Game ID: 22300894
Orlando Magic @ Washington Wizards
Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
WAS 34 31 18 26 109ORL 23 30 31 35 119
ORL @ WAS ScoutingORL @ WAS 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.
WAS availability going into 2/27 · 1 day's restOUT Avdija missed 2 since 2/23, out tonight
BACK Butler back 2/14 after 18, 8 min since (57% of 14)
BACK Baldwin Jr. back 2/22 after 5, 10 min since (75% of 13)
BACK Davis back 2/22 after 5, 17 min since (138% of 12)
WAS availability going into 2/29 · 1 day's restOUT Avdija missed 3 since 2/23, returns tonight: 43 min (144% of 30)
OUT Champagnie missed 2 since 2/25, out tonight
BACK Butler back 2/14 after 18, 9 min since (62% of 14)
BACK Baldwin Jr. back 2/22 after 5, 10 min since (75% of 13)
BACK Davis back 2/22 after 5, 15 min since (120% of 12)
NEW Shamet 16 to 22 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 3/01 · back-to-backOUT Coulibaly missed 2 since 2/27, out tonight
OUT Champagnie missed 3 since 2/25, returns tonight: 6 min (41% of 16)
OUT Baldwin Jr. missed 2 since 2/27, out tonight
BACK Avdija back 2/29 after 3, 43 min since (144% of 30)
BACK Davis back 2/22 after 5, 15 min since (123% of 12)
NEW Shamet 16 to 22 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 3/04 · 2 days' restOUT Coulibaly missed 3 since 2/27, returns tonight: 33 min (122% of 27)
OUT Baldwin Jr. missed 3 since 2/27, out tonight
BACK Avdija back 2/29 after 3, 35 min since (116% of 30)
BACK Champagnie back 3/01 after 3, 6 min since (41% of 16)
NEW Bagley III 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Shamet 16 to 24 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 3/06 · 1 day's restOUT Baldwin Jr. missed 4 since 2/27, out tonight
BACK Avdija back 2/29 after 3, 35 min since (116% of 30)
BACK Coulibaly back 3/04 after 3, 33 min since (122% of 27)
BACK Champagnie back 3/01 after 3, 6 min since (41% of 16)
NEW Bagley III 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Shamet 16 to 24 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 3/08 · 1 day's restOUT Champagnie missed 2 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Butler missed 2 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Baldwin Jr. missed 5 since 2/27, out tonight
BACK Avdija back 2/29 after 3, 35 min since (117% of 30)
BACK Coulibaly back 3/04 after 3, 31 min since (113% of 27)
NEW Bagley III 24 to 29 min over the last 4
WAS availability going into 3/10 · 1 day's restOUT Bagley III missed 2 since 3/06, out tonight
OUT Champagnie missed 3 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Butler missed 3 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Baldwin Jr. missed 6 since 2/27, returns tonight: 11 min (85% of 13)
BACK Avdija back 2/29 after 3, 35 min since (116% of 30)
BACK Coulibaly back 3/04 after 3, 30 min since (108% of 27)
WAS availability going into 3/12 · 1 day's restOUT Bagley III missed 3 since 3/06, out tonight
OUT Champagnie missed 4 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Butler missed 4 since 3/04, returns tonight: 10 min (72% of 14)
BACK Coulibaly back 3/04 after 3, 31 min since (115% of 27)
BACK Baldwin Jr. back 3/10 after 6, 11 min since (85% of 13)
WAS availability going into 3/14 · 1 day's restOUT Bagley III missed 4 since 3/06, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 2 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Champagnie missed 5 since 3/04, returns tonight: 3 min (19% of 16)
BACK Coulibaly back 3/04 after 3, 31 min since (116% of 27)
BACK Butler back 3/12 after 4, 10 min since (72% of 14)
BACK Baldwin Jr. back 3/10 after 6, 11 min since (87% of 13)
NEW Avdija 30 to 35 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 2/27 · 1 day's restOUT Queen missed 3 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Fultz back 2/25 after 3, 12 min since (58% of 20)
BACK Houstan back 2/25 after 2, 20 min since (153% of 13)
ORL availability going into 2/29 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 2 since 2/25, returns tonight: 35 min (99% of 35)
OUT Queen missed 4 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Fultz back 2/25 after 3, 18 min since (90% of 20)
BACK Houstan back 2/25 after 2, 26 min since (192% of 13)
NEW Black 16 to 24 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 3/03 · 2 days' restOUT Isaac missed 2 since 2/27, returns tonight: 13 min (78% of 16)
OUT Queen missed 5 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Banchero back 2/29 after 2, 35 min since (99% of 35)
BACK Fultz back 2/25 after 3, 18 min since (89% of 20)
BACK Houstan back 2/25 after 2, 22 min since (162% of 13)
NEW Black 16 to 24 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 3/05 · 1 day's restOUT Queen missed 6 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Banchero back 2/29 after 2, 34 min since (95% of 35)
