Game ID: 22300546
Orlando Magic @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
OKC 23 26 37 26 112ORL 21 19 33 27 100
OKC vs ORL ScoutingOKC 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.
OKC availability going into 1/05 · 1 day's restOUT Dieng missed 6 since 12/26, out tonight
OKC availability going into 1/08 · 2 days' restOUT Dieng missed 7 since 12/26, out tonight
OKC availability going into 1/10 · 1 day's restOUT Dieng missed 8 since 12/26, out tonight
OKC availability going into 1/11 · back-to-backOUT Dieng missed 9 since 12/26, returns tonight: 23 min (225% of 10)
OKC availability going into 1/13 · 1 day's restBACK Dieng back 1/11 after 9, 23 min since (225% of 10)
OKC availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restBACK Dieng back 1/11 after 9, 16 min since (154% of 10)
OKC availability going into 1/16 · back-to-backBACK Dieng back 1/11 after 9, 15 min since (144% of 10)
OKC availability going into 1/18 · 1 day's restBACK Dieng back 1/11 after 9, 12 min since (118% of 10)
OKC availability going into 1/20 · 1 day's restBACK Dieng back 1/11 after 9, 12 min since (118% of 10)
ORL availability going into 1/05 · 1 day's restOUT Fultz missed 26 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Ingles missed 10 since 12/17, out tonight
OUT Isaac missed 6 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Gar. Harris back 12/31 after 2, 24 min since (100% of 24)
BACK Queen back 1/03 after 3, 38 min since (322% of 12)
NEW Black 16 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 15 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 19 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 1/07 · 1 day's restOUT Fultz missed 27 since 11/11, returns tonight: 15 min (73% of 20)
OUT Ingles missed 11 since 12/17, out tonight
OUT Isaac missed 7 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Gar. Harris back 12/31 after 2, 24 min since (100% of 24)
BACK Queen back 1/03 after 3, 34 min since (292% of 12)
NEW Suggs 28 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 15 to 27 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 1/09 · 1 day's restOUT F. Wagner missed 2 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Carter Jr. missed 2 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Gar. Harris missed 2 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Ingles missed 12 since 12/17, out tonight
OUT Isaac missed 8 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Fultz back 1/07 after 27, 15 min since (73% of 20)
BACK Queen back 1/03 after 3, 25 min since (211% of 12)
NEW Banchero 35 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Suggs 28 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 15 to 26 min over the last 4
NEW Houstan 13 to 21 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 1/12 · 2 days' restOUT F. Wagner missed 3 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Carter Jr. missed 3 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Gar. Harris missed 3 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Ingles missed 13 since 12/17, returns tonight: 20 min (121% of 16)
OUT Isaac missed 9 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Fultz back 1/07 after 27, 14 min since (68% of 20)
BACK Queen back 1/03 after 3, 26 min since (219% of 12)
NEW M. Wagner 18 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 15 to 25 min over the last 4
NEW Houstan 13 to 27 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 1/13 · back-to-backOUT F. Wagner missed 4 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Carter Jr. missed 4 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Gar. Harris missed 4 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Isaac missed 10 since 12/26, returns tonight: 15 min (93% of 16)
BACK Fultz back 1/07 after 27, 15 min since (73% of 20)
BACK Ingles back 1/12 after 13, 20 min since (121% of 16)
BACK Queen back 1/03 after 3, 22 min since (187% of 12)
NEW Banchero 35 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW M. Wagner 18 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 15 to 23 min over the last 4
NEW Houstan 13 to 32 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restOUT F. Wagner missed 5 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Carter Jr. missed 5 since 1/05, returns tonight: 19 min (74% of 26)
OUT Gar. Harris missed 5 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Fultz back 1/07 after 27, 15 min since (73% of 20)
BACK Ingles back 1/12 after 13, 20 min since (121% of 16)
BACK Isaac back 1/13 after 10, 15 min since (93% of 16)
NEW M. Wagner 18 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 15 to 21 min over the last 4
NEW Houstan 13 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Queen 12 to 18 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT F. Wagner missed 6 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Gar. Harris missed 6 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Carter Jr. back 1/15 after 5, 19 min since (74% of 26)
