Game ID: 22300043
Boston Celtics @ Orlando Magic
Friday, November 24, 2023 at 2:30 PM ET
Amway Center, Orlando, FL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ORL 19 29 29 36 113BOS 30 26 18 22 96
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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.
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
ORL availability going into 11/26 · 1 day's restOUT Carter Jr. missed 11 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Fultz missed 8 since 11/11, out tonight
NEW Anthony 22 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 15 to 25 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 11/29 · 2 days' restOUT Carter Jr. missed 12 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Fultz missed 9 since 11/11, out tonight
NEW Anthony 22 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 15 to 25 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 12/01 · 1 day's restOUT Carter Jr. missed 13 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Fultz missed 10 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Isaac missed 2 since 11/26, returns tonight: 7 min (42% of 16)
NEW Anthony 22 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 15 to 25 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 12/02 · back-to-backOUT Carter Jr. missed 14 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Fultz missed 11 since 11/11, out tonight
BACK Isaac back 12/01 after 2, 7 min since (42% of 16)
NEW Bitadze 15 to 24 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 11 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Brissett missed 2 since 11/13, out tonight
BACK White back 11/08 after 2, 31 min since (95% of 33)
BOS availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 12 since 10/25, returns tonight: 5 min (47% of 11)
OUT Brissett missed 3 since 11/13, out tonight
BOS availability going into 11/20 · back-to-backOUT Kornet missed 2 since 11/17, returns tonight: 18 min (126% of 15)
OUT Brissett missed 4 since 11/13, returns tonight: 17 min (166% of 10)
BACK Queta back 11/19 after 12, 5 min since (47% of 11)
BOS availability going into 11/22 · 1 day's restBACK Kornet back 11/20 after 2, 18 min since (126% of 15)
BACK Queta back 11/19 after 12, 5 min since (47% of 11)
BACK Brissett back 11/20 after 4, 17 min since (166% of 10)
NEW Porziņģis 29 to 34 min over the last 4
NEW Hauser 21 to 28 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/24 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 2 since 11/20, out tonight
BACK Kornet back 11/20 after 2, 18 min since (126% of 15)
BACK Brissett back 11/20 after 4, 17 min since (166% of 10)
NEW Hauser 21 to 27 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/26 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 3 since 11/20, returns tonight: 15 min (136% of 11)
BACK Kornet back 11/20 after 2, 22 min since (147% of 15)
BACK Brissett back 11/20 after 4, 11 min since (108% of 10)
BOS availability going into 11/28 · 1 day's restOUT Holiday missed 2 since 11/24, returns tonight: 33 min (98% of 34)
BACK Kornet back 11/20 after 2, 18 min since (119% of 15)
BACK Queta back 11/19 after 12, 10 min since (92% of 11)
BACK Brissett back 11/20 after 4, 11 min since (108% of 10)
NEW Hauser 21 to 27 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 12/01 · 2 days' restOUT Porziņģis missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Brissett missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 11/28 after 2, 33 min since (98% of 34)
BACK Kornet back 11/20 after 2, 18 min since (122% of 15)
BACK Queta back 11/26 after 3, 15 min since (136% of 11)
NEW Hauser 21 to 27 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 12/04 · 2 days' restOUT Porziņģis missed 3 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Brissett missed 3 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 11/28 after 2, 34 min since (101% of 34)
BACK Queta back 11/26 after 3, 13 min since (113% of 11)
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.
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 128-116 — ORL notes
ORL won 128-116. ORL shot 49% (43 of 87) to IND's 44%, 7 of 20 from three, and went to the line 42 times to IND's 31 — 35 points from the stripe to their 24. Banchero led with 24 (9 of 14, 6 of 7 at the line); F. Wagner added 19, Suggs 18. The hinge was Q1, 42-21: from level to 21 ahead, and the lead reached 40. Banchero was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
11/21 vs TOR 126-107 — ORL notes
ORL won 126-107. ORL shot 50% (50 of 100) to TOR's 51%, 12 of 31 from three. ORL turned it over 12 times to TOR's 23. Banchero led with 25 (10 of 20, 2 of 3 from three); Suggs added 18, F. Wagner 17. The hinge was Q1, 30-23: from level to 7 ahead, and the lead reached 27. Harris was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
11/22 vs DEN 124-119 — ORL notes
ORL won 124-119. ORL shot 54% (44 of 81) to DEN's 47%, 10 of 29 from three, and went to the line 30 times to DEN's 21 — 26 points from the stripe to their 16. F. Wagner led with 27 (11 of 18, 1 of 4 from three); Banchero added 23, Anthony 20. The hinge was Q4, 42-31: ORL came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 5. ORL trailed 56-62 at the half and won the second half 68-57. Ingles was the night's best plus/minus at +9.
