Game ID: 22500028
Boston Celtics @ Orlando Magic
Friday, November 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Kia Center, Orlando, FL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ORL 38 21 25 39 123BOS 25 26 29 30 110
BOS @ ORL ScoutingBOS @ 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 10/29 · 1 day's restOUT Cain missed 2 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Penda back 10/27 after 3, 7 min since (54% of 13)
BACK Richardson back 10/25 after 2, 5 min since (43% of 11)
NEW Fra. Wagner 30 to 35 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 10/30 · back-to-backOUT Cain missed 3 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Penda back 10/27 after 3, 9 min since (73% of 13)
BACK Richardson back 10/25 after 2, 4 min since (40% of 11)
ORL availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restOUT Cain missed 4 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Penda back 10/27 after 3, 12 min since (93% of 13)
BACK Richardson back 10/25 after 2, 4 min since (35% of 11)
ORL availability going into 11/04 · 2 days' restOUT Cain missed 5 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Penda back 10/27 after 3, 11 min since (83% of 13)
BACK Richardson back 10/25 after 2, 4 min since (39% of 11)
ORL availability going into 11/07 · 2 days' restOUT Cain missed 6 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Penda back 10/27 after 3, 9 min since (70% of 13)
ORL availability going into 11/09 · 1 day's restOUT Cain missed 7 since 10/25, out tonight
ORL availability going into 11/10 · back-to-backOUT Cain missed 8 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Howard missed 2 since 11/07, returns tonight: 19 min (154% of 12)
OUT Richardson missed 2 since 11/07, out tonight
ORL availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Cain missed 9 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 3 since 11/07, returns tonight: 2 min (18% of 11)
BACK Howard back 11/10 after 2, 19 min since (154% of 12)
ORL availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's restOUT Cain missed 10 since 10/25, returns tonight: 0 min (4% of 13)
BACK Howard back 11/10 after 2, 12 min since (96% of 12)
BACK Richardson back 11/12 after 3, 2 min since (18% of 11)
NEW Fra. Wagner 30 to 36 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 10/31 · 1 day's restNEW Minott 16 to 22 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 11/01 · back-to-backOUT Boucher missed 2 since 10/29, returns tonight: 13 min (122% of 10)
NEW Minott 16 to 24 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restBACK Boucher back 11/01 after 2, 13 min since (122% of 10)
NEW Minott 16 to 23 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/05 · 1 day's restBACK Boucher back 11/01 after 2, 10 min since (96% of 10)
NEW Minott 16 to 23 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/07 · 1 day's restBACK Boucher back 11/01 after 2, 10 min since (96% of 10)
NEW Minott 16 to 25 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/09 · 1 day's restOUT Boucher missed 2 since 11/05, out tonight
NEW Minott 16 to 23 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/11 · 1 day's restOUT Scheierman missed 2 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 3 since 11/05, out tonight
NEW Minott 16 to 22 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/12 · back-to-backOUT Scheierman missed 3 since 11/07, returns tonight: 12 min (63% of 18)
OUT Boucher missed 4 since 11/05, returns tonight: 13 min (122% of 10)
NEW Walsh 17 to 24 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 11/16 · 3 days' restBACK Scheierman back 11/12 after 3, 12 min since (63% of 18)
BACK Boucher back 11/12 after 4, 13 min since (122% of 10)
NEW Walsh 17 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Minott 16 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.
Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 120, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 31 free throws a game; Banchero at 25 and Fra. Wagner at 22 a game. 2 days' rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 111, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 17 free throws a game; Brown at 29 and Pritchard at 15 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 31 free throws a game to Boston's 17 and the turnovers, Orlando giving it away 15 times a game to Boston's 9. Call it Orlando 116, Boston 115, Boston keeping it close.
10/29 @ DET 116-135 — ORL notes
ORL lost 116-135. ORL shot 46% (38 of 83) to DET's 49%, 12 of 31 from three, and went to the line 40 times to DET's 34 — 28 points from the stripe to their 30. Banchero led with 24 (7 of 16, 0 of 3 from three, 10 of 17 at the line); Wagner added 22, da Silva 15. Q1 was theirs, 36-29, but the other 3 periods went 106-80 against them. They led by as many as 10. Black's -28 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/30 @ CHA 123-107 — ORL notes
ORL won 123-107. ORL shot 52% (45 of 87) to CHA's 51%, 16 of 38 from three, and went to the line 23 times to CHA's 15 — 17 points from the stripe to their 12. ORL turned it over 13 times to CHA's 21. Wagner led with 21 (8 of 16, 3 of 6 from three); Banchero added 20, Black 20. The hinge was Q4, 31-22: a lead of 7 became 16, and the lead reached 20. Wagner was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
11/01 @ WAS 125-94 — ORL notes
ORL won 125-94. ORL shot 51% (47 of 92) to WAS's 40%, 12 of 36 from three, and went to the line 22 times to WAS's 15 — 19 points from the stripe to their 7. The glass went 53-40 for them. Banchero led with 28 (9 of 15, 3 of 6 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Wagner added 25, Carter Jr. 16. The hinge was Q2, 43-21: ORL came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 19, and the lead reached 31. Carter Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
11/04 @ ATL 112-127 — ORL notes
ORL lost 112-127. ORL took 11 more shots (83 to 72), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 43% to ATL's 56%, 11 of 34 from three, and got to the line 33 times to ATL's 42. Banchero led with 22 (6 of 16, 0 of 4 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); da Silva added 20, Wagner 18. Q4 was theirs, 35-29, the deficit cut from 21 to 15, but the other 3 periods went 98-77 against them. Wagner's -19 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/07 vs BOS 123-110 — ORL notes
ORL won 123-110. ORL shot 50% (41 of 82) to BOS's 45%, 17 of 36 from three, and went to the line 31 times to BOS's 16 — 24 points from the stripe to their 11. Wagner led with 27 (9 of 18, 2 of 7 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Bane added 22, Carter Jr. 18. The hinge was Q1, 38-25: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 16. Banchero was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
11/09 vs BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 30 free throws a game; Fra. Wagner at 23 and Banchero at 22 a game. One day's rest. Boston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 16 free throws a game; Brown at 29 and Pritchard at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 30 free throws a game to Boston's 16 and the glass, where Orlando has been plus-3 a night and Boston minus-6. Call it Orlando 117, Boston 112.
11/10 vs POR — 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 118 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 28 free throws a game; Banchero at 23 and Fra. Wagner at 22 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Portland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 124, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 29 free throws a game; Avdija at 27 and Sharpe at 20 a game. Without Henderson (9 straight), Love (2 straight), Thybulle (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 110 a night to Portland's 124. Call it Orlando 120, Portland 117, Portland keeping it close.
11/12 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 43 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 24 and Towns at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 30 free throws a game; Banchero at 24 and Fra. Wagner at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 43 percent from three to Orlando's 33 and the line, where Orlando takes 30 free throws a game to New York's 19. Call it New York 120, Orlando 113.
11/14 vs BKN — 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 116 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 33 free throws a game; Fra. Wagner at 22 and Banchero at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 121, shooting 41 percent and 33 from three, 31 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 26 and Claxton at 17 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Thomas (3 straight), Traore (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Orlando has been plus-6 a night and Brooklyn minus-12 and the defense, Orlando allowing 113 a night to Brooklyn's 121. Call it Orlando 121, Brooklyn 110, Orlando by 11.
10/31 @ PHI 109-108 — BOS notes
BOS won 109-108. BOS shot 44% (44 of 101) to PHI's 47%, 14 of 45 from three, and got to the line 12 times to PHI's 29. BOS turned it over 9 times to PHI's 18. Brown led with 32 (13 of 19, 4 of 7 from three); Simons added 19, White 15. The hinge was Q1, 38-25: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 24. Simons was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
11/01 vs HOU 101-128 — BOS notes
BOS lost 101-128. BOS took 26 more shots (103 to 77), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 39% to HOU's 55%, 14 of 44 from three, and got to the line just 7 times against 25 fouls committed. BOS turned it over 10 times to HOU's 18. The glass went 36-53 against them. Scheierman led with 17 (6 of 7, 4 of 5 from three); Pritchard added 14, Brown 12. Q4 was theirs, 29-31, but the other 3 periods went 97-72 against them. Brown's -20 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/03 vs UTA 103-105 — BOS notes
BOS lost 103-105. BOS shot 42% (37 of 89) to UTA's 45%, 11 of 51 from three. BOS turned it over 10 times to UTA's 18. The glass went 36-55 against them. Brown led with 36 (13 of 28, 0 of 9 from three, 10 of 11 at the line); Pritchard added 18, Simons 15. Q2 was theirs, 21-15, but the other 3 periods went 90-82 against them. They led by as many as 14.
11/05 vs WAS 136-107 — BOS notes
BOS won 136-107. BOS shot 55% (52 of 95) to WAS's 49%, 16 of 41 from three, and got to the line 21 times to WAS's 27. BOS turned it over 5 times to WAS's 19. Brown led with 35 (13 of 21, 2 of 4 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Minott added 21, Simons 18. The hinge was Q2, 44-23: BOS came in trailing by 11 and left it ahead by 10, and the lead reached 33. Pritchard was the night's best plus/minus at +36.
11/07 @ ORL 110-123 — BOS notes
BOS lost 110-123. BOS took 13 more shots (95 to 82), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 45% to ORL's 50%, 13 of 37 from three, and got to the line 16 times to ORL's 31. Brown led with 32 (15 of 28, 1 of 6 from three); Pritchard added 27, White 16. Q2 was theirs, 26-21, the deficit cut from 13 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 102-84 against them. Brown's -21 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/09 @ ORL — 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 120 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 30 free throws a game; Fra. Wagner at 23 and Banchero at 22 a game. One day's rest. Boston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 16 free throws a game; Brown at 29 and Pritchard at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 30 free throws a game to Boston's 16 and the glass, where Orlando has been plus-3 a night and Boston minus-6. Call it Orlando 117, Boston 112.
11/11 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Maxey at 31 and Oubre Jr. at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Barlow (8 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brown at 28 and Pritchard at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Scheierman (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Philadelphia has been plus-5 a night and Boston minus-7 and the turnovers, Philadelphia giving it away 16 times a game to Boston's 11. Call it Philadelphia 118, Boston 114, Boston keeping it close.
11/12 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 109, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brown at 31 and Simons at 17 a game. Without Scheierman (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Memphis comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 118, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 17 and Morant at 17 a game. Without Small (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Memphis giving it away 17 times a game to Boston's 11 and the defense, Boston allowing 109 a night to Memphis's 118. Call it Boston 117, Memphis 109.
11/16 vs LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 107, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brown at 27 and White at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. 3 days' rest. The Clippers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 118, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Harden at 28 and Zubac at 20 a game. They have lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Leonard (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-5 a night and the Clippers minus-6 and the defense, Boston allowing 107 a night to the Clippers' 118. Call it Boston 118, the Clippers 108, Boston by 10.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ORLAB A. Black
DB D. Bane
FW F. Wagner
GB G. Bitadze
JI J. Isaac
JS J. Suggs
PB P. Banchero
TJ T. Jones
TD T. da Silva
WC W. Carter Jr.
BOSAS A. Simons
DW D. White
GO Gonzalez
HG H. González
JB J. Brown
JM J. Minott
JW J. Walsh
LG L. Garza
NQ N. Queta
PP P. Pritchard
SH S. Hauser
ORL/BOS 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 Desmond Bane power the Magic to a 123-110 win over the Celtics
ORLANDO, Fla. -- — Franz Wagner scored 27 points, Desmond Bane added 22 points and seven assists and the Orlando Magic beat the Boston Celtics 123-110 Friday night in their NBA Cup opener.
Jaylen Brown scored 32 points for the Celtics. Payton Pritchard added 27 points and Derrick White had 16 points and 10 assists.
The Celtics and Magic are grouped with Brooklyn, Detroit and Philadelphia in East Group B of the NBA's in-season tournament. It was their first meeting since the Celtics eliminated the Magic in five games in a first-round playoff series in April.
Paolo Banchero finished with 15 points and nine rebounds for the Magic.
Wagner, Tristan da Silva and Anthony Black hit 3-pointers as part of a 20-2 run that gave Orlando a 16-point lead in the first quarter, the Magic's largest advantage of the game.
The Celtics rallied to tie the game in the second half and led 96-95 when Brown hit his final jumper midway through the fourth quarter.
Wagner, Bane and Wendell Carter Jr . (18 points, five rebounds) countered with 3-pointers in a 17-4 run that put the game away.
Brown scored 14 straight points for Boston before going to the bench for a six-minute break with 2:20 remaining in the third quarter.
Anfernee Simons scored all 11 of his points early in the final period to help Boston stay in it until the final minutes.
Orlando shot 50% overall and made 17 of 36 (47.2%) 3-pointers. Boston shot 13 for 37 (35.1%) from distance.
Up next The Celtics face the Magic again on Sunday in Orlando.