Game ID: 22500811
Orlando Magic @ Phoenix Suns
Saturday, February 21, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET
Mortgage Matchup Center, Phoenix, AZ
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 OT2 Final
PHX 21 22 34 19 7 10 113ORL 25 26 22 23 7 7 110
ORL @ PHX ScoutingORL @ PHX 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.
PHX availability going into 2/07 · 1 day's restOUT Booker missed 7 since 1/25, returns tonight: 32 min (95% of 34)
OUT Green missed 3 since 2/01, returns tonight: 17 min (61% of 27)
OUT Fleming missed 2 since 2/03, out tonight
PHX availability going into 2/10 · 2 days' restOUT Fleming missed 3 since 2/03, out tonight
BACK Booker back 2/07 after 7, 32 min since (95% of 34)
BACK Green back 1/30 after 3, 16 min since (59% of 27)
PHX availability going into 2/11 · back-to-backOUT Allen missed 2 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Fleming missed 4 since 2/03, returns tonight: 20 min (168% of 12)
BACK Booker back 2/07 after 7, 32 min since (96% of 34)
BACK Green back 2/07 after 3, 19 min since (68% of 27)
PHX availability going into 2/19 · 7 days' restOUT Allen missed 3 since 2/07, out tonight
BACK Booker back 2/07 after 7, 32 min since (96% of 34)
BACK Green back 2/07 after 3, 19 min since (68% of 27)
BACK Fleming back 2/11 after 4, 20 min since (168% of 12)
PHX availability going into 2/21 · 1 day's restOUT Allen missed 4 since 2/07, returns tonight: 33 min (117% of 28)
BACK Booker back 2/07 after 7, 24 min since (72% of 34)
BACK Green back 2/07 after 3, 21 min since (78% of 27)
BACK Fleming back 2/11 after 4, 16 min since (135% of 12)
NEW Goodwin 22 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Bouyea 13 to 18 min over the last 4
PHX availability going into 2/22 · back-to-backBACK Booker back 2/07 after 7, 24 min since (72% of 34)
BACK Allen back 2/21 after 4, 33 min since (117% of 28)
BACK Green back 2/07 after 3, 25 min since (92% of 27)
BACK Fleming back 2/11 after 4, 16 min since (135% of 12)
PHX availability going into 2/24 · 1 day's restOUT Booker missed 2 since 2/21, out tonight
BACK Allen back 2/21 after 4, 33 min since (117% of 28)
BACK Fleming back 2/11 after 4, 18 min since (152% of 12)
NEW Coffey 12 to 17 min over the last 4
PHX availability going into 2/26 · 1 day's restOUT Booker missed 3 since 2/21, out tonight
OUT Brooks missed 2 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Goodwin missed 2 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Allen back 2/21 after 4, 29 min since (101% of 28)
BACK Fleming back 2/11 after 4, 19 min since (158% of 12)
NEW Dunn 19 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Coffey 12 to 19 min over the last 4
PHX availability going into 3/03 · 4 days' restOUT Booker missed 4 since 2/21, returns tonight: 31 min (92% of 34)
OUT Brooks missed 3 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Goodwin missed 3 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Allen back 2/21 after 4, 29 min since (104% of 28)
NEW Dunn 19 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Fleming 12 to 19 min over the last 4
NEW Coffey 12 to 19 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 2/07 · 1 day's restOUT Fra. Wagner missed 23 since 12/09, out tonight
BACK Bitadze back 2/01 after 3, 7 min since (48% of 15)
BACK Cain back 2/05 after 6, 6 min since (45% of 13)
BACK Howard back 2/01 after 4, 9 min since (76% of 12)
ORL availability going into 2/09 · 1 day's restOUT Fra. Wagner missed 24 since 12/09, returns tonight: 17 min (55% of 30)
BACK Bitadze back 2/01 after 3, 7 min since (48% of 15)
BACK Cain back 2/05 after 6, 6 min since (45% of 13)
BACK Howard back 2/01 after 4, 8 min since (61% of 12)
ORL availability going into 2/11 · 1 day's restOUT Bitadze missed 2 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Cain missed 2 since 2/07, out tonight
BACK Fra. Wagner back 2/09 after 24, 17 min since (55% of 30)
BACK Howard back 2/01 after 4, 7 min since (55% of 12)
ORL availability going into 2/19 · 7 days' restOUT Bitadze missed 3 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Cain missed 3 since 2/07, returns tonight: 5 min (37% of 13)
BACK Fra. Wagner back 2/09 after 24, 19 min since (62% of 30)
