Game ID: 22401149
Atlanta Hawks @ Orlando Magic
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Kia Center, Orlando, FL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ORL 30 36 26 27 119ATL 31 26 27 28 112
ATL @ ORL ScoutingATL @ 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 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Anthony missed 5 since 3/19, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 7 since 3/14, returns tonight: 9 min (65% of 14)
OUT Howard missed 3 since 3/24, returns tonight: 7 min (57% of 12)
NEW Joseph 13 to 21 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Anthony missed 6 since 3/19, out tonight
BACK Queen back 3/29 after 7, 9 min since (65% of 14)
BACK Howard back 3/21 after 2, 8 min since (66% of 12)
NEW Joseph 13 to 20 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 20 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/01 · back-to-backOUT Anthony missed 7 since 3/19, returns tonight: 19 min (109% of 18)
BACK Queen back 3/29 after 7, 9 min since (65% of 14)
BACK Howard back 3/29 after 3, 7 min since (57% of 12)
NEW Joseph 13 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 19 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Queen missed 2 since 3/31, out tonight
OUT Howard missed 2 since 3/31, out tonight
BACK Anthony back 4/01 after 7, 19 min since (109% of 18)
NEW Joseph 13 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 21 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/08 · 4 days' restOUT da Silva missed 2 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 3 since 3/31, out tonight
OUT Howard missed 3 since 3/31, out tonight
BACK Anthony back 4/01 after 7, 17 min since (94% of 18)
NEW Joseph 13 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 19 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/09 · back-to-backOUT da Silva missed 3 since 4/01, returns tonight: 12 min (56% of 22)
OUT Queen missed 4 since 3/31, returns tonight: 6 min (40% of 14)
OUT Howard missed 4 since 3/31, returns tonight: 6 min (48% of 12)
BACK Anthony back 4/01 after 7, 15 min since (82% of 18)
NEW Joseph 13 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 19 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/11 · 1 day's restBACK da Silva back 4/09 after 3, 12 min since (56% of 22)
BACK Anthony back 4/01 after 7, 16 min since (92% of 18)
BACK Queen back 4/09 after 4, 6 min since (40% of 14)
BACK Howard back 4/09 after 4, 6 min since (48% of 12)
NEW Joseph 13 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 19 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/13 · 1 day's restBACK da Silva back 4/09 after 3, 23 min since (107% of 22)
BACK Anthony back 4/01 after 7, 17 min since (96% of 18)
BACK Queen back 4/09 after 4, 18 min since (127% of 14)
BACK Howard back 4/09 after 4, 18 min since (152% of 12)
NEW Joseph 13 to 19 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 22 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/20 · 6 days' restOUT Banchero missed 2 since 4/11, returns tonight: 42 min (121% of 35)
OUT Wagner missed 2 since 4/11, returns tonight: 36 min (107% of 34)
BACK da Silva back 4/09 after 3, 28 min since (129% of 22)
BACK Queen back 4/09 after 4, 18 min since (127% of 14)
BACK Howard back 4/09 after 4, 23 min since (196% of 12)
NEW Black 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Joseph 13 to 19 min over the last 4
NEW Houstan 13 to 24 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 4/01 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 30 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 9 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Mathews missed 2 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 9 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 49 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 29 since 1/27, returns tonight: 1 min (9% of 12)
BACK LeVert back 3/22 after 2, 25 min since (93% of 27)
NEW Okongwu 28 to 33 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 4/02 · back-to-backOUT Johnson missed 31 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 10 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Mathews missed 3 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 10 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 50 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Plowden back 4/01 after 29, 1 min since (9% of 12)
NEW Okongwu 28 to 33 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 4/05 · 2 days' restOUT Johnson missed 32 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 11 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Mathews missed 4 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 11 since 3/12, returns tonight: 6 min (38% of 16)
OUT Bufkin missed 51 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Plowden back 4/01 after 29, 1 min since (9% of 12)
NEW Okongwu 28 to 35 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 4/06 · back-to-backOUT Johnson missed 33 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 12 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Mathews missed 5 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 52 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Wallace back 4/05 after 11, 6 min since (38% of 16)
BACK Plowden back 4/01 after 29, 3 min since (26% of 12)
NEW Okongwu 28 to 33 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 4/08 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 34 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 13 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Mathews missed 6 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 53 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Wallace back 4/05 after 11, 6 min since (38% of 16)
BACK Plowden back 4/01 after 29, 3 min since (26% of 12)
NEW Okongwu 28 to 34 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 4/10 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 35 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 14 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Mathews missed 7 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 2 since 4/06, returns tonight: 3 min (21% of 16)
OUT Bufkin missed 54 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 2 since 4/06, returns tonight: 1 min (12% of 12)
NEW Okongwu 28 to 35 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 4/11 · back-to-backOUT Johnson missed 36 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 15 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Mathews missed 8 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 55 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Wallace back 4/05 after 11, 5 min since (29% of 16)
BACK Plowden back 4/10 after 2, 1 min since (12% of 12)
NEW Okongwu 28 to 36 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 4/13 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 37 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 16 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Mathews missed 9 since 3/27, returns tonight: 37 min (208% of 18)
OUT Bufkin missed 56 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Wallace back 4/05 after 11, 5 min since (29% of 16)
BACK Plowden back 4/10 after 2, 1 min since (12% of 12)
NEW Okongwu 28 to 33 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 105 a night and allowing 98, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Banchero at 28 and Wagner at 23 a game. Without da Silva (2 straight). 4 days' rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 125, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Young at 22 and Daniels at 18 a game. Without Johnson (34 straight), Capela (13 straight), Mathews (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 98 a night to Atlanta's 125. Call it Orlando 115, Atlanta 111, Atlanta keeping it close.
