Game ID: 22400249
Orlando Magic @ Phoenix Suns
Monday, November 18, 2024 at 9:00 PM ET
Footprint Center, Phoenix, AZ
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHX 22 26 20 31 99ORL 26 38 20 25 109
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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.
PHX availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Gillespie missed 7 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Morris missed 4 since 11/04, returns tonight: 15 min (115% of 13)
OUT Bol missed 10 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Ighodaro back 11/10 after 4, 10 min since (59% of 17)
BACK Okogie back 11/08 after 3, 11 min since (76% of 14)
NEW Jones 27 to 32 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/13 · back-to-backOUT Durant missed 2 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Gillespie missed 8 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 11 since 10/23, returns tonight: 6 min (46% of 12)
BACK Ighodaro back 11/10 after 4, 16 min since (92% of 17)
BACK Okogie back 11/08 after 3, 11 min since (79% of 14)
BACK Morris back 11/12 after 4, 15 min since (115% of 13)
NEW Jones 27 to 33 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restOUT Durant missed 3 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Gillespie missed 9 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Ighodaro back 11/10 after 4, 15 min since (90% of 17)
BACK Okogie back 11/08 after 3, 15 min since (109% of 14)
BACK Morris back 11/12 after 4, 14 min since (109% of 13)
BACK Bol back 11/13 after 11, 6 min since (46% of 12)
NEW Jones 27 to 34 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Durant missed 4 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Beal missed 2 since 11/13, out tonight
OUT Allen missed 2 since 11/13, returns tonight: 24 min (100% of 24)
OUT Gillespie missed 10 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Ighodaro back 11/10 after 4, 18 min since (108% of 17)
BACK Okogie back 11/08 after 3, 18 min since (130% of 14)
BACK Morris back 11/12 after 4, 16 min since (124% of 13)
BACK Bol back 11/13 after 11, 6 min since (44% of 12)
NEW Jones 27 to 33 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/18 · back-to-backOUT Durant missed 5 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Beal missed 3 since 11/13, out tonight
OUT Gillespie missed 11 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Allen back 11/17 after 2, 24 min since (100% of 24)
BACK Ighodaro back 11/10 after 4, 20 min since (117% of 17)
BACK Morris back 11/12 after 4, 14 min since (114% of 13)
BACK Bol back 11/13 after 11, 6 min since (44% of 12)
NEW Jones 27 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Plumlee 18 to 23 min over the last 4
NEW Okogie 14 to 20 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/20 · 1 day's restOUT Durant missed 6 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Beal missed 4 since 11/13, out tonight
OUT Gillespie missed 12 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Allen back 11/17 after 2, 27 min since (111% of 24)
BACK Morris back 11/12 after 4, 14 min since (112% of 13)
BACK Bol back 11/13 after 11, 6 min since (45% of 12)
NEW Jones 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Ighodaro 17 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Okogie 14 to 22 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/26 · 5 days' restOUT Durant missed 7 since 11/10, returns tonight: 30 min (81% of 36)
OUT Beal missed 5 since 11/13, returns tonight: 27 min (85% of 32)
OUT Gillespie missed 13 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Allen back 11/17 after 2, 25 min since (103% of 24)
BACK Bol back 11/13 after 11, 5 min since (41% of 12)
NEW Jones 27 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Ighodaro 17 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Okogie 14 to 24 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/27 · back-to-backOUT Gillespie missed 14 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Durant back 11/26 after 7, 30 min since (81% of 36)
BACK Beal back 11/26 after 5, 27 min since (85% of 32)
BACK Allen back 11/17 after 2, 24 min since (100% of 24)
NEW Jones 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Ighodaro 17 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Okogie 14 to 19 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/30 · 2 days' restOUT Gillespie missed 15 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Durant back 11/26 after 7, 31 min since (86% of 36)
BACK Beal back 11/26 after 5, 27 min since (85% of 32)
BACK Allen back 11/17 after 2, 25 min since (105% of 24)
NEW Jones 27 to 33 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
ORL availability going into 11/13 · back-to-backOUT Banchero missed 7 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Carter Jr. missed 5 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Bitadze back 11/04 after 4, 25 min since (127% of 20)
BACK Queen back 11/12 after 8, 2 min since (14% of 14)
NEW da Silva 22 to 29 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 8 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Carter Jr. missed 6 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Queen back 11/12 after 8, 2 min since (14% of 14)
NEW da Silva 22 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 20 to 25 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 11/18 · 2 days' restOUT Banchero missed 9 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Carter Jr. missed 7 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 2 since 11/13, out tonight
ORL availability going into 11/20 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 10 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Carter Jr. missed 8 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 3 since 11/13, out tonight
NEW Bitadze 20 to 26 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 11/21 · back-to-backOUT Banchero missed 11 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Carter Jr. missed 9 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 4 since 11/13, out tonight
NEW Bitadze 20 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Isaac 15 to 21 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 11/23 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 12 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Carter Jr. missed 10 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 5 since 11/13, out tonight
NEW Bitadze 20 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Isaac 15 to 21 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 11/25 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 13 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Carter Jr. missed 11 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 6 since 11/13, out tonight
NEW Bitadze 20 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Isaac 15 to 21 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 117, shooting 43 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Booker at 26 and Allen at 14 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Durant (5 straight), Beal (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Orlando comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 89, shooting 46 percent and 31 from three, 20 free throws a game; Wagner at 28 and M. Wagner at 15 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Banchero (9 straight), Carter Jr. (7 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 89 a night to Phoenix's 117 and the glass, where Orlando has been plus-6 a night and Phoenix minus-1. Call it Orlando 110, Phoenix 104.
