Game ID: 22501107
Atlanta Hawks @ Orlando Magic
Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
Kia Center, Orlando, FL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ORL 28 26 22 25 101ATL 25 47 30 28 130
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 3/24 · 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)
ORL availability going into 3/26 · 1 day's restOUT Fra. Wagner missed 19 since 2/19, out tonight
OUT Black missed 10 since 3/08, out tonight
OUT Suggs missed 2 since 3/23, returns tonight: 34 min (120% of 28)
BACK Mor. Wagner back 3/24 after 2, 5 min since (43% of 12)
NEW Cain 13 to 21 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 3/29 · 2 days' restOUT Fra. Wagner missed 20 since 2/19, out tonight
OUT Black missed 11 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Suggs back 3/26 after 2, 34 min since (120% of 28)
BACK Mor. Wagner back 3/24 after 2, 5 min since (43% of 12)
NEW da Silva 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Cain 13 to 24 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Fra. Wagner missed 21 since 2/19, out tonight
OUT Black missed 12 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Suggs back 3/26 after 2, 30 min since (105% of 28)
BACK Mor. Wagner back 3/24 after 2, 7 min since (63% of 12)
NEW da Silva 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Cain 13 to 22 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/01 · back-to-backOUT Fra. Wagner missed 22 since 2/19, returns tonight: 20 min (66% of 30)
OUT Black missed 13 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Suggs back 3/26 after 2, 33 min since (115% of 28)
BACK Mor. Wagner back 3/24 after 2, 6 min since (56% of 12)
NEW da Silva 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Cain 13 to 21 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Black missed 14 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Fra. Wagner back 4/01 after 22, 20 min since (66% of 30)
BACK Suggs back 3/26 after 2, 31 min since (109% of 28)
BACK Mor. Wagner back 3/24 after 2, 7 min since (58% of 12)
NEW Cain 13 to 22 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's restOUT Black missed 15 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Fra. Wagner back 4/01 after 22, 18 min since (61% of 30)
BACK Suggs back 3/26 after 2, 31 min since (109% of 28)
NEW Cain 13 to 20 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/06 · back-to-backOUT Black missed 16 since 3/08, returns tonight: 16 min (53% of 29)
OUT Mor. Wagner missed 2 since 4/03, returns tonight: 4 min (30% of 12)
BACK Fra. Wagner back 4/01 after 22, 19 min since (63% of 30)
NEW Cain 13 to 21 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/08 · 1 day's restOUT Howard missed 2 since 4/05, out tonight
BACK Fra. Wagner back 4/01 after 22, 19 min since (63% of 30)
BACK Black back 4/06 after 16, 16 min since (53% of 29)
BACK Mor. Wagner back 4/06 after 2, 4 min since (30% of 12)
NEW Cain 13 to 21 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 3/25 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 2 since 3/21, returns tonight: 42 min (119% of 35)
OUT Dennis missed 5 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Newell missed 11 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Koloko back 3/23 after 4, 7 min since (59% of 11)
ATL availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Dennis missed 6 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Newell missed 12 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Johnson back 3/25 after 2, 42 min since (119% of 35)
BACK Koloko back 3/23 after 4, 7 min since (59% of 11)
ATL availability going into 3/28 · back-to-backOUT Dennis missed 7 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Koloko missed 2 since 3/25, returns tonight: 11 min (99% of 11)
OUT Newell missed 13 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Johnson back 3/25 after 2, 39 min since (112% of 35)
ATL availability going into 3/30 · 1 day's restOUT Dennis missed 8 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Newell missed 14 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Johnson back 3/25 after 2, 39 min since (109% of 35)
BACK Koloko back 3/23 after 4, 9 min since (79% of 11)
NEW Landale 19 to 25 min over the last 4
ATL availability going into 4/01 · 1 day's restOUT Dennis missed 9 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Newell missed 15 since 3/01, returns tonight: 3 min (25% of 11)
BACK Johnson back 3/25 after 2, 38 min since (108% of 35)
BACK Koloko back 3/23 after 4, 9 min since (79% of 11)
NEW Landale 19 to 28 min over the last 3
