Game ID: 22400988
Orlando Magic @ San Antonio Spurs
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, TX
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAS 34 27 23 21 105ORL 29 32 18 37 116
ORL @ SAS ScoutingORL @ SAS 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.
SAS availability going into 3/25 · 1 day's restOUT Bassey missed 15 since 2/25, out tonight
NEW Wesley 12 to 19 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Bassey missed 16 since 2/25, out tonight
NEW Wesley 12 to 21 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Bassey missed 17 since 2/25, out tonight
NEW Wesley 12 to 20 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 3/30 · back-to-backOUT Bassey missed 18 since 2/25, returns tonight: 10 min (95% of 10)
NEW Wesley 12 to 20 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 4/01 · 1 day's restOUT Biyombo missed 2 since 3/29, returns tonight: 26 min (138% of 19)
BACK Bassey back 3/30 after 18, 10 min since (95% of 10)
NEW Wesley 12 to 21 min over the last 5
NEW Mamukelashvili 11 to 16 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 4/02 · back-to-backBACK Biyombo back 4/01 after 2, 26 min since (138% of 19)
BACK Bassey back 3/30 after 18, 10 min since (95% of 10)
NEW Wesley 12 to 20 min over the last 5
NEW Mamukelashvili 11 to 17 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 4/04 · 1 day's restOUT Bassey missed 2 since 4/01, returns tonight: 3 min (29% of 10)
BACK Biyombo back 4/01 after 2, 28 min since (152% of 19)
NEW Wesley 12 to 19 min over the last 5
NEW Mamukelashvili 11 to 18 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 4/06 · 1 day's restBACK Biyombo back 4/01 after 2, 28 min since (149% of 19)
BACK Bassey back 3/30 after 18, 6 min since (62% of 10)
NEW Wesley 12 to 20 min over the last 5
NEW Mamukelashvili 11 to 19 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 4/08 · 1 day's restBACK Biyombo back 4/01 after 2, 26 min since (137% of 19)
BACK Bassey back 3/30 after 18, 6 min since (62% of 10)
NEW Wesley 12 to 18 min over the last 5
NEW Mamukelashvili 11 to 18 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 3/25 · back-to-backOUT Anthony missed 3 since 3/19, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 5 since 3/14, out tonight
BACK Howard back 3/21 after 2, 9 min since (75% of 12)
NEW Joseph 13 to 24 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Anthony missed 4 since 3/19, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 6 since 3/14, out tonight
OUT Howard missed 2 since 3/24, out tonight
NEW Joseph 13 to 22 min over the last 5
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
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 121, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Vassell at 20 and Castle at 17 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Biyombo (2 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 100, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Banchero at 29 and Wagner at 24 a game. Without Anthony (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 100 a night to San Antonio's 121 and the glass, where Orlando has been plus-3 a night and San Antonio minus-8. Call it Orlando 111, San Antonio 109, San Antonio keeping it close.
3/25 @ DET 96-122 — SAS notes
SAS lost 96-122. SAS took 13 more shots (91 to 78), fed by 16 offensive rebounds, but shot 36% to DET's 56%, 14 of 44 from three. Vassell led with 26 (10 of 21, 6 of 12 from three); Castle added 19, Mamukelashvili 11. Q3 was theirs, 35-28, the deficit cut from 26 to 19, but the other 3 periods went 94-61 against them. Champagnie's -20 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/27 @ CLE 116-124 — SAS notes
SAS lost 116-124. SAS shot 41% (43 of 106) to CLE's 46%, 14 of 43 from three. Vassell led with 22 (7 of 15, 4 of 10 from three); Castle added 22, Johnson 17. Q3 was theirs, 34-32, the deficit cut from 5 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 92-82 against them. Wesley's -19 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/29 vs BOS 111-121 — SAS notes
SAS lost 111-121. SAS shot 44% (38 of 87) to BOS's 48%, 14 of 40 from three, and went to the line 27 times to BOS's 18 — 21 points from the stripe to their 14. SAS turned it over 4 times to BOS's 9. The glass went 35-54 against them. Johnson led with 23 (9 of 12, 2 of 3 from three); Castle added 22, Sochan 18. Q4 was theirs, 30-27, the deficit cut from 13 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 94-81 against them. Vassell's -12 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/30 vs GSW 106-148 — SAS notes
SAS lost 106-148. SAS shot 48% (40 of 84) to GSW's 58%, 16 of 42 from three. SAS turned it over 21 times to GSW's 12, and GSW turned those into 17 steals. The glass went 34-44 against them. Johnson led with 19 (8 of 13, 2 of 5 from three); Mamukelashvili added 14, Branham 13. Q4 was theirs, 33-37, but the other 3 periods went 111-73 against them. Wesley's -30 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/01 vs ORL 105-116 — SAS notes
SAS lost 105-116. SAS shot 49% (40 of 81) to ORL's 48%, 13 of 32 from three. SAS turned it over 17 times to ORL's 10, and ORL turned those into 12 steals. Barnes led with 24 (9 of 14, 4 of 5 from three); Champagnie added 19, Castle 16. Q1 was theirs, 34-29, but the other 3 periods went 87-71 against them. They led by as many as 11. Castle's -22 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/02 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 118, shooting 53 percent and 38 from three, 29 free throws a game; Jokić at 42 and Murray at 28 a game. Without Murray (2 straight), Strawther (15 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. San Antonio comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 126, shooting 43 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Castle at 18 and Vassell at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-2 a night and San Antonio minus-8 and the line, where Denver takes 29 free throws a game to San Antonio's 20. Call it Denver 124, San Antonio 112, Denver by 12.
4/04 vs CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 123, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Castle at 17 and Johnson at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mitchell at 28 and Allen at 19 a game. Without Jerome (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-1 a night and San Antonio minus-9. Call it Cleveland 120, San Antonio 115.
4/06 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 114, shooting 43 percent and 29 from three, 21 free throws a game; Avdija at 30 and Sharpe at 26 a game. Without Simons (3 straight), Grant (13 straight), Ayton (24 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 121, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Barnes at 17 and Castle at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest.
So: Portland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Portland has been plus-0 a night and San Antonio minus-8 and the arc, San Antonio at 37 percent from three to Portland's 29. Call it Portland 116, San Antonio 112, San Antonio keeping it close.
4/08 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 101, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Leonard at 24 and Harden at 21 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Coffey (4 straight). 2 days' rest. San Antonio comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 121, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 17 free throws a game; Barnes at 18 and Vassell at 17 a game. One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 101 a night to San Antonio's 121 and the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-4 a night and San Antonio minus-4. Call it the Clippers 118, San Antonio 107, the Clippers by 11.
3/25 @ CHA 111-104 — ORL notes
ORL won 111-104. ORL shot 46% (41 of 90) to CHA's 42%, 13 of 42 from three. The glass went 50-38 for them. Banchero led with 32 (13 of 24, 2 of 8 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Wagner added 26, Black 20. The hinge was Q2, 34-26: a lead of 2 became 10. Black was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
3/27 vs DAL 92-101 — ORL notes
ORL lost 92-101. ORL shot 42% (34 of 80) to DAL's 47%, 5 of 30 from three. Banchero led with 35 (13 of 21, 1 of 5 from three, 8 of 12 at the line); Wagner added 20, Black 14. Q2 was theirs, 33-24, turning a 2-point deficit into a 7-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 77-59 against them. They led by as many as 11. Wagner's -14 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
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 — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 124, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Poole at 21 and Sarr at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Coulibaly (13 straight), George (5 straight), Jones (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 99, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Banchero at 28 and Wagner at 22 a game. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 99 a night to Washington's 124 and the glass, where Orlando has been plus-2 a night and Washington minus-11. Call it Orlando 114, Washington 106.
4/08 vs ATL — 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.
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.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SASBB B. Biyombo
BW B. Wesley
BR Branham
CP C. Paul
DV D. Vassell
HB H. Barnes
JC J. Champagnie
KJ K. Johnson
SC S. Castle
SM S. Mamukelashvili
ORLAB A. Black
CA C. Anthony
CH C. Houstan
CJ C. Joseph
FW F. Wagner
GB G. Bitadze
GH G. Harris
JI J. Isaac
KC K. Caldwell-Pope
PB P. Banchero
WC W. Carter Jr.
SAS/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
Banchero, Wagner fuel late rally as Magic move into 7th in East with a 116-105 win over Spurs
SAN ANTONIO -- — Paolo Banchero had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Franz Wagner added 24 points and the Orlando Magic rallied to beat the San Antonio Spurs 116-105 on Tuesday night.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 23 points as the Magic won for the fifth time in seven games. Orlando (37-40) moved ahead of Atlanta (36-39) and into seventh place in the Eastern Conference.
Harrison Barnes scored 24 points for San Antonio, which lost its fifth straight. Julian Champagnie scored 19 points, Stephon Castle 16 and Chris Paul 10.
Orlando outscored San Antonio 37-21 in the final quarter after trailing much of the game.
The Spurs had a 9-0 run bridging the first and second halves, building a 68-61 lead two minutes into the third quarter.
San Antonio's Jeremy Sochan , who has been starting at center, was ruled out 40 minutes before the game due to back spasms. Sochan was warming up an hour before the game, but left the court for evaluation.
Takeaways Magic: Reserve forward Caleb Houstan had 12 points in 25 minutes. Houston was 4 for 8 on 3-pointers.
Spurs: San Antonio is mathematically eligible for the final berth in the play-in tournament, but is five games behind Sacramento with seven games remaining in the regular season.
Key moment San Antonio led by 11 points in the third quarter and was up 93-91 with 7:29 remaining when Orlando went on a 14-2 run to seize control. Banchero had 11 points on 5-for-6 shooting in the fourth.
Key stat Paul played in his 1,347th career game, surpassing Kobe Bryant for 15th place in games played in league history. Paul has played in all 75 games for the Spurs this season. At 39 years, 303 days, Paul is the second-oldest player in the league behind 40-year-old LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers .
Up next Orlando is at Washington on Thursday. San Antonio is at Denver on Wednesday.