Game ID: 22300772
Oklahoma City Thunder @ Orlando Magic
Tuesday, February 13, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
Kia Center, Orlando, FL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ORL 32 20 30 31 113OKC 31 29 32 35 127
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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 2/04 · 1 day's restOUT Bitadze missed 2 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Houstan missed 3 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 3 since 1/29, out tonight
BACK Gar. Harris back 2/02 after 14, 18 min since (74% of 24)
NEW Fultz 20 to 26 min over the last 4
NEW Black 16 to 22 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 2/06 · 1 day's restOUT Bitadze missed 3 since 1/31, returns tonight: 3 min (21% of 15)
OUT Houstan missed 4 since 1/29, returns tonight: 3 min (23% of 13)
OUT Queen missed 4 since 1/29, out tonight
BACK Gar. Harris back 2/02 after 14, 21 min since (86% of 24)
NEW Fultz 20 to 26 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 2/08 · 1 day's restOUT Queen missed 5 since 1/29, out tonight
BACK Gar. Harris back 2/02 after 14, 20 min since (84% of 24)
BACK Bitadze back 2/06 after 3, 3 min since (21% of 15)
BACK Houstan back 2/06 after 4, 3 min since (23% of 13)
NEW Fultz 20 to 26 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 2/10 · 1 day's restOUT Queen missed 6 since 1/29, out tonight
BACK Gar. Harris back 2/02 after 14, 20 min since (83% of 24)
BACK Bitadze back 2/06 after 3, 3 min since (20% of 15)
BACK Houstan back 2/06 after 4, 3 min since (22% of 13)
NEW Fultz 20 to 26 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 2/13 · 2 days' restOUT Queen missed 7 since 1/29, out tonight
BACK Gar. Harris back 2/02 after 14, 21 min since (85% of 24)
BACK Bitadze back 2/06 after 3, 7 min since (45% of 15)
BACK Houstan back 2/06 after 4, 3 min since (22% of 13)
ORL availability going into 2/14 · back-to-backOUT Queen missed 8 since 1/29, returns tonight: 8 min (66% of 12)
BACK Bitadze back 2/06 after 3, 6 min since (38% of 15)
BACK Houstan back 2/06 after 4, 3 min since (21% of 13)
ORL availability going into 2/22 · 7 days' restBACK Bitadze back 2/06 after 3, 5 min since (36% of 15)
BACK Houstan back 2/06 after 4, 8 min since (63% of 13)
BACK Queen back 2/14 after 8, 8 min since (66% of 12)
ORL availability going into 2/24 · 1 day's restOUT Fultz missed 2 since 2/14, out tonight
BACK Queen back 2/14 after 8, 8 min since (66% of 12)
ORL availability going into 2/25 · back-to-backOUT Fultz missed 3 since 2/14, returns tonight: 12 min (58% of 20)
OUT Houstan missed 2 since 2/22, returns tonight: 20 min (153% of 13)
OUT Queen missed 2 since 2/22, out tonight
OKC availability going into 2/04 · 1 day's restOUT Jal. Williams missed 2 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Joe missed 2 since 1/31, out tonight
BACK Dieng back 1/31 after 7, 14 min since (142% of 10)
OKC availability going into 2/06 · 1 day's restOUT Jal. Williams missed 3 since 1/31, returns tonight: 35 min (110% of 32)
OUT Joe missed 3 since 1/31, out tonight
BACK Dieng back 1/31 after 7, 12 min since (123% of 10)
NEW Wiggins 16 to 24 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 2/10 · 3 days' restOUT Joe missed 4 since 1/31, returns tonight: 16 min (89% of 18)
BACK Jal. Williams back 2/06 after 3, 35 min since (110% of 32)
BACK Dieng back 1/31 after 7, 12 min since (118% of 10)
NEW Wiggins 16 to 23 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 2/11 · back-to-backBACK Jal. Williams back 2/06 after 3, 31 min since (97% of 32)
BACK Joe back 2/10 after 4, 16 min since (89% of 18)
BACK Dieng back 1/31 after 7, 12 min since (121% of 10)
NEW Wiggins 16 to 23 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 2/13 · 1 day's restBACK Jal. Williams back 2/06 after 3, 33 min since (103% of 32)
BACK Joe back 2/10 after 4, 16 min since (89% of 18)
NEW Wiggins 16 to 22 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 2/22 · 8 days' restBACK Jal. Williams back 2/06 after 3, 33 min since (104% of 32)
BACK Joe back 2/10 after 4, 15 min since (84% of 18)
NEW Wiggins 16 to 21 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 2/23 · back-to-backBACK Jal. Williams back 2/06 after 3, 34 min since (106% of 32)
BACK Joe back 2/10 after 4, 16 min since (88% of 18)
OKC availability going into 2/25 · 1 day's restOUT Dieng missed 2 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Joe back 2/10 after 4, 17 min since (93% of 18)
OKC availability going into 2/27 · 1 day's restOUT Dieng missed 3 since 2/22, out tonight
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 109, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; F. Wagner at 28 and Banchero at 20 a game. 2 days' rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 123, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 29 and Jal. Williams at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 109 a night to OKC's 123 and the glass, where Orlando has been plus-3 a night and OKC minus-6. Call it Orlando 116, OKC 115, OKC keeping it close.
2/04 @ DET 111-99 — ORL notes
ORL won 111-99. ORL shot 54% (45 of 84) to DET's 45%, 10 of 24 from three, and got to the line 15 times to DET's 22. ORL turned it over 10 times to DET's 15. F. Wagner led with 38 (17 of 25, 4 of 7 from three); Banchero added 20, Harris 10. The hinge was Q4, 33-24: a lead of 3 became 12. F. Wagner was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
2/06 @ MIA 95-121 — ORL notes
ORL lost 95-121. ORL shot 44% (35 of 80) to MIA's 54%, 10 of 35 from three. ORL turned it over 18 times to MIA's 13, and MIA turned those into 10 steals. Banchero led with 23 (7 of 16, 1 of 4 from three, 8 of 12 at the line); Carter Jr. added 15, F. Wagner 13. Q2 was theirs, 30-30, but the other 3 periods went 91-65 against them. Banchero's -23 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/08 vs SAS 127-111 — ORL notes
ORL won 127-111. ORL shot 60% (49 of 82) to SAS's 52%, 16 of 27 from three. The glass went 39-27 for them. F. Wagner led with 34 (13 of 17, 3 of 4 from three); Suggs added 17, Banchero 16. The hinge was Q2, 38-24: a lead of 3 became 17, and the lead reached 23. Fultz was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
2/10 vs CHI 114-108 — ORL notes
ORL won 114-108 in 1 overtime. ORL shot 47% (41 of 88) to CHI's 43%, 13 of 39 from three, and went to the line 26 times to CHI's 14 — 19 points from the stripe to their 10. ORL turned it over 15 times to CHI's 8, and CHI turned those into 10 steals. F. Wagner led with 36 (12 of 22, 5 of 12 from three, 7 of 10 at the line); Banchero added 19, Anthony 14. The hinge was Q4, 21-15: ORL came in trailing by 6 and left it level. Anthony was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
2/13 vs OKC 113-127 — ORL notes
ORL lost 113-127. ORL shot 45% (41 of 91) to OKC's 55%, 11 of 36 from three. ORL turned it over 16 times to OKC's 11, and OKC turned those into 9 steals. The glass went 48-31 for them. Banchero led with 23 (9 of 15, 0 of 3 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Carter Jr. added 22, Suggs 17. Q1 was theirs, 32-31, but the other 3 periods went 96-81 against them. They led by as many as 11. Isaac's -24 in 15 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/14 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 113, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; F. Wagner at 27 and Banchero at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. New York comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 116, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 16 free throws a game; Brunson at 32 and DiVincenzo at 26 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Randle (8 straight), Anunoby (8 straight), Hartenstein (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Orlando giving it away 15 times a game to New York's 11 and the line, where Orlando takes 21 free throws a game to New York's 16. Call it Orlando 113, New York 112, New York keeping it close.
2/22 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 105, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Mitchell at 30 and Eva. Mobley at 16 a game. Without Wade (2 straight). 7 days' rest. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 113, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; F. Wagner at 24 and Banchero at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. 7 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the defense, Cleveland allowing 105 a night to Orlando's 113 and the turnovers, Orlando giving it away 15 times a game to Cleveland's 11. Call it Cleveland 115, Orlando 109.
2/24 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 121, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Cunningham at 20 and Ivey at 16 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Stewart (9 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 111, shooting 53 percent and 43 from three, 20 free throws a game; F. Wagner at 24 and Banchero at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Fultz (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Orlando at 43 percent from three to Detroit's 36 and the defense, Orlando allowing 111 a night to Detroit's 121. Call it Orlando 117, Detroit 113, Detroit keeping it close.
2/25 @ 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 119 a night and allowing 123, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 29 free throws a game; Murray at 22 and Young at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Okongwu (2 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 111, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 20 free throws a game; Banchero at 21 and F. Wagner at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Fultz (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Orlando has been plus-6 a night and Atlanta minus-3 and the arc, Orlando at 41 percent from three to Atlanta's 33. Call it Atlanta 118, Orlando 117, Orlando keeping it close.
2/04 vs TOR 135-127 — OKC notes
OKC won 135-127 in 2 overtimes. OKC shot 47% (52 of 110) to TOR's 48%, 23 of 63 from three, and got to the line 8 times to TOR's 21. Giddey led with 24 (9 of 15, 2 of 6 from three); Gilgeous-Alexander added 23, Holmgren 22. The hinge was Q3, 34-24: the deficit went from 16 to 6. OKC trailed 47-63 at the half and won the second half 88-64. Giddey was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
2/06 @ UTA 117-124 — OKC notes
OKC lost 117-124. OKC shot 48% (43 of 90) to UTA's 52%, 19 of 37 from three. OKC turned it over 11 times to UTA's 17. The glass went 32-48 against them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 28 (11 of 22, 2 of 3 from three); Jal. Williams added 26, Holmgren 22. Q1 was theirs, 33-28, but the other 3 periods went 96-84 against them. They led by as many as 12. Dort's -12 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/10 @ DAL 111-146 — OKC notes
OKC lost 111-146. OKC shot 39% (38 of 98) to DAL's 58%, 17 of 47 from three, and got to the line 21 times to DAL's 33. The glass went 40-54 against them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 25 (9 of 16, 7 of 8 at the line); Wallace added 15, Holmgren 13. Q2 was theirs, 32-24, the deficit cut from 17 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 122-79 against them. Gilgeous-Alexander's -31 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/11 vs SAC 127-113 — OKC notes
OKC won 127-113. OKC shot 54% (46 of 85) to SAC's 49%, 13 of 27 from three, and went to the line 27 times to SAC's 13 — 22 points from the stripe to their 9. OKC turned it over 9 times to SAC's 18. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 38 (15 of 26, 3 of 4 from three, 5 of 9 at the line); Jal. Williams added 32, Dort 17. The hinge was Q2, 38-30: a lead of 2 became 10, and the lead reached 24. Dort was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
2/13 @ ORL 127-113 — OKC notes
OKC won 127-113. OKC shot 55% (46 of 84) to ORL's 45%, 13 of 32 from three. OKC turned it over 11 times to ORL's 16. The glass went 31-48 against them. Jal. Williams led with 33 (12 of 18, 3 of 6 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Gilgeous-Alexander added 32, Holmgren 13. The hinge was Q2, 29-20: OKC came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 8, and the lead reached 21. Wallace was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
2/22 vs LAC — 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 123 a night and allowing 125, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 29 and Jal. Williams at 25 a game. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. 8 days' rest. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 123, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 29 free throws a game; Leonard at 23 and Harden at 21 a game. They have lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Tucker (37 straight). 7 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the line, where the Clippers take 29 free throws a game to OKC's 20 and the glass, where the Clippers have been minus-6 a night and OKC minus-11. Call it OKC 121, the Clippers 118, the Clippers keeping it close.
2/23 vs WAS — 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 122 a night and allowing 121, shooting 50 percent and 44 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Jal. Williams at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 125, shooting 45 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Avdija at 24 and Kuzma at 23 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Washington giving it away 15 times a game to OKC's 11 and the arc, OKC at 44 percent from three to Washington's 40. Call it OKC 124, Washington 115.
2/25 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 117, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 28 free throws a game; Sengun at 18 and Thompson at 15 a game. One day's rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 117, shooting 52 percent and 44 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Jal. Williams at 21 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 44 percent from three to Houston's 34 and the glass, where Houston has been plus-2 a night and OKC minus-4. Call it OKC 118, Houston 115, Houston keeping it close.
2/27 vs HOU — 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 131 a night and allowing 110, shooting 54 percent and 47 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 33 and Jal. Williams at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest. Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 117, shooting 42 percent and 35 from three, 29 free throws a game; Sengun at 19 and VanVleet at 17 a game. Without Tate (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 47 percent from three to Houston's 35 and the line, where Houston takes 29 free throws a game to OKC's 21. Call it OKC 122, Houston 110, OKC by 12.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ORLAB A. Black
CA C. Anthony
CH C. Houstan
CO C. Okeke
FW F. Wagner
GB G. Bitadze
GH G. Harris
JH J. Howard
JI J. Ingles
JI J. Isaac
JS J. Suggs
MF M. Fultz
MW M. Wagner
PB P. Banchero
WC W. Carter Jr.
OKCAW A. Wiggins
CH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
IJ I. Joe
JG J. Giddey
JW J. Williams
JW Jal. Williams
JW Jay. Williams
KW K. Williams
LD L. Dort
LW L. Waters III
OD O. Dieng
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
ORL/OKC 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
Jalen Williams, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander lead Thunder past Magic 127-113
ORLANDO, Fla. -- — Jalen Williams scored 33 points, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 32 points and five assists and Oklahoma City shook off a sluggish start beat the Orlando Magic 127-113 on Tuesday night in the Thunder's final game before the All-Star break.
Gilgeous-Alexander scored 13 points during a five-minute stretch of the third quarter in which the Thunder took command of the game, which was played on the night the Magic retired Shaquille O’Neal's No. 32.
Chet Holmgren had 13 points, nine rebounds and five blocks for the Thunder.
Paolo Banchero led the Magic with 23 points and 10 assists. Wendell Carter Jr . had 22 points and seven rebounds.
Jalen Suggs hit three 3-pointers to stake Orlando to an early 11-point lead, but it was gone by the end of the first quarter.
“We kind of just weathered that storm, something we've been doing all year,” said Williams, who made 12 of 18 shots. “I think we were able to double down on our physicality and compete with them. Once we got our physicality back into the game, I thought we did a good job of course correcting and playing with a lead.”
Gilgeous-Alexander got going in the second half, scoring six of the Thunder's first seven field goals, and when Holmgren hit a 3-pointer with 6:10 left in the third quarter, Oklahoma City led 80-63.
“We were up eight at halftime, and Chet hadn’t played great, Shai hadn’t played great,” said Thunder coach Mark Daigneault. “And yet the cumulative effect and everybody else carried us through the first half and put us in a good position. Shai’s too good of a player to have a whole game like that."
The Magic played better defense on him in the first half.
"We did a great job in that first half with Shai," Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said. ”Just being able to defend him without fouling early was a big process, but then he got himself going."
Jonathan Isaac opened the final period with a dunk to bring the Magic back to within eight at 92-84. But Holmgren blocked two straight shots, Williams ran off 10 straight points for the Thunder and a 3-pointer by Cason Wallace stretched Oklahoma City's lead to 107-86 with 8:02 left.
The Magic made only seven of 29 3-point shots after building their early lead.
O’Neal, the first Magic player to have his number retired, played his first four NBA seasons (1992-93 through 1995-96) in Orlando. The number retirement presence charged the atmosphere.
Banchero said he enjoyed a playoff-type atmosphere — noticing extra energy in the building because of the celebration for O’Neal that was happening postgame.
“The defense chants and all that, it was great to just be in that environment,” Banchero said. “Great job by the fans for putting that environment together for us. We couldn’t come up with a win but just as an organization, as a team, we would love for that to just become the new norm around here.”
UP NEXT:
Thunder: Host the Los Angeles Clippers on Feb. 22.