Game ID: 22300033
Orlando Magic @ Chicago Bulls
Friday, November 17, 2023 at 8:00 PM ET
United Center, Chicago, IL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CHI 16 17 32 32 97ORL 23 25 29 26 103
CHI vs ORL ScoutingCHI vs ORL Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
CHI availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restBACK Dosunmu back 11/06 after 2, 16 min since (56% of 29)
BACK Terry back 11/04 after 3, 3 min since (28% of 12)
CHI availability going into 11/12 · 3 days' restOUT Bitim missed 2 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Dosunmu back 11/06 after 2, 13 min since (45% of 29)
BACK Terry back 11/04 after 3, 3 min since (28% of 12)
CHI availability going into 11/13 · back-to-backOUT Bitim missed 3 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Terry missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Dosunmu back 11/06 after 2, 18 min since (61% of 29)
CHI availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restOUT Caruso missed 2 since 11/12, returns tonight: 24 min (85% of 29)
OUT Bitim missed 4 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Terry missed 3 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Dosunmu back 11/06 after 2, 20 min since (67% of 29)
CHI availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Bitim missed 5 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Terry missed 4 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Dosunmu back 11/06 after 2, 19 min since (67% of 29)
BACK Caruso back 11/15 after 2, 24 min since (85% of 29)
CHI availability going into 11/18 · back-to-backOUT Bitim missed 6 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Terry missed 5 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Caruso back 11/15 after 2, 24 min since (83% of 29)
NEW Craig 20 to 25 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 11/20 · 1 day's restOUT Bitim missed 7 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Terry missed 6 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Caruso back 11/15 after 2, 26 min since (89% of 29)
NEW Craig 20 to 25 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 11/22 · 1 day's restOUT Bitim missed 8 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Terry missed 7 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Caruso back 11/15 after 2, 26 min since (90% of 29)
CHI availability going into 11/24 · 1 day's restOUT Bitim missed 9 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Terry missed 8 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Caruso back 11/15 after 2, 26 min since (91% of 29)
ORL availability going into 11/09 · 2 days' restOUT Carter Jr. missed 2 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Gar. Harris missed 2 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Fultz missed 3 since 11/02, returns tonight: 29 min (141% of 20)
BACK Black back 10/31 after 2, 21 min since (125% of 16)
BACK Houstan back 10/31 after 2, 7 min since (51% of 13)
ORL availability going into 11/11 · 1 day's restOUT Carter Jr. missed 3 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Gar. Harris missed 3 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Fultz back 11/09 after 3, 29 min since (141% of 20)
BACK Black back 10/31 after 2, 20 min since (121% of 16)
BACK Houstan back 10/31 after 2, 7 min since (51% of 13)
ORL availability going into 11/14 · 2 days' restOUT Carter Jr. missed 4 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Gar. Harris missed 4 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Houstan missed 2 since 11/09, returns tonight: 4 min (34% of 13)
BACK Fultz back 11/09 after 3, 29 min since (141% of 20)
NEW Black 16 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Ingles 16 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 15 to 23 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 11/15 · back-to-backOUT Carter Jr. missed 5 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Gar. Harris missed 5 since 11/04, returns tonight: 21 min (86% of 24)
OUT Fultz missed 2 since 11/11, out tonight
BACK Houstan back 11/14 after 2, 4 min since (34% of 13)
NEW Black 16 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Ingles 16 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 15 to 23 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Carter Jr. missed 6 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Fultz missed 3 since 11/11, out tonight
BACK Gar. Harris back 11/15 after 5, 21 min since (86% of 24)
BACK Houstan back 11/14 after 2, 4 min since (34% of 13)
NEW Black 16 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 15 to 23 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Carter Jr. missed 7 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Fultz missed 4 since 11/11, out tonight
BACK Gar. Harris back 11/15 after 5, 25 min since (102% of 24)
BACK Houstan back 11/14 after 2, 5 min since (40% of 13)
NEW Bitadze 15 to 23 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 11/21 · 1 day's restOUT Carter Jr. missed 8 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Fultz missed 5 since 11/11, out tonight
BACK Gar. Harris back 11/15 after 5, 24 min since (98% of 24)
BACK Houstan back 11/14 after 2, 6 min since (48% of 13)
NEW Black 16 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 15 to 23 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 11/22 · back-to-backOUT Carter Jr. missed 9 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Fultz missed 6 since 11/11, out tonight
BACK Gar. Harris back 11/15 after 5, 24 min since (97% of 24)
BACK Houstan back 11/14 after 2, 6 min since (43% of 13)
NEW Anthony 22 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 15 to 25 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 11/24 · 1 day's restOUT Carter Jr. missed 10 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Fultz missed 7 since 11/11, out tonight
BACK Gar. Harris back 11/15 after 5, 24 min since (97% of 24)
NEW Anthony 22 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 15 to 26 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 110, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; LaVine at 21 and DeRozan at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 110, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 28 free throws a game; Banchero at 20 and F. Wagner at 16 a game. Without Carter Jr. (6 straight), Fultz (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Orlando has been plus-2 a night and Chicago minus-8 and the turnovers, Orlando giving it away 16 times a game to Chicago's 11. Call it Chicago 111, Orlando 108, Orlando keeping it close.
