Game ID: 22400845
Golden State Warriors @ Orlando Magic
Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Kia Center, Orlando, FL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ORL 34 32 21 28 115GSW 23 29 40 29 121
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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 2/20 · 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
ORL availability going into 3/06 · 1 day's restOUT Harris missed 3 since 2/27, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 3 since 2/27, out tonight
OUT Houstan missed 3 since 2/27, returns tonight: 8 min (56% of 13)
BACK Joseph back 2/23 after 2, 14 min since (105% of 13)
NEW Anthony 18 to 23 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 3/08 · 1 day's restOUT Harris missed 4 since 2/27, returns tonight: 12 min (81% of 15)
OUT Queen missed 4 since 2/27, out tonight
BACK Joseph back 3/02 after 2, 15 min since (111% of 13)
BACK Houstan back 3/06 after 3, 8 min since (56% of 13)
NEW Anthony 18 to 24 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 2/13 · back-to-backOUT Kuminga missed 20 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Jackson-Davis back 2/06 after 2, 3 min since (22% of 15)
NEW Hield 23 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Moody 21 to 29 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 2/21 · 7 days' restOUT Kuminga missed 21 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Jackson-Davis missed 2 since 2/12, returns tonight: 3 min (20% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 30 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/23 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 22 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Jackson-Davis back 2/21 after 2, 3 min since (20% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 29 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/25 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 23 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Jackson-Davis back 2/21 after 2, 3 min since (20% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 30 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/27 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 24 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Jackson-Davis missed 2 since 2/23, out tonight
NEW Moody 21 to 28 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/01 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 25 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Jackson-Davis missed 3 since 2/23, out tonight
NEW Moody 21 to 28 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/03 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 26 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Jackson-Davis missed 4 since 2/23, returns tonight: 2 min (13% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 28 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/04 · back-to-backOUT Kuminga missed 27 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Jackson-Davis back 3/03 after 4, 2 min since (13% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 27 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/06 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 28 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Jackson-Davis back 3/03 after 4, 2 min since (13% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 27 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 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.
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 82-122 — ORL notes
ORL lost 82-122. ORL took 10 more shots (90 to 80), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 37% to CLE's 56%, 5 of 28 from three. The glass went 35-47 against them. Banchero led with 26 (9 of 22, 1 of 7 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Wagner added 19. Q2 was theirs, 27-23, the deficit cut from 18 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 99-55 against them. da Silva's -26 in 21 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/27 vs GSW 115-121 — ORL notes
ORL lost 115-121. ORL took 10 more shots (89 to 79), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 51% to GSW's 46%, 11 of 28 from three, and got to the line 18 times to GSW's 34. ORL turned it over 18 times to GSW's 12, and GSW turned those into 8 steals. Banchero led with 41 (16 of 27, 4 of 10 from three, 5 of 8 at the line); Wagner added 27, Anthony 11. Q1 was theirs, 34-23, but the other 3 periods went 98-81 against them. They led by as many as 17. Caldwell-Pope's -14 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
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.
3/06 vs CHI — 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 104 a night and allowing 110, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Banchero at 30 and Wagner at 24 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Harris (3 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 123, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; White at 22 and Giddey at 21 a game. Without Vučević (5 straight), Huerter (2 straight), Williams (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 110 a night to Chicago's 123. Call it Orlando 114, Chicago 113, Chicago keeping it close.
3/08 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 28 and Lillard at 25 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Portis (8 straight). 2 days' rest. Orlando comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 27 free throws a game; Banchero at 30 and Wagner at 23 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Harris (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Milwaukee has been plus-5 a night and Orlando minus-7 and the arc, Milwaukee at 36 percent from three to Orlando's 32. Call it Milwaukee 117, Orlando 107, Milwaukee by 10.
2/13 @ HOU 105-98 — GSW notes
GSW won 105-98. GSW shot 39% (35 of 89) to HOU's 41%, 11 of 41 from three, and went to the line 27 times to HOU's 18 — 24 points from the stripe to their 10. GSW turned it over 10 times to HOU's 20. The glass went 42-52 against them. Curry led with 27 (7 of 17, 5 of 13 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Butler III added 19, Podziemski 18. The hinge was Q1, 28-19: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 24.
