Game ID: 22500992
Oklahoma City Thunder @ Orlando Magic
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
Kia Center, Orlando, FL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ORL 22 28 29 29 108OKC 26 25 34 28 113
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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 3/11 · 2 days' restOUT Fra. Wagner missed 10 since 2/19, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 3 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Isaac missed 3 since 3/05, out tonight
BACK Black back 3/05 after 2, 13 min since (44% of 29)
BACK Bitadze back 3/03 after 4, 11 min since (75% of 15)
BACK Cain back 3/03 after 5, 5 min since (41% of 13)
BACK Penda back 3/03 after 4, 19 min since (151% of 13)
NEW da Silva 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Carter 19 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Howard 12 to 19 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 3/12 · back-to-backOUT Fra. Wagner missed 11 since 2/19, out tonight
OUT Black missed 2 since 3/08, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 4 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Isaac missed 4 since 3/05, returns tonight: 1 min (14% of 10)
BACK Bitadze back 3/03 after 4, 11 min since (75% of 15)
BACK Cain back 3/03 after 5, 5 min since (41% of 13)
BACK Penda back 3/03 after 4, 18 min since (138% of 13)
NEW Howard 12 to 22 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 3/14 · 1 day's restOUT Fra. Wagner missed 12 since 2/19, out tonight
OUT Black missed 3 since 3/08, out tonight
OUT Cain missed 2 since 3/11, returns tonight: 18 min (140% of 13)
OUT Richardson missed 5 since 3/05, out tonight
BACK Isaac back 3/12 after 4, 1 min since (14% of 10)
NEW da Silva 24 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Howard 12 to 23 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 3/16 · 1 day's restOUT Fra. Wagner missed 13 since 2/19, out tonight
OUT Black missed 4 since 3/08, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 6 since 3/05, returns tonight: 6 min (52% of 11)
BACK Cain back 3/14 after 2, 18 min since (140% of 13)
BACK Isaac back 3/12 after 4, 1 min since (14% of 10)
NEW da Silva 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Howard 12 to 23 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 3/17 · back-to-backOUT Fra. Wagner missed 14 since 2/19, out tonight
OUT Black missed 5 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Cain back 3/14 after 2, 16 min since (123% of 13)
BACK Richardson back 3/16 after 6, 6 min since (52% of 11)
BACK Isaac back 3/12 after 4, 1 min since (14% of 10)
NEW da Silva 24 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Howard 12 to 22 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 3/19 · 1 day's restOUT Fra. Wagner missed 15 since 2/19, out tonight
OUT Black missed 6 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Cain back 3/14 after 2, 14 min since (108% of 13)
BACK Richardson back 3/16 after 6, 6 min since (52% of 11)
BACK Isaac back 3/12 after 4, 1 min since (14% of 10)
NEW da Silva 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Howard 12 to 20 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 3/21 · 1 day's restOUT Fra. Wagner missed 16 since 2/19, out tonight
OUT Black missed 7 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Cain back 3/14 after 2, 15 min since (116% of 13)
BACK Richardson back 3/16 after 6, 6 min since (61% of 11)
BACK Isaac back 3/12 after 4, 1 min since (14% of 10)
NEW da Silva 24 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Howard 12 to 18 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 3/23 · 1 day's restOUT Fra. Wagner missed 17 since 2/19, out tonight
OUT Black missed 8 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Cain back 3/14 after 2, 17 min since (127% of 13)
BACK Richardson back 3/16 after 6, 6 min since (61% of 11)
ORL availability going into 3/24 · back-to-backOUT Fra. Wagner missed 18 since 2/19, out tonight
OUT Black missed 9 since 3/08, out tonight
OUT Mor. Wagner missed 2 since 3/21, returns tonight: 5 min (43% of 12)
BACK Richardson back 3/16 after 6, 10 min since (99% of 11)
OKC availability going into 3/07 · 2 days' restOUT Jal. Williams missed 9 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 19 since 1/23, out tonight
OUT Sandfort missed 2 since 3/03, out tonight
OUT Carlson missed 4 since 2/27, out tonight
BACK Gilgeous-Alexande back 2/27 after 9, 34 min since (102% of 34)
NEW J. Williams 19 to 26 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 3/09 · 1 day's restOUT Jal. Williams missed 10 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 20 since 1/23, returns tonight: 29 min (112% of 26)
OUT Sandfort missed 3 since 3/03, out tonight
