Hornets
Charlotte
Eastern Conference
Southeast
38
29
67
1634
1593
37
11
30
100
40
40
21
16
76
44
15
59
4
23
3
8
12
107
4
99
14
14
2330
914
39
94
73
78
1013
17
1030
01
610
20
21
2635
6060
127
60
47
2324
125
5
26
15
58
129
16
145
21
61
10
32
3115
6060
9
1
11
23
9
39
9
7
78
10
1
11
0
6
2
2
26
60
9
4
44
30
14
47
4
3
75
13
7
20
1
10
0
1
35
60
12
6
50
23
12
52
2
1
50
12
1
13
2
6
1
3
31
60
7
0
0
24
5
21
6
5
83
9
6
15
1
1
0
2
15
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Nicolas
Batum
Nicolas Batum
True
38
10
17
59
3
6
50
3
4
75
2
5
7
9
0
0
1
0
26
14
none
Kemba
Walker
Kemba Walker
True
37
6
16
38
3
6
50
1
2
50
0
8
8
1
0
0
1
2
16
2
none
Marvin
Williams
Marvin Williams
True
30
10
21
48
4
10
40
2
2
100
4
5
9
2
1
1
0
1
26
14
none
Cody
Zeller
Cody Zeller
True
29
5
7
71
0
0
0
3
4
75
3
10
13
0
0
1
1
2
13
14
double
Courtney
Lee
Courtney Lee
True
27
2
9
22
1
5
20
1
1
100
0
1
1
5
0
1
2
2
6
20
none
Jeremy
Lin
Jeremy Lin
False
25
2
7
29
0
4
0
1
2
50
0
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
5
-4
none
Al
Jefferson
Al Jefferson
False
18
3
12
25
0
0
0
1
2
50
3
5
8
3
0
0
0
1
7
-6
none
Frank
Kaminsky
Frank Kaminsky
False
17
1
5
20
0
1
0
4
4
100
2
5
7
1
2
0
1
2
6
-6
none
Troy
Daniels
Troy Daniels
False
14
1
6
17
0
5
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
0
0
0
0
0
2
-8
none
Jorge
Gutiérrez
Jorge Gutiérrez
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Tyler
Hansbrough
Tyler Hansbrough
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Spencer
Hawes
Spencer Hawes
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Jeremy
Lamb
Jeremy Lamb
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
17
March
2016
Thursday
American Airlines Arena
Miami
Heat
Miami
False
Magic
Orlando
Eastern Conference
Southeast
29
38
67
1838
1839
25
11
44
83
35
42
21
18
86
38
2
40
9
23
4
8
20
99
4
93
40
43
2316
113
5
58
47
81
137
10
147
31
61
11
42
3013
6060
85
34
40
2519
1110
44
44
34
77
810
10
820
32
88
11
11
2828
6060
9
4
44
23
11
48
5
4
80
13
1
14
3
6
1
4
30
60
3
0
0
16
3
19
8
7
88
7
0
7
1
1
1
2
13
60
8
3
38
25
11
44
4
3
75
8
1
9
3
8
1
1
28
60
5
4
80
19
10
53
4
4
100
10
0
10
2
8
1
1
28
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Victor
Oladipo
Victor Oladipo
True
42
10
18
56
2
4
50
3
4
75
0
5
5
3
1
3
1
1
25
-3
none
Evan
Fournier
Evan Fournier
True
27
4
11
36
0
5
0
1
2
50
0
3
3
1
1
0
1
2
9
-11
none
Brandon
Jennings
Brandon Jennings
True
23
5
11
45
3
7
43
3
3
100
1
7
8
4
0
0
2
3
16
-9
none
Dewayne
Dedmon
Dewayne Dedmon
True
19
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
50
1
2
3
0
0
1
0
1
1
-10
none
Aaron
Gordon
Aaron Gordon
True
12
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
-13
none
Mario
Hezonja
Mario Hezonja
False
30
5
10
50
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
4
4
3
0
1
1
1
11
-1
none
C.J.
Watson
C.J. Watson
False
25
1
3
33
1
1
100
4
4
100
0
3
3
7
0
0
0
3
7
-7
none
Andrew
Nicholson
Andrew Nicholson
False
23
5
10
50
1
2
50
2
2
100
0
7
7
3
1
2
2
5
13
13
none
Jason
Smith
Jason Smith
False
19
2
11
18
0
0
0
4
4
100
0
4
4
2
0
2
1
1
8
-13
none
Devyn
Marble
Devyn Marble
False
15
3
5
60
3
3
100
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
9
14
none
Ersan
İlyasova
Ersan İlyasova
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Shabazz
Napier
Shabazz Napier
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Elfrid
Payton
Elfrid Payton
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
18
March
2016
Friday
Amway Center
Orlando
Cavaliers
Cleveland
True
The Charlotte Hornets ( 38 - 29 ) defeated the Orlando Magic ( 29 - 38 ) on Wednesday , 107 - 99 . The Hornets have now won eight of their last nine games , quickly rising up the Eastern Conference standings . A large part of Charlotte 's push has been due to the play of point guard Kemba Walker , who is averaging 26 points and 7 assists over the team 's last 10 contests . Walker made another big contribution on Wednesday , scoring 16 and pulling down a surprising eight rebounds . He was upstaged , however , by forwards Marvin Williams and Nic Batum , who posted 26 points apiece . Batum also facilitated the offense nicely , dishing out a team - high nine assists . For the Magic , meanwhile , any playoff hopes are beginning to slip away , as the team now sits nine games below .500 . Guard Victor Oladipo scored 25 points in one of his stronger outings of the season . The scoring was needed , however , as the frontcourt combo of Aaron Gordon and Dewayne Dedmon combined for just one point on the night . The team struggled from the field as a whole , shooting just 42 percent . The Magic will host the Cavaliers on Friday , while the Hornets will visit Miami on Thursday .
