Game ID: 22400815
Washington Wizards @ Orlando Magic
Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM ET
Kia Center, Orlando, FL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ORL 27 22 32 29 110WAS 29 18 17 26 90
ORL vs WAS ScoutingORL vs 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.
ORL availability going into 2/10 · 1 day's restOUT Joseph missed 2 since 2/06, out tonight
BACK Queen back 2/05 after 2, 9 min since (66% of 14)
BACK Houstan back 2/05 after 2, 7 min since (55% of 13)
NEW Anthony 18 to 24 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 2/12 · 1 day's restOUT Queen missed 2 since 2/08, returns tonight: 10 min (73% of 14)
OUT Joseph missed 3 since 2/06, returns tonight: 3 min (19% of 13)
OUT Houstan missed 2 since 2/08, returns tonight: 12 min (90% of 13)
OUT Howard missed 2 since 2/08, returns tonight: 26 min (222% of 12)
ORL availability going into 2/20 · 7 days' restBACK Queen back 2/05 after 2, 9 min since (68% of 14)
BACK Joseph back 2/05 after 5, 4 min since (28% of 13)
BACK Houstan back 2/05 after 2, 9 min since (66% of 13)
BACK Howard back 2/12 after 2, 26 min since (222% of 12)
ORL availability going into 2/21 · back-to-backBACK Queen back 2/12 after 2, 10 min since (73% of 14)
BACK Joseph back 2/12 after 3, 3 min since (19% of 13)
BACK Houstan back 2/12 after 2, 12 min since (90% of 13)
BACK Howard back 2/12 after 2, 26 min since (222% of 12)
NEW Anthony 18 to 23 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 2/23 · 1 day's restOUT Queen missed 2 since 2/20, returns tonight: 6 min (43% of 14)
OUT Joseph missed 2 since 2/20, returns tonight: 6 min (45% of 13)
OUT Houstan missed 2 since 2/20, returns tonight: 10 min (74% of 13)
BACK Howard back 2/12 after 2, 19 min since (164% of 12)
NEW Anthony 18 to 25 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 2/25 · 1 day's restBACK Queen back 2/12 after 2, 8 min since (58% of 14)
BACK Joseph back 2/12 after 3, 4 min since (32% of 13)
BACK Houstan back 2/12 after 2, 11 min since (82% of 13)
BACK Howard back 2/12 after 2, 16 min since (138% of 12)
NEW Anthony 18 to 25 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 2/27 · 1 day's restBACK Queen back 2/12 after 2, 8 min since (54% of 14)
BACK Joseph back 2/12 after 3, 4 min since (32% of 13)
BACK Houstan back 2/12 after 2, 9 min since (70% of 13)
BACK Howard back 2/12 after 2, 16 min since (138% of 12)
NEW Anthony 18 to 26 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 3/02 · 2 days' restOUT Joseph missed 2 since 2/25, returns tonight: 10 min (76% of 13)
BACK Queen back 2/23 after 2, 6 min since (44% of 14)
BACK Houstan back 2/23 after 2, 8 min since (61% of 13)
NEW Anthony 18 to 27 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 3/04 · 1 day's restOUT Harris missed 2 since 2/27, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 2 since 2/27, out tonight
OUT Houstan missed 2 since 2/27, out tonight
BACK Joseph back 2/23 after 2, 8 min since (60% of 13)
NEW Anthony 18 to 25 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 2/08 · back-to-backOUT Sarr missed 6 since 1/29, out tonight
BACK Brogdon back 2/01 after 14, 20 min since (84% of 24)
BACK Vukcevic back 2/05 after 2, 18 min since (120% of 15)
BACK Butler back 1/30 after 5, 17 min since (154% of 11)
NEW Valančiūnas 20 to 26 min over the last 3
WAS availability going into 2/10 · 1 day's restOUT Sarr missed 7 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Middleton missed 2 since 2/07, out tonight
BACK Brogdon back 2/01 after 14, 21 min since (88% of 24)
BACK Vukcevic back 2/05 after 2, 16 min since (113% of 15)
NEW Holmes 17 to 25 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 2/12 · 1 day's restOUT Sarr missed 8 since 1/29, returns tonight: 32 min (117% of 27)
OUT Middleton missed 3 since 2/07, out tonight
BACK Vukcevic back 2/05 after 2, 17 min since (119% of 15)
NEW Holmes 17 to 27 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 2/21 · 8 days' restOUT Jones missed 2 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Middleton missed 4 since 2/07, returns tonight: 24 min (111% of 22)
OUT Martin missed 2 since 2/10, out tonight
BACK Sarr back 2/12 after 8, 32 min since (117% of 27)
BACK Vukcevic back 2/05 after 2, 14 min since (98% of 15)
NEW Carrington 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW George 26 to 34 min over the last 4
