Game ID: 22500703
Orlando Magic @ San Antonio Spurs
Sunday, February 1, 2026 at 9:00 PM ET
Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, TX
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAS 37 23 26 26 112ORL 21 40 18 24 103
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 1/22 · 1 day's restOUT Vassell missed 12 since 12/31, out tonight
OUT Sochan missed 3 since 1/17, returns tonight: 4 min (28% of 13)
BACK Bryant back 1/13 after 2, 11 min since (99% of 11)
SAS availability going into 1/25 · 2 days' restOUT Vassell missed 13 since 12/31, returns tonight: 25 min (80% of 32)
BACK Sochan back 1/22 after 3, 4 min since (28% of 13)
SAS availability going into 1/28 · 2 days' restBACK Vassell back 1/25 after 13, 25 min since (80% of 32)
BACK Sochan back 1/22 after 3, 4 min since (28% of 13)
NEW Johnson 22 to 28 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 1/31 · 2 days' restOUT Sochan missed 2 since 1/25, out tonight
BACK Vassell back 1/25 after 13, 24 min since (76% of 32)
NEW Johnson 22 to 27 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 2/01 · back-to-backOUT Sochan missed 3 since 1/25, out tonight
BACK Vassell back 1/25 after 13, 26 min since (83% of 32)
SAS availability going into 2/04 · 2 days' restOUT Sochan missed 4 since 1/25, out tonight
BACK Vassell back 1/25 after 13, 26 min since (84% of 32)
SAS availability going into 2/05 · back-to-backOUT Sochan missed 5 since 1/25, out tonight
BACK Vassell back 1/25 after 13, 26 min since (83% of 32)
SAS availability going into 2/07 · 1 day's restOUT Sochan missed 6 since 1/25, returns tonight: 4 min (30% of 13)
NEW Barnes 22 to 29 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 2/10 · 2 days' restBACK Sochan back 2/07 after 6, 4 min since (30% of 13)
NEW Barnes 22 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Bryant 11 to 16 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 1/24 · 1 day's restOUT Fra. Wagner missed 16 since 12/09, out tonight
OUT Suggs missed 6 since 1/04, returns tonight: 24 min (86% of 28)
NEW Penda 13 to 29 min over the last 3
NEW Richardson 11 to 16 min over the last 3
ORL availability going into 1/26 · 1 day's restOUT Fra. Wagner missed 17 since 12/09, out tonight
BACK Suggs back 1/24 after 6, 24 min since (86% of 28)
NEW Black 29 to 35 min over the last 3
NEW Penda 13 to 24 min over the last 3
ORL availability going into 1/28 · 1 day's restOUT Fra. Wagner missed 18 since 12/09, out tonight
OUT Cain missed 2 since 1/24, out tonight
OUT Howard missed 2 since 1/24, out tonight
BACK Suggs back 1/24 after 6, 26 min since (91% of 28)
NEW Black 29 to 35 min over the last 3
ORL availability going into 1/30 · 1 day's restOUT Fra. Wagner missed 19 since 12/09, out tonight
OUT Bitadze missed 2 since 1/26, out tonight
OUT Cain missed 3 since 1/24, out tonight
OUT Howard missed 3 since 1/24, out tonight
BACK Suggs back 1/24 after 6, 27 min since (95% of 28)
NEW Black 29 to 36 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 2/01 · 1 day's restOUT Fra. Wagner missed 20 since 12/09, out tonight
OUT Bitadze missed 3 since 1/26, returns tonight: 9 min (57% of 15)
OUT Cain missed 4 since 1/24, out tonight
OUT Howard missed 4 since 1/24, returns tonight: 2 min (18% of 12)
BACK Suggs back 1/24 after 6, 29 min since (100% of 28)
NEW Black 29 to 36 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 2/03 · 1 day's restOUT Fra. Wagner missed 21 since 12/09, out tonight
OUT Cain missed 5 since 1/24, out tonight
BACK Suggs back 1/24 after 6, 29 min since (103% of 28)
BACK Bitadze back 2/01 after 3, 9 min since (57% of 15)
BACK Howard back 2/01 after 4, 2 min since (18% of 12)
NEW Black 29 to 37 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 2/05 · 1 day's restOUT Fra. Wagner missed 22 since 12/09, out tonight
OUT Cain missed 6 since 1/24, returns tonight: 6 min (45% of 13)
BACK Bitadze back 2/01 after 3, 9 min since (57% of 15)
BACK Howard back 2/01 after 4, 8 min since (64% of 12)
NEW Black 29 to 35 min over the last 5
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)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 22 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 20 and Fox at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 120, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Banchero at 28 and Bane at 23 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Fra. Wagner (20 straight), Bitadze (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the defense, San Antonio allowing 107 a night to Orlando's 120 and the arc, Orlando at 37 percent from three to San Antonio's 32. Call it San Antonio 116, Orlando 111.
