Game ID: 22400123
Orlando Magic @ Chicago Bulls
Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
United Center, Chicago, IL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CHI 18 34 34 16 102ORL 33 29 25 12 99
CHI vs ORL ScoutingCHI vs ORL 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.
CHI availability going into 10/23 · season opener
full strength
CHI availability going into 10/25 · 1 day's rest
full strength
CHI availability going into 10/26 · back-to-backOUT Craig missed 2 since 10/23, out tonight
CHI availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's restOUT Craig missed 3 since 10/23, out tonight
CHI availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's restOUT Craig missed 4 since 10/23, returns tonight: 3 min (27% of 12)
CHI availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restOUT Horton-Tucker missed 2 since 10/28, returns tonight: 7 min (58% of 12)
BACK Craig back 10/30 after 4, 3 min since (27% of 12)
CHI availability going into 11/04 · 2 days' restOUT Ball missed 2 since 10/30, out tonight
BACK Craig back 10/30 after 4, 3 min since (27% of 12)
BACK Horton-Tucker back 11/01 after 2, 7 min since (58% of 12)
CHI availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Ball missed 3 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Craig missed 2 since 11/01, returns tonight: 3 min (23% of 12)
BACK Horton-Tucker back 11/01 after 2, 18 min since (142% of 12)
CHI availability going into 11/07 · back-to-backOUT LaVine missed 2 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Ball missed 4 since 10/30, out tonight
BACK Craig back 10/30 after 4, 3 min since (25% of 12)
BACK Horton-Tucker back 11/01 after 2, 17 min since (138% of 12)
ORL availability going into 10/23 · season opener
full strength
ORL availability going into 10/25 · 1 day's rest
full strength
ORL availability going into 10/26 · back-to-back
full strength
ORL availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's restOUT da Silva missed 2 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Isaac missed 2 since 10/25, out tonight
ORL availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's restOUT da Silva missed 3 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Isaac missed 3 since 10/25, returns tonight: 14 min (91% of 15)
ORL availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restOUT da Silva missed 4 since 10/25, returns tonight: 20 min (93% of 22)
OUT Bitadze missed 2 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 2 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Joseph missed 2 since 10/28, returns tonight: 4 min (31% of 13)
OUT Houstan missed 2 since 10/28, returns tonight: 4 min (31% of 13)
BACK Isaac back 10/30 after 3, 14 min since (91% of 15)
ORL availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restOUT Bitadze missed 3 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 3 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK da Silva back 11/01 after 4, 20 min since (93% of 22)
BACK Isaac back 10/30 after 3, 15 min since (100% of 15)
BACK Joseph back 11/01 after 2, 4 min since (31% of 13)
BACK Houstan back 11/01 after 2, 4 min since (31% of 13)
ORL availability going into 11/04 · back-to-backOUT Banchero missed 2 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bitadze missed 4 since 10/28, returns tonight: 27 min (136% of 20)
OUT Queen missed 4 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK da Silva back 11/01 after 4, 26 min since (119% of 22)
BACK Isaac back 10/30 after 3, 15 min since (101% of 15)
BACK Joseph back 11/01 after 2, 5 min since (35% of 13)
BACK Houstan back 11/01 after 2, 6 min since (42% of 13)
ORL availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 3 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 5 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK da Silva back 11/01 after 4, 28 min since (132% of 22)
BACK Bitadze back 11/04 after 4, 27 min since (136% of 20)
BACK Isaac back 10/30 after 3, 14 min since (94% of 15)
BACK Joseph back 11/01 after 2, 4 min since (31% of 13)
BACK Houstan back 11/01 after 2, 7 min since (51% of 13)
NEW Suggs 29 to 34 min over the last 5
10/23 @ NOP 111-123 — CHI notes
CHI lost 111-123. CHI shot 49% (42 of 86) to NOP's 46%, 10 of 34 from three. CHI turned it over 21 times to NOP's 11, and NOP turned those into 15 steals. LaVine led with 27 (10 of 17, 5 of 8 from three); Vučević added 21, Smith 15. Q2 was theirs, 33-30, the deficit cut from 4 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 93-78 against them. Giddey's -22 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/25 @ MIL 133-122 — CHI notes
CHI won 133-122. CHI shot 48% (46 of 96) to MIL's 49%, 21 of 47 from three. CHI turned it over 9 times to MIL's 14. White led with 35 (12 of 20, 7 of 13 from three); LaVine added 25, Vučević 22. The hinge was Q3, 39-31: CHI came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 7, and the lead reached 15. CHI trailed 63-64 at the half and won the second half 70-58. White was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
10/26 vs OKC 95-114 — CHI notes
CHI lost 95-114. CHI shot 35% (32 of 92) to OKC's 42%, 15 of 53 from three. CHI turned it over 26 times to OKC's 10, and OKC turned those into 15 steals. LaVine led with 22 (6 of 13, 4 of 9 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Vučević added 18, Giddey 14. Q4 was theirs, 30-26, the deficit cut from 23 to 19, but the other 3 periods went 88-65 against them. Giddey's -21 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/28 @ MEM 126-123 — CHI notes
CHI won 126-123. CHI shot 45% (45 of 100) to MEM's 46%, 25 of 53 from three. The glass went 50-60 against them. LaVine led with 30 (12 of 22, 5 of 12 from three); Vučević added 22, White 20. The hinge was Q4, 33-23: CHI came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 3. CHI trailed 54-68 at the half and won the second half 72-55. Ball was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
10/30 vs ORL 102-99 — CHI notes
CHI won 102-99. CHI shot 43% (36 of 84) to ORL's 41%, 13 of 34 from three. The glass went 54-42 for them. White led with 21 (8 of 16, 4 of 10 from three); Giddey added 20, Vučević 18. The hinge was Q3, 34-25: the deficit went from 10 to 1. CHI trailed 52-62 at the half and won the second half 50-37. Williams was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
11/01 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 118, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Thomas at 27 and Schröder at 25 a game. One day's rest. Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 116, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; LaVine at 23 and Vučević at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Brooklyn 118, Chicago 115, Chicago keeping it close.
11/04 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 116, shooting 43 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; LaVine at 22 and Vučević at 22 a game. Without Ball (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Utah comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 95 a night and allowing 117, shooting 38 percent and 27 from three, 24 free throws a game; Collins at 15 and George at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Markkanen (2 straight), Hendricks (3 straight), Potter (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the arc, Chicago at 39 percent from three to Utah's 27 and the turnovers, Utah giving it away 20 times a game to Chicago's 15. Call it Chicago 117, Utah 105, Chicago by 12.
11/06 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Dončić at 27 and Irving at 26 a game. Without Kleber (5 straight), Edwards (4 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 118, shooting 43 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Vučević at 22 and LaVine at 21 a game. Without Ball (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the defense, Dallas allowing 109 a night to Chicago's 118 and the turnovers, Chicago giving it away 15 times a game to Dallas's 12. Call it Dallas 117, Chicago 110.
11/07 vs MIN — 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 113 a night and allowing 119, shooting 44 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Vučević at 21 and LaVine at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without LaVine (2 straight), Ball (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 109, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Edwards at 26 and Randle at 20 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 109 a night to Chicago's 119. Call it Minnesota 115, Chicago 112, Chicago keeping it close.
10/23 @ MIA 116-97 — ORL notes
ORL won 116-97. ORL shot 43% (41 of 96) to MIA's 39%, 18 of 49 from three, and got to the line 22 times to MIA's 29. The glass went 57-41 for them. Banchero led with 33 (12 of 24, 4 of 8 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); F. Wagner added 23, Harris 18. The hinge was Q3, 39-18: a lead of 4 became 25, and the lead reached 32. Banchero was the night's best plus/minus at +42.
10/25 vs BKN 116-101 — ORL notes
ORL won 116-101. ORL shot 52% (39 of 75) to BKN's 42%, 15 of 30 from three, and went to the line 33 times to BKN's 21 — 23 points from the stripe to their 17. ORL turned it over 12 times to BKN's 17. F. Wagner led with 29 (10 of 19, 3 of 6 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); M. Wagner added 18, Banchero 15. The hinge was Q3, 32-25: a lead of 3 became 10, and the lead reached 18. F. Wagner was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
10/26 @ MEM 111-124 — ORL notes
ORL lost 111-124. ORL shot 43% (37 of 87) to MEM's 53%, 17 of 48 from three. F. Wagner led with 23 (7 of 16, 4 of 10 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Suggs added 21, Banchero 16. Q3 was theirs, 35-21, the deficit cut from 26 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 103-76 against them. Caldwell-Pope's -21 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/28 vs IND 119-115 — ORL notes
ORL won 119-115. ORL shot 47% (39 of 83) to IND's 47%, 13 of 41 from three, and went to the line 38 times to IND's 30 — 28 points from the stripe to their 20. Banchero led with 50 (16 of 26, 3 of 9 from three, 15 of 22 at the line); Suggs added 25, M. Wagner 14. The hinge was Q2, 36-23: ORL came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 12. Carter Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
10/30 @ CHI 99-102 — ORL notes
ORL lost 99-102. ORL shot 41% (35 of 86) to CHI's 43%, 11 of 46 from three. The glass went 42-54 against them. Banchero led with 31 (12 of 22, 2 of 9 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Suggs added 17, Carter Jr. 14. Q1 was theirs, 33-18, but the other 3 periods went 84-66 against them. They led by as many as 20. Caldwell-Pope's -12 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/01 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 107, shooting 54 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Mitchell at 24 and Mobley at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 108, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 28 free throws a game; Banchero at 29 and Wagner at 18 a game. Without da Silva (4 straight), Bitadze (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 41 percent from three to Orlando's 35 and the line, where Orlando takes 28 free throws a game to Cleveland's 23. Call it Cleveland 118, Orlando 108, Cleveland by 10.
11/03 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 109, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Dončić at 27 and Irving at 25 a game. Without Kleber (3 straight), Edwards (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 29 free throws a game; Banchero at 28 and Suggs at 20 a game. Without Bitadze (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 29 free throws a game to Dallas's 19 and the turnovers, Orlando giving it away 14 times a game to Dallas's 10. Call it Dallas 112, Orlando 109, Orlando keeping it close.
11/04 @ OKC — 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 118 a night and allowing 100, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 26 and Jal. Williams at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Orlando comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 114, shooting 42 percent and 29 from three, 26 free throws a game; Banchero at 32 and Suggs at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Banchero (2 straight), Bitadze (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 100 a night to Orlando's 114 and the arc, OKC at 36 percent from three to Orlando's 29. Call it OKC 116, Orlando 100, OKC by 16.
11/06 @ 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 123 a night and allowing 124, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 24 free throws a game; Siakam at 22 and Haliburton at 19 a game. One day's rest. Orlando comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 109, shooting 40 percent and 25 from three, 26 free throws a game; Suggs at 20 and Wagner at 13 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Banchero (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the arc, Indiana at 41 percent from three to Orlando's 25 and the defense, Orlando allowing 109 a night to Indiana's 124. Call it Indiana 116, Orlando 112, Orlando keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ORLAB A. Black
FW F. Wagner
GH G. Harris
JH J. Howard
JI J. Isaac
JS J. Suggs
KC K. Caldwell-Pope
MW M. Wagner
PB P. Banchero
WC W. Carter Jr.
CHIAD A. Dosunmu
AS A. Sanogo
CW C. White
DT D. Terry
JG J. Giddey
JP J. Phillips
MB M. Buzelis
NV N. Vučević
PW P. Williams
TC T. Craig
ZL Z. LaVine
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
Bulls hold on to beat Magic 102-99 after both teams struggle in 4th quarter
CHICAGO -- — Coby White scored 21 points, Josh Giddey added 20 and the Bulls beat the Magic 102-99 on Wednesday night.
Nikola Vucevic added 18 points and 14 rebounds in Chicago's second-straight win.
Paolo Banchero scored 31 points for Orlando two days after scoring 50 against the Pacers, but it wasn't enough. Jalen Suggs , who missed a fading jump shot in the final seconds, had 17.
The Bulls shot 3 for 15 in the fourth quarter but held on after Orlando shot 4 for 22 in the final quarter. Both teams combined for 28 points in the fourth.
The Magic led by as many as 20 points in the first half, but Chicago came back with a 12-3 run late in the second quarter. Banchero had 20 in the first half to help the Magic take a 62-52 lead to intermission.
Takeaways Magic: Forward Franz Wagner left the game early in the fourth quarter due to illness and never returned. It seemed to hamper Orlando near the basket at both ends of the floor.
Bulls: Chicago missed point guard Lonzo Ball as he recovers from a wrist injury. Most of the Bulls' 15 turnovers came on entry passes or at the top of the circle.
Key moment The Bulls led 98-97 in the final minute before Giddey found Patrick Williams at the top of the key. The forward knocked down the 3-pointer to make it a two-possession game, securing the win for Chicago.
Key stat The Bulls and Magic went over seven minutes without a made field goal in the fourth quarter. Ayo Dosunmu 's 2-pointer broke the dry spell for Chicago.
Up next The Magic continues its five-game trip at Cleveland on Friday, the same night the Bulls visit the Nets.