It's been a little over two weeks since the Charlotte Hornets took down the Miami Heat in the first Play-In matchup. The Hornets would need to travel to Orlando next to take on the Magic, and a win over one of the NBA's more disappointing teams this season would send Charlotte to the playoffs for the first time in a decade. The Hornets had been one of the best teams in the NBA since the calendars changed, and looked to be this season's Indiana Pacers, or an unsuspecting team who could make a run to the NBA Finals. They were dominating almost every team they played, including teams such as the Oklahoma City Thunder, Boston Celtics, San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks, and Los Angeles Lakers. It's now been two weeks since the 2025-26 Hornets last took the court together, and that disappointing Orlando team is on the verge of beating the one-seeded Detroit Pistons in the first round. Basketball is strange.…