OUT Carlson missed 5 since 2/27, out tonight
BACK Gilgeous-Alexande back 2/27 after 9, 34 min since (102% of 34)
NEW Joe 20 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW J. Williams 19 to 26 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 3/12 · 2 days' restOUT Holmgren missed 2 since 3/07, returns tonight: 28 min (98% of 29)
OUT Jal. Williams missed 11 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Hartenstein missed 2 since 3/07, out tonight
OUT Caruso missed 2 since 3/07, returns tonight: 23 min (118% of 19)
OUT Sandfort missed 4 since 3/03, out tonight
OUT Carlson missed 6 since 2/27, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 3/09 after 20, 29 min since (112% of 26)
NEW Joe 20 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW J. Williams 19 to 28 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 3/15 · 2 days' restOUT Jal. Williams missed 12 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Hartenstein missed 3 since 3/07, returns tonight: 21 min (85% of 24)
OUT Sandfort missed 5 since 3/03, out tonight
OUT Carlson missed 7 since 2/27, out tonight
BACK Holmgren back 3/12 after 2, 28 min since (98% of 29)
BACK Mitchell back 3/09 after 20, 30 min since (113% of 26)
BACK Caruso back 3/12 after 2, 23 min since (118% of 19)
NEW Joe 20 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW J. Williams 19 to 29 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 3/17 · 1 day's restOUT Jal. Williams missed 13 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Sandfort missed 6 since 3/03, out tonight
OUT K. Williams missed 2 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Carlson missed 8 since 2/27, out tonight
BACK Holmgren back 3/12 after 2, 30 min since (104% of 29)
BACK Mitchell back 3/09 after 20, 29 min since (110% of 26)
BACK Hartenstein back 3/15 after 3, 21 min since (85% of 24)
BACK Caruso back 3/12 after 2, 22 min since (116% of 19)
NEW Joe 20 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW J. Williams 19 to 26 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 3/18 · back-to-backOUT Jal. Williams missed 14 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Sandfort missed 7 since 3/03, returns tonight: 5 min (30% of 16)
OUT K. Williams missed 3 since 3/12, returns tonight: 21 min (151% of 14)
OUT Carlson missed 9 since 2/27, out tonight
BACK Holmgren back 3/12 after 2, 31 min since (107% of 29)
BACK Mitchell back 3/09 after 20, 29 min since (109% of 26)
BACK Hartenstein back 3/15 after 3, 18 min since (77% of 24)
BACK Caruso back 3/12 after 2, 23 min since (118% of 19)
NEW J. Williams 19 to 26 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 3/21 · 2 days' restOUT Jal. Williams missed 15 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Carlson missed 10 since 2/27, out tonight
BACK Holmgren back 3/12 after 2, 29 min since (99% of 29)
BACK Mitchell back 3/09 after 20, 28 min since (105% of 26)
BACK Hartenstein back 3/15 after 3, 18 min since (77% of 24)
BACK Caruso back 3/12 after 2, 18 min since (94% of 19)
BACK Sandfort back 3/18 after 7, 5 min since (30% of 16)
BACK K. Williams back 3/18 after 3, 21 min since (151% of 14)
OKC availability going into 3/23 · 1 day's restOUT Jal. Williams missed 16 since 2/12, returns tonight: 20 min (75% of 27)
OUT Dort missed 2 since 3/18, returns tonight: 22 min (85% of 26)
OUT Carlson missed 11 since 2/27, returns tonight: 2 min (16% of 12)
BACK Holmgren back 3/12 after 2, 29 min since (98% of 29)
BACK Hartenstein back 3/15 after 3, 21 min since (86% of 24)
BACK Caruso back 3/12 after 2, 19 min since (96% of 19)
BACK Sandfort back 3/18 after 7, 5 min since (30% of 16)
BACK K. Williams back 3/18 after 3, 17 min since (125% of 14)
OKC availability going into 3/25 · 1 day's restOUT Sandfort missed 2 since 3/21, out tonight
BACK Jal. Williams back 3/23 after 16, 20 min since (75% of 27)
BACK Dort back 3/23 after 2, 22 min since (85% of 26)
BACK Hartenstein back 3/15 after 3, 21 min since (87% of 24)
BACK K. Williams back 3/18 after 3, 12 min since (87% of 14)
BACK Carlson back 3/23 after 11, 2 min since (16% of 12)
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 125 a night and allowing 117, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 31 free throws a game; Banchero at 24 and Bane at 23 a game. Without Fra. Wagner (14 straight), Black (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 106, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 29 and Holmgren at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Jal. Williams (13 straight), Sandfort (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Orlando has been plus-4 a night and OKC minus-8 and the line, where Orlando takes 31 free throws a game to OKC's 21. Call it OKC 115, Orlando 114, Orlando keeping it close.
