Who won Charlotte Hornets vs Orlando Magic?

The Charlotte Hornets beat the Orlando Magic 124-97 on January 22, 2026.

Brandon Miller scored 20 for the Charlotte Hornets; Paolo Banchero scored 23 for the Orlando Magic.

Charlotte Hornets at Orlando Magic

2025-26 · Regular season Thu, Jan 22, 2026 · 7:00 pm EST · All results that day · Charlotte Hornets vs Orlando Magic head-to-head · Charlotte Hornets schedule · Orlando Magic schedule

Final

Away

Orlando Magic

Venue: Amway Center

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Charlotte Hornets beat the Orlando Magic 124-97 on the road on Thursday, January 22, 2026 at Amway Center. Brandon Miller had 20 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists for the Charlotte Hornets. Paolo Banchero had 23 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for the Orlando Magic.

The Charlotte Hornets led 62-41 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 35-20. Double-digit figures in two categories: Kon Knueppel (double-double, Charlotte Hornets). Bench points: Charlotte Hornets 55, Orlando Magic 42. Collin Sexton had 19 points, 0 rebounds and 4 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Charlotte Hornets vs Orlando Magic?: The Charlotte Hornets beat the Orlando Magic 124-97 on January 22, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: Brandon Miller scored 20 for the Charlotte Hornets; Paolo Banchero scored 23 for the Orlando Magic.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Charlotte Hornets	35	27	35	27	124
Orlando Magic	20	21	26	30	97

Game leaders

Charlotte Hornets

Points: 20 Brandon Miller
Rebounds: 10 Kon Knueppel
Assists: 7 LaMelo Ball

Orlando Magic

Points: 23 Paolo Banchero
Rebounds: 7 Paolo Banchero
Assists: 5 Paolo Banchero

Kon Knueppel double-double (13 PTS, 10 REB)

Charlotte Hornets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Miles Bridges starter	30:27	10	8	2	1	0	2	4-12	1-5	1-2	3	+28
LaMelo Ball starter	28:15	16	6	7	0	1	2	6-12	4-8	0-0	2	+9
Kon Knueppel starter	27:35	13	10	4	1	0	2	4-11	1-6	4-4	0	+16
Brandon Miller starter	27:13	20	2	4	2	0	3	8-15	2-7	2-2	2	+20
Moussa Diabate starter	16:02	10	4	1	0	1	1	4-4	0-0	2-3	5	+12
Ryan Kalkbrenner bench	27:23	10	9	0	0	1	2	3-3	0-0	4-6	3	+11
Collin Sexton bench	22:30	19	0	4	2	0	2	6-7	3-3	4-4	0	+12
Sion James bench	19:45	7	3	3	0	0	0	1-3	1-2	4-4	1	+18
Tidjane Salaun bench	17:33	13	5	0	0	0	0	5-7	3-3	0-0	1	-1
Josh Green bench	16:14	6	0	0	1	1	0	2-4	2-2	0-0	1	+12
Pat Connaughton bench	4:24	0	0	1	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	+0
Antonio Reeves bench	2:39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	-2

Not available: KJ Simpson, Tre Mann, Mason Plumlee, Grant Williams

Orlando Magic
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Desmond Bane starter	32:04	21	5	4	0	0	1	8-13	3-5	2-2	3	-15
Paolo Banchero starter	29:40	23	7	5	1	0	4	6-12	2-4	9-12	1	-25
Anthony Black starter	27:37	4	2	2	0	1	1	1-11	1-5	1-2	4	-23
Wendell Carter Jr. starter	20:00	4	3	3	1	0	0	2-6	0-3	0-0	3	-10
Tristan da Silva starter	18:45	3	3	1	1	0	2	1-5	1-4	0-0	1	-19
Jase Richardson bench	23:29	2	2	0	0	0	1	1-5	0-1	0-0	2	-15
Noah Penda bench	18:50	13	2	4	2	1	1	5-6	2-2	1-2	3	-2
Jett Howard bench	18:10	10	1	1	0	0	0	3-6	2-5	2-2	1	-6
Tyus Jones bench	15:59	3	2	1	0	0	0	1-7	1-5	0-0	0	-4
Moritz Wagner bench	15:08	14	1	1	2	0	2	5-7	2-3	2-2	2	-5
Goga Bitadze bench	11:32	0	2	1	0	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	-11
Jamal Cain bench	4:24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	+0
Jonathan Isaac bench	4:24	0	1	2	0	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+0

