Game ID: 22301136
Chicago Bulls @ Orlando Magic
Sunday, April 7, 2024 at 6:00 PM ET
Kia Center, Orlando, FL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ORL 31 25 33 24 113CHI 14 30 28 26 98
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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 3/30 · back-to-backOUT Bitadze missed 3 since 3/23, returns tonight: 9 min (59% of 15)
OUT Queen missed 18 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Gar. Harris back 3/29 after 2, 24 min since (97% of 24)
ORL availability going into 4/01 · 1 day's restOUT Queen missed 19 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Gar. Harris back 3/29 after 2, 24 min since (97% of 24)
BACK Bitadze back 3/30 after 3, 9 min since (59% of 15)
ORL availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Queen missed 20 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Gar. Harris back 3/29 after 2, 29 min since (120% of 24)
BACK Bitadze back 3/30 after 3, 9 min since (59% of 15)
ORL availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's restOUT Black missed 2 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Bitadze missed 2 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Houstan missed 2 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 21 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Gar. Harris back 3/29 after 2, 29 min since (121% of 24)
ORL availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restOUT Black missed 3 since 4/01, returns tonight: 2 min (9% of 16)
OUT Bitadze missed 3 since 4/01, returns tonight: 2 min (10% of 15)
OUT Houstan missed 3 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 22 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Gar. Harris back 3/29 after 2, 29 min since (120% of 24)
ORL availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT Houstan missed 4 since 4/01, returns tonight: 8 min (57% of 13)
OUT Queen missed 23 since 2/22, returns tonight: 2 min (14% of 12)
BACK Black back 4/07 after 3, 2 min since (9% of 16)
BACK Bitadze back 3/30 after 3, 5 min since (34% of 15)
NEW Carter Jr. 26 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Gar. Harris 24 to 32 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 4/10 · back-to-backBACK Black back 4/07 after 3, 2 min since (9% of 16)
BACK Bitadze back 4/07 after 3, 2 min since (10% of 15)
BACK Houstan back 4/09 after 4, 8 min since (57% of 13)
BACK Queen back 4/09 after 23, 2 min since (14% of 12)
NEW Gar. Harris 24 to 31 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT F. Wagner missed 2 since 4/09, returns tonight: 35 min (107% of 33)
BACK Black back 4/07 after 3, 8 min since (51% of 16)
BACK Bitadze back 4/07 after 3, 2 min since (16% of 15)
BACK Houstan back 4/09 after 4, 10 min since (71% of 13)
BACK Queen back 4/09 after 23, 2 min since (14% of 12)
NEW Gar. Harris 24 to 31 min over the last 4
NEW Fultz 20 to 25 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/14 · 1 day's restBACK F. Wagner back 4/12 after 2, 35 min since (107% of 33)
BACK Black back 4/07 after 3, 8 min since (51% of 16)
BACK Bitadze back 4/07 after 3, 5 min since (34% of 15)
BACK Houstan back 4/09 after 4, 10 min since (71% of 13)
BACK Queen back 4/09 after 23, 2 min since (14% of 12)
NEW Gar. Harris 24 to 31 min over the last 4
CHI availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restBACK White back 3/21 after 3, 34 min since (94% of 36)
BACK Green back 3/27 after 2, 19 min since (75% of 26)
BACK Carter back 3/25 after 2, 10 min since (74% of 14)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 37 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restBACK White back 3/21 after 3, 35 min since (97% of 36)
BACK Green back 3/27 after 2, 18 min since (69% of 26)
BACK Carter back 3/25 after 2, 10 min since (74% of 14)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 36 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 4/01 · back-to-backOUT Carter missed 2 since 3/29, returns tonight: 7 min (50% of 14)
BACK Green back 3/27 after 2, 17 min since (67% of 26)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 35 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 4/05 · 3 days' restBACK Green back 3/27 after 2, 17 min since (67% of 26)
BACK Carter back 3/25 after 2, 9 min since (66% of 14)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 34 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restBACK Green back 3/27 after 2, 21 min since (82% of 26)
