The Magic and Hornets, who meet Monday night time in Charlotte, have posted spectacular numbers these days, however solely Orlando is seeing these numbers translate into a number of wins.
In the meantime, the Hornets are in search of extra success no matter sure particular person numbers.
Charlotte guard LaMelo Ball scored 50 factors in Saturday’s 125-119 loss at Milwaukee. It was Charlotte’s third loss within the final 4 video games, with the lone victory coming in extra time towards the Detroit Pistons on Thursday.
“He is simply working the workforce, like all the time,” Brandon Miller stated of Ball, who entered Sunday third within the NBA in scoring (30.2). “Simply be the very best, make everybody higher, put everybody in the appropriate locations. (He) competes on the highest degree potential and tries to get wins for this Charlotte Hornets workforce.
The Magic are one of many hottest groups within the league, profitable eight of their final 9 video games. Amongst these triumphs was a 114-99 determination on November 12 towards the visiting Hornets.
Franz Wagner scored 30 factors because the Magic dominated Detroit 111-100 on Saturday. Wagner was Orlando’s solely starter with double-digit level totals, whereas Moritz Wagner had 18 factors coming off the bench as three reserves posted 10 or extra factors.
Moritz Wagner’s worth to the Magic has been exceptional.
“Moe wakes up with 10 factors,” Orlando coach Jamahl Mosley stated. “I believe that’s precisely what it appears like for him. Him and Franz, clearly, the brotherly bond is one factor. They know the place a man goes to be, the chemistry and the communication they’ve, simply the flexibility to compete.
Franz Wagner had 32 factors within the first assembly of the season with Charlotte.
For the Hornets, Ball and Miller made six 3-pointers within the Milwaukee recreation. Ball, who additionally dished out 10 assists, made 38 of Charlotte’s 100 pictures from the sphere, whereas Miller pulled down 11 rebounds.
Solely Ball and former Hornets guard Kemba Walker have scored 50 objectives in a recreation for the Charlotte franchise. Ball stated he admired Walker and accepted the latter’s assist.
“He’s my man, that’s for positive,” Ball stated. “All the time serving to, all the time attentive. I imply, I all the time make an additional effort to be there and all that. So it is all love.
The Hornets, who start a five-game homestand Monday, have received their final 4 house video games.
Nonetheless, Charlotte is coping with an damage as ahead Grant Williams appears prone to miss Monday’s recreation.
“I believe it was simply recognized with no consideration knee damage,” Hornets coach Charles Lee stated. “We’ll proceed to acquire pictures and assessments. Most significantly, all our prayers are with Grant and we hope the information comes again pretty much as good as potential.
The Magic may very well be nearer to getting Wendell Carter Jr. again after finishing one other exercise Saturday.
“He is been by way of some fairly intense exercises, so we’ll proceed to see how he responds to these and we’ll go from there,” Mosley stated.
–Subject degree media