Not available: Colin Castleton, Jalen Suggs, Franz Wagner

Team statistics
Charlotte Hornets	Stat	Orlando Magic
21/25 (84%)	Free throws	17/22 (77%)
26/43 (60%)	2 pointers	19/42 (45%)
17/36 (47%)	3 pointers	14/37 (37%)
43/79 (54%)	Field goals	33/79 (41%)
47	Rebounds	31
37	Defensive rebounds	25
10	Offensive rebounds	6
26	Assists	25
14	Turnovers	12
7	Steals	7
4	Blocks	4
18	Fouls	23
11	Max points in a row	8
46:23	Time spent in lead	0:38
33	Biggest lead	3

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Orlando Magic ahead)

Largest margin: 30 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 1
Times tied: 1
Largest lead · Charlotte Hornets: 33 Q3 0:06
Largest lead · Orlando Magic: 3 Q1 11:38
Longest run: 11-0 Charlotte Hornets · Q1 11:00 to Q1 7:42

Scoring plays

Q1 · 27 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Charlotte Hornets	Orlando Magic
11:38	Orlando Magic	Desmond Bane 3-pt field goal	0	3
11:00	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal	3	3
10:23	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal	6	3
9:42	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal	8	3
7:42	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal	11	3
7:25	Orlando Magic	Paolo Banchero Free throw	11	4
6:38	Orlando Magic	Paolo Banchero Free throw	11	5
6:38	Orlando Magic	Paolo Banchero Free throw	11	6
5:11	Charlotte Hornets	Josh Green 3-pt field goal	14	6
4:36	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges Free throw	15	6
4:22	Orlando Magic	Anthony Black 3-pt field goal	15	9
4:04	Charlotte Hornets	Sion James 3-pt field goal	18	9
2:57	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel 3-pt field goal	21	9
2:43	Orlando Magic	Desmond Bane Free throw	21	10
2:43	Orlando Magic	Desmond Bane Free throw	21	11
2:24	Orlando Magic	Noah Penda 2-pt field goal	21	13
2:10	Orlando Magic	Tyus Jones 3-pt field goal	21	16
1:56	Charlotte Hornets	Collin Sexton 2-pt field goal	23	16
1:47	Orlando Magic	Moritz Wagner Free throw	23	17
1:47	Orlando Magic	Moritz Wagner Free throw	23	18
1:30	Charlotte Hornets	Tidjane Salaun 3-pt field goal	26	18
1:12	Orlando Magic	Wendell Carter Jr. 2-pt field goal	26	20
1:03	Charlotte Hornets	Collin Sexton 3-pt field goal	29	20
0:43	Charlotte Hornets	Collin Sexton 3-pt field goal	32	20
0:17	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate Free throw	33	20
0:17	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel Free throw	34	20
0:17	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel Free throw	35	20

Q2 · 25 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Charlotte Hornets	Orlando Magic
11:12	Orlando Magic	Noah Penda 2-pt field goal	35	22
10:43	Orlando Magic	Desmond Bane 3-pt field goal	35	25
10:32	Charlotte Hornets	Tidjane Salaun 3-pt field goal	38	25
10:01	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate 2-pt field goal	40	25
9:46	Orlando Magic	Noah Penda Free throw	40	26
9:06	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal	42	26
8:30	Orlando Magic	Paolo Banchero 2-pt field goal	42	28
8:16	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal	45	28
7:54	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal	47	28
6:46	Charlotte Hornets	Collin Sexton 2-pt field goal	49	28
6:31	Orlando Magic	Paolo Banchero 2-pt field goal	49	30
6:17	Charlotte Hornets	Ryan Kalkbrenner Free throw	50	30
5:33	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	52	30
5:01	Charlotte Hornets	Collin Sexton 2-pt field goal	54	30
3:32	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel 2-pt field goal	56	30
3:15	Orlando Magic	Desmond Bane 2-pt field goal	56	32
2:19	Charlotte Hornets	Ryan Kalkbrenner Free throw	57	32
2:19	Charlotte Hornets	Ryan Kalkbrenner Free throw	58	32
2:01	Orlando Magic	Jase Richardson 2-pt field goal	58	34
1:37	Orlando Magic	Paolo Banchero 3-pt field goal	58	37
0:54	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal	60	37
0:48	Orlando Magic	Paolo Banchero Free throw	60	38
0:48	Orlando Magic	Paolo Banchero Free throw	60	39
0:33	Charlotte Hornets	Ryan Kalkbrenner 2-pt field goal	62	39
0:17	Orlando Magic	Desmond Bane 2-pt field goal	62	41