ATL availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Kispert missed 2 since 3/30, returns tonight: 15 min (87% of 17)
OUT Dennis missed 10 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Koloko missed 2 since 3/30, returns tonight: 4 min (36% of 11)
BACK Johnson back 3/25 after 2, 37 min since (105% of 35)
BACK Newell back 4/01 after 15, 3 min since (25% of 11)
NEW Landale 19 to 26 min over the last 3
ATL availability going into 4/06 · 2 days' restOUT Dennis missed 11 since 3/16, out tonight
BACK Kispert back 4/03 after 2, 15 min since (87% of 17)
BACK Koloko back 3/28 after 2, 8 min since (68% of 11)
BACK Newell back 4/01 after 15, 4 min since (36% of 11)
ATL availability going into 4/08 · 1 day's restOUT Dennis missed 12 since 3/16, out tonight
BACK Kispert back 4/03 after 2, 15 min since (87% of 17)
BACK Koloko back 3/28 after 2, 8 min since (68% of 11)
BACK Newell back 4/01 after 15, 4 min since (36% of 11)
ATL availability going into 4/10 · 1 day's restOUT Dennis missed 13 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Koloko missed 2 since 4/06, out tonight
OUT Newell missed 2 since 4/06, returns tonight: 8 min (72% of 11)
BACK Kispert back 4/03 after 2, 11 min since (64% of 17)
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 116 a night and allowing 126, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 31 free throws a game; Banchero at 27 and Bane at 19 a game. Without Fra. Wagner (22 straight), Black (13 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Johnson at 26 and Alexander-Walker at 22 a game. One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Atlanta allowing 112 a night to Orlando's 126 and the line, where Orlando takes 31 free throws a game to Atlanta's 21. Call it Atlanta 120, Orlando 115.
3/24 @ CLE 131-136 — ORL notes
ORL lost 131-136. ORL shot 49% (41 of 84) to CLE's 60%, 14 of 39 from three, and went to the line 38 times to CLE's 29 — 35 points from the stripe to their 26. Banchero led with 36 (10 of 19, 3 of 7 from three, 13 of 15 at the line); da Silva added 18, Bane 17. Q1 was theirs, 39-32, but the other 3 periods went 104-92 against them. Howard's -13 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/26 vs SAC 121-117 — ORL notes
ORL won 121-117. ORL shot 54% (40 of 74) to SAC's 51%, 13 of 27 from three, and went to the line 32 times to SAC's 16 — 28 points from the stripe to their 13. Banchero led with 30 (11 of 22, 1 of 4 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Bane added 23, da Silva 18. The hinge was Q1, 39-30: from level to 9 ahead. Bane was the night's best plus/minus at +8.
3/29 @ TOR 87-139 — ORL notes
ORL lost 87-139. ORL shot 38% (31 of 82) to TOR's 57%, 9 of 38 from three. ORL turned it over 27 times to TOR's 10, and TOR turned those into 20 steals. Bane led with 17 (5 of 10, 2 of 4 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Suggs added 13, da Silva 12. Q4 was theirs, 19-26, but the other 3 periods went 113-68 against them. Carter's -32 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/31 vs PHX 115-111 — ORL notes
ORL won 115-111. ORL shot 44% (35 of 79) to PHX's 40%, 10 of 29 from three, and went to the line 41 times to PHX's 35 — 35 points from the stripe to their 27. ORL turned it over 25 times to PHX's 20, and PHX turned those into 9 steals. Bane led with 21 (6 of 16, 2 of 6 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Suggs added 20, Banchero 19. The hinge was Q1, 28-21: from level to 7 ahead, and the lead reached 16. Suggs was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
4/01 vs ATL 101-130 — ORL notes
ORL lost 101-130. ORL shot 40% (35 of 88) to ATL's 51%, 6 of 32 from three. The glass went 37-51 against them. Cain led with 17 (5 of 9, 2 of 6 from three); Bane added 14, Carter Jr. 14. Q1 was theirs, 28-25, but the other 3 periods went 105-73 against them. Cain's -19 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/03 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 124, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 29 free throws a game; Flagg at 23 and Marshall at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Washington (2 straight), Marshall (2 straight), Bagley III (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 127, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 32 free throws a game; Banchero at 21 and Bane at 18 a game. Without Black (14 straight). One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Orlando has been minus-2 a night and Dallas minus-9 and the turnovers, Orlando giving it away 18 times a game to Dallas's 14. Call it Dallas 118, Orlando 116, Orlando keeping it close.
4/05 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 123, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Bey at 18 and Williamson at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Oduro (2 straight), Poole (2 straight), McGowens (12 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 125, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 32 free throws a game; Bane at 20 and Banchero at 16 a game. Without Black (15 straight). One day's rest.
So: New Orleans wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Orlando giving it away 20 times a game to New Orleans's 14 and the line, where Orlando takes 32 free throws a game to New Orleans's 25. Call it New Orleans 117, Orlando 116, Orlando keeping it close.
4/06 vs DET — 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 111 a night and allowing 123, shooting 44 percent and 29 from three, 33 free throws a game; Bane at 21 and Carter Jr. at 15 a game. Without Black (16 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 104, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 25 free throws a game; Duren at 20 and Jenkins at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Cunningham (10 straight), Stewart (12 straight). One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Detroit allowing 104 a night to Orlando's 123 and the arc, Detroit at 42 percent from three to Orlando's 29. Call it Detroit 117, Orlando 110.
4/08 vs MIN — 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 118 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 37 free throws a game; Bane at 23 and Banchero at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Randle at 23 and Dosunmu at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Edwards (2 straight), McDaniels (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 37 free throws a game to Minnesota's 19 and the glass, where Orlando has been plus-1 a night and Minnesota minus-4. Call it Orlando 116, Minnesota 113, Minnesota keeping it close.
3/25 @ DET 130-129 — ATL notes
ATL won 130-129 in 1 overtime. ATL shot 48% (50 of 105) to DET's 51%, 18 of 52 from three. ATL turned it over 20 times to DET's 14, and DET turned those into 12 steals. Johnson led with 27 (9 of 18, 2 of 6 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); McCollum added 27, Alexander-Walker 21. The hinge was Q2, 36-26: a lead of 8 became 18, and the lead reached 21.
3/27 @ BOS 102-109 — ATL notes
ATL lost 102-109. ATL shot 39% (34 of 87) to BOS's 47%, 15 of 42 from three. ATL turned it over 4 times to BOS's 15. The glass went 35-52 against them. Johnson led with 29 (9 of 21, 5 of 11 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); McCollum added 21, Alexander-Walker 20. Q1 was theirs, 29-26, but the other 3 periods went 83-73 against them. They led by as many as 16. Risacher's -17 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/28 vs SAC 123-113 — ATL notes
ATL won 123-113. ATL shot 51% (45 of 89) to SAC's 48%, 16 of 41 from three, and went to the line 22 times to SAC's 13 — 17 points from the stripe to their 11. Alexander-Walker led with 27 (7 of 14, 4 of 9 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Johnson added 26, McCollum 22. The hinge was Q2, 39-24: ATL came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 12, and the lead reached 16. Johnson was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
3/30 vs BOS 112-102 — ATL notes
ATL won 112-102. ATL shot 47% (43 of 92) to BOS's 41%, 15 of 38 from three, and got to the line 15 times to BOS's 26. Okongwu led with 20 (7 of 14, 4 of 10 from three); Johnson added 20, Daniels 18. The hinge was Q3, 36-22: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 21. Kuminga was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
4/01 @ ORL 130-101 — ATL notes
ATL won 130-101. ATL shot 51% (47 of 92) to ORL's 40%, 15 of 37 from three. The glass went 51-37 for them. Alexander-Walker led with 32 (11 of 16, 5 of 9 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Johnson added 18, Okongwu 16. The hinge was Q2, 47-26: ATL came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 18, and the lead reached 31. Alexander-Walker was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
4/03 @ 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 101 a night and allowing 115, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 22 free throws a game; Williams at 15 and Minott at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Wolf (5 straight), Sharpe (12 straight). 2 days' rest. Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Johnson at 24 and Alexander-Walker at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Kispert (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been minus-0 a night and Brooklyn minus-12 and the arc, Atlanta at 38 percent from three to Brooklyn's 31. Call it Atlanta 116, Brooklyn 110.