ORL availability going into 2/21 · 1 day's restOUT Bitadze missed 4 since 2/07, returns tonight: 9 min (57% of 15)
BACK Fra. Wagner back 2/09 after 24, 19 min since (62% of 30)
BACK Cain back 2/05 after 6, 5 min since (41% of 13)
ORL availability going into 2/22 · back-to-backOUT Fra. Wagner missed 2 since 2/19, out tonight
BACK Bitadze back 2/21 after 4, 9 min since (57% of 15)
BACK Cain back 2/19 after 3, 5 min since (37% of 13)
NEW Black 29 to 35 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 2/24 · 1 day's restOUT Fra. Wagner missed 3 since 2/19, out tonight
OUT Suggs missed 2 since 2/21, out tonight
OUT Cain missed 2 since 2/21, out tonight
BACK Bitadze back 2/21 after 4, 9 min since (57% of 15)
ORL availability going into 2/26 · 1 day's restOUT Fra. Wagner missed 4 since 2/19, out tonight
OUT Suggs missed 3 since 2/21, returns tonight: 13 min (47% of 28)
OUT Bitadze missed 2 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Cain missed 3 since 2/21, out tonight
OUT Penda missed 2 since 2/22, out tonight
ORL availability going into 3/01 · 2 days' restOUT Fra. Wagner missed 5 since 2/19, out tonight
OUT Bitadze missed 3 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Cain missed 4 since 2/21, out tonight
OUT Penda missed 3 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Suggs back 2/26 after 3, 13 min since (47% of 28)
NEW da Silva 24 to 30 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 105 a night and allowing 116, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 13 free throws a game; Brooks at 24 and Green at 15 a game. Without Allen (4 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 105, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 27 free throws a game; Bane at 24 and Banchero at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Bitadze (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 27 free throws a game to Phoenix's 13 and the arc, Orlando at 39 percent from three to Phoenix's 31. Call it Orlando 114, Phoenix 111, Phoenix keeping it close.
2/07 vs PHI 103-109 — PHX notes
PHX lost 103-109. PHX took 9 more shots (83 to 74), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to PHI's 47%, 11 of 46 from three. PHX turned it over 12 times to PHI's 17. The glass went 40-50 against them. Brooks led with 28 (11 of 23, 2 of 10 from three); Booker added 21, O'Neale 14. Q4 was theirs, 32-28, the deficit cut from 10 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 81-71 against them. Gillespie's -24 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/10 vs DAL 120-111 — PHX notes
PHX won 120-111. PHX shot 48% (49 of 102) to DAL's 48%, 16 of 50 from three, and got to the line 9 times to DAL's 44. Brooks led with 23 (11 of 26, 1 of 10 from three); Booker added 19, Williams 13. The hinge was Q1, 36-16: from level to 20 ahead, and the lead reached 31. Gillespie was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
2/11 vs OKC 109-136 — PHX notes
PHX lost 109-136. PHX shot 47% (43 of 92) to OKC's 58%, 15 of 42 from three, and got to the line 13 times to OKC's 19. Brooks led with 23 (9 of 19, 1 of 5 from three); Goodwin added 12, O'Neale 12. Q4 was theirs, 29-24, the deficit cut from 32 to 27, but the other 3 periods went 112-80 against them. Goodwin's -32 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/19 @ SAS 94-121 — PHX notes
PHX lost 94-121. PHX took 18 more shots (105 to 87), fed by 19 offensive rebounds, but shot 37% to SAS's 52%, 12 of 42 from three, and got to the line 6 times to SAS's 20. Green led with 26 (11 of 23, 4 of 9 from three); Williams added 11, Goodwin 10. Q4 was theirs, 23-23, but the other 3 periods went 98-71 against them. Goodwin's -27 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/21 vs ORL 113-110 — PHX notes
PHX won 113-110 in 2 overtimes. PHX shot 34% (40 of 117) to ORL's 43%, 16 of 55 from three. PHX turned it over 8 times to ORL's 16. The glass went 65-53 for them. Allen led with 27 (8 of 22, 4 of 14 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Gillespie added 19, Goodwin 17. The hinge was Q3, 34-22: PHX came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 4. PHX trailed 43-51 at the half and won the second half 70-59.