Q3 · 34 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Charlotte Hornets	Orlando Magic
11:17	Orlando Magic	Desmond Bane 2-pt field goal	62	43
11:06	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 3-pt field goal	65	43
10:43	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal	68	43
10:29	Orlando Magic	Anthony Black Free throw	68	44
10:09	Orlando Magic	Desmond Bane 2-pt field goal	68	46
9:57	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate 2-pt field goal	70	46
9:47	Orlando Magic	Paolo Banchero Free throw	70	47
9:47	Orlando Magic	Paolo Banchero Free throw	70	47
9:36	Charlotte Hornets	Ryan Kalkbrenner Free throw	71	48
9:02	Orlando Magic	Tristan da Silva 3-pt field goal	71	51
8:36	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	73	51
8:11	Orlando Magic	Desmond Bane 3-pt field goal	73	54
7:19	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel 2-pt field goal	75	54
6:50	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel Free throw	76	54
6:50	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel Free throw	77	54
6:10	Orlando Magic	Paolo Banchero Free throw	77	55
6:10	Orlando Magic	Paolo Banchero Free throw	77	56
5:38	Orlando Magic	Wendell Carter Jr. 2-pt field goal	77	58
5:26	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal	79	58
4:55	Charlotte Hornets	Josh Green 3-pt field goal	82	58
4:35	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller Free throw	83	58
4:35	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller Free throw	84	58
4:14	Orlando Magic	Paolo Banchero 2-pt field goal	84	60
3:49	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal	86	60
3:22	Orlando Magic	Paolo Banchero 2-pt field goal	86	62
3:06	Charlotte Hornets	Collin Sexton Free throw	87	62
3:06	Charlotte Hornets	Collin Sexton Free throw	88	62
2:44	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal	90	62
1:07	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	92	62
0:56	Orlando Magic	Desmond Bane 2-pt field goal	92	64
0:37	Charlotte Hornets	Collin Sexton Free throw	93	64
0:37	Charlotte Hornets	Collin Sexton Free throw	94	64
0:06	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal	97	64
0:00	Orlando Magic	Paolo Banchero 3-pt field goal	97	67

Q4 · 28 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Charlotte Hornets	Orlando Magic
11:30	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel 2-pt field goal	99	67
11:18	Orlando Magic	Jett Howard 3-pt field goal	99	70
10:52	Orlando Magic	Moritz Wagner 2-pt field goal	99	72
10:01	Orlando Magic	Jett Howard Free throw	99	73
10:01	Orlando Magic	Jett Howard Free throw	99	74
9:49	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate 2-pt field goal	101	74
9:49	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate Free throw	102	74
9:35	Orlando Magic	Noah Penda 3-pt field goal	102	77
9:19	Orlando Magic	Jett Howard 2-pt field goal	102	79
8:34	Orlando Magic	Moritz Wagner 3-pt field goal	102	82
8:01	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate 2-pt field goal	104	82
7:36	Charlotte Hornets	Collin Sexton 3-pt field goal	107	82
6:59	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal	109	82
6:36	Orlando Magic	Moritz Wagner 2-pt field goal	109	84
6:11	Orlando Magic	Moritz Wagner 3-pt field goal	109	87
5:49	Charlotte Hornets	Tidjane Salaun 3-pt field goal	112	87
5:26	Orlando Magic	Moritz Wagner 2-pt field goal	112	89
5:01	Charlotte Hornets	Ryan Kalkbrenner 2-pt field goal	114	89
4:26	Charlotte Hornets	Tidjane Salaun 2-pt field goal	116	89
3:21	Charlotte Hornets	Ryan Kalkbrenner 2-pt field goal	118	89
3:06	Orlando Magic	Noah Penda 2-pt field goal	118	91
2:39	Charlotte Hornets	Sion James Free throw	119	91
2:39	Charlotte Hornets	Sion James Free throw	120	91
2:18	Orlando Magic	Noah Penda 3-pt field goal	120	94
1:01	Charlotte Hornets	Tidjane Salaun 2-pt field goal	122	94
0:27	Charlotte Hornets	Sion James Free throw	123	94
0:27	Charlotte Hornets	Sion James Free throw	124	94
0:21	Orlando Magic	Jett Howard 3-pt field goal	124	97

2025-26 season series

After this game: Charlotte Hornets 2-1. Final series: Charlotte Hornets 3-1.

Oct 30: Orlando Magic 123 at Charlotte Hornets 107
Dec 26: Charlotte Hornets 120 at Orlando Magic 105
Jan 22: Charlotte Hornets 124 at Orlando Magic 97 (this game)
Mar 19: Orlando Magic 111 at Charlotte Hornets 130

Highlights

Magic 97 - 124 Hornets — Full Highlights (YouTube)

Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.

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