An injury to LaMelo Ball and a porous defense turned a stellar shooting performance from the Charlotte Hornets into a tough loss at the hands of the Orlando Magic, 130-117.
Summary
Orlando opened the game on a 6-0 run before Terry Rozier got the Hornets on the board. Charlotte fired back with a 14-6 run to take the lead, with not much defensive resistance from either side early on. The vets got off to a good start as Hayward scored seven points in the first eight minutes and Rozier shot 3-3 from the floor and played almost the whole quarter in his return from injury.