NEW Holmes 17 to 27 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 2/23 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 3 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 3 since 2/10, out tonight
BACK Sarr back 2/12 after 8, 29 min since (106% of 27)
BACK Middleton back 2/21 after 4, 24 min since (111% of 22)
NEW George 26 to 35 min over the last 4
NEW Holmes 17 to 25 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 2/24 · back-to-backOUT Johnson missed 2 since 2/21, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 4 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Brogdon missed 2 since 2/21, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 4 since 2/10, out tonight
BACK Sarr back 2/12 after 8, 29 min since (106% of 27)
BACK Middleton back 2/21 after 4, 24 min since (111% of 22)
NEW George 26 to 33 min over the last 4
NEW Holmes 17 to 25 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 2/26 · 1 day's restOUT Sarr missed 2 since 2/23, out tonight
OUT Johnson missed 3 since 2/21, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 5 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Brogdon missed 3 since 2/21, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 5 since 2/10, out tonight
BACK Middleton back 2/21 after 4, 25 min since (114% of 22)
NEW George 26 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Holmes 17 to 25 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 3/01 · 2 days' restOUT Sarr missed 3 since 2/23, returns tonight: 26 min (95% of 27)
OUT Johnson missed 4 since 2/21, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 6 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Brogdon missed 4 since 2/21, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 6 since 2/10, out tonight
BACK Middleton back 2/21 after 4, 25 min since (112% of 22)
NEW Holmes 17 to 23 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 3/03 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 5 since 2/21, returns tonight: 4 min (16% of 27)
OUT Jones missed 7 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Brogdon missed 5 since 2/21, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 7 since 2/10, out tonight
BACK Sarr back 3/01 after 3, 26 min since (95% of 27)
BACK Middleton back 2/21 after 4, 25 min since (111% of 22)
NEW Holmes 17 to 24 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 108 a night and allowing 104, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 27 free throws a game; Wagner at 27 and Banchero at 26 a game. One day's rest. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 126, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Poole at 27 and Kispert at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Jones (3 straight), Martin (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 104 a night to Washington's 126 and the turnovers, Washington giving it away 15 times a game to Orlando's 12. Call it Orlando 116, Washington 108.
2/10 vs ATL 106-112 — ORL notes
ORL lost 106-112. ORL shot 47% (37 of 78) to ATL's 49%, 12 of 30 from three. Wagner led with 37 (15 of 29, 3 of 8 from three); Banchero added 31. Q2 was theirs, 35-25, turning a 3-point deficit into a 7-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 87-71 against them. Banchero's -19 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/12 vs CHA 102-86 — ORL notes
ORL won 102-86. ORL shot 41% (37 of 90) to CHA's 40%, 14 of 43 from three. Banchero led with 24 (8 of 20, 4 of 9 from three); Black added 18, Wagner 16. The hinge was Q3, 33-19: ORL came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 12, and the lead reached 21. ORL trailed 44-46 at the half and won the second half 58-40. Carter Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
2/20 @ ATL 114-108 — ORL notes
ORL won 114-108. ORL shot 48% (41 of 85) to ATL's 39%, 6 of 25 from three, and went to the line 38 times to ATL's 28 — 26 points from the stripe to their 19. Banchero led with 36 (11 of 25, 3 of 10 from three, 11 of 16 at the line); Wagner added 25, Anthony 17. The hinge was Q2, 38-25: ORL came in trailing by 12 and left it ahead by 1. Banchero was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
2/21 vs MEM 104-105 — ORL notes
ORL lost 104-105. ORL shot 41% (36 of 88) to MEM's 41%, 9 of 31 from three. Wagner led with 25 (9 of 19, 2 of 7 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Banchero added 21, Anthony 17. Q2 was theirs, 31-24, the deficit cut from 7 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 81-73 against them. They led by as many as 19.
