Hornets vs Magic: head-to-head
42 meetings since 2015-16
Charlotte Hornets23wins
Orlando Magic19Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Hornets and the Magic have met 42 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Hornets lead the series 23-19, close to an even split.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Hornets won 3 and the Magic won 3. The most recent game, on April 17, 2026, ended Magic 121-90.
The home team won 20 of the 42 games (48%). These matchups averaged 216.5 total points, with a typical winning margin of 15.7 points; 3 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Season-series sweeps: Magic in 2024-25, Hornets in 2017-18, Hornets in 2016-17. Their next meeting is scheduled for December 23, 2026 in Orlando.
Next meetings
| Dec 23, 2026 | Hornets @ Magic | 7:00 PM EST | ORL 63% |
| Dec 29, 2026 | Magic @ Hornets | 7:00 PM EST | |
| Jan 25, 2027 | Magic @ Hornets | 7:00 PM EST | |
| Feb 25, 2027 | Hornets @ Magic | 7:00 PM EST |
Probability from today's Elo ratings (home court included); the frozen pre-game figure appears on the game page 7 days before tip-off.
Biggest wins
| Hornets | ORL 81 – 121 CHA · 2017-03-10 |
| Magic | CHA 89 – 127 ORL · 2019-02-14 |
2025-26 CHA 3 – 2 ORL
| 2026-04-17 | CHA 90 – 121 ORL | Final |
| 2026-03-19 | ORL 111 – 130 CHA | Final |
| 2026-01-22 | CHA 124 – 97 ORL | Final |
| 2025-12-26 | CHA 120 – 105 ORL | Final |
| 2025-10-30 | ORL 123 – 107 CHA | Final |
2024-25 CHA 0 – 4 ORL
| 2025-03-25 | ORL 111 – 104 CHA | Final |
| 2025-02-12 | CHA 86 – 102 ORL | Final |
| 2024-11-25 | ORL 95 – 84 CHA | Final |
| 2024-11-12 | CHA 89 – 114 ORL | Final |
2023-24 CHA 1 – 3 ORL
| 2024-04-05 | ORL 115 – 124 CHA | Final |
| 2024-03-19 | CHA 92 – 112 ORL | Final |
| 2024-03-05 | ORL 101 – 89 CHA | Final |
| 2023-11-26 | CHA 117 – 130 ORL | Final |
2022-23 CHA 1 – 3 ORL
| 2023-03-03 | ORL 117 – 106 CHA | Final |
| 2023-02-05 | ORL 119 – 113 CHA | Final |
| 2022-11-14 | CHA 112 – 105 ORL | Final |
| 2022-10-28 | CHA 93 – 113 ORL | Final |
2021-22 CHA 3 – 1 ORL
| 2022-04-07 | ORL 101 – 128 CHA | Final |
| 2022-01-14 | ORL 116 – 109 CHA | Final |
| 2021-11-24 | CHA 106 – 99 ORL | Final |
| 2021-10-27 | CHA 120 – 111 ORL | Final |
2020-21 CHA 2 – 1 ORL
| 2021-05-07 | ORL 112 – 122 CHA | Final |
| 2021-01-25 | CHA 108 – 117 ORL | Final |
| 2021-01-24 | CHA 107 – 104 ORL | Final |
2019-20 CHA 0 – 2 ORL
| 2020-02-03 | ORL 112 – 100 CHA | Final |
| 2020-01-20 | ORL 106 – 83 CHA | Final |
2018-19 CHA 2 – 2 ORL
| 2019-04-10 | ORL 122 – 114 CHA | Final |
| 2019-02-14 | CHA 89 – 127 ORL | Final |
| 2018-12-31 | ORL 100 – 125 CHA | Final |
| 2018-10-19 | CHA 120 – 88 ORL | Final |
2017-18 CHA 4 – 0 ORL
| 2018-04-06 | CHA 137 – 100 ORL | Final |
| 2018-02-14 | CHA 104 – 102 ORL | Final |
| 2017-12-04 | ORL 94 – 104 CHA | Final |
| 2017-10-29 | ORL 113 – 120 CHA | Final |
2016-17 CHA 4 – 0 ORL
| 2017-03-22 | CHA 109 – 102 ORL | Final |
| 2017-03-10 | ORL 81 – 121 CHA | Final |
| 2016-12-28 | CHA 120 – 101 ORL | Final |
| 2016-12-09 | ORL 88 – 109 CHA | Final |
2015-16 CHA 3 – 1 ORL
| 2016-04-13 | ORL 103 – 117 CHA | Final |
| 2016-03-16 | ORL 99 – 107 CHA | Final |
| 2016-01-22 | CHA 120 – 116 ORL | Final |
| 2015-12-16 | CHA 98 – 113 ORL | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.