3/29 vs SAC 121-91 — ORL notes
ORL won 121-91. ORL shot 49% (44 of 89) to SAC's 42%, 18 of 39 from three. Banchero led with 24 (9 of 19, 1 of 5 from three, 5 of 11 at the line); Wagner added 21, Houstan 18. The hinge was Q1, 38-21: from level to 17 ahead, and the lead reached 35. Banchero was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
3/31 vs LAC 87-96 — ORL notes
ORL lost 87-96. ORL shot 39% (30 of 76) to LAC's 44%, 7 of 26 from three. The glass went 32-47 against them. Banchero led with 26 (8 of 23, 1 of 8 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Wagner added 21, Caldwell-Pope 11. Q1 was theirs, 28-22, but the other 3 periods went 74-59 against them. Black's -14 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/01 @ SAS 116-105 — ORL notes
ORL won 116-105. ORL shot 48% (43 of 90) to SAS's 49%, 18 of 47 from three. ORL turned it over 10 times to SAS's 17. Wagner led with 24 (9 of 20, 3 of 10 from three); Banchero added 24, Caldwell-Pope 23. The hinge was Q4, 37-21: ORL came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 11. Wagner was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
4/03 @ WAS 109-97 — ORL notes
ORL won 109-97. ORL shot 46% (38 of 82) to WAS's 45%, 11 of 30 from three, and went to the line 25 times to WAS's 11 — 22 points from the stripe to their 9. ORL turned it over 8 times to WAS's 13. Banchero led with 33 (11 of 24, 3 of 5 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Wagner added 27, Caldwell-Pope 13. The hinge was Q2, 29-18: a lead of 5 became 16, and the lead reached 19. Wagner was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
4/08 vs ATL 119-112 — ORL notes
ORL won 119-112. ORL shot 50% (42 of 84) to ATL's 45%, 14 of 34 from three, and went to the line 31 times to ATL's 22 — 21 points from the stripe to their 18. ORL turned it over 13 times to ATL's 18. Banchero led with 33 (12 of 24, 2 of 5 from three, 7 of 10 at the line); Wagner added 22, Carter Jr. 17. The hinge was Q2, 36-26: ORL came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 9. Caldwell-Pope was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
4/09 vs BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 100, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Banchero at 28 and Wagner at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without da Silva (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Tatum at 24 and Porziņģis at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-9 a night and Orlando plus-1 and the defense, Orlando allowing 100 a night to Boston's 107. Call it Orlando 110, Boston 109, Boston keeping it close.
4/11 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Haliburton at 19 and Turner at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Sheppard (3 straight), Isa. Jackson (74 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 97, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Banchero at 26 and Wagner at 23 a game. That is 4 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 97 a night to Indiana's 109 and the turnovers, Orlando giving it away 11 times a game to Indiana's 7. Call it Indiana 111, Orlando 108, Orlando keeping it close.
4/13 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 119, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Young at 25 and Risacher at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Johnson (37 straight), Capela (16 straight), Mathews (9 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 101, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Banchero at 26 and Wagner at 24 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 101 a night to Atlanta's 119. Call it Orlando 114, Atlanta 113, Atlanta keeping it close.
4/20 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 97, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 12 free throws a game; Pritchard at 20 and White at 17 a game. Without Brown (3 straight). 6 days' rest. Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 103, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Banchero at 27 and Wagner at 24 a game. Without Banchero (2 straight), Wagner (2 straight). 6 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 20 free throws a game to Boston's 12 and the defense, Boston allowing 97 a night to Orlando's 103. Call it Boston 110, Orlando 104.