2/23 vs WAS 110-90 — ORL notes
ORL won 110-90. ORL shot 44% (40 of 90) to WAS's 41%, 11 of 32 from three. ORL turned it over 13 times to WAS's 20. The glass went 47-36 for them. Wagner led with 23 (11 of 22, 1 of 7 from three); Black added 23, Banchero 19. The hinge was Q3, 32-17: a lead of 2 became 17, and the lead reached 26. Wagner was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
2/25 vs CLE — 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 107 a night and allowing 100, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 27 free throws a game; Banchero at 26 and Wagner at 25 a game. One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 108, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Mitchell at 26 and Mobley at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 13 a night. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-13 a night and Orlando plus-3 and the defense, Orlando allowing 100 a night to Cleveland's 108. Call it Cleveland 113, Orlando 109, Orlando keeping it close.
2/27 vs GSW — 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 102 a night and allowing 102, shooting 42 percent and 28 from three, 25 free throws a game; Banchero at 25 and Wagner at 22 a game. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 102, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Curry at 23 and Butler III at 16 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Kuminga (24 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 34 percent from three to Orlando's 28 and the line, where Orlando takes 25 free throws a game to Golden State's 20. Call it Golden State 109, Orlando 106, Orlando keeping it close.
3/02 vs TOR — 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 105 a night and allowing 109, shooting 44 percent and 29 from three, 25 free throws a game; Banchero at 29 and Wagner at 24 a game. 2 days' rest. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 115, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Barrett at 22 and Barnes at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Rhoden (3 straight), Lawson (3 straight), Battle (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the arc, Toronto at 35 percent from three to Orlando's 29 and the turnovers, Toronto giving it away 15 times a game to Orlando's 12. Call it Orlando 111, Toronto 108, Toronto keeping it close.
3/04 vs TOR — 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 103 a night and allowing 108, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 26 free throws a game; Banchero at 26 and Wagner at 24 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Harris (2 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Barrett at 20 and Quickley at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Rhoden (4 straight), Battle (6 straight), Boucher (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-5 a night and Orlando minus-0. Call it Orlando 110, Toronto 107, Toronto keeping it close.
2/08 vs ATL 111-125 — WAS notes
WAS lost 111-125. WAS shot 44% (41 of 93) to ATL's 48%, 9 of 36 from three. WAS turned it over 17 times to ATL's 11. The glass went 53-41 for them. Carrington led with 23 (9 of 13, 5 of 7 from three); Poole added 21, Coulibaly 17. Q4 was theirs, 28-21, the deficit cut from 21 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 104-83 against them. Champagnie's -21 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/10 vs SAS 121-131 — WAS notes
WAS lost 121-131. WAS shot 48% (45 of 93) to SAS's 51%, 14 of 47 from three, and got to the line 19 times to SAS's 29. Vukcevic led with 18 (7 of 10, 2 of 3 from three); Holmes added 17, Poole 16. Q2 was theirs, 33-26, the deficit cut from 10 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 105-88 against them. Coulibaly's -27 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/12 vs IND 130-134 — WAS notes
WAS lost 130-134 in 1 overtime. WAS shot 48% (47 of 97) to IND's 47%, 23 of 45 from three. WAS turned it over 16 times to IND's 7. Poole led with 42 (15 of 29, 6 of 15 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Kispert added 21, Carrington 18. Q2 was theirs, 33-22, but the other 4 periods went 112-97 against them. They led by as many as 19.
2/21 vs MIL 101-104 — WAS notes
WAS lost 101-104. WAS shot 40% (35 of 87) to MIL's 48%, 12 of 39 from three. Sarr led with 22 (8 of 19, 4 of 10 from three, 2 of 6 at the line); Kispert added 16, Middleton 12. Q1 was theirs, 32-19, but the other 3 periods went 85-69 against them. They led by as many as 16.