BACK Carter back 4/01 after 2, 7 min since (50% of 14)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 35 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT Carter missed 2 since 4/05, returns tonight: 6 min (43% of 14)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 36 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 4/11 · 1 day's restBACK Carter back 4/01 after 2, 6 min since (47% of 14)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 37 min over the last 4
NEW Caruso 29 to 34 min over the last 4
CHI availability going into 4/12 · back-to-backBACK Carter back 4/01 after 2, 11 min since (82% of 14)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 37 min over the last 3
NEW Caruso 29 to 34 min over the last 4
CHI availability going into 4/14 · 1 day's restBACK Carter back 4/09 after 2, 21 min since (154% of 14)
NEW Caruso 29 to 34 min over the last 3
NEW Terry 12 to 18 min over the last 5
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 110 a night and allowing 105, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Banchero at 23 and F. Wagner at 18 a game. Without Black (3 straight), Bitadze (3 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; DeRozan at 27 and Dosunmu at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-9 a night and Orlando minus-0. Call it Orlando 112, Chicago 107.
3/30 vs MEM 118-88 — ORL notes
ORL won 118-88. ORL shot 49% (38 of 78) to MEM's 36%, 22 of 44 from three, and went to the line 23 times to MEM's 17 — 20 points from the stripe to their 14. Carter Jr. led with 15 (4 of 10, 3 of 7 from three); Suggs added 15, Anthony 15. The hinge was Q1, 33-13: from level to 20 ahead, and the lead reached 43. Carter Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +39.
4/01 vs POR 104-103 — ORL notes
ORL won 104-103. ORL shot 47% (36 of 76) to POR's 44%, 11 of 32 from three, and went to the line 27 times to POR's 15 — 21 points from the stripe to their 12. ORL turned it over 15 times to POR's 9, and POR turned those into 9 steals. F. Wagner led with 20 (6 of 10, 7 of 9 at the line); Carter Jr. added 17, Banchero 15. The hinge was Q2, 33-25: ORL came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 7, and the lead reached 15. Carter Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
4/03 @ NOP 117-108 — ORL notes
ORL won 117-108. ORL shot 51% (41 of 80) to NOP's 47%, 13 of 32 from three. Banchero led with 32 (10 of 24, 2 of 6 from three, 10 of 13 at the line); F. Wagner added 24, M. Wagner 18. The hinge was Q3, 33-21: a lead of 3 became 15, and the lead reached 20. Isaac was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
4/05 @ CHA 115-124 — ORL notes
ORL lost 115-124. ORL took 22 more shots (94 to 72), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 45% to CHA's 60%, 9 of 38 from three. ORL turned it over 10 times to CHA's 18. Banchero led with 32 (10 of 26, 1 of 8 from three, 11 of 12 at the line); F. Wagner added 22, Fultz 15. Q4 was theirs, 36-30, the deficit cut from 15 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 94-79 against them. Banchero's -19 in 40 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/07 vs CHI 113-98 — ORL notes
ORL won 113-98. ORL shot 47% (42 of 90) to CHI's 51%, 11 of 34 from three. ORL turned it over 10 times to CHI's 21. Banchero led with 24 (8 of 17, 1 of 5 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Suggs added 19, Fultz 17. The hinge was Q1, 31-14: from level to 17 ahead, and the lead reached 21. Harris was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
4/09 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 127, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Smith Jr. at 19 and Ja. Green at 19 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 104, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Banchero at 23 and F. Wagner at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 104 a night to Houston's 127 and the glass, where Orlando has been plus-1 a night and Houston minus-8. Call it Orlando 115, Houston 111, Houston keeping it close.
4/10 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 17 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 25 and Lillard at 24 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 25 free throws a game; Banchero at 25 and F. Wagner at 20 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 25 free throws a game to Milwaukee's 17. Call it Milwaukee 113, Orlando 111, Orlando keeping it close.
