When the Magic beat the Hornets by 16 points on Oct. 30 at Spectrum Center, the victory marked a key turning point for Jamahl Mosley‘s squad early in the season.
Orlando had lost four in a row when it went 1-4 to start the 2025-26 campaign, one that came with high expectations both internally and externally.
The Magic used their 123-107 victory at Charlotte as a springboard to win 11 of their next 15 games and rise in the Eastern Conference standings entering the month of December.
As December nears its end, Orlando faces Charlotte again, but this time at Kia Center as the team searches for another shot in the arm more than a third of the way through the season.