2/22 vs POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 117, shooting 41 percent and 30 from three, 17 free throws a game; Brooks at 20 and Green at 16 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Portland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 128, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Holiday at 21 and Avdija at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Sharpe (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Portland giving it away 19 times a game to Phoenix's 11 and the arc, Portland at 38 percent from three to Phoenix's 30. Call it Phoenix 118, Portland 116, Portland keeping it close.
2/24 vs BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 114, shooting 40 percent and 30 from three, 12 free throws a game; Brooks at 17 and Green at 17 a game. Without Booker (2 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 102, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 16 free throws a game; Brown at 27 and Pritchard at 22 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 102 a night to Phoenix's 114 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-9 a night and Phoenix plus-3. Call it Boston 111, Phoenix 108, Phoenix keeping it close.
2/26 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 95 a night and allowing 111, shooting 38 percent and 30 from three, 12 free throws a game; Green at 17 and Gillespie at 13 a game. Without Booker (3 straight), Brooks (2 straight), Goodwin (2 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 117, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Dončić at 28 and James at 20 a game. They have lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the line, where the Lakers take 22 free throws a game to Phoenix's 12 and the arc, the Lakers at 38 percent from three to Phoenix's 30. Call it Phoenix 112, the Lakers 111, the Lakers keeping it close.
3/03 @ SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 126, shooting 47 percent and 28 from three, 22 free throws a game; Westbrook at 17 and Achiuwa at 16 a game. Without Murray (2 straight), LaVine (9 straight), Hunter (9 straight). One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 96 a night and allowing 106, shooting 38 percent and 33 from three, 13 free throws a game; Allen at 23 and Gillespie at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Booker (4 straight), Brooks (3 straight), Goodwin (3 straight). 4 days' rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the defense, Phoenix allowing 106 a night to Sacramento's 126 and the line, where Sacramento takes 22 free throws a game to Phoenix's 13. Call it Sacramento 113, Phoenix 112, Phoenix keeping it close.
2/07 vs UTA 120-117 — ORL notes
ORL won 120-117. ORL shot 43% (36 of 84) to UTA's 48%, 13 of 41 from three, and went to the line 43 times to UTA's 23 — 35 points from the stripe to their 19. ORL turned it over 14 times to UTA's 24. The glass went 38-54 against them. Banchero led with 23 (6 of 17, 2 of 7 from three, 9 of 12 at the line); Bane added 22, Black 21. The hinge was Q4, 33-23: ORL came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 3. ORL trailed 54-65 at the half and won the second half 66-52. Suggs was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
2/09 vs MIL 118-99 — ORL notes
ORL won 118-99. ORL shot 47% (40 of 86) to MIL's 47%, 14 of 42 from three, and went to the line 27 times to MIL's 21 — 24 points from the stripe to their 15. ORL turned it over 11 times to MIL's 19. Black led with 26 (8 of 13, 2 of 6 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Bane added 25, F. Wagner 14. The hinge was Q3, 36-20: ORL came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 13, and the lead reached 22. ORL trailed 51-54 at the half and won the second half 67-45. M. Wagner was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
2/11 vs MIL 108-116 — ORL notes
ORL lost 108-116. ORL shot 43% (35 of 82) to MIL's 48%, 20 of 47 from three. ORL turned it over 9 times to MIL's 15. The glass went 30-47 against them. Bane led with 31 (11 of 17, 8 of 11 from three); Banchero added 17, Suggs 16. Q1 was theirs, 24-20, but the other 3 periods went 96-84 against them. F. Wagner's -9 in 21 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/19 @ SAC 131-94 — ORL notes
ORL won 131-94. ORL shot 50% (45 of 90) to SAC's 41%, 27 of 50 from three. ORL turned it over 10 times to SAC's 19. Banchero led with 30 (10 of 21, 5 of 7 from three); Black added 20, Bane 17. The hinge was Q2, 46-27: ORL came in trailing by 10 and left it ahead by 9, and the lead reached 37. Carter was the night's best plus/minus at +34.