BACK Fultz back 2/25 after 3, 18 min since (87% of 20)
BACK Isaac back 3/03 after 2, 13 min since (78% of 16)
BACK Houstan back 2/25 after 2, 17 min since (128% of 13)
ORL availability going into 3/06 · back-to-backOUT Queen missed 7 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Banchero back 2/29 after 2, 33 min since (95% of 35)
BACK Fultz back 2/25 after 3, 18 min since (87% of 20)
BACK Isaac back 3/03 after 2, 15 min since (93% of 16)
BACK Houstan back 2/25 after 2, 14 min since (103% of 13)
ORL availability going into 3/08 · 1 day's restOUT Queen missed 8 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Banchero back 2/29 after 2, 35 min since (99% of 35)
BACK Isaac back 3/03 after 2, 15 min since (93% of 16)
ORL availability going into 3/10 · 1 day's restOUT Queen missed 9 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Banchero back 2/29 after 2, 35 min since (100% of 35)
BACK Isaac back 3/03 after 2, 15 min since (95% of 16)
ORL availability going into 3/13 · 2 days' restOUT Suggs missed 2 since 3/08, returns tonight: 30 min (108% of 28)
OUT Queen missed 10 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Isaac back 3/03 after 2, 16 min since (100% of 16)
ORL availability going into 3/15 · 1 day's restOUT Queen missed 11 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Suggs back 3/13 after 2, 30 min since (108% of 28)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 128, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 16 free throws a game; Kuzma at 26 and Poole at 25 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 95, shooting 52 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Banchero at 27 and F. Wagner at 15 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 95 a night to Washington's 128 and the glass, where Orlando has been plus-10 a night and Washington minus-6. Call it Orlando 115, Washington 111, Washington keeping it close.
2/27 vs GSW 112-123 — WAS notes
WAS lost 112-123. WAS shot 49% (46 of 93) to GSW's 50%, 12 of 35 from three. Kuzma led with 27 (12 of 21, 1 of 4 from three); Kispert added 20, Bagley III 20. Q4 was theirs, 37-25, the deficit cut from 23 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 98-75 against them. Kuzma's -16 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/29 @ LAL 131-134 — WAS notes
WAS lost 131-134 in 1 overtime. WAS shot 51% (52 of 102) to LAL's 52%, 17 of 41 from three, and got to the line just 12 times against 19 fouls committed. Poole led with 34 (13 of 26, 5 of 12 from three); Bagley III added 23, Kuzma 20. Q4 was theirs, 31-27, the deficit cut from 4 to 0, but the other 4 periods went 107-100 against them. Poole's -12 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/01 @ LAC 115-140 — WAS notes
WAS lost 115-140. WAS shot 47% (46 of 98) to LAC's 57%, 12 of 34 from three, and got to the line 15 times to LAC's 25. The glass went 39-49 against them. Kuzma led with 32 (13 of 19, 5 of 7 from three); Poole added 16, Avdija 14. Q4 was theirs, 30-30, but the other 3 periods went 110-85 against them. Kispert's -22 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/04 @ UTA 115-127 — WAS notes
WAS lost 115-127. WAS shot 43% (40 of 94) to UTA's 49%, 16 of 38 from three, and went to the line 23 times to UTA's 15 — 19 points from the stripe to their 13. Poole led with 32 (11 of 18, 6 of 10 from three); Kuzma added 23, Jones 21. Q1 was theirs, 41-35, but the other 3 periods went 92-74 against them. They led by as many as 14. Coulibaly's -19 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/06 vs ORL 109-119 — WAS notes
WAS lost 109-119. WAS shot 45% (40 of 88) to ORL's 54%, 12 of 38 from three. WAS turned it over 9 times to ORL's 15. Poole led with 26 (9 of 19, 4 of 12 from three); Kuzma added 25, Avdija 14. Q1 was theirs, 34-23, but the other 3 periods went 96-75 against them. They led by as many as 21. Kuzma's -24 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/08 vs CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 129, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 16 free throws a game; Kuzma at 25 and Poole at 24 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Champagnie (2 straight). One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 99 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 16 free throws a game; Miller at 20 and Bridges at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Pokusevski (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Washington wins, and the game turns on the defense, Charlotte allowing 113 a night to Washington's 129. Call it Washington 117, Charlotte 113, Charlotte keeping it close.
3/10 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Butler III at 24 and Rozier at 18 a game. Without Herro (7 straight), Richardson (10 straight), Wright (4 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 124, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; Kuzma at 26 and Poole at 25 a game. Without Bagley III (2 straight), Champagnie (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 111 a night to Washington's 124 and the arc, Miami at 39 percent from three to Washington's 34. Call it Miami 118, Washington 112.
3/12 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 108, shooting 42 percent and 35 from three, 27 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 22 and Williams Jr. at 16 a game. Without Bane (27 straight), Pippen Jr. (11 straight), Williams (4 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 119, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Kuzma at 28 and Poole at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Bagley III (3 straight), Champagnie (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Memphis wins, and the game turns on the defense, Memphis allowing 108 a night to Washington's 119 and the turnovers, Memphis giving it away 17 times a game to Washington's 12. Call it Memphis 114, Washington 110, Washington keeping it close.
3/14 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 107, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Sengun at 25 and Ja. Green at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest. Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Kuzma at 26 and Poole at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Bagley III (4 straight), Holmes (2 straight), Champagnie (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been minus-2 a night and Washington minus-9 and the turnovers, Washington giving it away 13 times a game to Houston's 9. Call it Houston 117, Washington 109.
2/27 vs BKN 108-81 — ORL notes
ORL won 108-81. ORL shot 53% (39 of 74) to BKN's 39%, 9 of 25 from three, and went to the line 25 times to BKN's 14 — 21 points from the stripe to their 11. F. Wagner led with 21 (8 of 11); M. Wagner added 16, Anthony 12. The hinge was Q3, 30-15: a lead of 14 became 29, and the lead reached 33. Harris was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
2/29 vs UTA 115-107 — ORL notes
ORL won 115-107. ORL shot 55% (42 of 77) to UTA's 42%, 10 of 30 from three. Banchero led with 29 (10 of 16, 1 of 4 from three, 8 of 11 at the line); Suggs added 15, F. Wagner 14. The hinge was Q4, 35-25: ORL came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 8. Carter Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +9.
3/03 vs DET 113-91 — ORL notes
ORL won 113-91. ORL shot 60% (43 of 72) to DET's 38%, 7 of 23 from three. ORL turned it over 20 times to DET's 12, and DET turned those into 11 steals. The glass went 48-28 for them. Banchero led with 29 (10 of 16, 1 of 4 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Carter Jr. added 19, Fultz 16. The hinge was Q3, 30-21: a lead of 9 became 18, and the lead reached 27. Suggs was the night's best plus/minus at +32.
3/05 @ CHA 101-89 — ORL notes
ORL won 101-89. ORL shot 54% (40 of 74) to CHA's 46%, 13 of 35 from three. The glass went 41-31 for them. Banchero led with 22 (9 of 19, 2 of 5 from three); Anthony added 14, Carter Jr. 12. The hinge was Q3, 30-23: a lead of 2 became 9, and the lead reached 16. Anthony was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
3/06 @ WAS 119-109 — ORL notes
ORL won 119-109. ORL shot 54% (44 of 81) to WAS's 45%, 12 of 26 from three. ORL turned it over 15 times to WAS's 9. F. Wagner led with 28 (9 of 15, 3 of 7 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Banchero added 25, Suggs 19. The hinge was Q3, 31-18: ORL came in trailing by 12 and left it ahead by 1. ORL trailed 53-65 at the half and won the second half 66-44. Suggs was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
3/08 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 110, shooting 41 percent and 34 from three, 18 free throws a game; DiVincenzo at 22 and Brunson at 21 a game. Without Anunoby (16 straight), Robinson (41 straight). 2 days' rest. Orlando comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 95, shooting 55 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Banchero at 26 and F. Wagner at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Orlando has been plus-10 a night and New York minus-1 and the defense, Orlando allowing 95 a night to New York's 110. Call it Orlando 110, New York 106, New York keeping it close.
3/10 vs IND — 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 104 a night and allowing 99, shooting 51 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Banchero at 26 and F. Wagner at 15 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Siakam at 19 and Mathurin at 15 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 99 a night to Indiana's 119 and the glass, where Orlando has been plus-8 a night and Indiana minus-1. Call it Orlando 115, Indiana 111, Indiana keeping it close.
3/13 vs BKN — 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 101 a night and allowing 100, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 22 free throws a game; Banchero at 24 and F. Wagner at 15 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Suggs (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 108, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Schröder at 19 and Bridges at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Cam. Johnson (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Orlando has been plus-6 a night and Brooklyn minus-6 and the arc, Brooklyn at 40 percent from three to Orlando's 32. Call it Orlando 110, Brooklyn 106, Brooklyn keeping it close.
3/15 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 125, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 18 free throws a game; Quickley at 23 and Trent Jr. at 23 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Trent Jr. (2 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 103, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Banchero at 22 and F. Wagner at 15 a game. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 103 a night to Toronto's 125 and the glass, where Orlando has been plus-3 a night and Toronto minus-12. Call it Orlando 113, Toronto 110, Toronto keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
WASBC B. Coulibaly
CK C. Kispert
DA D. Avdija
EO E. Omoruyi
JD J. Davis
JP J. Poole
KK K. Kuzma
LS L. Shamet
RH R. Holmes
TJ T. Jones
ORLAB A. Black
CA C. Anthony
FW F. Wagner
GB G. Bitadze
JI J. Ingles
JS J. Suggs
MF M. Fultz
MW M. Wagner
PB P. Banchero
WAS/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
Magic rally from 21 down to win 119-109 as Wizards tie franchise record with 16th straight loss
WASHINGTON -- — Franz Wagner scored 28 points, Paolo Banchero added 25 and the Orlando Magic rallied from a 21-point second-quarter deficit to beat Washington 119-109 on Wednesday night, handing the Wizards their 16th consecutive loss.
Washington (9-53) tied a team record for longest losing streak, matching a skid from the 2009-10 season. The Wizards looked on their way to ending this slide, but were done in by a 44-point second half against one of the league's best defensive teams.
“It is a tied-together group that loves to defend, loves to cover for each other, play the right way, play for one another," Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said. "We talked about that. That was the conversation at halftime.”
Orlando (37-26) has won eight of nine.
Jordan Poole scored 26 points for Washington, which hasn't won since a victory at San Antonio on Jan. 29. Kyle Kuzma added 25 points for the Wizards, who haven't won at home since Dec. 29 against Brooklyn.
Washington led by 11 after the first quarter and a 3-pointer by Johnny Davis made it 52-31 in the second. It was 65-53 at halftime before the Wizards were held to 18 points in the third quarter.
“When you play defense, you have a chance to win games. They weren’t winning games for a couple years, and they just started playing defense, they started winning games," Kuzma said. "How do you do that? You've got to want to play defense and want to play team defense. That’s what we have to learn and that’s what we have to get to if we want to not be this type of ballclub.”
A layup by Banchero tied it at 72, and then neither team led by more than three for over 14 minutes, before a dunk by Moritz Wagner — Franz's brother — made it 102-97.
Moritz Wagner added a three-point play to cap a 14-1 run, and the Magic led 107-97. He scored 14 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter.
It was the largest comeback of the season for the Magic, who last rallied from a 21-point deficit on Jan. 30, 2023, at Philadelphia. The last time Orlando had a bigger comeback was Nov. 21, 2014, at Charlotte, when the team overcame a 23-point deficit to win.
“Wasn’t really much to talk about scheme-wise,” Banchero said. “There was no reason to talk about any scheme at halftime. It was just our effort and how hard we wanted to play.”
Banchero had 10 assists.
“Paolo’s an All-Star, Franz is on his way to being an All-Star," Mosley said. "The way in which they play off each other, and then it becomes selfless, and it carries over to the rest of the group.”