Game ID: 22400077
Brooklyn Nets @ Orlando Magic
Friday, October 25, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
Kia Center, Orlando, FL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ORL 22 27 32 35 116BKN 23 23 25 30 101
BKN @ ORL ScoutingBKN @ 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.
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)
BKN availability going into 10/23 · season opener
full strength
BKN availability going into 10/25 · 1 day's rest
full strength
BKN availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's restOUT Martin missed 2 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Whitehead missed 2 since 10/23, returns tonight: 2 min (16% of 12)
BKN availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's restOUT Martin missed 3 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Whitehead back 10/27 after 2, 2 min since (16% of 12)
BKN availability going into 10/30 · back-to-backOUT Martin missed 4 since 10/23, returns tonight: 1 min (5% of 22)
BACK Whitehead back 10/27 after 2, 2 min since (16% of 12)
BKN availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restOUT Whitehead missed 2 since 10/29, out tonight
BACK Martin back 10/30 after 4, 1 min since (5% of 22)
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.
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.
10/23 @ ATL 116-120 — BKN notes
BKN lost 116-120. BKN took 11 more shots (91 to 80), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 44% to ATL's 49%, 17 of 43 from three, and got to the line 25 times to ATL's 46. Thomas led with 36 (14 of 27, 7 of 13 from three); Wilson added 16, C. Johnson 14. Q2 was theirs, 31-21, turning a 6-point deficit into a 4-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 99-85 against them. C. Johnson's -10 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/25 @ ORL 101-116 — BKN notes
BKN lost 101-116. BKN took 8 more shots (83 to 75), but shot 42% to ORL's 52%, 14 of 37 from three, and got to the line 21 times to ORL's 33. BKN turned it over 17 times to ORL's 12, and ORL turned those into 10 steals. Thomas led with 24 (7 of 17, 3 of 5 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Schröder added 20, Finney-Smith 15. Q1 was theirs, 23-22, but the other 3 periods went 94-78 against them. Simmons's -17 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/01 vs CHI — 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.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
JoFiScSiTh 5 9 -3 2 6 33 1 5 20 1 1 100 2 4 1 1 0 1 3
BKN C. Johnson, Finney-Smith, Schröder, Simmons, Thomas
in C. Johnson, Finney-Smith, Schröder, Simmons, Thomas
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaCaJrWaSu 8 22 +8 4 8 50 4 7 57 2 2 100 0 9 8 1 1 1 2
ORL Banchero, Caldwell-Pope, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Suggs
in Banchero, Caldwell-Pope, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Suggs
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
JoFiMiSiTh 3 5 +1 0 2 0 1 2 50 3 3 100 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
BKN C. Johnson, Finney-Smith, Milton, Simmons, Thomas
in Milton
out Schröder
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaCaJrWaSu 8 22 +8 4 8 50 4 7 57 2 2 100 0 9 8 1 1 1 2
ORL Banchero, Caldwell-Pope, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Suggs
in Banchero, Caldwell-Pope, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Suggs
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
ClClMiScWi 3 9 +9 3 5 60 1 3 33 0 1 0 2 3 2 1 1 0 1
BKN Claxton, Clowney, Milton, Schröder, Williams
in Claxton, Clowney, Schröder, Williams
out C. Johnson, Finney-Smith, Simmons, Thomas
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBaBlHaWa 2 0 -9 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 1
ORL Anthony, Banchero, Black, Harris, M. Wagner
in Anthony, M. Wagner
out Carter Jr., Suggs
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
ClClMiScWi 2 5 -1 1 3 33 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1
BKN Claxton, Clowney, Milton, Schröder, Williams
in ---
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBiBlHaWa 2 6 +1 1 2 50 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1
ORL Anthony, Bitadze, Black, Harris, M. Wagner
in Bitadze
out Banchero
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
JoClSiThWi 2 3 -3 0 1 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
BKN C. Johnson, Clowney, Simmons, Thomas, Wilson
in Thomas, Wilson
out Milton, Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBiBlWaWa 3 9 +6 3 4 75 1 1 100 1 2 50 1 2 3 1 1 1 3
ORL Anthony, Bitadze, Black, F. Wagner, M. Wagner
in F. Wagner
out Harris
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
JoFiSiThWi 2 0 -4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 2
BKN C. Johnson, Finney-Smith, Simmons, Thomas, Wilson
in Finney-Smith
out Clowney
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBiCaWaSu 1 2 +2 1 1 100 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
ORL Banchero, Bitadze, Caldwell-Pope, F. Wagner, Suggs
in Banchero, Caldwell-Pope, Suggs
out Anthony, Black, M. Wagner
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
JoClFiScTh 5 15 +9 3 6 50 2 2 100 3 4 75 1 4 3 1 0 2 2
BKN C. Johnson, Claxton, Finney-Smith, Schröder, Thomas
in Claxton, Schröder
out Simmons, Wilson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaCaJrWaSu 4 4 -7 1 2 50 0 3 0 2 4 50 1 2 0 1 1 2 1
ORL Banchero, Caldwell-Pope, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Suggs
in Carter Jr.
