NBA Matchups: October 27

Charlotte Hornets at Orlando Magic

Team Totals: Hornets 112.5, Magic 107

Injury Report: Terry Rozier (D, ankle), P.J. Washington (O, knee), E’Twaun Moore (O, knee), Chuma Okeke (O, hip)

Hornets projected starters: LaMelo Ball, Kelly Oubre, Gordon Hayward, Miles Bridges, Mason Plumlee

Magic projected starters: Cole Anthony, Jalen Suggs, Franz Wagner, Wendell Carter Jr., Mo Bamba

Borrego quotes: Said he liked the effort against the Celtics and didn’t really have any complaints, said he likes how his team executes in the fourth, said Nick Richards could’ve probably played more minutes and Jalen McDaniels filled in nicely, said they’re better when they play with pass and the B2B may have caused them to run out of gas, said he likes when the ball touches the paint for kick-out treys.

Mosley quotes: Said ball security was the biggest issue and the Heat killed them in transition, said Franz Wagner is growing and they want to put him in different situations because he keeps making the right play, said Jalen Suggs facing tough defenders will help him get better long term (Jimmy and Lowry in last game), said Gary Harris is “working his way back” on conditioning and said he’ll “look at” possibly starting Gary Harris soon.

Stats and Notes: 

*Borrego isn’t messing around when he talks about pace in his first unit with his projected starters flying at a 107.4 pace in 47 minutes for the fastest among lineups with 35-plus minutes — they have the fastest time per possession off opponent makes, too. Add that to Orlando’s defense letting up some easy possessions with the second-fastest time per possession against, and you have a really good game environment if Orlando can keep it close.