1/22 @ UTA 126-109 — SAS notes
SAS won 126-109. SAS shot 51% (44 of 87) to UTA's 48%, 18 of 43 from three, and went to the line 24 times to UTA's 13 — 20 points from the stripe to their 11. SAS turned it over 10 times to UTA's 16. Fox led with 31 (10 of 13, 6 of 9 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Wembanyama added 26, Johnson 21. The hinge was Q2, 34-22: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 17. Champagnie was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
1/25 vs NOP 95-104 — SAS notes
SAS lost 95-104. SAS shot 40% (32 of 81) to NOP's 40%, 12 of 44 from three, and went to the line 32 times to NOP's 17 — 19 points from the stripe to their 13. The glass went 46-58 against them. Wembanyama led with 16 (6 of 16, 2 of 10 from three, 2 of 6 at the line); Johnson added 15, Champagnie 13. Q4 was theirs, 27-22, the deficit cut from 14 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 82-68 against them. Castle's -19 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/28 @ HOU 111-99 — SAS notes
SAS won 111-99. SAS shot 54% (44 of 82) to HOU's 39%, 6 of 26 from three, and went to the line 24 times to HOU's 18 — 17 points from the stripe to their 13. Wembanyama led with 28 (8 of 15, 0 of 3 from three, 12 of 15 at the line); Fox added 18, Johnson 17. The hinge was Q4, 27-13: SAS came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 12, and the lead reached 15. SAS trailed 54-62 at the half and won the second half 57-37. Johnson was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
1/31 @ CHA 106-111 — SAS notes
SAS lost 106-111. SAS shot 48% (38 of 80) to CHA's 44%, 13 of 34 from three. The glass went 36-51 against them. Harper led with 20 (9 of 13, 2 of 3 from three); Castle added 16, Wembanyama 16. Q4 was theirs, 31-26, the deficit cut from 10 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 85-75 against them. Fox's -15 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/01 vs ORL 112-103 — SAS notes
SAS won 112-103. SAS shot 50% (41 of 82) to ORL's 44%, 8 of 29 from three, and went to the line 32 times to ORL's 15 — 22 points from the stripe to their 13. The glass went 48-34 for them. Wembanyama led with 25 (7 of 13, 0 of 4 from three, 11 of 15 at the line); Vassell added 16, Harper 15. The hinge was Q1, 37-21: from level to 16 ahead. SAS trailed 60-61 at the half and won the second half 52-42. Champagnie was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
2/04 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 105, shooting 48 percent and 32 from three, 26 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 22 and Fox at 17 a game. 2 days' rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 105, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 25 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 27 and Holmgren at 15 a game. Without Jal. Williams (8 straight), Mitchell (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: San Antonio wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it San Antonio 112, OKC 111, OKC keeping it close.
2/05 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 116, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 26 free throws a game; Flagg at 34 and Williams at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 105, shooting 47 percent and 30 from three, 25 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 21 and Johnson at 15 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the defense, San Antonio allowing 105 a night to Dallas's 116. Call it Dallas 113, San Antonio 112, San Antonio keeping it close.
2/07 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 24 and Castle at 16 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Dallas comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 119, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Flagg at 38 and Marshall at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Washington (2 straight), Williams (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the defense, San Antonio allowing 108 a night to Dallas's 119 and the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-5 a night and Dallas plus-0. Call it San Antonio 119, Dallas 110.
2/10 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 111, shooting 51 percent and 31 from three, 28 free throws a game; Dončić at 21 and James at 21 a game. Without Dončić (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 114, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Castle at 22 and Wembanyama at 22 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: San Antonio wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-7 a night and the Lakers minus-1 and the arc, San Antonio at 36 percent from three to the Lakers' 31. Call it San Antonio 116, the Lakers 114, the Lakers keeping it close.