4/12 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 107, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Maxey at 32 and Embiid at 30 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Lowry (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 24 free throws a game; Banchero at 26 and F. Wagner at 21 a game. Without F. Wagner (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the arc, Philadelphia at 37 percent from three to Orlando's 32 and the glass, where Orlando has been plus-1 a night and Philadelphia minus-4. Call it Philadelphia 115, Orlando 108.
4/14 vs MIL — 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 109 a night and allowing 116, shooting 46 percent and 30 from three, 23 free throws a game; Banchero at 24 and F. Wagner at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Lillard at 25 and Portis at 18 a game. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the arc, Milwaukee at 37 percent from three to Orlando's 30 and the line, where Orlando takes 23 free throws a game to Milwaukee's 18. Call it Orlando 113, Milwaukee 112, Milwaukee keeping it close.
3/29 @ BKN 108-125 — CHI notes
CHI lost 108-125. CHI shot 51% (38 of 75) to BKN's 47%, 9 of 30 from three, and went to the line 29 times to BKN's 22 — 23 points from the stripe to their 14. CHI turned it over 12 times to BKN's 6, and BKN turned those into 9 steals. DeRozan led with 31 (11 of 20, 9 of 10 at the line); White added 18, Dosunmu 16. Q2 was theirs, 31-20, turning a 6-point deficit into a 5-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 105-77 against them. Dosunmu's -27 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/31 @ MIN 109-101 — CHI notes
CHI won 109-101. CHI shot 52% (42 of 80) to MIN's 47%, 17 of 29 from three, and got to the line 12 times to MIN's 21. DeRozan led with 27 (11 of 23, 4 of 7 at the line); Caruso added 21, Vučević 19. The hinge was Q1, 33-22: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 16. Dosunmu was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
4/01 vs ATL 101-113 — CHI notes
CHI lost 101-113. CHI took 12 more shots (94 to 82), fed by 16 offensive rebounds, but shot 39% to ATL's 50%, 7 of 28 from three, and went to the line 24 times to ATL's 18 — 20 points from the stripe to their 12. CHI turned it over 8 times to ATL's 14. DeRozan led with 31 (10 of 23, 0 of 3 from three, 11 of 12 at the line); White added 22, Dosunmu 15. Q4 was theirs, 27-23, the deficit cut from 16 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 90-74 against them. They led by as many as 11. Caruso's -17 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/05 vs NYK 108-100 — CHI notes
CHI won 108-100. CHI shot 47% (44 of 93) to NYK's 43%, 7 of 23 from three, and got to the line 16 times to NYK's 24. The glass went 57-38 for them. Green led with 25 (10 of 14); Dosunmu added 24, DeRozan 20. The hinge was Q1, 29-17: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 20. White was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
4/07 @ ORL 98-113 — CHI notes
CHI lost 98-113. CHI shot 51% (38 of 75) to ORL's 47%, 6 of 20 from three. CHI turned it over 21 times to ORL's 10, and ORL turned those into 12 steals. DeRozan led with 30 (13 of 22, 4 of 7 at the line); Green added 15, Dosunmu 14. Q2 was theirs, 30-25, the deficit cut from 17 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 88-68 against them. White's -18 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/09 vs NYK — 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 105 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; DeRozan at 28 and Dosunmu at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 26 free throws a game; Brunson at 33 and DiVincenzo at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-6 a night and New York minus-4 and the line, where New York takes 26 free throws a game to Chicago's 21. Call it Chicago 111, New York 110, New York keeping it close.
4/11 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Ivey at 20 and Flynn at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Cunningham (4 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; DeRozan at 28 and Dosunmu at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-7 a night and Detroit minus-10. Call it Detroit 112, Chicago 111, Chicago keeping it close.