The Charlotte Hornets (38 - 29) defeated the Orlando Magic (29 - 38) on Wednesday, 107 - 99. The Hornets have now won eight of their last nine games, quickly rising up the Eastern Conference standings. A large part of Charlotte's push has been due to the play of point guard Kemba Walker, who is averaging 26 points and 7 assists over the team's last 10 contests. Walker made another big contribution on Wednesday, scoring 16 and pulling down a surprising eight rebounds. He was upstaged, however, by forwards Marvin Williams and Nic Batum, who posted 26 points apiece. Batum also facilitated the offense nicely, dishing out a team - high nine assists. For the Magic, meanwhile, any playoff hopes are beginning to slip away, as the team now sits nine games below .500. Guard Victor Oladipo scored 25 points in one of his stronger outings of the season. The scoring was needed, however, as the frontcourt combo of Aaron Gordon and Dewayne Dedmon combined for just one point on the night. The team struggled from the field as a whole, shooting just 42 percent. The Magic will host the Cavaliers on Friday, while the Hornets will visit Miami on Thursday.
The Charlotte Hornets (38 - 29) defeated the Orlando Magic (29 - 38) on Wednesday, 107 - 99. The Hornets have now won eight of their last nine games, quickly rising up the Eastern Conference standings. A large part of Charlotte's push has been due to the play of point guard Kemba Walker, who is averaging 26 points and 7 assists over the team's last 10 contests. Walker made another big contribution on Wednesday, scoring 16 and pulling down a surprising eight rebounds. He was upstaged, however, by forwards Marvin Williams and Nic Batum, who posted 26 points apiece. Batum also facilitated the offense nicely, dishing out a team - high nine assists. For the Magic, meanwhile, any playoff hopes are beginning to slip away, as the team now sits nine games below .500. Guard Victor Oladipo scored 25 points in one of his stronger outings of the season. The scoring was needed, however, as the frontcourt combo of Aaron Gordon and Dewayne Dedmon combined for just one point on the night. The team struggled from the field as a whole, shooting just 42 percent. The Magic will host the Cavaliers on Friday, while the Hornets will visit Miami on Thursday.
<GAME> <DATE> 16 March 2016 <DAY> Wednesday <STADIUM> Time Warner Cable Arena <CITY> Charlotte <HOME> <TEAM> Hornets <CITY> Charlotte <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 107 <WINS-LOSSES> 38 29 <QTRS> 26 35 31 15 <TEAM-AST> 23 <3PT> 11 <TEAM-FG> 40 <TEAM-FT> 16 <TEAM-REB> 59 <TEAM-TO> 8 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 17 March 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Thursday <NEXT-STADIUM> American Airlines Arena <NEXT-CITY> Miami <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Miami <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Heat <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Magic <CITY> Orlando <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 99 <WINS-LOSSES> 29 38 <QTRS> 30 13 28 28 <TEAM-AST> 23 <3PT> 11 <TEAM-FG> 35 <TEAM-FT> 18 <TEAM-REB> 40 <TEAM-TO> 8 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 18 March 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> Amway Center <NEXT-CITY> Orlando <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Cleveland <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Cavaliers <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Marvin Williams <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 26 <FG> 10 21 48 <FG3> 4 10 40 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 9 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 4 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nicolas Batum <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 26 <FG> 10 17 59 <FG3> 3 6 50 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 7 <AST> 9 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kemba Walker <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 16 <FG> 6 16 38 <FG3> 3 6 50 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 8 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cody Zeller <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 13 <FG> 5 7 71 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 13 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 10 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Al Jefferson <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 12 25 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 8 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 3 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Frank Kaminsky <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 6 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 7 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Courtney Lee <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 9 22 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jeremy Lin <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 0 4 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Troy Daniels <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 6 17 <FG3> 0 5 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jeremy Lamb <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Spencer Hawes <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyler Hansbrough <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jorge Gutiérrez <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Victor Oladipo <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 42 <PTS> 25 <FG> 10 18 56 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 5 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brandon Jennings <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 16 <FG> 5 11 45 <FG3> 3 7 43 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 8 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Andrew Nicholson <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 13 <FG> 5 10 50 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 7 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mario Hezonja <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 11 <FG> 5 10 50 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Devyn Marble <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 3 3 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Evan Fournier <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 11 36 <FG3> 0 5 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jason Smith <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 8 <FG> 2 11 18 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> C. J. Watson <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 7 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 7 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dewayne Dedmon <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 1 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Elfrid Payton <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Shabazz Napier <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ersan İlyasova <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Aaron Gordon <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 3 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none