BACK Fultz back 1/07 after 27, 17 min since (84% of 20)
BACK Ingles back 1/12 after 13, 20 min since (122% of 16)
BACK Isaac back 1/13 after 10, 16 min since (95% of 16)
NEW M. Wagner 18 to 26 min over the last 4
NEW Bitadze 15 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 32 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 1/19 · 1 day's restOUT F. Wagner missed 7 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Gar. Harris missed 7 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT M. Wagner missed 2 since 1/15, returns tonight: 6 min (37% of 18)
OUT Queen missed 2 since 1/15, returns tonight: 3 min (27% of 12)
BACK Carter Jr. back 1/15 after 5, 21 min since (83% of 26)
BACK Ingles back 1/12 after 13, 20 min since (122% of 16)
BACK Isaac back 1/13 after 10, 14 min since (84% of 16)
NEW Bitadze 15 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 27 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 1/21 · 1 day's restOUT F. Wagner missed 8 since 1/05, returns tonight: 28 min (84% of 33)
OUT Gar. Harris missed 8 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Carter Jr. back 1/15 after 5, 23 min since (89% of 26)
BACK M. Wagner back 1/19 after 2, 6 min since (37% of 18)
BACK Ingles back 1/12 after 13, 21 min since (125% of 16)
BACK Isaac back 1/13 after 10, 13 min since (82% of 16)
BACK Queen back 1/19 after 2, 3 min since (27% of 12)
NEW Bitadze 15 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 23 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 118, shooting 57 percent and 42 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 32 and Holmgren at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest. Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 116, shooting 44 percent and 41 from three, 24 free throws a game; Banchero at 31 and Suggs at 18 a game. Without F. Wagner (4 straight), Carter Jr. (4 straight), Gar. Harris (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: OKC wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it OKC 122, Orlando 113.
1/05 @ BKN 115-124 — OKC notes
OKC lost 115-124. OKC shot 54% (45 of 84) to BKN's 45%, 9 of 31 from three, and got to the line 24 times to BKN's 33. The glass went 36-51 against them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 34 (11 of 19, 2 of 5 from three, 10 of 15 at the line); Jal. Williams added 20, Holmgren 17. Q4 was theirs, 36-23, the deficit cut from 22 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 101-79 against them. K. Williams's -12 in 12 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/08 @ WAS 136-128 — OKC notes
OKC won 136-128. OKC shot 59% (52 of 88) to WAS's 49%, 14 of 28 from three. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 32 (11 of 17, 2 of 3 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Holmgren added 31, Jal. Williams 21. The hinge was Q1, 36-30: from level to 6 ahead. Jal. Williams was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
1/10 @ MIA 128-120 — OKC notes
OKC won 128-120. OKC shot 59% (51 of 86) to MIA's 46%, 14 of 33 from three, and got to the line 16 times to MIA's 28. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 28 (11 of 17, 2 of 5 from three); Holmgren added 23, Jal. Williams 19. The hinge was Q3, 34-27: OKC came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 3, and the lead reached 16. OKC trailed 65-69 at the half and won the second half 63-51. Micić was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
1/11 vs POR 139-77 — OKC notes
OKC won 139-77. OKC shot 57% (53 of 93) to POR's 28%, 14 of 35 from three, and went to the line 22 times to POR's 16 — 19 points from the stripe to their 10. The glass went 59-42 for them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 31 (11 of 15, 1 of 3 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Jal. Williams added 21, Holmgren 19. The hinge was Q3, 43-17: a lead of 36 became 62. Giddey was the night's best plus/minus at +46.
1/13 vs ORL 112-100 — OKC notes
OKC won 112-100. OKC shot 46% (43 of 94) to ORL's 46%, 8 of 36 from three. OKC turned it over 8 times to ORL's 15. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 37 (13 of 20, 0 of 4 from three, 11 of 12 at the line); Jal. Williams added 16, Holmgren 15. The hinge was Q2, 26-19: a lead of 2 became 9, and the lead reached 16. Giddey was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
1/15 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 124, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 26 free throws a game; Davis at 24 and James at 22 a game. They have lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Vincent (12 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 110, shooting 55 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 32 and Holmgren at 21 a game. That is 4 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 110 a night to the Lakers' 124 and the glass, where OKC has been plus-1 a night and the Lakers minus-6. Call it OKC 121, the Lakers 115.
