Game ID: 22300196
Orlando Magic @ Chicago Bulls
Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 8:00 PM ET
United Center, Chicago, IL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CHI 21 12 31 30 94ORL 21 29 23 23 96
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 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Dosunmu missed 2 since 11/03, returns tonight: 16 min (56% of 29)
BACK Terry back 11/04 after 3, 3 min since (28% of 12)
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)
ORL availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Fultz missed 2 since 11/02, out tonight
BACK Black back 10/31 after 2, 17 min since (100% of 16)
BACK Houstan back 10/31 after 2, 4 min since (26% of 13)
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
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 115 a night and allowing 116, shooting 45 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Vučević at 20 and DeRozan at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Caruso (2 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 26 free throws a game; Banchero at 22 and F. Wagner at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Carter Jr. (5 straight), Gar. Harris (5 straight), Fultz (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Orlando has been plus-6 a night and Chicago minus-12 and the turnovers, Orlando giving it away 16 times a game to Chicago's 9. Call it Chicago 113, Orlando 111, Orlando keeping it close.
11/06 vs UTA 130-113 — CHI notes
CHI won 130-113. CHI shot 52% (48 of 93) to UTA's 48%, 18 of 34 from three. CHI turned it over 8 times to UTA's 22. The glass went 36-52 against them. LaVine led with 24 (8 of 17, 2 of 5 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); DeRozan added 21, White 18. The hinge was Q2, 29-20: a lead of 5 became 14, and the lead reached 25. Vučević was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
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 — 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.
11/18 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.
11/06 vs DAL 102-117 — ORL notes
ORL lost 102-117. ORL shot 47% (40 of 85) to DAL's 50%, 8 of 27 from three, and got to the line 18 times to DAL's 28. ORL turned it over 20 times to DAL's 14, and DAL turned those into 9 steals. Banchero led with 22 (8 of 18, 6 of 6 at the line); Anthony added 19, M. Wagner 19. Q2 was theirs, 33-26, but the other 3 periods went 91-69 against them. They led by as many as 15. Banchero's -15 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
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 — 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.
11/19 @ 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.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CHIAC A. Caruso
AD A. Dosunmu
AD A. Drummond
CW C. White
JC J. Carter
JP J. Phillips
NV N. Vučević
PW P. Williams
TC T. Craig
VU Vucevic
ZL Z. LaVine
ORLAB A. Black
CA C. Anthony
FW F. Wagner
GB G. Bitadze
GH G. Harris
JI J. Ingles
JI J. Isaac
JS J. Suggs
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
Banchero hits turnaround jumper with 1 second left as Magic beat Bulls 96-94
CHICAGO -- — Paolo Banchero took four dribbles as he backed into the lane and didn't bother to look at the rim before lifting off for a fadeaway jumper. Moments later, teammates mobbed him.
Banchero scored with one second remaining, and the Orlando Magic beat the Chicago Bulls 96-94 on Wednesday night.
The Magic held Chicago to 33 points in the lowest scoring first half in the NBA this season and led by 19 in the third quarter. But the Bulls tied it when Zach LaVine buried a 3-pointer in the closing seconds of the game.
Banchero, the 2023 Rookie of the Year, then took the inbounds pass on the left side following a timeout and backed into the paint with Alex Caruso guarding him. He turned toward the middle and watched as his 7-footer hit the front and back of the rim before falling through the net. That gave Orlando a wild win after losing three of four.
“When Zach hit the last 3, we all just looked at the clock, saw how much time was left and knew that we were gonna be able to get a good look,” said Banchero, who led Orlando with 17 points. “Coach drew it up for me to get it in the post. When we went out there, I thought Patrick Williams was gonna be on me, but it was Caruso, so I wanted to attack the rim if I got the ball. I tried to back him in as far as I could and got a turnaround off.”
Caruso seemed to think Banchero traveled. But he also gave him credit for making a difficult shot.
“Without saying too much, we’ll look at the (last) two-minute report and see what happened with the foot movement down for Paolo," Caruso said. “But overall, I tried to make it tough on him. He made a tough shot.”
Goga Bitadze had 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Magic. Cole Anthony scored 16. Franz Wagner added 13 points, and the Magic came away with the win despite shooting 39% and making just 8 of 28 3-pointers.
LaVine scored 19 for the Bulls, who were without DeMar DeRozan , who missed the game for personal reasons.
Nikola Vucevic had 17 points and nine rebounds. Caruso scored 16 after missing two games with a toe injury, and Andre Drummond grabbed 14 rebounds. But the Bulls — like the Magic — struggled from beyond the arc, making 9 of 33 3s.
BULLS RALLY
The Magic led by 19 late in the third, only to have Chicago pull within nine — 73-64 — on a buzzer-beating 3 by Caruso.
Vucevic cut it to 87-82 when he scored on a hook with three minutes remaining. Banchero then drove for a layup and answered a basket by Caruso with a 3 to make it 92-84 with just over two minutes left.
Caruso hit two free throws with 57 seconds remaining to pull Chicago within 92-88.
Banchero made 1 of 2 free throws, but the Bulls weren't finished. LaVine cut it to 93-91 when he nailed a 3 with 17 seconds remaining.
Orlando's Anthony Black had a chance to make it a two-possession game when he got fouled with 14 seconds remaining but missed the second of two free throws.
Caruso got the rebound and LaVine buried a 3 following a timeout to tie it at 94 with 7.5 seconds left.
“I loved our guys' resolve at the end, understanding that we've been in these scenarios before and it's why we do the two-minute drills,” Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said. “Did it go perfectly? No. But that's what the will of this team is. They'll find a way. That was a big-time, big-time poise play by Paolo to get in there and finish the play at the end of the game.”
UP NEXT
The two teams play again Friday in Chicago in an In-Season Tournament Group C game. ------ AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba