Hornets Gameday: At Orlando Magic
7 p.m., Amway Center
TV: Fox Sports Southeast. Radio: WFNZ-AM 610.
Projected Starters
Hornets | Magic | |||||
Pos, Player | PPG | RPG | Pos, Player | PPG | RPG | |
G K. Walker | 18.0 | 4.1 | G E. Payton | 11.8 | 4.2 | |
G N. Batum | 17.0 | 6.7 | G E. Fournier | 14.6 | 3.3 | |
F P. Hairston | 4.2 | 2.4 | F T. Harris | 14.3 | 7.4 | |
F M. Williams | 10.0 | 7.1 | F C. Frye | 5.2 | 3.0 | |
C C. Zeller | 8.0 | 4.8 | C N. Vucevic | 15.6 | 8.6 | |
Matchup to Watch
Nikola Vucevic vs. Cody Zeller: Vucevic is strong and burly, the kind of big man who used to be difficult for Zeller to guard. He has improved in that regard.
Observations
▪ The Magic went for experience it they hired Scott Skiles as coach. He previously coached the Phoenix Suns, Chicago Bulls and Milwaukee Bucks.
▪ The Magic has some wild gyrations of late – Orlando lost at home by 35 to Cleveland, then it led the Nets by 26 in Brooklyn Monday night.
Tap-ins
▪ The Hornets and Magic have split the past eight meetings.
▪ The Magic made almost 43 percent of its 3-point attempts in Brooklyn.
Did you know?
The Magic went 9-6 in November, its first winning month since March 2012.
Rick Bonnell
This story was originally published December 15, 2015 at 5:45 PM with the headline "Hornets Gameday: At Orlando Magic."