out Bitadze
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
JoClFiScTh 5 15 +9 3 6 50 2 2 100 3 4 75 1 4 3 1 0 2 2
BKN C. Johnson, Claxton, Finney-Smith, Schröder, Thomas
in Claxton, Schröder
out Simmons, Wilson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBaCaJrWa 2 6 +2 0 2 0 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1
ORL Anthony, Banchero, Caldwell-Pope, Carter Jr., F. Wagner
in Anthony
out Suggs
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
JoFiScSiTh 6 14 +2 3 3 100 1 3 33 3 4 75 0 6 3 0 2 3 3
BKN C. Johnson, Finney-Smith, Schröder, Simmons, Thomas
in Simmons
out Claxton
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaCaJrWaSu 7 16 -3 3 9 33 2 4 50 2 2 100 1 3 3 2 0 0 4
ORL Banchero, Caldwell-Pope, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Suggs
in Suggs
out Anthony
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
JoMiSiThWi 2 5 -2 1 2 50 1 1 100 2 2 100 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
BKN C. Johnson, Milton, Simmons, Thomas, Williams
in Milton, Williams
out Finney-Smith, Schröder
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaCaJrWaSu 7 16 -3 3 9 33 2 4 50 2 2 100 1 3 3 2 0 0 4
ORL Banchero, Caldwell-Pope, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Suggs
in Suggs
out Anthony
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
ClClScWiWi 3 6 -2 1 5 20 1 2 50 1 1 100 1 1 1 2 0 1 2
BKN Claxton, Clowney, Schröder, Williams, Wilson
in Claxton, Schröder
out Milton, Simmons
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBlCaJrHa 3 10 +7 2 3 67 1 1 100 3 3 100 0 2 2 1 0 0 0
ORL Banchero, Black, Caldwell-Pope, Carter Jr., Harris
in Harris
out F. Wagner
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
ClClScWiWi 3 6 -2 1 5 20 1 2 50 1 1 100 1 1 1 2 0 1 2
BKN Claxton, Clowney, Schröder, Williams, Wilson
in Claxton, Schröder
out Milton, Simmons
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBlJrWaHa 1 3 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 2 50 1 2 0 0 0 3 1
ORL Banchero, Black, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Harris
in F. Wagner
out Caldwell-Pope
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
JoClScThWi 4 7 -4 2 4 50 1 1 100 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 1
BKN C. Johnson, Claxton, Schröder, Thomas, Williams
in C. Johnson, Thomas
out Clowney, Wilson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBlWaHaWa 6 17 +5 5 6 83 1 3 33 2 4 50 0 2 5 3 1 0 2
ORL Anthony, Black, F. Wagner, Harris, M. Wagner
in Anthony, M. Wagner
out Banchero, Carter Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
JoFiSiThWi 3 8 -1 1 1 100 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 5
BKN C. Johnson, Finney-Smith, Simmons, Thomas, Wilson
in Finney-Smith, Simmons, Wilson
out Claxton, Schröder, Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBlWaHaWa 6 17 +5 5 6 83 1 3 33 2 4 50 0 2 5 3 1 0 2
ORL Anthony, Black, F. Wagner, Harris, M. Wagner
in Anthony, M. Wagner
out Banchero, Carter Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
JoClFiScTh 2 6 +3 1 1 100 1 1 100 4 5 80 0 1 1 1 0 0 1
BKN C. Johnson, Claxton, Finney-Smith, Schröder, Thomas
in Claxton, Schröder
out Simmons, Wilson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBaBlWaWa 2 5 -1 1 1 100 1 1 100 2 2 100 0 1 1 0 0 1 2
ORL Anthony, Banchero, Black, F. Wagner, M. Wagner
in Banchero
out Harris
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
JoClFiScTh 2 6 +3 1 1 100 1 1 100 4 5 80 0 1 1 1 0 0 1
BKN C. Johnson, Claxton, Finney-Smith, Schröder, Thomas
in Claxton, Schröder
out Simmons, Wilson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBaBlJrWa 3 6 0 2 3 67 0 1 0 1 2 50 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
ORL Anthony, Banchero, Black, Carter Jr., F. Wagner
in Carter Jr.
