On Wednesday night the Magic returned home after a two-game road swing that took them through New York City for a win against the Knicks, and a trip to South Beach where they got reacquainted with Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat.

The hope was, returning home, to an arena, they know so well, would be the perfect remedy for a campaign that’s slowly getting away from them...It wasn’t, as the Charlotte Hornets ran roughshod over the Magic 120-111 Wednesday night.

Mikal Bridges scored 31, Gordon Heyward added 24, five different charlotte players posted double figures with the lower-water man being young sensation Lemelo Ball. The difference in this one, the Magic were simply outmanned, out-hustled and outrebounding, losing the battle of the board 40-33.

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