11/24 vs BOS 113-96 — ORL notes
ORL won 113-96. ORL shot 51% (43 of 85) to BOS's 41%, 11 of 28 from three, and got to the line 22 times to BOS's 37. The glass went 48-31 for them. M. Wagner led with 27 (9 of 13, 1 of 3 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Banchero added 23, F. Wagner 17. The hinge was Q4, 36-22: a lead of 3 became 17. ORL trailed 48-56 at the half and won the second half 65-40. Anthony was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
11/26 vs CHA — 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 119 a night and allowing 107, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 27 free throws a game; Banchero at 22 and F. Wagner at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Carter Jr. (11 straight), Fultz (8 straight). One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 119, shooting 45 percent and 40 from three, 19 free throws a game; Ball at 34 and Bridges at 21 a game. Without Rozier (9 straight), Richards (3 straight), Maledon (3 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 107 a night to Charlotte's 119 and the glass, where Orlando has been plus-6 a night and Charlotte minus-1. Call it Orlando 119, Charlotte 108, Orlando by 11.
11/29 vs WAS — 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 124 a night and allowing 111, shooting 52 percent and 37 from three, 29 free throws a game; Banchero at 24 and F. Wagner at 22 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Carter Jr. (12 straight), Fultz (9 straight). 2 days' rest. Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 127, shooting 50 percent and 34 from three, 18 free throws a game; Kuzma at 23 and Poole at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Orlando has been plus-6 a night and Washington minus-9 and the defense, Orlando allowing 111 a night to Washington's 127. Call it Orlando 123, Washington 113, Orlando by 10.
12/01 vs WAS — 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 126 a night and allowing 112, shooting 54 percent and 42 from three, 26 free throws a game; F. Wagner at 24 and Anthony at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Carter Jr. (13 straight), Fultz (10 straight), Isaac (2 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 126, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Kuzma at 23 and Poole at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Orlando has been plus-8 a night and Washington minus-6 and the defense, Orlando allowing 112 a night to Washington's 126. Call it Orlando 124, Washington 113, Orlando by 11.
12/02 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 117, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Bridges at 26 and Dinwiddie at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Simmons (11 straight), Smith Jr. (6 straight), Clowney (3 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 115, shooting 54 percent and 42 from three, 28 free throws a game; F. Wagner at 27 and Banchero at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Carter Jr. (14 straight), Fultz (11 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 28 free throws a game to Brooklyn's 21 and the turnovers, Orlando giving it away 15 times a game to Brooklyn's 12. Call it Brooklyn 118, Orlando 116, Orlando keeping it close.
11/17 @ TOR 108-105 — BOS notes
BOS won 108-105. BOS shot 46% (42 of 92) to TOR's 48%, 16 of 46 from three. Brown led with 23 (9 of 14, 3 of 5 from three); Tatum added 17, Porziņģis 14. The hinge was Q2, 39-17: BOS came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 16.
11/19 @ MEM 102-100 — BOS notes
BOS won 102-100. BOS shot 45% (35 of 77) to MEM's 39%, 12 of 31 from three, and went to the line 25 times to MEM's 10 — 20 points from the stripe to their 9. BOS turned it over 17 times to MEM's 9. Porziņģis led with 26 (9 of 13, 0 of 3 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Tatum added 20, Hauser 15. The hinge was Q2, 30-26: BOS came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 3. Hauser was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
11/20 @ CHA 118-121 — BOS notes
BOS lost 118-121 in 1 overtime. BOS shot 43% (42 of 97) to CHA's 44%, 16 of 50 from three, and went to the line 28 times to CHA's 17 — 18 points from the stripe to their 16. Tatum led with 45 (15 of 28, 7 of 15 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Pritchard added 21, Porziņģis 17. Q1 was theirs, 31-25, but the other 4 periods went 96-87 against them. They led by as many as 18. Porziņģis's -26 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/22 vs MIL 119-116 — BOS notes
BOS won 119-116. BOS shot 52% (44 of 84) to MIL's 45%, 17 of 42 from three. BOS turned it over 15 times to MIL's 9, and MIL turned those into 9 steals. Brown led with 26 (10 of 16, 3 of 5 from three); Tatum added 23, Porziņģis 21. The hinge was Q1, 29-17: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 21. Hauser was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
11/24 @ ORL 96-113 — BOS notes
BOS lost 96-113. BOS shot 41% (31 of 76) to ORL's 51%, 7 of 29 from three, and went to the line 37 times to ORL's 22 — 27 points from the stripe to their 16. The glass went 31-48 against them. Tatum led with 26 (7 of 16, 0 of 3 from three, 12 of 13 at the line); Brown added 18, White 16. Q1 was theirs, 30-19, but the other 3 periods went 94-66 against them. They led by as many as 12. Horford's -26 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/26 vs ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Brown at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 133 a night and allowing 130, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 27 free throws a game; Young at 29 and Bogdanović at 19 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 111 a night to Atlanta's 130 and the arc, Atlanta at 41 percent from three to Boston's 34. Call it Boston 121, Atlanta 117, Atlanta keeping it close.