out M. Wagner
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
JoFiMiScTh 1 3 -1 0 0 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
BKN C. Johnson, Finney-Smith, Milton, Schröder, Thomas
in Milton
out Claxton
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBaBlJrWa 3 6 0 2 3 67 0 1 0 1 2 50 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
ORL Anthony, Banchero, Black, Carter Jr., F. Wagner
in Carter Jr.
out M. Wagner
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
ClJoMiWiWi 2 6 -2 3 3 100 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 3
BKN Clowney, K. Johnson, Milton, Williams, Wilson
in Clowney, K. Johnson, Williams, Wilson
out C. Johnson, Finney-Smith, Schröder, Thomas
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBlJrWaHo 2 7 +1 0 0 0 1 1 100 5 6 83 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
ORL Banchero, Black, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Howard
in Howard
out Anthony
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ORLAB A. Black
CA C. Anthony
FW F. Wagner
GB G. Bitadze
GH G. Harris
JH J. Howard
JS J. Suggs
KC K. Caldwell-Pope
MW M. Wagner
PB P. Banchero
WC W. Carter Jr.
BKNBS B. Simmons
CJ C. Johnson
CT C. Thomas
DF D. Finney-Smith
DS D. Schröder
JW J. Wilson
KJ K. Johnson
NC N. Claxton
NC N. Clowney
SM S. Milton
ZW Z. Williams
ORL/BKN 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
Franz Wagner scores 29 points, Magic beat Nets 116-101 in home opener
ORLANDO, Fla. -- — Franz Wagner scored 29 points, brother Mo Wagner added 18 and the Orlando Magic won their home opener, beating the Brooklyn Nets 116-101 on Friday night.
Paolo Banchero had 15 points and nine assists after failing to make a field goal in the first half. Wendell Carter had 10 rebounds.
Cam Thomas scored 24 points for Brooklyn, and Dennis Schroeder added 20.
Brooklyn had its biggest lead at 53-49 after Ben Simmons scored the first seven points of the second half.
Takeawtays Nets: Thirty-seven turnovers and a free-throw differential of minus-33 made it difficult for the Nets to compete on the road in their first two games.
Magic: With big contributions from their bench in both games, the Magic showed they can win when Banchero is not at his best — at least at home. Since March 30, including their first-round playoff loss to Cleveland, the Magic have won eight straight at home while losing seven of eight on the road.
Key moment Franz Wagner made two free throws with 5:14 left in the third quarter break a 65-65 tie, opening a 13-0 run during which Simmons went to the bench with his fifth foul. The Nets never again got closer than eight.
Key stat After finishing last in the NBA with only 11 3-pointers per game last season, the Magic have hit 33 in their first two games while shooting 41.8%. Ten players hit at least one 3-pointer against the Nets.
Up next The Magic play at Memphis on Saturday night. The Nets will play their home opener Sunday night against Milwaukee.