11/12 @ UTA 120-112 — PHX notes
PHX won 120-112. PHX shot 50% (43 of 86) to UTA's 49%, 18 of 39 from three, and went to the line 22 times to UTA's 9 — 16 points from the stripe to their 7. Booker led with 31 (11 of 20, 5 of 9 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Beal added 24, Plumlee 15. The hinge was Q1, 33-21: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 18. Allen was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
11/13 @ SAC 104-127 — PHX notes
PHX lost 104-127. PHX took 19 more shots (97 to 78), fed by 19 offensive rebounds, but shot 37% to SAC's 64%, 13 of 43 from three, and went to the line 26 times to SAC's 17 — 19 points from the stripe to their 12. PHX turned it over 10 times to SAC's 17. Okogie led with 25 (10 of 15, 3 of 4 from three); Booker added 18, Jones 10. Q2 was theirs, 27-26, the deficit cut from 6 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 101-77 against them. Dunn's -29 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/15 @ OKC 83-99 — PHX notes
PHX lost 83-99. PHX shot 29% (22 of 75) to OKC's 40%, 9 of 37 from three, and went to the line 40 times to OKC's 18 — 30 points from the stripe to their 17. Okogie led with 15 (4 of 12, 1 of 4 from three, 6 of 9 at the line); Booker added 12, O'Neale 11. Q4 was theirs, 23-16, the deficit cut from 23 to 16, but the other 3 periods went 83-60 against them. Booker's -29 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/17 @ MIN 117-120 — PHX notes
PHX lost 117-120. PHX shot 54% (46 of 85) to MIN's 52%, 14 of 31 from three, and got to the line 15 times to MIN's 26. PHX turned it over 19 times to MIN's 14, and MIN turned those into 8 steals. Booker led with 44 (15 of 29, 6 of 13 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Allen added 18, Jones 13. Q1 was theirs, 31-22, but the other 3 periods went 98-86 against them. They led by as many as 16.
11/18 vs ORL 99-109 — PHX notes
PHX lost 99-109. PHX shot 42% (35 of 83) to ORL's 51%, 12 of 41 from three. Jones led with 18 (7 of 17, 4 of 11 from three); Booker added 17, Allen 17. Q4 was theirs, 31-25, the deficit cut from 16 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 84-68 against them. O'Neale's -15 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/20 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 113, shooting 43 percent and 35 from three, 26 free throws a game; Booker at 24 and Allen at 17 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Durant (6 straight), Beal (4 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 111, shooting 52 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Towns at 29 and Brunson at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without McBride (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Phoenix takes 26 free throws a game to New York's 19. Call it New York 115, Phoenix 111, Phoenix keeping it close.
11/26 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 119, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Booker at 25 and Allen at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Durant (7 straight), Beal (5 straight). 5 days' rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Davis at 30 and James at 22 a game. They have lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Hayes (6 straight), Vanderbilt (10 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-0 a night and the Lakers minus-8 and the arc, the Lakers at 39 percent from three to Phoenix's 33. Call it Phoenix 115, the Lakers 114, the Lakers keeping it close.
11/27 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Booker at 26 and Allen at 13 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 113, shooting 48 percent and 43 from three, 22 free throws a game; C. Johnson at 23 and Thomas at 23 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Finney-Smith (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-2 a night and Brooklyn minus-8 and the arc, Brooklyn at 43 percent from three to Phoenix's 35. Call it Phoenix 113, Brooklyn 112, Brooklyn keeping it close.
11/30 vs GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 119, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Booker at 30 and Jones at 13 a game. 2 days' rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 108, shooting 43 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Wiggins at 22 and Curry at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Post (6 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 108 a night to Phoenix's 119. Call it Golden State 114, Phoenix 113, Phoenix keeping it close.