11/08 vs PHX 115-116 — CHI notes
CHI lost 115-116 in 1 overtime. CHI shot 44% (42 of 96) to PHX's 42%, 14 of 33 from three. CHI turned it over 14 times to PHX's 21. The glass went 39-54 against them. Vučević led with 26 (11 of 19, 2 of 5 from three); LaVine added 22, DeRozan 22. Q2 was theirs, 29-21, the deficit cut from 8 to 0, but the other 4 periods went 95-86 against them. Craig's -24 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/12 vs DET 119-108 — CHI notes
CHI won 119-108. CHI shot 48% (44 of 91) to DET's 43%, 11 of 30 from three. CHI turned it over 6 times to DET's 16. DeRozan led with 29 (11 of 19, 2 of 3 from three); Vučević added 21, LaVine 19. The hinge was Q2, 33-19: CHI came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 5. Dosunmu was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
11/13 @ MIL 109-118 — CHI notes
CHI lost 109-118. CHI took 11 more shots (100 to 89), fed by 18 offensive rebounds, but shot 38% to MIL's 47%, 14 of 42 from three, and got to the line 21 times to MIL's 27. CHI turned it over 6 times to MIL's 15. Vučević led with 26 (11 of 24, 2 of 7 from three); LaVine added 20, White 16. Q2 was theirs, 31-24, the deficit cut from 17 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 94-78 against them. Dosunmu's -13 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/15 vs ORL 94-96 — CHI notes
CHI lost 94-96. CHI shot 40% (33 of 83) to ORL's 39%, 9 of 33 from three, and got to the line 22 times to ORL's 30. CHI turned it over 19 times to ORL's 13, and ORL turned those into 12 steals. LaVine led with 19 (6 of 16, 4 of 7 from three); Vučević added 17, Caruso 16. Q3 was theirs, 31-23, the deficit cut from 17 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 73-63 against them. Craig's -8 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/17 vs ORL 97-103 — CHI notes
CHI lost 97-103. CHI shot 44% (35 of 79) to ORL's 48%, 10 of 29 from three. The glass went 34-46 against them. LaVine led with 34 (12 of 20, 4 of 11 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); DeRozan added 23, Caruso 18. Q4 was theirs, 32-26, the deficit cut from 12 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 77-65 against them. Craig's -15 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/18 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 108, shooting 43 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; LaVine at 23 and DeRozan at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Miami comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 28 free throws a game; Butler III at 26 and Adebayo at 24 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Herro (4 straight), Jović (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Miami takes 28 free throws a game to Chicago's 23. Call it Miami 111, Chicago 109, Chicago keeping it close.
11/20 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 104, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; DeRozan at 22 and LaVine at 21 a game. One day's rest. Miami comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 26 free throws a game; Butler III at 28 and Adebayo at 23 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Herro (5 straight), Jović (9 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been minus-2 a night and Miami minus-8. Call it Chicago 109, Miami 108, Miami keeping it close.
