71 | 82 |
| 8:00 | Charlotte Hornets | Moussa Diabate 2-pt field goal | 71 | 84 |
| 7:39 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal | 71 | 86 |
| 7:27 | Philadelphia 76ers | Paul George 2-pt field goal | 73 | 86 |
| 6:40 | Charlotte Hornets | Moussa Diabate Free throw | 73 | 87 |
| 6:40 | Charlotte Hornets | Moussa Diabate Free throw | 73 | 88 |
| 6:20 | Philadelphia 76ers | Paul George 3-pt field goal | 76 | 88 |
| 5:52 | Philadelphia 76ers | VJ Edgecombe 2-pt field goal | 78 | 88 |
| 5:22 | Philadelphia 76ers | VJ Edgecombe 3-pt field goal | 81 | 88 |
| 3:41 | Charlotte Hornets | Grant Williams Free throw | 81 | 89 |
| 3:41 | Charlotte Hornets | Grant Williams Free throw | 81 | 90 |
| 3:28 | Philadelphia 76ers | Kelly Oubre Jr. 2-pt field goal | 83 | 90 |
| 3:02 | Philadelphia 76ers | Justin Edwards 2-pt field goal | 85 | 90 |
| 2:23 | Philadelphia 76ers | Tyrese Maxey 2-pt field goal | 87 | 90 |
| 2:07 | Charlotte Hornets | Coby White Free throw | 87 | 91 |
| 1:42 | Charlotte Hornets | Sion James Free throw | 87 | 92 |
| 1:42 | Charlotte Hornets | Sion James Free throw | 87 | 93 |
| 1:29 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid Free throw | 88 | 93 |
| 1:29 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid Free throw | 89 | 93 |
| 1:01 | Charlotte Hornets | Coby White 2-pt field goal | 89 | 95 |
| 0:44 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid 2-pt field goal | 91 | 95 |
| 0:35 | Charlotte Hornets | Coby White Free throw | 91 | 96 |
| 0:35 | Charlotte Hornets | Coby White Free throw | 91 | 97 |
| 0:28 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid Free throw | 92 | 97 |
Q4 · 22 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Philadelphia 76ers | Charlotte Hornets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:28 | Philadelphia 76ers | Quentin Grimes 3-pt field goal | 95 | 97 |
| 10:03 | Philadelphia 76ers | Tyrese Maxey 2-pt field goal | 97 | 97 |
| 8:51 | Philadelphia 76ers | Tyrese Maxey 2-pt field goal | 99 | 97 |
| 7:18 | Philadelphia 76ers | Kelly Oubre Jr. 2-pt field goal | 101 | 97 |
| 6:54 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller Free throw | 101 | 98 |
| 6:54 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller Free throw | 101 | 99 |
| 6:31 | Charlotte Hornets | Kon Knueppel 3-pt field goal | 101 | 102 |
| 6:10 | Philadelphia 76ers | Tyrese Maxey 2-pt field goal | 103 | 102 |
| 5:42 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal | 103 | 105 |
| 5:27 | Philadelphia 76ers | VJ Edgecombe 3-pt field goal | 106 | 105 |
| 4:41 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid 2-pt field goal | 108 | 105 |
| 4:04 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal | 108 | 108 |
| 3:40 | Philadelphia 76ers | Kelly Oubre Jr. Free throw | 109 | 108 |
| 3:40 | Philadelphia 76ers | Kelly Oubre Jr. Free throw | 109 | 108 |
| 2:51 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 3-pt field goal | 110 | 111 |
| 1:39 | Philadelphia 76ers | Paul George Free throw | 111 | 111 |
| 1:39 | Philadelphia 76ers | Paul George Free throw | 112 | 111 |
| 1:24 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal | 112 | 114 |
| 1:08 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid Free throw | 113 | 114 |
| 1:04 | Philadelphia 76ers | Paul George 3-pt field goal | 116 | 114 |
| 0:32 | Philadelphia 76ers | Tyrese Maxey Free throw | 117 | 114 |
| 0:02 | Philadelphia 76ers | Paul George Free throw | 118 | 114 |
2025-26 season series
After this game: Philadelphia 76ers 2-1. Final series: Philadelphia 76ers 2-1.
- Oct 25: Charlotte Hornets 121 at Philadelphia 76ers 125
- Jan 26: Philadelphia 76ers 93 at Charlotte Hornets 130
- Mar 28: Philadelphia 76ers 118 at Charlotte Hornets 114 (this game)
Highlights
Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.
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Tipoff in UTC
Mar 28, 2026 · 22:00 UTC