2/21 @ PHX 110-113 — ORL notes
ORL lost 110-113 in 2 overtimes. ORL shot 43% (42 of 98) to PHX's 34%, 10 of 39 from three. ORL turned it over 16 times to PHX's 8, and PHX turned those into 11 steals. The glass went 53-65 against them. Bane led with 34 (12 of 18, 5 of 9 from three); Banchero added 26, Carter 15. Q1 was theirs, 25-21, but the other 5 periods went 92-85 against them. They led by as many as 12. Howard's -11 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/22 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 27 free throws a game; Leonard at 29 and Mathurin at 22 a game. Without Sanders (2 straight), Bogdanović (6 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 108, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Bane at 26 and Banchero at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Fra. Wagner (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been minus-1 a night and Orlando minus-9. Call it the Clippers 113, Orlando 111, Orlando keeping it close.
2/24 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; James at 21 and Reaves at 20 a game. They have lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 106, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Bane at 29 and Banchero at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Fra. Wagner (3 straight), Suggs (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 106 a night to the Lakers' 118. Call it Orlando 115, the Lakers 113, the Lakers keeping it close.
2/26 vs HOU — 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 114 a night and allowing 108, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Bane at 28 and Banchero at 25 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Fra. Wagner (4 straight), Suggs (3 straight), Bitadze (2 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 103, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 17 free throws a game; Durant at 25 and Smith Jr. at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-8 a night and Orlando minus-6 and the turnovers, Houston giving it away 18 times a game to Orlando's 11. Call it Orlando 112, Houston 111, Houston keeping it close.
3/01 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 114 a night and allowing 108, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Bane at 28 and Banchero at 25 a game. Without Fra. Wagner (5 straight), Bitadze (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Duren at 28 and Cunningham at 26 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Stewart (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-9 a night and Orlando minus-2 and the arc, Orlando at 38 percent from three to Detroit's 32. Call it Orlando 115, Detroit 114, Detroit keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHXCG C. Gillespie
DB D. Brooks
GA G. Allen
IL I. Livers
JG J. Goodwin
JG J. Green
MW M. Williams
OI O. Ighodaro
RD R. Dunn
RO R. O'Neale
ORLAB A. Black
DB D. Bane
GB G. Bitadze
JC J. Carter
JH J. Howard
JI J. Isaac
MW M. Wagner
NP N. Penda
PB P. Banchero
TD T. da Silva
WC W. Carter Jr.
PHX/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
Green shakes off rough night with 3 at buzzer, Suns edge Magic 113-110 in 2 OT
PHOENIX -- — Jalen Green hit a 3-pointer from the right corner at the buzzer to give the Phoenix Suns a 113-110 double-overtime victory over the Orlando Magic on Saturday.
After Jalen Carter tied it for Orlando with 1.1 seconds left with a corner 3, Green hit all net from the corner as the horn sounded. Green struggled all game until that final shot, making only 6 for 26 from the field and 2 of 6 free throws. His winning basket was just his second successful 3 in 11 attempts.
Grayson Allen led Phoenix with 27 points after after missing four games because of a sprained right ankle. He scored all seven of the Suns' points in the first overtime. Collin Gillespie added 19 points, and Green had 16.
Desmond Bane had 34 points for Orlando on 12-of-18 shooting before fouling out in the first minute of overtime. Paolo Banchero added 26 points and 14 rebounds. The Magic had won four of five.
The Suns played without Devin Booker , who is out for at least a week with a right hip strain.
Dillon Brooks played just seven minutes before leaving with what the team said was a left-hand injury. ESPN reported, citing sources, that Brooks' hand is broken and that the forward will miss significant time. The team said it wouldn't have an official update until Sunday.
The Magic scored the last six points of regulation, the last two on Anthony Black 's dunk with 57 seconds to play.
Jordan Goodwin scored 17 points off the bench for the Suns before hobbling off the court in the fourth quarter with an apparent leg injury. Oso Ighodaro had 11 points and 12 rebounds for Phoenix.
Orlando tarting guard Jalen Suggs was sidelined by back spasms.
Up next Magic: At Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night.