11/28 vs CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 111, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Tatum at 30 and Porziņģis at 18 a game. Without Holiday (2 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; DeRozan at 22 and LaVine at 20 a game. That is 4 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the line, where Boston takes 25 free throws a game to Chicago's 19 and the arc, Chicago at 37 percent from three to Boston's 33. Call it Boston 114, Chicago 106.
12/01 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Tatum at 30 and Brown at 22 a game. Without Porziņģis (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 115, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 31 free throws a game; Embiid at 32 and Maxey at 28 a game. Without Oubre Jr. (10 straight), House Jr. (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the line, where Philadelphia takes 31 free throws a game to Boston's 23. Call it Boston 116, Philadelphia 113, Philadelphia keeping it close.
12/04 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 126, shooting 53 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Haliburton at 34 and Toppin at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Smith (2 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Tatum at 25 and Brown at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Porziņģis (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 110 a night to Indiana's 126 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-3 a night and Indiana minus-5. Call it Indiana 121, Boston 120, Boston keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BOSAH A. Horford
DB D. Banton
DW D. White
JB J. Brown
JT J. Tatum
KP K. Porziņģis
LK L. Kornet
OB O. Brissett
PP P. Pritchard
PO Porzingis
SH S. Hauser
ORLAB A. Black
CA C. Anthony
CH C. Houstan
FW F. Wagner
GB G. Bitadze
GH G. Harris
JI J. Ingles
JI J. Isaac
JS J. Suggs
MW M. Wagner
PB P. Banchero
BOS/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
Moritz Wagner scores 27 to lead Magic over Celtics 113-96 for 6th straight win
ORLANDO, Fla. -- — Moritz Wagner scored 27 points and the Orlando Magic beat the Boston Celtics 113-96 on Friday for their sixth straight win, throwing the Eastern Conference's Group C up for grabs in the NBA's inaugural In-Season Tournament.
Paolo Banchero had 23 points and seven rebounds for Orlando, which finished group play at 3-1 after losing its first tournament game by 20 points at Brooklyn on Nov. 14.
“I think the Brooklyn game, it was kind of frustrating because it was like we didn't realize it was a tournament game and we felt like we just handed them the game,” Banchero said. “These last three we’ve completely flipped it and took it a lot more seriously.”
With Boston and Brooklyn scheduled to complete pool play on Tuesday night, the Magic can qualify for the knockout rounds (final eight) either as the Group C winner or as a wild card, depending on game results and point differentials. Orlando finished with a plus-22 differential. The Nets are currently at plus-8 and the Celtics are at 0.
Jayson Tatum led Boston with 26 points. Jaylen Brown added 18, but made just 2 of 16 shots after scoring 12 points in the first 10 minutes. The Celtics, who came into the game with an NBA-best 12-3 record, made only 7 of 29 3-point shots and were outrebounded 48-31.
“You're definitely frustrated when you're not making shots, but at the end of the day it goes back to two things: transition (defense) and the offensive rebounds," Boson coach Joe Mazzulla said.
Moritz Wagner, the older and bigger brother of Magic starter Franz Wagner , scored 10 straight Magic points while they were pulling away to a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter.
“It’s a game, it’s not controllable. Sometimes it comes to you and then you just take advantage of it,” said Moritz Wagner, whose season-high point total came in 24 minutes. “There’s something really enjoyable about that process. You can get lost in that and just play, and it’s going to come back around.”
Jalen Suggs hit two of the Magic’s four 3-pointers on a 17-0 run after Boston had taken a 62-50 lead early in the third quarter. The Celtics missed all eight shots during the game-changing run and went scoreless for 4:42.
Boston center Kristaps Porzingis left the game in the third quarter with tightness in his left calf after scoring nine points and taking down four rebounds. The Celtics also played without Jrue Holiday , who missed his first game of the season with a sprained right ankle.
“Obviously we’re a much better team when everybody’s healthy. But throughout the course of the season there’s going to be nights where you know certain guys are out,” Tatum said. “We can’t use that as an excuse for why we didn’t win the game. We’ve still got to figure out a way to get the job done.”
Moritz Wagner and Cole Anthony (16 points, six assists) led the Magic bench to 57 points, one fewer than the bench had accumulated in Wednesday night's win over Denver.