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Unnecessary loss to a bad team. Hornets vs Magic

By hornetsrecap January 15, 2022
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Vs. Orlando Magic

Hornets vs Magic

The Hornets took a disastrous loss Friday night against the league’s worst, Orlando Magic. Orlando was without 3 key players and on a 10 straight losing streak, but still outplayed a Hornets team that had won 4 straight leading up to this matchup. I actually decided not to go to this game (gotta keep them grades tight!) but I was confident the Hornets would beat this team. Boy was I wrong. The Magic came out determined to upset us and they did.

They hit difficult shots, played much better defense, aggressively got out in transition, and made the Hornets pay. It was really hard for me to watch because I knew the Hornets could have played better. Honestly, to me, this shows how important a sniper off the bench like Kelly Oubre is to a team.

Most of this game was back and forth. The Hornets did take control early in the third after LaMelo Ball made some spectacular back-to-back plays, but the Magic made more shots and played much better defense late in the third and early in the fourth, which eventually led to them taking control of this game.

Oh well, the Hornets just have to shrug this one off and focus on the New York Knicks on Wednesday.

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Player of the Game

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LaMelo Ball

Point Guard

Ball has solidified himself as an unselfish player, averaging 7+ assists per game. Still a way to go to hit Magic Johnson who averaged 11.2!

Leader Board

PPG Terry Rozier 23.5
RPG Nick Richards 7.8
APG Terry Rozier 8.5
SPG Kelly Oubre Jr. 2.2
BPG Jalen McDaniels 1.0

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Ronin’s favorite pastimes are playing basketball, watching basketball, writing about basketball, and studying basketball stats. He plans to continue participating in the sport as long as possible; both on the court and eventually transitioning into an analytical position as an adult.


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Hey Fans,

I am taking this season to concentrate on my studies.
Browse posts from last season and look for my
2022-2023 season recap in May.

Go Hornets!