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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
Kon Knueppel scores 26 with six threes as Charlotte snaps New York's seven-game winning streak, pulling into a tie for eighth in the Eastern Conference with five straight wins.
Jack Beckett·Mar 27, 2026
Joel Embiid returned from a 13-game absence and dropped 35 on the Bulls. Saturday he brings the 76ers to Spectrum Center with the play-in on the line.
Jack Beckett·Mar 26, 2026
The Charlotte Hornets routed the Sacramento Kings 134-90, tying a franchise record with 26 three-pointers and extending their winning streak to four games.
Jack Beckett·Mar 26, 2026
Charlotte enters Tuesday at 37-34, one game out of the 8th seed, with Philadelphia and Boston both on the schedule before March ends. The math is workable.
Jack Beckett·Mar 24, 2026
The Checkers swept Lehigh Valley twice at Bojangles Coliseum. Charlotte FC set a franchise record with six goals against the Red Bulls. The Hornets blew out Memphis.
Jack Beckett·Mar 23, 2026
LaMelo Ball dropped 29 on Memphis. The Checkers scored three in the first period. Charlotte FC put up six goals. Three home games, three blowouts, one Saturday in March. Charlotte went 3-0.
John Speedway·Mar 22, 2026
Three wins in a row. Thirty-seven and thirty-four. LaMelo Ball dropped 29 on the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night at Spectrum Center, and your Charlotte Hornets are about to make some playoff noise.
John Speedway·Mar 22, 2026
The Charlotte Hornets are 37-34 and fighting for a play-in spot — their first postseason appearance since 2016. Updated after the March 21 blowout win over Memphis.
Jack Beckett·Mar 20, 2026
Panthers take a 42–13 bruise in Foxborough as Chuba Hubbard sits and Rico Dowdle steps up, Charlotte FC banks a 1–0 road win after two D.C.
Jack Beckett·Oct 5, 2025