1/16 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 113, shooting 51 percent and 45 from three, 19 free throws a game; George at 26 and Leonard at 22 a game. Without Tucker (23 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 107, shooting 52 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 30 and Jal. Williams at 20 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the arc, the Clippers at 45 percent from three to OKC's 36. Call it the Clippers 117, OKC 115, OKC keeping it close.
1/18 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 133 a night and allowing 114, shooting 53 percent and 42 from three, 29 free throws a game; Markkanen at 26 and Sexton at 24 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without Hendricks (2 straight), Horton-Tucker (6 straight), Juzang (16 straight). 2 days' rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 107, shooting 51 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 28 and Jal. Williams at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: Utah wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-11 a night and OKC plus-2 and the line, where Utah takes 29 free throws a game to OKC's 18. Call it Utah 119, OKC 117, OKC keeping it close.
1/20 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 109, shooting 52 percent and 44 from three, 23 free throws a game; Edwards at 25 and Towns at 21 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 109, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 28 and Jal. Williams at 23 a game. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the arc, Minnesota at 44 percent from three to OKC's 36. Call it Minnesota 115, OKC 114, OKC keeping it close.
1/05 @ DEN 122-120 — ORL notes
ORL won 122-120. ORL shot 50% (41 of 82) to DEN's 51%, 17 of 36 from three, and went to the line 34 times to DEN's 19 — 23 points from the stripe to their 15. Banchero led with 32 (8 of 21, 1 of 4 from three, 15 of 19 at the line); Suggs added 27, Anthony 23. The hinge was Q3, 41-31: the deficit went from 13 to 3. ORL trailed 54-67 at the half and won the second half 68-53. Queen was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
1/07 vs ATL 117-110 — ORL notes
ORL won 117-110 in 1 overtime. ORL shot 44% (43 of 98) to ATL's 46%, 17 of 41 from three, and got to the line 22 times to ATL's 29. Banchero led with 35 (13 of 29, 4 of 7 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Houstan added 25, Suggs 16. The hinge was Q3, 34-18: ORL came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 7. ORL trailed 51-60 at the half and won the second half 66-50.
1/09 vs MIN 92-113 — ORL notes
ORL lost 92-113. ORL took 14 more shots (94 to 80), fed by 16 offensive rebounds, but shot 36% to MIN's 54%, 13 of 42 from three. ORL turned it over 12 times to MIN's 18. Wagner led with 21 (6 of 9, 1 of 4 from three, 8 of 11 at the line); Suggs added 20, Banchero 18. Q3 was theirs, 29-23, the deficit cut from 30 to 24, but the other 3 periods went 90-63 against them. Banchero's -30 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/12 @ MIA 96-99 — ORL notes
ORL lost 96-99. ORL shot 44% (36 of 82) to MIA's 45%, 12 of 40 from three. ORL turned it over 11 times to MIA's 16. Banchero led with 25 (10 of 26, 1 of 7 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Wagner added 19, Okeke 16. Q2 was theirs, 33-26, the deficit cut from 8 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 73-63 against them. Okeke's -17 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/13 @ OKC 100-112 — ORL notes
ORL lost 100-112. ORL shot 46% (39 of 84) to OKC's 46%, 7 of 35 from three. ORL turned it over 15 times to OKC's 8, and OKC turned those into 9 steals. Banchero led with 20 (8 of 19, 0 of 4 from three, 4 of 7 at the line); Houstan added 14, Anthony 14. Q4 was theirs, 27-26, the deficit cut from 13 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 86-73 against them. Houstan's -13 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/15 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 101, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 26 and Randle at 25 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Robinson (18 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 111, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Banchero at 26 and M. Wagner at 16 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without F. Wagner (5 straight), Carter Jr. (5 straight), Gar. Harris (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-10 a night and Orlando plus-2 and the defense, New York allowing 101 a night to Orlando's 111. Call it New York 115, Orlando 107.
1/17 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 120, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 30 free throws a game; Young at 26 and Murray at 21 a game. Without Hunter (12 straight), Krejčí (11 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 106, shooting 43 percent and 30 from three, 21 free throws a game; Banchero at 24 and M. Wagner at 15 a game. Without F. Wagner (6 straight), Gar. Harris (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 106 a night to Atlanta's 120 and the line, where Atlanta takes 30 free throws a game to Orlando's 21. Call it Atlanta 114, Orlando 113, Orlando keeping it close.
