Game ID: 22400163
Orlando Magic @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Monday, November 4, 2024 at 9:15 PM ET
Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
OKC 39 19 26 18 102ORL 26 17 15 28 86
OKC vs ORL ScoutingOKC 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.
OKC availability going into 10/27 · back-to-back
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OKC availability going into 10/30 · 2 days' rest
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OKC availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's rest
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OKC availability going into 11/02 · back-to-back
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OKC availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's rest
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OKC availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's rest
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OKC availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's rest
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OKC availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's rest
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OKC availability going into 11/11 · back-to-back
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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
ORL availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 4 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Carter Jr. missed 2 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 6 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK da Silva back 11/01 after 4, 27 min since (126% of 22)
BACK Bitadze back 11/04 after 4, 28 min since (143% of 20)
BACK Isaac back 10/30 after 3, 15 min since (95% 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
ORL availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 5 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Carter Jr. missed 3 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 7 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK da Silva back 11/01 after 4, 27 min since (126% of 22)
BACK Bitadze back 11/04 after 4, 28 min since (141% of 20)
BACK Joseph back 11/01 after 2, 4 min since (27% of 13)
BACK Houstan back 11/01 after 2, 6 min since (44% of 13)
NEW Suggs 29 to 34 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 6 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Carter Jr. missed 4 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 8 since 10/28, returns tonight: 2 min (14% of 14)
BACK Bitadze back 11/04 after 4, 26 min since (133% of 20)
NEW da Silva 22 to 29 min over the last 5
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.
10/27 vs ATL 128-104 — OKC notes
OKC won 128-104. OKC shot 49% (44 of 89) to ATL's 40%, 16 of 40 from three. OKC turned it over 10 times to ATL's 19. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 35 (11 of 24, 3 of 8 from three, 10 of 11 at the line); Holmgren added 25, Williams 20. The hinge was Q4, 39-18: a lead of 3 became 24. OKC trailed 57-58 at the half and won the second half 71-46. Gilgeous-Alexander was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
10/30 vs SAS 105-93 — OKC notes
OKC won 105-93. OKC shot 46% (41 of 89) to SAS's 41%, 17 of 41 from three. OKC turned it over 10 times to SAS's 22. The glass went 39-52 against them. Dort led with 20 (7 of 9, 6 of 8 from three); Holmgren added 19, Gilgeous-Alexander 18. The hinge was Q2, 33-25: a lead of 7 became 15, and the lead reached 19. Williams was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
11/01 @ POR 137-114 — OKC notes
OKC won 137-114. OKC shot 54% (51 of 95) to POR's 47%, 19 of 49 from three, and got to the line 19 times to POR's 31. OKC turned it over 13 times to POR's 19. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 30 (12 of 18, 1 of 6 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Williams added 22, Wiggins 13. The hinge was Q3, 38-17: from level to 21 ahead, and the lead reached 28. Gilgeous-Alexander was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
11/02 @ LAC 105-92 — OKC notes
OKC won 105-92. OKC shot 43% (36 of 84) to LAC's 41%, 16 of 39 from three, and got to the line 19 times to LAC's 26. OKC turned it over 12 times to LAC's 20. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 25 (7 of 14, 2 of 4 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Dort added 16, Williams 15. The hinge was Q4, 24-14: a lead of 3 became 13, and the lead reached 18. OKC trailed 53-57 at the half and won the second half 52-35. Joe was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
11/04 vs ORL 102-86 — OKC notes
OKC won 102-86. OKC shot 46% (39 of 85) to ORL's 35%, 12 of 31 from three, and got to the line 16 times to ORL's 27. Williams led with 23 (10 of 17, 3 of 7 from three); Gilgeous-Alexander added 21, Holmgren 14. The hinge was Q1, 39-26: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 26. Gilgeous-Alexander was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
11/06 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 121, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 33 free throws a game; Jokić at 30 and Porter Jr. at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Murray (2 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 98, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 19 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 26 and Jal. Williams at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 98 a night to Denver's 121 and the line, where Denver takes 33 free throws a game to OKC's 19. Call it OKC 115, Denver 111, Denver keeping it close.
11/08 vs HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 102, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 17 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 24 and Jal. Williams at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 105, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 22 free throws a game; Green at 20 and Sengun at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-5 a night and OKC minus-4 and the arc, OKC at 40 percent from three to Houston's 32. Call it OKC 111, Houston 106.
11/10 vs GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 105, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 27 and Jal. Williams at 21 a game. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 27 free throws a game; Curry at 21 and Hield at 17 a game. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 105 a night to Golden State's 114 and the line, where Golden State takes 27 free throws a game to OKC's 20. Call it OKC 115, Golden State 110.
11/11 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 114 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 25 and Jal. Williams at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 102, shooting 46 percent and 42 from three, 23 free throws a game; Powell at 26 and Harden at 19 a game. That is 4 straight wins. They have won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-4 a night and OKC minus-6 and the turnovers, the Clippers giving it away 15 times a game to OKC's 12. Call it OKC 110, the Clippers 105.