1/24 vs CLE 105-119 — ORL notes
ORL lost 105-119. ORL shot 41% (33 of 81) to CLE's 53%, 11 of 40 from three, and went to the line 32 times to CLE's 22 — 28 points from the stripe to their 18. Banchero led with 27 (7 of 14, 3 of 6 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Bane added 20, Black 16. Q1 was theirs, 23-25, but the other 3 periods went 94-82 against them. Penda's -19 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/26 @ CLE 98-114 — ORL notes
ORL lost 98-114. ORL took 15 more shots (94 to 79), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to CLE's 53%, 11 of 39 from three, and got to the line 15 times to CLE's 27. Banchero led with 37 (13 of 21, 2 of 5 from three, 9 of 13 at the line); Bane added 19, Black 14. Q1 was theirs, 32-22, but the other 3 periods went 92-66 against them. They led by as many as 11. Bane's -17 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/28 @ MIA 133-124 — ORL notes
ORL won 133-124. ORL shot 50% (52 of 104) to MIA's 50%, 16 of 38 from three, and got to the line 17 times to MIA's 23. ORL turned it over 7 times to MIA's 18. Banchero led with 31 (11 of 23, 1 of 3 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Black added 26, Bane 23. The hinge was Q3, 40-20: ORL came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 11, and the lead reached 17. ORL trailed 59-68 at the half and won the second half 74-56. Banchero was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
1/30 vs TOR 130-120 — ORL notes
ORL won 130-120. ORL shot 51% (40 of 78) to TOR's 52%, 17 of 34 from three. Bane led with 32 (11 of 15, 7 of 10 from three); Black added 25, Carter Jr. 23. The hinge was Q4, 44-21: ORL came in trailing by 13 and left it ahead by 10. ORL trailed 50-57 at the half and won the second half 80-63. Carter Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
2/01 @ SAS 103-112 — ORL notes
ORL lost 103-112. ORL took 9 more shots (91 to 82), but shot 44% to SAS's 50%, 10 of 30 from three, and got to the line 15 times to SAS's 32. The glass went 34-48 against them. Bane led with 25 (10 of 17); Banchero added 19, Black 11. Q2 was theirs, 40-23, turning a 16-point deficit into a 1-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 89-63 against them. Banchero's -30 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/03 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 26 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 33 and Holmgren at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Jal. Williams (7 straight), Mitchell (5 straight), Caruso (6 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 118, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Banchero at 27 and Bane at 24 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Fra. Wagner (21 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 110 a night to Orlando's 118. Call it OKC 117, Orlando 111.
2/05 vs BKN — 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 111 a night and allowing 120, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Banchero at 25 and Bane at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Fra. Wagner (22 straight). One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 32 and Dëmin at 14 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Johnson (13 straight), Etienne (27 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Brooklyn has been plus-6 a night and Orlando minus-8 and the turnovers, Brooklyn giving it away 17 times a game to Orlando's 12. Call it Orlando 115, Brooklyn 109.
2/07 vs UTA — 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 115 a night and allowing 116, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Bane at 22 and Banchero at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Fra. Wagner (23 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Markkanen at 22 and Collier at 17 a game. Without George (3 straight), Kessler (47 straight), Nurkić (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been minus-1 a night and Orlando minus-6. Call it Orlando 120, Utah 115.
2/09 vs MIL — 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 113 a night and allowing 115, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 27 free throws a game; Bane at 22 and Banchero at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Fra. Wagner (24 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 11 free throws a game; Rollins at 22 and Kuzma at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Gia. Antetokounmpo (6 straight), Prince (42 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 27 free throws a game to Milwaukee's 11 and the glass, where Milwaukee has been minus-1 a night and Orlando minus-8. Call it Orlando 115, Milwaukee 112, Milwaukee keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SASCB C. Bryant
DF D. Fox
DH D. Harper
DV D. Vassell
HB H. Barnes
HI H. Ingram
JC J. Champagnie
KJ K. Johnson
LK L. Kornet
LW L. Waters III
MC McLaughlin
SU S. Umude
VW V. Wembanyama
ORLAB A. Black
DB D. Bane
GB G. Bitadze
JH J. Howard
JI J. Isaac
JR J. Richardson
JS J. Suggs
MW M. Wagner
NP N. Penda
PB P. Banchero
TJ T. Jones
TD T. da Silva
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
Wembanyama fuels early surge in late start as Spurs overcome travel woes to beat Magic
SAN ANTONIO -- — Victor Wembanyama had 25 points, eight rebounds and five blocks and San Antonio beat the Orlando Magic 112-103 on Sunday night in a game that started five hours late because of the Spurs' travel woes.
The Spurs were scheduled to leave Charlotte following a 111-106 loss Saturday, but had to stay overnight because of the storm that dropped nearly a foot of snow . The team then had a mechanical issue on its flight.
Devin Vassell added 16 points for San Antonio. Dylan Harper had 15 points, and De'Aaron Fox had 14 points and 10 assists.
Desmond Bane scored 25 points for Orlando, and Paolo Banchero had 19 points and 10 rebounds. Orlando had won two in a row.
The Magic had been in San Antonio since Saturday after a 130-120 home victory over Toronto. The Spurs weren't so lucky.
The game was scheduled to start at 3 p.m. but was pushed back to 6 p.m. and then 8 p.m. as the Spurs returned home nearly 24 hours later than planned.
The delayed start did not hinder the Spurs as they made their first three shots and seven of their first eight in building a double-digit lead five minutes in, Wembanyama made his first two attempts, forcing his way past Wendell Carter Jr . in the lane for a finger-roll layup and a two-handed slam.
Wembanyama was cleared to play a half hour before tipoff after being questionable due to left calf soreness.
San Antonio guard Stephon Castle missed the game with left adductor tightness.