1/19 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 98 a night and allowing 105, shooting 43 percent and 28 from three, 21 free throws a game; Banchero at 22 and M. Wagner at 15 a game. Without F. Wagner (7 straight), Gar. Harris (7 straight), M. Wagner (2 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 118, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 28 free throws a game; Maxey at 27 and Harris at 26 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Melton (2 straight), Covington (7 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Philadelphia at 38 percent from three to Orlando's 28 and the glass, where Orlando has been plus-1 a night and Philadelphia minus-9. Call it Philadelphia 113, Orlando 111, Orlando keeping it close.
1/21 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 107, shooting 45 percent and 29 from three, 23 free throws a game; Banchero at 21 and Carter Jr. at 20 a game. Without F. Wagner (8 straight), Gar. Harris (8 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 102, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 19 free throws a game; Butler III at 24 and Herro at 23 a game. Without Jaquez Jr. (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Orlando 108, Miami 106, Miami keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
OKCAW A. Wiggins
CH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
IJ I. Joe
JG J. Giddey
JW J. Williams
JW Jal. Williams
KW K. Williams
LD L. Dort
MI Micic
OD O. Dieng
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
VM V. Micić
ORLAB A. Black
CA C. Anthony
CH C. Houstan
CO C. Okeke
GB G. Bitadze
JI J. Isaac
JS J. Suggs
MW M. Wagner
PB P. Banchero
TQ T. Queen
OKC/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
Thunder beat short-handed Magic 112-100 to tie Timberwolves for Western Conference lead
OKLAHOMA CITY -- — Time after time, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander punished the Orlando Magic by making difficult shots while getting fouled.
Gilgeous-Alexander scored 37 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the short-handed Magic 112-100 on Saturday night to tie Minnesota for the Western Conference lead.
Gilgeous-Alexander was fouled six times on made baskets and made all six free throws.
“A lot of core strength,” he said. “I work on my core a lot. That’s that’s the main thing I work on in summertime. And then I’m always working on my touch around the basket. I just try to focus. After you get hit and you have a shot to make it a three-point play, it’s worth the second of focus to try and get three points.”
Gilgeous-Alexander did his damage without making a 3-pointer. He missed all four of his 3-point tries, but was 13 of 16 inside the arc and made 11 of 12 free throws.
“Shai is a tough guard,” Orlando coach Jamahl Mosley said. "You put multiple defenders on him. By the time you send a double team, he’s looking to turn the corner. And that’s what makes him a great player.”
Jalen Williams scored 16 points and Chet Holmgren added 15 to help the Thunder win their fourth straight and improve to 27-11.
The Thunder made just 8 of 36 3-pointers.
“There was like, covers on the hoop in the first half," Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said. "I thought we did a great job of manufacturing a win there out of a night that we didn’t shoot particularly well.”
Paolo Banchero had 20 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for the Magic, who lost their third straight. Orlando was missing Franz Wagner (right ankle sprain), Wendell Carter Jr . (right knee tendinitis), Markelle Fultz (left knee injury maintenance), Gary Harris (right calf strain) and Joe Ingles (left ankle injury maintenance).
It was the first regular-season matchup between the first two picks of the 2022 draft. Banchero, the No. 1 pick that year, was last season's Rookie of the Year. Holmgren was picked No. 2 overall in 2022 before sitting out last season with a foot injury. He has emerged as one of the favorites for Rookie of the Year this season.
Gilgeous-Alexander scored 22 points in the first half to help the Thunder take a 49-40 lead at the break. No Orlando player scored more than six points in the first half.
Gilgeous-Alexander stole the ball, then posted up on the other end and made a shot from an awkward angle while being fouled. He made the free throw to put the Thunder up 72-60.
Jalen Williams made a shot from just inside halfcourt at the end of the third quarter to put Oklahoma City up 86-73, and the Thunder led by at least six points the rest of the way.
“I love our guys’ fight,” Mosley said. “That’s one thing that I think is commonplace for us. That’s how we’re going to have to play. That’s how we give ourselves an opportunity by committee.”