Charlotte Hornets @ Orlando Magic - March 1, 2015 - Recap

Charlotte Hornets @ Orlando Magic - March 1, 2015 - Recap

 Mo Williams is going to have to do more than just score to get Charlotte to the playoffs this season. Williams had 23 points and 11 assists, leading the Hornets to a 98-83 victory over the Magic. Cody Zeller, Al Jefferson (+10r) and Gerald Henderson had 16 points apiece for Charlotte, which had dropped six of seven.

The Hornets carried an 11-point lead into the fourth quarter, but had to fight off a Magic surge that got them as close as four in the final period. A jumper by Ben Gordon trimmed what had been a 15-point Hornets advantage to 74-70 in the fourth quarter. But the Hornets quickly responded, using an 8-0 spurt to stretch their lead back to a dozen with just over five minutes to play.

Victor Oladipo led the Magic with 21 points. Tobias Harris added 13 points and nine rebounds. Green and Nicholson add 11 points, Vucevic 10, but Orlando was 16 for 45 (35 percent) in the opening 24 minutes and finished just 31 for 85 for the game (36 percent).