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Orlando Magic vs. Houston Rockets

February 26, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Rockets beat the Magic 113-108 on 2026-02-26 on the road against the Magic. The Magic started Wendell Carter Jr., Desmond Bane, Paolo Banchero, Anthony Black, and Tristan da Silva. The Rockets started Kevin Durant, Alperen Sengun, Jabari Smith Jr., Tari Eason, and Amen Thompson. Kevin Durant (Rockets) scored 10 points (4/9) in his matchups, with Tristan da Silva as his primary defender. Paolo Banchero (Magic) scored 24 points (10/18) in his matchups, with Kevin Durant as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

ORL

Orlando Magic 108

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Desmond Bane GS	37:44	30	6	4	2	0	1	3	12-19	6-10	0-0	+9
Paolo Banchero GS	37:29	19	8	9	1	1	0	1	6-16	0-2	7-10	-7
Tristan da Silva GS	34:37	8	5	3	0	0	1	2	2-8	2-5	2-2	+4
Wendell Carter Jr. GS	27:09	16	6	1	0	0	1	3	6-8	1-1	3-6	-4
Anthony Black GS	23:04	8	1	2	1	0	2	2	3-12	2-6	0-1	-7
Jevon Carter	22:10	14	2	3	1	1	2	0	5-10	4-9	0-0	+3
Jonathan Isaac	15:42	0	2	0	2	1	0	1	0-2	0-1	0-0	-7
Moritz Wagner	15:08	6	3	2	2	0	0	2	3-4	0-1	0-0	+4
Jett Howard	13:40	4	6	1	0	0	0	0	2-3	0-1	0-0	-9
Jalen Suggs	13:17	3	1	0	2	1	4	2	1-6	0-1	1-2	-11
Totals		108	40	25	11	4	11	16	40-88	15-37	13-21

Did not play: Goga Bitadze (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jamal Cain (DNP - Coach's Decision), Noah Penda (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jase Richardson (DNP - Coach's Decision)

HOU

Houston Rockets 113

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kevin Durant GS	39:38	40	8	3	2	0	2	1	14-28	2-10	10-10	+10
Tari Eason GS	32:42	2	8	3	2	1	3	2	1-5	0-3	0-0	+15
Alperen Sengun GS	30:52	16	6	5	0	1	3	4	8-15	0-1	0-2	+6
Jabari Smith Jr. GS	29:06	13	1	1	0	0	0	4	6-7	1-1	0-0	-3
Amen Thompson GS	28:15	9	5	3	1	1	3	3	3-5	0-0	3-4	-15
Reed Sheppard	30:41	20	3	4	2	2	1	0	7-11	5-7	1-2	+10
Josh Okogie	20:34	6	3	1	0	0	0	0	2-7	2-4	0-0	+15
Clint Capela	16:36	4	6	3	0	4	1	1	1-1	0-0	2-2	0
Dorian Finney-Smith	11:36	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	1-3	1-3	0-0	-13
Totals		113	41	24	7	9	13	17	43-82	11-29	16-20

Did not play: Isaiah Crawford (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jeff Green (DNP - Coach's Decision), Aaron Holiday (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

ORL

Orlando Magic

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Wendell Carter Jr. · Desmond Bane · Paolo Banchero · Anthony Black · Tristan da Silva Starter 11.5 min
Jonathan Isaac · Jevon Carter · Moritz Wagner · Desmond Bane · Tristan da Silva 6.2 min
Jonathan Isaac · Jalen Suggs · Paolo Banchero · Jett Howard · Tristan da Silva 5.2 min
Jevon Carter · Wendell Carter Jr. · Desmond Bane · Paolo Banchero · Anthony Black 5.1 min
Jevon Carter · Moritz Wagner · Desmond Bane · Paolo Banchero · Tristan da Silva 5.0 min

HOU

Houston Rockets

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Kevin Durant · Alperen Sengun · Jabari Smith Jr. · Tari Eason · Amen Thompson Starter 12.6 min
Kevin Durant · Josh Okogie · Alperen Sengun · Tari Eason · Reed Sheppard 6.9 min
Kevin Durant · Clint Capela · Josh Okogie · Tari Eason · Reed Sheppard 5.3 min
Clint Capela · Josh Okogie · Jabari Smith Jr. · Amen Thompson · Reed Sheppard 3.4 min
Dorian Finney-Smith · Alperen Sengun · Jabari Smith Jr. · Amen Thompson · Reed Sheppard 2.8 min

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Magic defense

Kevin Durant 10 pts (4/9) in 75 possessions

Guarded by: Tristan da Silva (24 %, 3 pts) · Paolo Banchero (23 %, 4 pts) · Wendell Carter Jr. (10 %, 0 pts)
Alperen Sengun 24 pts (9/18) in 57 possessions

Guarded by: Wendell Carter Jr. (48 %, 15 pts) · Anthony Black (17 %, 3 pts) · Moritz Wagner (7 %, 2 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Paolo Banchero	Kevin Durant: 17 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Tari Eason: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Desmond Bane	Amen Thompson: 23 poss., 8 pts (3/4) · Josh Okogie: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Tristan da Silva	Kevin Durant: 18 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Jabari Smith Jr.: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Wendell Carter Jr.	Alperen Sengun: 27 poss., 15 pts (6/7) · Kevin Durant: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Anthony Black	Tari Eason: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Alperen Sengun: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/4)
Jevon Carter	Reed Sheppard: 15 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Kevin Durant: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jonathan Isaac	Clint Capela: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Kevin Durant: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jett Howard	Reed Sheppard: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Kevin Durant: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jalen Suggs	Reed Sheppard: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Jabari Smith Jr.: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Moritz Wagner	Jabari Smith Jr.: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Tari Eason: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/1)

Rockets defense

Paolo Banchero 24 pts (10/18) in 71 possessions

Guarded by: Kevin Durant (52 %, 6 pts) · Alperen Sengun (9 %, 6 pts) · Tari Eason (7 %, 0 pts)
Moritz Wagner 10 pts (4/4) in 24 possessions

Guarded by: Clint Capela (21 %, 0 pts) · Jabari Smith Jr. (19 %, 3 pts) · Dorian Finney-Smith (19 %, 3 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Kevin Durant	Paolo Banchero: 37 poss., 6 pts (2/6) · Wendell Carter Jr.: 8 poss., 18 pts (6/11)
Tari Eason	Desmond Bane: 24 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Jett Howard: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Reed Sheppard	Jevon Carter: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jalen Suggs: 9 poss., 4 pts (1/1)
Jabari Smith Jr.	Tristan da Silva: 24 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Desmond Bane: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Alperen Sengun	Wendell Carter Jr.: 24 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Jonathan Isaac: 7 poss., 4 pts (2/4)
Amen Thompson	Desmond Bane: 16 poss., 4 pts (1/1) · Anthony Black: 13 poss., 1 pts (0/0)
Josh Okogie	Tristan da Silva: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Desmond Bane: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Clint Capela	Jonathan Isaac: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Moritz Wagner: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Dorian Finney-Smith	Desmond Bane: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Moritz Wagner: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/1)