11/10 vs WAS 121-94 — ORL notes
ORL won 121-94. ORL shot 45% (41 of 91) to WAS's 46%, 17 of 48 from three. ORL turned it over 11 times to WAS's 16. F. Wagner led with 23 (9 of 20, 1 of 5 from three); M. Wagner added 16, Anthony 16. The hinge was Q3, 30-16: a lead of 5 became 19, and the lead reached 33. da Silva was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
11/12 vs CHA 114-89 — ORL notes
ORL won 114-89. ORL shot 46% (43 of 93) to CHA's 40%, 13 of 44 from three. ORL turned it over 11 times to CHA's 22. F. Wagner led with 32 (14 of 25, 2 of 9 from three); M. Wagner added 18, Suggs 17. The hinge was Q3, 31-19: a lead of 11 became 23, and the lead reached 30. M. Wagner was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
11/13 vs IND 94-90 — ORL notes
ORL won 94-90. ORL shot 40% (34 of 84) to IND's 38%, 13 of 38 from three. F. Wagner led with 29 (9 of 24, 3 of 8 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Bitadze added 12, Caldwell-Pope 10. The hinge was Q4, 26-18: ORL came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 4. ORL trailed 41-45 at the half and won the second half 53-45. Caldwell-Pope was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
11/15 vs PHI 98-86 — ORL notes
ORL won 98-86. ORL shot 44% (34 of 78) to PHI's 40%, 11 of 37 from three. F. Wagner led with 31 (10 of 23, 5 of 11 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Suggs added 19, M. Wagner 14. The hinge was Q4, 25-14: a lead of 1 became 12. ORL trailed 43-45 at the half and won the second half 55-41. Isaac was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
11/18 @ PHX 109-99 — ORL notes
ORL won 109-99. ORL shot 51% (39 of 76) to PHX's 42%, 11 of 29 from three. F. Wagner led with 32 (12 of 24, 4 of 8 from three); Black added 20, Bitadze 17. The hinge was Q2, 38-26: a lead of 4 became 16, and the lead reached 19. Black was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
11/20 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 115, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Powell at 19 and Harden at 18 a game. One day's rest. Orlando comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 92, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Wagner at 29 and M. Wagner at 13 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Banchero (10 straight), Carter Jr. (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 92 a night to the Clippers' 115 and the arc, the Clippers at 38 percent from three to Orlando's 33. Call it Orlando 108, the Clippers 105, the Clippers keeping it close.
11/21 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 5-0 over their last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 112, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Davis at 28 and James at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. They have lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Hachimura (3 straight), Hayes (4 straight), Vanderbilt (8 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 94, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 21 free throws a game; Wagner at 28 and Suggs at 14 a game. Without Banchero (11 straight), Carter Jr. (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 94 a night to the Lakers' 112 and the arc, the Lakers at 40 percent from three to Orlando's 31. Call it the Lakers 110, Orlando 107, Orlando keeping it close.
11/23 vs DET — 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 103 a night and allowing 99, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; Wagner at 29 and Suggs at 16 a game. Without Banchero (12 straight), Carter Jr. (10 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 114, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Cunningham at 25 and Beasley at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 99 a night to Detroit's 114 and the glass, where Detroit has been plus-6 a night and Orlando minus-0. Call it Orlando 110, Detroit 106, Detroit keeping it close.
11/25 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 121, shooting 44 percent and 42 from three, 19 free throws a game; Ball at 31 and Miller at 25 a game. Without Bridges (2 straight), Simpson (9 straight), Smith Jr. (3 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 101, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Wagner at 29 and Suggs at 14 a game. Without Banchero (13 straight), Carter Jr. (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 101 a night to Charlotte's 121 and the arc, Charlotte at 42 percent from three to Orlando's 32. Call it Orlando 111, Charlotte 109, Charlotte keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ORLAB A. Black
CA C. Anthony
FW F. Wagner
GB G. Bitadze
GH G. Harris
JI J. Isaac
JS J. Suggs
KC K. Caldwell-Pope
MW M. Wagner
TD T. da Silva
PHXBB B. Bol
DB D. Booker
GA G. Allen
JO J. Okogie
MM M. Morris
MP M. Plumlee
OI O. Ighodaro
RD R. Dunn
RO R. O'Neale
TJ T. Jones
ORL/PHX 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
Wagner scores 32 points, Black adds 20 as Magic beat the Suns 109-99
PHOENIX -- — Franz Wagner scored 32 points, Anthony Black added 20 and the Orlando Magic beat the struggling Phoenix Suns 109-99 Monday night.
Tyus Jones had 18 points for Phoenix. Devin Booker — coming off a season-high 44 points — had 17.
The Suns had three starters out due to injury, including Kevin Durant , Bradley Beal and Jusuf Nurkic . It was Durant’s sixth straight game out of the lineup. Phoenix is 1-5 over that stretch, including losing four straight.
Orlando was without leading scorer Paolo Banchero , who has an oblique injury.
The Magic opened the third quarter with a 64-48 lead and then scored the first five points for a 19-point edge. The closest Phoenix got down the stretch was 98-91 with 3:36 left after Booker hit a 3-pointer.
Takeaways Magic: Orlando showed it can win on the road against a strong, although depleted team. Since March 29 last season, the Magic won 14 consecutive home games, including five straight this season. After the win against Phoenix, they are 3-14 away from the Kia Center in the same time frame.
Suns: Phoenix is in the midst of a injury-filled tailspin. The one silver lining is several young players are getting experience. Rookie Oso Ighodaro had 12 points and seven rebounds.
Key moment Orlando was leading 54-46 with 2:23 left in the second quarter and went on a 10-2 run to take a 64-48 lead at the half.
Key stat The last six games Orlando has held their opponents under 100 points and in three of those games under 90 points.
Up Next The Suns host the Knicks on Wednesday, while the Magic play on the road against the Clippers on Wednesday.