3/11 vs CLE 128-122 — ORL notes
ORL won 128-122. ORL shot 52% (44 of 85) to CLE's 49%, 12 of 35 from three, and went to the line 37 times to CLE's 26 — 28 points from the stripe to their 17. Bane led with 35 (12 of 19, 2 of 3 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Banchero added 25, da Silva 23. The hinge was Q3, 34-27: from level to 7 ahead. Banchero was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
3/12 vs WAS 136-131 — ORL notes
ORL won 136-131 in 1 overtime. ORL shot 47% (47 of 100) to WAS's 46%, 15 of 34 from three, and went to the line 34 times to WAS's 24 — 27 points from the stripe to their 21. Suggs led with 28 (10 of 17, 3 of 8 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); da Silva added 26, Bane 22. The hinge was Q1, 36-26: from level to 10 ahead, and the lead reached 19. Bane was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
3/14 @ MIA 121-117 — ORL notes
ORL won 121-117. ORL shot 49% (44 of 89) to MIA's 47%, 10 of 32 from three. ORL turned it over 19 times to MIA's 10, and MIA turned those into 13 steals. The glass went 49-32 for them. Banchero led with 27 (8 of 14, 1 of 3 from three, 10 of 10 at the line); Bane added 21, Carter Jr. 15. The hinge was Q1, 41-27: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 22.
3/16 @ ATL 112-124 — ORL notes
ORL lost 112-124. ORL shot 42% (40 of 95) to ATL's 46%, 14 of 43 from three, and got to the line 23 times to ATL's 29. The glass went 40-54 against them. Banchero led with 18 (3 of 13, 11 of 16 at the line); Bane added 18, Carter Jr. 17. Q4 was theirs, 29-20, the deficit cut from 21 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 104-83 against them. Bane's -24 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/17 vs OKC 108-113 — ORL notes
ORL lost 108-113. ORL shot 40% (37 of 93) to OKC's 44%, 17 of 50 from three, and got to the line 20 times to OKC's 27. The glass went 41-53 against them. Banchero led with 32 (12 of 21, 3 of 6 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Bane added 16, Suggs 14. Q2 was theirs, 28-25, the deficit cut from 4 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 88-80 against them. Wagner's -28 in 13 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/19 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 108, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Ball at 23 and Knueppel at 19 a game. Without Salaün (7 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 121, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 28 free throws a game; Banchero at 24 and Bane at 22 a game. Without Fra. Wagner (15 straight), Black (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Charlotte wins, and the game turns on the defense, Charlotte allowing 108 a night to Orlando's 121 and the line, where Orlando takes 28 free throws a game to Charlotte's 19. Call it Charlotte 117, Orlando 113, Orlando keeping it close.
3/21 vs LAL — 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 118 a night and allowing 123, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Banchero at 23 and Bane at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Fra. Wagner (16 straight), Black (7 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 5-0 over their last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 118, shooting 53 percent and 39 from three, 28 free throws a game; Dončić at 43 and Reaves at 22 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Vanderbilt (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Orlando 119, the Lakers 118, the Lakers keeping it close.
3/23 vs IND — 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 111 a night and allowing 118, shooting 43 percent and 32 from three, 22 free throws a game; Banchero at 23 and Bane at 18 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Fra. Wagner (17 straight), Black (8 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 126, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 16 free throws a game; Walker at 16 and Nesmith at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Thompson (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the arc, Indiana at 42 percent from three to Orlando's 32 and the glass, where Orlando has been minus-4 a night and Indiana minus-11. Call it Orlando 120, Indiana 112.
3/24 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 113, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Mitchell at 24 and Mobley at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Allen (8 straight), Porter Jr. (4 straight). 2 days' rest. Orlando comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 120, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Banchero at 25 and Bane at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Fra. Wagner (18 straight), Black (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-6 a night and Orlando minus-7 and the defense, Cleveland allowing 113 a night to Orlando's 120. Call it Cleveland 121, Orlando 112.
3/07 vs GSW 104-97 — OKC notes
OKC won 104-97. OKC shot 42% (33 of 78) to GSW's 41%, 15 of 42 from three, and went to the line 24 times to GSW's 18 — 23 points from the stripe to their 11. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 27 (6 of 15, 1 of 4 from three, 14 of 15 at the line); Joe added 18, K. Williams 13. The hinge was Q2, 33-26: a lead of 6 became 13. Barnhizer was the night's best plus/minus at +9.
3/09 vs DEN 129-126 — OKC notes
OKC won 129-126. OKC shot 51% (47 of 93) to DEN's 46%, 19 of 47 from three, and got to the line 21 times to DEN's 29. The glass went 37-56 against them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 35 (14 of 21, 3 of 7 from three); J. Williams added 29, Mitchell 24. The hinge was Q2, 29-20: OKC came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 6. McCain was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
3/12 vs BOS 104-102 — OKC notes
OKC won 104-102. OKC shot 48% (40 of 84) to BOS's 40%, 11 of 44 from three. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 35 (13 of 18, 2 of 5 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Mitchell added 15, Holmgren 14. The hinge was Q4, 24-19: OKC came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 2. OKC trailed 56-59 at the half and won the second half 48-43.
3/15 vs MIN 116-103 — OKC notes
OKC won 116-103. OKC shot 42% (42 of 101) to MIN's 47%, 15 of 40 from three. OKC turned it over 7 times to MIN's 22. Holmgren led with 21 (9 of 13, 1 of 4 from three); Gilgeous-Alexander added 20, Joe 20. The hinge was Q3, 33-23: OKC came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 4, and the lead reached 18. OKC trailed 47-53 at the half and won the second half 69-50. Holmgren was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
3/17 @ ORL 113-108 — OKC notes
OKC won 113-108. OKC shot 44% (40 of 90) to ORL's 40%, 9 of 29 from three, and went to the line 27 times to ORL's 20 — 24 points from the stripe to their 17. The glass went 53-41 for them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 40 (14 of 27, 3 of 5 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); Holmgren added 20, Mitchell 16. The hinge was Q3, 34-29: a lead of 1 became 6, and the lead reached 18.
3/18 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 116, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Minott at 16 and Wolf at 12 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Sharpe (4 straight), Wilson (2 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 107, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Holmgren at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Jal. Williams (14 straight), Sandfort (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Brooklyn giving it away 18 times a game to OKC's 9 and the defense, OKC allowing 107 a night to Brooklyn's 116. Call it OKC 114, Brooklyn 108.
3/21 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 124, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Coulibaly at 21 and Young at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Reese (2 straight), George (9 straight), Black (4 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 106, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 30 and Holmgren at 16 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Jal. Williams (15 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 106 a night to Washington's 124 and the glass, where OKC has been minus-2 a night and Washington minus-12. Call it OKC 119, Washington 111.
3/23 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 27 from three, 23 free throws a game; Grimes at 25 and Edgecombe at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Maxey (8 straight), George (24 straight), Embiid (12 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 103, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Holmgren at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Jal. Williams (16 straight), Dort (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 34 percent from three to Philadelphia's 27 and the defense, OKC allowing 103 a night to Philadelphia's 112. Call it OKC 114, Philadelphia 112, Philadelphia keeping it close.
3/25 @ 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 112 a night and allowing 105, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Brown at 30 and Tatum at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Vučević (8 straight), Walsh (5 straight). 2 days' rest. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 103, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 28 and Holmgren at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Sandfort (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 38 percent from three to Boston's 32. Call it OKC 112, Boston 110, Boston keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ORLDB D. Bane
GB G. Bitadze
JC J. Cain
JC J. Carter
JH J. Howard
JS J. Suggs
MW M. Wagner
NP N. Penda
PB P. Banchero
TD T. da Silva
WC W. Carter Jr.
OKCAC A. Caruso
AM A. Mitchell
AW A. Wiggins
CH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
IH I. Hartenstein
IJ I. Joe
JM J. McCain
JW J. Williams
LD L. Dort
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
ORL/OKC 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
Gilgeous-Alexander scores 40 in Thunder's 10th straight win, 113-108 over Magic
ORLANDO, Fla. -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Orlando Magic 113-108 Tuesday night for their 10th straight win.
Chet Holmgren added 20 points and 12 rebounds for the Thunder and Ajay Mitchell had 16 points, five of them during a mid-fourth quarter run that put the Thunder ahead to stay.
Paolo Banchero had 32 points, 10 rebounds and five assists for Orlando. Jalen Suggs added 14 points for the Magic, who lost on a second straight night after a seven-game win streak of their own.
Gilgeous-Alexander's record 129th game scoring 20 or more points was accomplished on 14 for 27 shooting and 9 of 11 free throws. He hit 3 of 5 3-point shots, the final one giving the Thunder a 102-96 lead with 3:11 remaining.
His streak of 20-plus point road games, also an NBA record, reached 61 games.
Holmgren scored on three dunks and a midrange jumper while Oklahoma City opened the second quarter on a 19-5 spurt to lead 45-27, the largest lead of the game.
Jevon Carter started Orlando's response with back-to-back 3-pointers, and Banchero opened the third quarter with a scoring burst to put the Magic up by seven points.
Gilgeous-Alexander was on the bench when Mitchell scored inside to lift the Thunder to a 91-90 lead with 8:05 left. He followed with a three-point play and Isaiah Joe added a 3-pointer.
Center Isaiah Hartenstein played his third straight scoreless game for the Thunder, finishing with seven rebounds and eight assists in 16 minutes.
Up next Thunder: Play at Brooklyn on Wednesday night.