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 109-120 — ORL notes
ORL lost 109-120. ORL shot 46% (41 of 90) to CLE's 51%, 11 of 33 from three. The glass went 39-49 against them. Suggs led with 28 (10 of 20, 1 of 7 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); F. Wagner added 17, da Silva 17. Q4 was theirs, 31-25, the deficit cut from 17 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 95-78 against them. M. Wagner's -14 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/03 @ DAL 85-108 — ORL notes
ORL lost 85-108. ORL took 8 more shots (93 to 85), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 33% to DAL's 49%, 8 of 41 from three. The glass went 43-53 against them. F. Wagner led with 13 (6 of 15); Howard added 12, Suggs 10. Q4 was theirs, 24-20, the deficit cut from 27 to 23, but the other 3 periods went 88-61 against them. Suggs's -26 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/04 @ OKC 86-102 — ORL notes
ORL lost 86-102. ORL shot 35% (29 of 82) to OKC's 46%, 5 of 34 from three, and went to the line 27 times to OKC's 16 — 23 points from the stripe to their 12. F. Wagner led with 22 (8 of 17, 1 of 4 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Suggs added 19, Bitadze 11. Q4 was theirs, 28-18, the deficit cut from 26 to 16, but the other 3 periods went 84-58 against them. Isaac's -21 in 11 minutes was the worst on the floor.
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.
11/08 vs NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 98 a night and allowing 110, shooting 41 percent and 23 from three, 23 free throws a game; Suggs at 18 and Wagner at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Banchero (4 straight), Carter Jr. (2 straight). One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 119, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Williamson at 25 and Ingram at 24 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without McCollum (5 straight), Murray (8 straight), Jones (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the arc, New Orleans at 37 percent from three to Orlando's 23 and the defense, Orlando allowing 110 a night to New Orleans's 119. Call it Orlando 111, New Orleans 109, New Orleans keeping it close.
11/10 vs WAS — 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 101 a night and allowing 107, shooting 43 percent and 24 from three, 23 free throws a game; Wagner at 21 and Suggs at 16 a game. Without Banchero (5 straight), Carter Jr. (3 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 22 free throws a game; Poole at 21 and Coulibaly at 17 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Kuzma (4 straight), Champagnie (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 107 a night to Washington's 122 and the arc, Washington at 32 percent from three to Orlando's 24. Call it Orlando 115, Washington 109.
11/12 vs CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 102, shooting 43 percent and 25 from three, 24 free throws a game; Wagner at 23 and M. Wagner at 13 a game. Without Banchero (6 straight), Carter Jr. (4 straight). One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 105, shooting 41 percent and 31 from three, 15 free throws a game; Ball at 30 and Miller at 19 a game. Without Bridges (2 straight), Simpson (3 straight), Micić (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 24 free throws a game to Charlotte's 15 and the arc, Charlotte at 31 percent from three to Orlando's 25. Call it Orlando 108, Charlotte 104, Charlotte keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
OKCAC A. Caruso
AM A. Mitchell
AW A. Wiggins
CH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
DJ D. Jones
IJ I. Joe
JW J. Williams
LD L. Dort
ML M. Leons
OD O. Dieng
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
ORLAB A. Black
CA C. Anthony
CH C. Houstan
CJ C. Joseph
FW F. Wagner
GB G. Bitadze
JH J. Howard
JI J. Isaac
JS J. Suggs
KC K. Caldwell-Pope
MW M. Wagner
TD T. da Silva
OKC/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
Williams, Gilgeous-Alexander help Thunder top Magic and improve to 7-0
OKLAHOMA CITY -- — Jalen Williams scored 23 points, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 21 points and nine assists and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Orlando Magic 102-86 on Monday night to remain the only unbeaten team in the Western Conference.
Chet Holmgren added 14 points, nine rebounds and two blocks for the Thunder. Oklahoma City has won all seven of its games by at least 12 points.
Franz Wagner scored 22 points, Jalen Suggs had 19 points, six assists and and six rebounds and Goga Bitadze added 11 points and nine rebounds for the Magic. Orlando (3-5) played without injured starters Paolo Banchero and Wendell Carter Jr .
Orlando newcomer Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was held to six points on 1-for-7 shooting while Anthony Black made 1 of 8 field goals and scored three points.
Takeaways Magic: Orlando struggled to score, connecting on just 29 of 82 shots (35.4%). The Magic had 43 points at halftime and 58 at the end of the third quarter.
Thunder: Oklahoma City had five players score in double figures, including Isaiah Joe with 13 points and Aaron Wiggins with 11. The Thunder shot 45.9% from the field. Gilgeous-Alexander set a career high with seven assists in the first quarter.
Key moment The Thunder led 73-57 with 3:33 left in the third quarter when Joe caught fire and knocked down 3-pointers on three straight possessions to extend the lead to 24 points. The Thunder were up 82-58 after the third one.
Key stat The Thunder made 12 of 31 3-pointers while the Magic made 1 of 17 in the first half and 5 of 34 for the game.
Up next The Magic visit Indiana on Wednesday, and the Thunder visit Denver on Wednesday.