Orlando Magic vs. Atlanta Hawks
October 21, 2026 · 2026-27 season
The Hawks beat the Magic 132-125 on 2026-10-21 on the road against the Magic. The Magic started Wendell Carter Jr., Desmond Bane, Franz Wagner, Jalen Suggs, and Paolo Banchero. The Hawks started CJ McCollum, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Onyeka Okongwu, Jalen Johnson, and Dyson Daniels. Nickeil Alexander-Walker (Hawks) scored 6 points (2/7) in his matchups, with Desmond Bane as his primary defender. Franz Wagner (Magic) scored 17 points (5/15) in his matchups, with Nickeil Alexander-Walker as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
ORL
Orlando Magic
125
Did not play: Anthony Black (Inactive - Injury/Illness), Jevon Carter (DNP - Coach's Decision), Colin Castleton (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jonathan Isaac (Inactive - Injury/Illness), Alex Morales (DNP - Coach's Decision), Izaiyah Nelson (Inactive - Injury/Illness), Noah Penda (Inactive - Injury/Illness)
ATL
Atlanta Hawks
132
Did not play: RayJ Dennis (Inactive - G League - Two-Way), Zuby Ejiofor (DNP - Coach's Decision), Dorian Finney-Smith (DNP - Coach's Decision), Keshon Gilbert (Inactive - G League - Two-Way), Mouhamed Gueye (Inactive - Coach's Decision), Corey Kispert (DNP - Coach's Decision), Asa Newell (DNP - Coach's Decision), Henri Veesaar (Inactive - Injury/Illness), Jalen Wilson (Inactive - G League - Two-Way)
Lineups
ORL
Orlando Magic
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Wendell Carter Jr. · Desmond Bane · Franz Wagner · Jalen Suggs · Paolo Banchero Starter 16.4 min
- Wendell Carter Jr. · Desmond Bane · Jalen Suggs · Paolo Banchero · Tristan da Silva 6.9 min
- Wendell Carter Jr. · Desmond Bane · Paolo Banchero · Tristan da Silva · Jase Richardson 3.8 min
- Goga Bitadze · Franz Wagner · Jamal Cain · Tristan da Silva · Jase Richardson 2.5 min
- Goga Bitadze · Franz Wagner · Jalen Suggs · Jamal Cain · Tristan da Silva 2.4 min
ATL
Atlanta Hawks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- CJ McCollum · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Onyeka Okongwu · Jalen Johnson · Dyson Daniels Starter 6.0 min
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Onyeka Okongwu · Jalen Johnson · Aaron Wiggins · Dyson Daniels 6.9 min
- CJ McCollum · Luguentz Dort · Onyeka Okongwu · Jalen Johnson · Dyson Daniels 5.4 min
- Jock Landale · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Luguentz Dort · Aaron Wiggins · Kingston Flemings 5.2 min
- CJ McCollum · Onyeka Okongwu · Jalen Johnson · Aaron Wiggins · Dyson Daniels 5.1 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Magic defense
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Nickeil Alexander-Walker 6 pts (2/7) in 59 possessions
Guarded by: Desmond Bane (33 %, 0 pts) · Jalen Suggs (23 %, 2 pts) · Franz Wagner (22 %, 2 pts)
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CJ McCollum 25 pts (8/16) in 57 possessions
Guarded by: Desmond Bane (25 %, 8 pts) · Jalen Suggs (24 %, 2 pts) · Tristan da Silva (20 %, 6 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Paolo Banchero | Jalen Johnson: 31 poss., 6 pts (1/1) · Luguentz Dort: 24 poss., 13 pts (4/4) |
| Desmond Bane | Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 20 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · CJ McCollum: 14 poss., 8 pts (3/8) |
| Wendell Carter Jr. | Onyeka Okongwu: 44 poss., 9 pts (3/3) · Jalen Johnson: 4 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Jalen Suggs | CJ McCollum: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 13 poss., 2 pts (0/1) |
| Franz Wagner | Dyson Daniels: 21 poss., 4 pts (2/6) · Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/4) |
| Tristan da Silva | Aaron Wiggins: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · CJ McCollum: 11 poss., 6 pts (2/3) |
| Jase Richardson | Kingston Flemings: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Dyson Daniels: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jamal Cain | Aaron Wiggins: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Luguentz Dort: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Goga Bitadze | Jock Landale: 11 poss., 1 pts (0/0) · Luguentz Dort: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Nikola Vučević | Jock Landale: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Onyeka Okongwu: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Hawks defense
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Franz Wagner 17 pts (5/15) in 61 possessions
Guarded by: Nickeil Alexander-Walker (28 %, 8 pts) · Dyson Daniels (19 %, 2 pts) · Aaron Wiggins (17 %, 3 pts)
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Desmond Bane 17 pts (5/8) in 71 possessions
Guarded by: CJ McCollum (23 %, 9 pts) · Aaron Wiggins (19 %, 3 pts) · Nickeil Alexander-Walker (14 %, 3 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Dyson Daniels | Paolo Banchero: 24 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Franz Wagner: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Aaron Wiggins | Tristan da Silva: 18 poss., 7 pts (3/4) · Desmond Bane: 13 poss., 3 pts (0/0) |
| Onyeka Okongwu | Wendell Carter Jr.: 42 poss., 2 pts (1/5) · Franz Wagner: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Jalen Johnson | Paolo Banchero: 23 poss., 6 pts (2/6) · Franz Wagner: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Jalen Suggs: 20 poss., 9 pts (3/3) · Franz Wagner: 17 poss., 8 pts (1/6) |
| Luguentz Dort | Paolo Banchero: 24 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Tristan da Silva: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| CJ McCollum | Desmond Bane: 17 poss., 9 pts (3/3) · Jalen Suggs: 15 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Jock Landale | Goga Bitadze: 21 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Nikola Vučević: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kingston Flemings | Jase Richardson: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Jalen Suggs: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |