Model Predictions
| Model | Charlotte Hornets | Orlando Magic | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 49.1% | 50.9% | -0.9 | ✓ (31.9 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 40.1% | 59.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 55.6% | 44.4% | -1.2 | ✗ (32.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.4% | 48.6% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 61.4% | 38.6% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 57.3% | 42.7% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 57.3% | 42.7% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 49.9% | 50.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Orlando Magic +31 (121-90). Ratings: 2025-26 season-end ratings.
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kon Knueppel * | 29 | 3-10 | 1-6 | 4-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Brandon Miller * | 28 | 5-10 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 5 | - |
| Miles Bridges * | 28 | 5-12 | 1-6 | 4-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 3 | - |
| LaMelo Ball * | 24 | 7-17 | 3-8 | 6-6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 10 | - |
| Moussa Diabaté * | 18 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | - |
| Sion James | 18 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | 17 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Coby White | 16 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -2 | - |
| Grant Williams | 14 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | - |
| Josh Green | 9 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Tidjane Salaün | 9 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Tre Mann | 6 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Xavier Tillman | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Pat Connaughton | 5 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Liam McNeeley | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
Orlando Magic
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desmond Bane * | 34 | 4-14 | 0-3 | 5-5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Paolo Banchero * | 32 | 9-17 | 2-6 | 5-8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 20 | - |
| Wendell Carter Jr. * | 26 | 6-7 | 2-2 | 2-4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 15 | - |
| Franz Wagner * | 24 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 8-10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 20 | - |
| Jalen Suggs * | 22 | 5-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | - |
| Anthony Black | 27 | 2-10 | 0-4 | 3-3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Tristan da Silva | 19 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Goga Bitadze | 15 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | - |
| Jamal Cain | 11 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Jase Richardson | 5 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Jett Howard | 5 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Moritz Wagner | 5 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Noah Penda | 5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Jevon Carter | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter