Portland Trail Blazers @ Orlando Magic
Monday, April 1, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
Kia Center, Orlando, FL | Game ID: 22301090
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ORL 22 33 28 21 104POR 23 25 25 30 103
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Franz Wagner scores 20, Magic escape with a 104-103 win over struggling Trail Blazers
ORLANDO, Fla. -- — The Portland Trail Blazers ' 10th straight loss came down to one shot, and it was a good one.
But Deandre Ayton missed an open baseline jumper at the buzzer and the Orlando Magic won 104-103 on Monday night.
Franz Wagner scored 20 points, Wendell Carter Jr . had 17 points and 13 rebounds and the Magic, sitting in a tight pack of Eastern Conference playoff hopefuls with seven games left, escaped with a victory in the last of eight straight home games.
“You want to play a great game but basketball is an imperfect game,” said Jalen Suggs , who scored Orlando's final points from the foul line with 1:19 left. “It’s important to understand that. We learned something tonight. We need to be better, but we got a win.”
The Magic are fifth in the East, a half-game behind New York, 1 1/2 ahead of Indiana and 2 1/2 ahead of Miami.
Three nights after losing by 60 points at Miami, the Blazers came back twice in the second half and put themselves into position to win with the final shot.
After Paolo Banchero missed a long jumper, Ayton got the rebound and Portland called timeout.
Scoot Henderson drove the lane, drew some defenders and found Ayton open.
“Scott maybe got fouled, but you’re playing against one of the best defenses in the league. There's going to be physicality,” Portland coach Chauncey Billups said. “But at the end of the day we get D.A. a wide-open 15-foot shot, which is his money.”
Ayton had 20 points and 12 rebounds. Dalano Banton came off the bench to score 26 points for Portland. Henderson finished with 13 points, nine assists and eight rebounds.
“We're not going to let anybody come in an roll over on us,” Banton said. “I feel that was the biggest thing, even when we were down 15 and knowing where we came from last game.”
Carter hit a 3-pointer early in the third quarter, opening a 17-point run that gave Orlando the first double-digit lead of the game. But the Blazers charged back and took the lead on Banton's 3 with 5:42 remaining.
Suggs answered with a 3 and a three-point play for the Magic, and Wagner's three-point play with 3:04 left stretched Orlando's lead to 102-93.
But the Blazers came back again before Ayton's shot missed at the buzzer.
“I couldn’t have drawn up a play any better than that to get a guy like that a good shot,” Billups said. “So we’ll live with that.”
Magic coach Jamahl Mosley's 100th career victory turned out to be a narrow escape.
“This is a win we're going to learn from, and how we have to respect and approach every single night when we come out,” Mosley said.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaJrWaHaSu 8 13 0 4 11 36 1 6 17 4 6 67 1 8 9 3 0 1 2 2
ORL Banchero, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Harris, Suggs
in Banchero, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Harris, Suggs
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBaHaInIs 2 4 0 2 3 67 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 0
ORL Anthony, Banchero, Harris, Ingles, Isaac
in Anthony, Ingles, Isaac
out Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Suggs
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnFuInIsWa 6 15 +1 6 13 46 3 7 43 0 0 0 3 3 6 5 0 0 1 5
ORL Anthony, Fultz, Ingles, Isaac, M. Wagner
in Fultz, M. Wagner
out Banchero, Harris
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBaWaFuIs :54 2 0 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1
ORL Anthony, Banchero, F. Wagner, Fultz, Isaac
in Banchero, F. Wagner
out Ingles, M. Wagner
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaJrWaHaSu 14 41 +13 15 24 62 6 14 43 4 7 57 3 11 14 9 2 2 4 2
ORL Banchero, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Harris, Suggs
in Carter Jr., Harris, Suggs
out Anthony, Fultz, Isaac
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaJrHaInSu 3 5 0 2 5 40 0 2 0 1 2 50 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
ORL Banchero, Carter Jr., Harris, Ingles, Suggs
in Ingles
out F. Wagner
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnFuInIsWa 4 0 -7 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 4 1
ORL Anthony, Fultz, Ingles, Isaac, M. Wagner
in Anthony, Fultz, Isaac, M. Wagner
out Banchero, Carter Jr., Harris, Suggs
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnWaFuIsWa 1 2 -2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
ORL Anthony, F. Wagner, Fultz, Isaac, M. Wagner
in F. Wagner
out Ingles
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaWaHaIsSu 2 2 -2 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 2
ORL Banchero, F. Wagner, Harris, Isaac, Suggs
in Banchero, Harris, Suggs
out Anthony, Fultz, M. Wagner
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaJrWaHaSu 6 17 0 5 9 56 1 2 50 6 6 100 0 2 2 4 1 0 1 2
ORL Banchero, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Harris, Suggs
in Carter Jr.
out Isaac
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AyHeMuRuWa 5 7 0 3 11 27 1 3 33 0 0 0 1 5 6 3 0 0 0 2
POR Ayton, Henderson, Murray, Rupert, Walker
in Ayton, Henderson, Murray, Rupert, Walker
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AyBaHeRuWa 2 6 0 3 5 60 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 3
POR Ayton, Banton, Henderson, Rupert, Walker
in Banton
out Murray
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AyBaHeMuWa 2 7 +1 2 5 40 1 2 50 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 1
POR Ayton, Banton, Henderson, Murray, Walker
in Murray
out Rupert
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaHaMuReWa 2 3 0 1 4 25 0 3 0 3 4 75 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
POR Banton, Hagans, Murray, Reath, Walker
in Hagans, Reath
out Ayton, Henderson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrHaReRu 3 8 -2 4 5 80 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 0
POR Banton, Brown, Hagans, Reath, Rupert
in Brown, Rupert
out Murray, Walker
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AyBaHeReRu 1 3 +1 1 2 50 0 0 0 3 4 75 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1
POR Ayton, Banton, Henderson, Reath, Rupert
in Ayton, Henderson
out Brown, Hagans
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AyBaHeRuWa 1 2 -2 1 4 25 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1
POR Ayton, Banton, Henderson, Rupert, Walker
in Walker
out Reath
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AyHeMuRuWa 3 6 -2 3 8 38 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 1 2 0 2 1
POR Ayton, Henderson, Murray, Rupert, Walker
in Murray
out Banton
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AyBaHeMuWa 3 4 -3 2 4 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 2 0
POR Ayton, Banton, Henderson, Murray, Walker
in Banton
out Rupert
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AyHeMuRuWa 5 13 0 4 7 57 3 4 75 2 2 100 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 0
POR Ayton, Henderson, Murray, Rupert, Walker
in Rupert
out Banton
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AyBaHeRuWa 3 5 -5 2 5 40 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 1 3
POR Ayton, Banton, Henderson, Rupert, Walker
in Banton
out Murray
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AyBaHeReRu 3 5 0 2 5 40 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2
POR Ayton, Banton, Henderson, Reath, Rupert
in Reath
out Walker
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaHaReRuWa 2 2 +2 1 3 33 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1
POR Banton, Hagans, Reath, Rupert, Walker
in Hagans, Walker
out Ayton, Henderson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaHaMuReWa 5 11 +7 4 9 44 1 5 20 0 1 0 1 3 4 3 3 1 0 1
POR Banton, Hagans, Murray, Reath, Walker
in Murray
out Rupert
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AyBaHaMuWa :52 2 +2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
POR Ayton, Banton, Hagans, Murray, Walker
in Ayton
out Reath
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AyBaHeRuWa 3 7 -3 3 6 50 1 1 100 2 2 100 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 1
POR Ayton, Banton, Henderson, Rupert, Walker
in Henderson, Rupert
out Hagans, Murray
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AyBaHeMuWa 3 10 +3 4 5 80 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 3 3 4 0 2 2 3
POR Ayton, Banton, Henderson, Murray, Walker
in Murray
out Rupert
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Who
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ORLCA C. Anthony
FW F. Wagner
GH G. Harris
JI J. Ingles
JI J. Isaac
JS J. Suggs
MF M. Fultz
MW M. Wagner
PB P. Banchero
WC W. Carter Jr.
PORAH A. Hagans
DA D. Ayton
DB D. Banton
DR D. Reath
JW J. Walker
KM K. Murray
MB M. Brown
RR R. Rupert
SH S. Henderson
ORL/POR 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
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