4/12 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 121, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Poole at 24 and Kispert at 20 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Jones (14 straight), Holmes (7 straight). 2 days' rest. Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; DeRozan at 31 and Dosunmu at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Washington wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-7 a night and Washington minus-8 and the defense, Chicago allowing 112 a night to Washington's 121. Call it Washington 116, Chicago 114, Chicago keeping it close.
4/14 @ 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 116 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 43 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 38 and DiVincenzo at 18 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; DeRozan at 31 and Vučević at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-9 a night and New York minus-4 and the arc, New York at 43 percent from three to Chicago's 36. Call it New York 115, Chicago 111, Chicago keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ORLAB A. Black
CA C. Anthony
CO C. Okeke
FW F. Wagner
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.
CHIAD A. Dosunmu
AD A. Drummond
AS A. Sanogo
CW C. White
DD D. DeRozan
DT D. Terry
HD H. Drell
JG J. Green
NV N. Vučević
OB O. Bitim
TC T. Craig
VU Vucevic
ORL/CHI 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
Magic beat Bulls 113-98, still hoping to finish as high as No. 2 in the East
ORLANDO, Fla. -- — With a week left in the regular season, the Orlando Magic could still finish anywhere between second place and eighth in the Eastern Conference.
Paolo Banchero scored 24 points, Jalen Suggs added 19 and the Magic kept up their playoff push with a 113-98 win over the Chicago Bulls on Sunday night.
The Magic (46-32) moved into a tie for third place in the East by completing a four-game sweep of the Bulls. They are a game behind second-place Milwaukee, tied with New York, a half-game ahead of Cleveland, 1 1/2 games ahead of sixth-place Indiana, 2 1/2 ahead of Philadelphia and three ahead of Miami.
“Things are going to flow up and down a ton in these last four (games),” Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said. “Us being able to just focus on doing what we're capable of doing is all that matters right now.”
The Magic have two games left against the slumping Bucks.
DeMar DeRozan had 30 points for the Bulls and Javonte Green , starting for the first time this season in place of injured forward Alex Caruso , added 15 points and eight rebounds.
The Bulls, locked into the bottom half of the Eastern Conference play-in bracket, shot 50.7% from the field but made only six 3-pointers and had 21 turnovers.
With four games remaining, the Bulls (37-41) cannot move up but can drop down to 10th place. They are playing for home court in the first play-in game against Atlanta.
“We are coming to a point where we can't play those (erratic) games,” DeRozan said. “The reality is you don't want the other side of it.”
Green, coming off a career-high 25 points in a win over New York on Friday night after spending most of the season in the G League, shot 6 for 7 in 22 minutes.
Magic forward Franz Wagner left the game in the third quarter with a sprained right ankle after scoring 16 points. Jonathan Isaac played only five minutes of the first half before leaving with a sore back.
Caruso had ankle and toe issues after playing 32 minutes Friday night.
A couple of 3-pointers by Green was all the offense the Bulls mustered in the first eight minutes. They fell behind by 19 in the first quarter and never caught up, although two scoring bursts by DeRozan kept them in the game.
“They always have a chance to win because they can always just go isolate DeRozan, like you saw,” Suggs said. “So we did have to come out and make a statement. We knew they were not going to fold, and they need wins as well.”
The Magic led 89-68 late in the third quarter. DeRozan led another charge that got Orlando's lead down to 96-90 with 6:49 left, but a series of Chicago turnovers resulted in a 12-1 Magic run that Wendell Carter Jr . capped with a 3-pointer for a 108-91 lead with 3:16 left.
“We’re not going to win turning the ball over 21 times,” Bulls coach Billy Donovan said. “Some of it was carelessness with the ball, but it was like everyone contributed to it. There was a wide range of turnovers.”
Eight Bulls players committed at least one turnover but DeRozan led the way with seven.
"I put that on me," DeRozan said. “It is going to eat me up tonight, but I think all of us were just trying to do too much. We were trying to make the simple harder than it was.”