11/22 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 102, shooting 53 percent and 47 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Jal. Williams at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. 2 days' rest. Chicago comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 106, shooting 42 percent and 32 from three, 20 free throws a game; LaVine at 20 and DeRozan at 18 a game. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 47 percent from three to Chicago's 32. Call it OKC 117, Chicago 103, OKC by 14.
11/24 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 121, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Siakam at 22 and Schröder at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Freeman-Liberty (13 straight), Young (4 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 99 a night and allowing 106, shooting 42 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; DeRozan at 22 and LaVine at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the defense, Chicago allowing 106 a night to Toronto's 121 and the glass, where Toronto has been plus-6 a night and Chicago minus-2. Call it Toronto 113, Chicago 109, Chicago keeping it close.
11/09 vs ATL 119-120 — ORL notes
ORL lost 119-120. ORL shot 47% (42 of 90) to ATL's 48%, 10 of 27 from three. The glass went 47-36 for them. Suggs led with 21 (7 of 10, 4 of 5 from three, 3 of 6 at the line); Banchero added 17, Fultz 13. Q3 was theirs, 29-20, turning a 4-point deficit into a 5-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 100-90 against them. They led by as many as 11.
11/11 vs MIL 112-97 — ORL notes
ORL won 112-97. ORL shot 43% (36 of 84) to MIL's 49%, 10 of 26 from three, and went to the line 35 times to MIL's 25 — 30 points from the stripe to their 12. ORL turned it over 13 times to MIL's 19. Banchero led with 26 (10 of 22, 2 of 5 from three); F. Wagner added 24, Suggs 20. The hinge was Q2, 36-24: a lead of 4 became 16, and the lead reached 21. Anthony was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
11/14 @ BKN 104-124 — ORL notes
ORL lost 104-124. ORL shot 44% (36 of 82) to BKN's 54%, 16 of 46 from three. F. Wagner led with 21 (8 of 16, 3 of 8 from three); Banchero added 19, Bitadze 14. Q2 was theirs, 36-24, turning a 9-point deficit into a 3-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 100-68 against them. Suggs's -27 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/15 @ CHI 96-94 — ORL notes
ORL won 96-94. ORL shot 39% (32 of 82) to CHI's 40%, 8 of 28 from three, and went to the line 30 times to CHI's 22 — 24 points from the stripe to their 19. ORL turned it over 13 times to CHI's 19. Banchero led with 17 (4 of 12, 2 of 4 from three, 7 of 10 at the line); Anthony added 16, Bitadze 15. The hinge was Q2, 29-12: from level to 17 ahead.
11/17 @ CHI 103-97 — ORL notes
ORL won 103-97. ORL shot 48% (38 of 79) to CHI's 44%, 11 of 34 from three. The glass went 46-34 for them. F. Wagner led with 21 (9 of 18, 2 of 8 from three); Isaac added 18, Harris 15. The hinge was Q2, 25-17: a lead of 7 became 15, and the lead reached 20. Ingles was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
11/19 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 134 a night and allowing 123, shooting 52 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Haliburton at 25 and Turner at 19 a game. Without Sheppard (4 straight). 4 days' rest. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 106, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 29 free throws a game; Banchero at 18 and F. Wagner at 18 a game. Without Carter Jr. (7 straight), Fultz (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 106 a night to Indiana's 123 and the arc, Indiana at 40 percent from three to Orlando's 34. Call it Indiana 119, Orlando 114.
11/21 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 106, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 30 free throws a game; Banchero at 20 and F. Wagner at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Carter Jr. (8 straight), Fultz (5 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 115, shooting 46 percent and 31 from three, 23 free throws a game; Siakam at 23 and Barnes at 18 a game. Without Freeman-Liberty (11 straight), Young (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 106 a night to Toronto's 115 and the line, where Orlando takes 30 free throws a game to Toronto's 23. Call it Orlando 112, Toronto 108, Toronto keeping it close.
11/22 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 108, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Banchero at 20 and F. Wagner at 18 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Carter Jr. (9 straight), Fultz (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Jokić at 24 and Porter Jr. at 18 a game. Without Murray (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 27 free throws a game to Denver's 20. Call it Orlando 111, Denver 108, Denver keeping it close.
