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The Orlando Magic outscored Charlotte 38-16 in the first quarter and led 68-37 at halftime — the largest halftime margin in the six-year history of the Play-In Tournament. The final was 121-90.
Jack Beckett·Apr 18, 2026
LaMelo Ball scored 30 points with 10 assists and hit the go-ahead layup with 4.7 seconds left in overtime. Miles Bridges blocked Davion Mitchell at the buzzer as Charlotte beat Miami 127-126 in the…
Jack Beckett·Apr 15, 2026
Charlotte hosts Miami in a single-elimination play-in game Tuesday at 7:30 PM. The Hornets finished 44-38 after starting 4-14. The Heat won the season series 3-1.
Jack Beckett·Apr 13, 2026
The Hornets closed the regular season with a 110-96 win over the Knicks, finishing 44-38 and clinching home-court advantage in the play-in tournament. Charlotte hosts Miami on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
Jack Beckett·Apr 13, 2026
Detroit beat Charlotte 118-100 on Friday night, with the Hornets scoring just 10 points in the fourth quarter and shooting 2-for-19 from three after halftime.
Jack Beckett·Apr 11, 2026
The Charlotte Hornets enter the final weekend of the regular season at 43-37, ninth in the East, with two games left — Detroit tonight and the Knicks on Sunday at MSG.
John Speedway·Apr 10, 2026
The Celtics won the season series 2-1, but the pattern matters more than the record. Both Boston victories followed the same arc: Charlotte built a lead, then the Celtics made a second-half change…
Jack Beckett·Apr 8, 2026
Charlotte dropped from the eighth seed to the ninth after Tuesday's loss in Boston. The difference is structural: at eighth, you get two play-in games. At ninth, you get one.
Jack Beckett·Apr 8, 2026
LaMelo Ball scored 36 points with six threes against Boston on Tuesday, but his last field goal came with 8:13 left in the third quarter.
Jack Beckett·Apr 8, 2026
LaMelo Ball scored 35, Miles Bridges went 10-for-12, and Charlotte beat Minnesota 122-108 to move within half a game of sixth place in the Eastern Conference.
Jack Beckett·Apr 5, 2026
Charlotte beat Indiana 129-108 for its eighth win in ten games, improving to 42-36 with four games remaining. Five Hornets scored in double figures in a balanced, system-driven performance.
Jack Beckett·Apr 4, 2026
Kon Knueppel made his 261st three-pointer to break Kemba Walker's Charlotte Hornets franchise record in a 127-107 rout of the Phoenix Suns.
Jack Beckett·Apr 3, 2026
Brandon Miller scored 25 points on 7-of-13 shooting as the Hornets routed the Nets 117-86 at Barclays Center, snapping a two-game losing streak.
Jack Beckett·Apr 1, 2026
Charlotte went 12-for-43 from three against a Boston team missing Jaylen Brown and Derrick White. Jayson Tatum scored a season-high 32 as the Celtics won 114-99.
Jack Beckett·Mar 30, 2026
Charlotte blows a 13-point second-half lead as Joel Embiid scores 29 and blocks Brandon Miller's potential game-tying three.
Jack Beckett·Mar 29, 2026