2/23 @ ORL 90-110 — WAS notes
WAS lost 90-110. WAS shot 41% (32 of 78) to ORL's 44%, 10 of 38 from three. WAS turned it over 20 times to ORL's 13, and ORL turned those into 9 steals. The glass went 36-47 against them. Poole led with 16 (6 of 16, 3 of 9 from three); Carrington added 13, Vukcevic 12. Q1 was theirs, 29-27, but the other 3 periods went 83-61 against them. Poole's -22 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/24 vs BKN — 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 111 a night and allowing 121, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Poole at 21 and Kispert at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Johnson (2 straight), Jones (4 straight), Brogdon (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Brooklyn comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 97, shooting 44 percent and 26 from three, 17 free throws a game; C. Johnson at 18 and Watford at 14 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Thomas (22 straight), Evbuomwan (2 straight), Clowney (9 straight). One day's rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 97 a night to Washington's 121 and the arc, Washington at 33 percent from three to Brooklyn's 26. Call it Brooklyn 111, Washington 107, Washington keeping it close.
2/26 vs POR — 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 110 a night and allowing 116, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Poole at 22 and Kispert at 13 a game. Without Sarr (2 straight), Johnson (3 straight), Jones (5 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 118, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Simons at 21 and Avdija at 18 a game. Without Ayton (4 straight), Thybulle (58 straight), Williams III (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Portland wins, on the road, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Portland 115, Washington 114, Washington keeping it close.
3/01 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 96 a night and allowing 126, shooting 38 percent and 27 from three, 19 free throws a game; Bridges at 21 and Mar. Williams at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Ball (2 straight), Gra. Williams (42 straight), Salaün (2 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 115, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Poole at 24 and Kispert at 14 a game. Without Sarr (3 straight), Johnson (4 straight), Jones (6 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Washington wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Washington at 37 percent from three to Charlotte's 27 and the defense, Washington allowing 115 a night to Charlotte's 126. Call it Washington 113, Charlotte 111, Charlotte keeping it close.
3/03 @ 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 113 a night and allowing 113, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Herro at 25 and Adebayo at 21 a game. Without Wiggins (2 straight), Jović (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 108, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Poole at 19 and Coulibaly at 14 a game. Without Johnson (5 straight), Jones (7 straight), Brogdon (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Washington giving it away 18 times a game to Miami's 13 and the arc, Miami at 37 percent from three to Washington's 33. Call it Miami 114, Washington 109.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ORLAB A. Black
CA C. Anthony
CH C. Houstan
CJ C. Joseph
FW F. Wagner
GB G. Bitadze
GH G. Harris
JH J. Howard
JI J. Isaac
KC K. Caldwell-Pope
PB P. Banchero
TQ T. Queen
TD T. da Silva
WC W. Carter Jr.
WASAG A. Gill
BC B. Carrington
BC B. Coulibaly
CK C. Kispert
JC J. Champagnie
JM J. McDaniels
JP J. Poole
KG K. George
RH R. Holmes
TV T. Vukcevic
ORL/WAS 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 and Anthony Black each score 23 points in the Magic's 110-90 win over the Wizards
ORLANDO, Fla. -- — Franz Wagner and Anthony Black each scored 23 points, Paolo Banchero added 19 and the Orlando Magic pulled away in the second half to beat the Washington Wizards 110-90 on Sunday night.
Black scored 18 of his career-high 23 points in the second half.
Jordan Poole scored 16 points for Washington, and Richaun Holmes added 11 points and 10 rebounds. The Wizards have lost six straight to fall to 9-47.
Takeaways Wizards: With Alex Sarr and Khris Middleton out with ankle problems to add the long list of injured players, the Wizards led throughout most of the first half before struggling defensively at the outset of the second half.
Magic: After a one-point loss to Memphis on Friday night, the Magic needed a win in the second game of a seven-game homestand, with Cleveland and Golden State coming up next.
Key moment Wendell Carter Jr . and Wagner scored seven points each for the Magic in a 22-6 run in the first five minutes of the second half, turning a two-point lead into an 18-point lead.
Key stat Last in the NBA in 3-point shooting, Orlando made 9 of 22 in the second half and scored 61 points.
Up next The Wizards host Brooklyn on Monday night. The Magic host Cleveland on Tuesday night.