4/06 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 106, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 22 free throws a game; Alexander-Walker at 23 and Johnson at 22 a game. That is 4 straight wins. 2 days' rest. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 22 and Anunoby at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-7 a night and Atlanta plus-0. Call it Atlanta 116, New York 112, New York keeping it close.
4/08 @ 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 122 a night and allowing 117, shooting 52 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Mitchell at 27 and Harden at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Tyson (9 straight), Wade (7 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 106, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 21 free throws a game; Alexander-Walker at 27 and Johnson at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Atlanta at 42 percent from three to Cleveland's 34 and the defense, Atlanta allowing 106 a night to Cleveland's 117. Call it Cleveland 118, Atlanta 117, Atlanta keeping it close.
4/10 vs CLE — 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 121 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 20 free throws a game; Alexander-Walker at 26 and Johnson at 18 a game. One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 118, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 27 free throws a game; Mitchell at 26 and Harden at 21 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Tyson (10 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the defense, Atlanta allowing 108 a night to Cleveland's 118 and the line, where Cleveland takes 27 free throws a game to Atlanta's 20. Call it Atlanta 119, Cleveland 116, Cleveland keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ORLDB D. Bane
FW F. Wagner
GB G. Bitadze
JC J. Cain
JC J. Carter
JH J. Howard
JR J. Richardson
JS J. Suggs
MW M. Wagner
NP N. Penda
PB P. Banchero
TD T. da Silva
WC W. Carter Jr.
ATLAN A. Newell
BH B. Hield
CH C. Houstan
CM C. McCollum
DD D. Daniels
GV G. Vincent
JJ J. Johnson
JK J. Kuminga
JL J. Landale
KW K. Wallace
MG M. Gueye
NA N. Alexander-Walker
OO O. Okongwu
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
Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 32 points, Jalen Johnson added 18 points and 14 rebounds, and the Atlanta Hawks routed the Orlando Magic 130-101 on Wednesday night for their 17th victory in their last 19 games.
Dyson Daniels had 15 points and 13 rebounds for the Hawks, who shot 51% for the game and had a 52-36 rebound advantage. Johnson came two assists short of his 14th triple-double of the season.
The Hawks swept the season series against the Magic 4-0 and how have a 3 1/2 game lead over Orlando in the Southeast Division with five games remaining — six for Orlando.
Jamal Cain led the Magic with 17 points off the bench. Desmond Bane and Wendell Carter Jr . added 14 points each.
Magic forward Franz Wagner scored 12 points in 20 minutes in his first game since Feb. 11. Wagner, who averaged 23.4 points on 55% shooting in the Magic’s first 23 games, has missed 47 of the last 52 games with a high ankle sprain.
The Hawks blew the game open with a 47-point second quarter in which they made 17 of 24 shots. Jonathan Kuminga 's 3-pointer broke a 32-32 tie early in the quarter and Atlanta led the rest of the game, stretching the margin to 31 early in the second half.
Alexander-Walker scored 17 points in the period, and he was one of six players to score during a four-minute stretch in which Orlando went scoreless.
With 7:30 remaining in the game and the Hawks up 110-89, Magic center Goga Bitadze drew a flagrant foul 2 (and automatic ejection) for pulling Hawks center Jock Landale down by the shoulder. Daniels was given a technical foul for confronting Bitadze after the takedown.