4/01 vs POR 113-127 — ATL notes
ATL lost 113-127. ATL shot 45% (41 of 92) to POR's 46%, 7 of 32 from three. Young led with 29 (7 of 20, 3 of 7 from three, 12 of 13 at the line); Daniels added 22, Krejčí 13. Q1 was theirs, 27-26, but the other 3 periods went 101-86 against them. Risacher's -28 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/02 @ DAL 118-120 — ATL notes
ATL lost 118-120. ATL took 14 more shots (97 to 83), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 43% to DAL's 53%, 15 of 39 from three. Young led with 25 (8 of 20, 2 of 9 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Okongwu added 20, Daniels 17. Q2 was theirs, 38-35, but the other 3 periods went 85-80 against them. They led by as many as 11. Krejčí's -18 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/05 vs NYK 105-121 — ATL notes
ATL lost 105-121. ATL shot 47% (41 of 88) to NYK's 54%, 14 of 45 from three, and got to the line just 12 times against 18 fouls committed. Young led with 16 (5 of 15, 3 of 7 from three); Mann added 14, LeVert 14. Q4 was theirs, 25-13, the deficit cut from 28 to 16, but the other 3 periods went 108-80 against them. Okongwu's -27 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/06 vs UTA 147-134 — ATL notes
ATL won 147-134. ATL shot 57% (54 of 95) to UTA's 52%, 22 of 41 from three, and got to the line 20 times to UTA's 28. The glass went 42-32 for them. Okongwu led with 27 (12 of 18, 2 of 5 from three); Young added 23, LeVert 21. The hinge was Q1, 41-28: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 21. Okongwu was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
4/08 @ ORL 112-119 — ATL notes
ATL lost 112-119. ATL shot 45% (40 of 88) to ORL's 50%, 14 of 41 from three, and got to the line 22 times to ORL's 31. ATL turned it over 18 times to ORL's 13, and ORL turned those into 13 steals. Okongwu led with 30 (9 of 17, 4 of 7 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Young added 28, Daniels 15. Q1 was theirs, 31-30, but the other 3 periods went 89-81 against them. LeVert's -11 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/10 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; K. Johnson at 15 and Wilson at 14 a game. Without Clowney (4 straight), Martin (3 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 124, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Young at 24 and Okongwu at 19 a game. Without Johnson (35 straight), Capela (14 straight), Mathews (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 112 a night to Atlanta's 124. Call it Brooklyn 116, Atlanta 114, Atlanta keeping it close.
4/11 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 30 from three, 24 free throws a game; Grimes at 25 and Walker IV at 17 a game. Without Maxey (20 straight), Oubre Jr. (15 straight), Yabusele (2 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 121, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Young at 23 and Okongwu at 19 a game. Without Johnson (36 straight), Capela (15 straight), Mathews (8 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the arc, Atlanta at 40 percent from three to Philadelphia's 30 and the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-4 a night and Philadelphia minus-2. Call it Philadelphia 117, Atlanta 116, Atlanta keeping it close.
4/13 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 119, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Young at 25 and Risacher at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Johnson (37 straight), Capela (16 straight), Mathews (9 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 101, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Banchero at 26 and Wagner at 24 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 101 a night to Atlanta's 119. Call it Orlando 114, Atlanta 113, Atlanta keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ORLAB A. Black
CA C. Anthony
CH C. Houstan
CJ C. Joseph
FW F. Wagner
GH G. Harris
JI J. Isaac
KC K. Caldwell-Pope
PB P. Banchero
WC W. Carter Jr.
ATLCL C. LeVert
DD D. Daniels
GN G. Niang
MG M. Gueye
OO O. Okongwu
TM T. Mann
TY T. Young
VK V. Krejčí
ZR Z. Risacher
ORL/ATL 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
Banchero has 33 points and 10 rebounds as Magic turn back Hawks 119-112
ORLANDO, Fla. -- — Paolo Banchero had 33 points and 10 rebounds and the Orlando Magic beat the Atlanta Hawks 119-112 on Tuesday night, taking command of the four-team play-in tournament race in the Eastern Conference.
Franz Wagner scored 22 points for the Magic, while Wendell Carter Jr . added 17 points, nine rebounds and six steals and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had 15 points.
Onyeka Okongwu matched his career high with 30 points for the Hawks and added 14 rebounds and three steals. Trae Young scored 28 points and had 10 assists for Atlanta, which has lost four of its last five games.
Takeaways Hawks: Locked into a play-in position with three games left in the regular season, the Hawks will probably have to win all three, including Sundays season finale against Orlando, to claim the No. 7 spot. They have lost two of three games to the Magic and six of their last eight overall.
Magic: Having won seven of their last nine, the Magic took a two-game lead over Atlanta and a 2 1/2-game lead over Chicago in the race for the seventh spot and homecourt advantage in the play-in tournament.
Key moment Easy layups by Wagner, Banchero and Cory Joseph , surrounding a technical foul on Okongwu, turned a six-point Magic lead into double figures late in the fourth quarter.
Key stats The Hawks had 18 turnovers and made just 14 of 41 3-point shots while the Magic were 14 of 34 from deep.
Up next Hawks: Play at Brooklyn on Thursday night.