2/21 @ SAC 132-108 — GSW notes
GSW won 132-108. GSW shot 54% (50 of 93) to SAC's 51%, 20 of 43 from three, and got to the line 12 times to SAC's 18. GSW turned it over 12 times to SAC's 21. Moody led with 22 (8 of 11, 5 of 8 from three); Hield added 22, Podziemski 21. The hinge was Q2, 37-25: a lead of 3 became 15, and the lead reached 29. Green was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
2/23 vs DAL 126-102 — GSW notes
GSW won 126-102. GSW shot 48% (47 of 98) to DAL's 46%, 12 of 40 from three. GSW turned it over 10 times to DAL's 18. The glass went 54-41 for them. Curry led with 30 (12 of 20, 3 of 8 from three); Butler III added 18, Podziemski 17. The hinge was Q1, 33-18: from level to 15 ahead, and the lead reached 29. Podziemski was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
2/25 vs CHA 128-92 — GSW notes
GSW won 128-92. GSW shot 49% (49 of 100) to CHA's 37%, 15 of 42 from three. GSW turned it over 11 times to CHA's 24. Hield led with 16 (6 of 11, 4 of 9 from three); S. Curry added 15, D. Green 15. The hinge was Q3, 41-24: a lead of 15 became 32, and the lead reached 39. S. Curry was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
2/27 @ ORL 121-115 — GSW notes
GSW won 121-115. GSW shot 46% (36 of 79) to ORL's 51%, 19 of 45 from three, and went to the line 34 times to ORL's 18 — 30 points from the stripe to their 14. GSW turned it over 12 times to ORL's 18. Curry led with 56 (16 of 25, 12 of 19 from three, 12 of 12 at the line); Post added 18, Green 12. The hinge was Q3, 40-21: GSW came in trailing by 14 and left it ahead by 5. GSW trailed 52-66 at the half and won the second half 69-49. Post was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
3/01 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 116, shooting 42 percent and 25 from three, 22 free throws a game; Maxey at 22 and Oubre Jr. at 21 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Okeke (7 straight), Lowry (6 straight). 2 days' rest. Golden State comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 103, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Curry at 30 and Podziemski at 15 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Kuminga (25 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 36 percent from three to Philadelphia's 25 and the defense, Golden State allowing 103 a night to Philadelphia's 116. Call it Golden State 115, Philadelphia 108.
3/03 @ 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 93 a night and allowing 123, shooting 38 percent and 26 from three, 16 free throws a game; Mar. Williams at 18 and Bridges at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Gra. Williams (43 straight), Okogie (14 straight), Nurkić (3 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 109, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Curry at 30 and Moody at 14 a game. Without Kuminga (26 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 37 percent from three to Charlotte's 26 and the defense, Golden State allowing 109 a night to Charlotte's 123. Call it Golden State 117, Charlotte 106, Golden State by 11.
3/04 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 118, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brunson at 27 and Towns at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 30 and Green at 14 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Kuminga (27 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-4 a night and New York minus-5 and the defense, Golden State allowing 107 a night to New York's 118. Call it New York 115, Golden State 114, Golden State keeping it close.
3/06 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 120, shooting 39 percent and 31 from three, 26 free throws a game; C. Johnson at 16 and Williams at 12 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Evbuomwan (3 straight), Clowney (14 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Curry at 30 and Green at 13 a game. Without Kuminga (28 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 107 a night to Brooklyn's 120 and the turnovers, Brooklyn giving it away 15 times a game to Golden State's 11. Call it Golden State 115, Brooklyn 108.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
GSWBH B. Hield
BP B. Podziemski
DG D. Green
GP G. Payton II
GS G. Santos
JB J. Butler III
KK K. Knox II
KL K. Looney
MM M. Moody
QP Q. Post
SC S. Curry
ORLAB A. Black
CA C. Anthony
FW F. Wagner
GB G. Bitadze
JH J. Howard
JI J. Isaac
KC K. Caldwell-Pope
PB P. Banchero
TD T. da Silva
WC W. Carter Jr.
GSW/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
Stephen Curry scores 56 points and makes 12 3-pointers in Warriors' 121-115 win over Magic
ORLANDO, Fla. -- — Stephen Curry scored a season-high 56 points, making 12 3-pointers and outscoring Orlando by himself in the third quarter of another astounding performance, leading the Golden State Warriors to a 121-115 victory over the Magic on Thursday night.
Curry was 12 for 19 behind the arc in his NBA-record 26th career game with 10 or more 3-pointers. He was 16 of 25 overall and made all 12 of his free throws in Golden State's fifth straight victory.
Paolo Banchero scored 41 points for the Magic and Franz Wagner added 27.
Curry had 22 points in the third quarter, in which Golden State turned a 14-point deficit into a five-point lead. Orlando managed 21 points in the period.
Quinten Post came off the Golden State bench with 18 points and five rebounds, including 10 straight Warrior points in the second period. Draymond Green had 12 points and 10 rebounds.
With Curry on the bench, the Warriors held the Magic scoreless for the first 3:08 of the fourth quarter, stretching a five-point lead to 12.
Takeaways Warriors: It was the Warriors’ seventh win in eight games since acquiring Jimmy Butler in a trade on Feb. 6. Butler had five points on 1-of-7 shooting with seven assists in 32 minutes.
Magic: Eighteen Magic turnovers, many of them unforced, kept the Warriors in the game in the first half despite 64% Orlando shooting. It was the Magic's 14th loss in 20 games.
Key moment Curry ended the first half with a shot from well beyond halfcourt to keep the Warriors within 14 at 66-52, then opened the second half with another 3-pointer.
Key stat Curry's career scoring high is 62 points, set on Jan. 3, 2021, against Portland. His career high for 3-pointers in a game is 13.
Up next The Warriors visit Philadelphia on Saturday. Orlando hosts Toronto on Sunday.