11/24 vs BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 107, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 29 free throws a game; Banchero at 20 and F. Wagner at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Carter Jr. (10 straight), Fultz (7 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Tatum at 27 and Porziņģis at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 29 free throws a game to Boston's 20. Call it Orlando 112, Boston 110, Boston keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CHIAC A. Caruso
AD A. Dosunmu
AD A. Drummond
CW C. White
DD D. DeRozan
JC J. Carter
NV N. Vučević
PW P. Williams
TC T. Craig
VU Vucevic
ZL Z. LaVine
ORLAB A. Black
CA C. Anthony
CH C. Houstan
FW F. Wagner
GB G. Bitadze
GH G. Harris
JI J. Ingles
JI J. Isaac
MW M. Wagner
PB P. Banchero
CHI/ORL the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Franz Wagner scores 21 as Magic beat Bulls 103-97 after blowing another 19-point lead
CHICAGO -- — The Orlando Magic held the Chicago Bulls to 33 points in the first half once again and watched their lead slip away after going up by 19.
Just as they did two nights earlier, they came away with the win. And Gary Harris could laugh after this one.
Franz Wagner scored 21 points, Jonathan Isaac added 18 and the Magic beat the Bulls 103-97 on Friday night in an NBA In-Season Tournament game.
“It’s just funny how it happens because it’s the same situation as the last game,” Harris said. “We said you’re going to keep getting the same test until you pass it. It wasn’t technically how we wanted it to go. But just for us to come together and for them to take the lead and for us to regain our composure and go out there and steal another one here in Chicago, it was great. That’s just the resiliency of this team.”
The way this one unfolded bore a striking resemblance to Wednesday's game in Chicago. Orlando held Chicago to 33 points in the first half and blew a 19-point lead, only to come away with a 96-94 win .
This time, Wagner drove for a go-ahead three-point play in the final minute. Isaac hit two free throws to make it a four-point game with 12 seconds left, sending the Bulls to their seventh loss in nine games.
Zach LaVine led Chicago with 35 points. DeMar DeRozan scored 23 after missing a game due to personal reasons. Alex Caruso added 18 and made four 3-pointers for Chicago.
Isaac, who missed the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons because of a torn ACL, had his highest point total since finishing with 19 at Milwaukee on Dec. 28, 2019.
Harris scored 15 for Orlando. Paolo Banchero finished with 13 points and seven turnovers after hitting the winning shot on Wednesday.
“I think there’s definitely a belief factor, and we’re still growing,” Isaac said. “We really are so young. It feels like we’re just babies in a sense of coming together and figuring this thing out. But there’s a belief system.”
The Magic led by 15 midway through the fourth quarter when Chicago went on a 16-0 run, with LaVine leading the way.
LaVine scored 10 during that stretch. He also fed Andre Drummond for a dunk and Coby White for one on a break that put the Bulls on top 90-89 with 3:39 remaining.
Harris stopped the run with a corner 3. Orlando led 96-92 in the closing minute when Caruso hit two free throws and then nailed a 3 from the top of the key with 26 seconds left, giving the Bulls a 97-96 lead as the crowd roared.
After a timeout, Wagner caught the inbounds and drove for a twisting layup. He got fouled by Nikola Vucevic and made the free throw to lift Orlando to a 99-97 lead.
Vucevic missed a 3 from the right corner following a timeout. Isaac got the rebound and made two free throws, boosting the lead to 101-97 with 12 seconds to play.
Harris then blocked a 3 by LaVine and made two free throws in the final seconds.
“It was just trying to get DeMar the ball and then I came across trying to get a 3 off,” LaVine said. “At that point, you're just trying to get a shot up. Gary got a good hand on the ball. He's a good defender. Not a lot you can do about it.”
The Bulls went from setting an NBA season low for a first half with 33 points two nights earlier to matching that in this game, with Orlando leading 48-33 at the break.
UP NEXT
Magic: Visit Indiana on Sunday. They host Toronto on Tuesday in their next In-Season Tournament game.
Bulls: The Bulls host Miami twice in the next three days — Saturday and Monday. They visit Toronto on Nov. 24 in their next In-Season Tournament game.