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Orlando Magic vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

March 17, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Thunder beat the Magic 113-108 on 2026-03-17 on the road against the Magic. The Magic started Wendell Carter Jr., Desmond Bane, Jalen Suggs, Paolo Banchero, and Tristan da Silva. The Thunder started Isaiah Hartenstein, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luguentz Dort, Chet Holmgren, and Ajay Mitchell. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder) scored 14 points (4/13) in his matchups, with Tristan da Silva as his primary defender. Paolo Banchero (Magic) scored 11 points (4/9) in his matchups, with Luguentz Dort as his primary defender.

Box score

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

ORL
Orlando Magic
Orlando Magic 108

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Desmond Bane GS 36:16 16 3 1 1 0 0 5 6-11 4-7 0-0 -6
Paolo Banchero GS 36:13 32 10 5 1 0 4 2 12-21 3-6 5-6 +9
Jalen Suggs GS 32:39 14 7 6 1 1 2 0 5-12 4-9 0-0 -5
Tristan da Silva GS 31:44 13 4 1 0 1 2 4 4-12 1-6 4-4 +16
Wendell Carter Jr. GS 28:54 11 5 3 1 0 1 1 3-9 0-4 5-6 +19
Jett Howard 19:41 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 1-7 1-6 0-0 -23
Jevon Carter 18:41 11 4 1 1 0 0 2 4-11 2-7 1-2 -4
Moritz Wagner 12:36 5 1 0 0 0 1 3 1-6 1-3 2-2 -28
Jamal Cain 10:20 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 1-4 1-2 0-0 +14
Noah Penda 7:01 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 -16
Goga Bitadze 5:55 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 -1
Totals 108 41 21 8 2 12 19 37-93 17-50 17-20

Did not play: Jase Richardson (DNP - Coach's Decision)

OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City Thunder 113

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander GS 35:37 40 5 2 4 0 3 2 14-27 3-5 9-11 -4
Chet Holmgren GS 33:15 20 12 1 0 1 0 0 8-14 0-2 4-5 +10
Ajay Mitchell GS 28:28 16 2 3 0 0 2 2 5-12 1-3 5-5 -9
Luguentz Dort GS 18:32 5 2 0 0 0 1 1 1-5 1-5 2-2 -24
Isaiah Hartenstein GS 16:21 0 7 8 0 1 1 4 0-2 0-0 0-0 +2
Alex Caruso 23:42 2 8 1 2 0 1 2 1-3 0-1 0-0 +19
Cason Wallace 22:30 9 2 1 1 1 2 1 3-6 1-2 2-2 +8
Isaiah Joe 21:40 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 2-5 1-3 0-0 +2
Jaylin Williams 21:24 8 6 2 0 0 0 2 2-7 2-6 2-2 +11
Jared McCain 12:23 6 2 0 0 0 0 1 3-6 0-1 0-0 +9
Aaron Wiggins 6:08 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 1-3 0-1 0-0 +1
Totals 113 53 19 8 3 10 16 40-90 9-29 24-27

Did not play: Payton Sandfort (DNP - Coach's Decision), Kenrich Williams (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

ORL
Orlando Magic
Orlando Magic

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City Thunder

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Who guarded whom

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

Magic defense

Defender Guarded most
Paolo Banchero Luguentz Dort: 22 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Alex Caruso: 20 poss., 6 pts (3/6)
Desmond Bane Ajay Mitchell: 22 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Cason Wallace: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Tristan da Silva Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 31 poss., 5 pts (1/2) · Ajay Mitchell: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jalen Suggs Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Ajay Mitchell: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/3)
Wendell Carter Jr. Chet Holmgren: 19 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Jaylin Williams: 17 poss., 1 pts (0/1)
Jevon Carter Cason Wallace: 17 poss., 6 pts (2/5) · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Jett Howard Isaiah Joe: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Chet Holmgren: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Moritz Wagner Jaylin Williams: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Isaiah Hartenstein: 6 poss., 2 pts (0/2)
Jamal Cain Chet Holmgren: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Jared McCain: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Noah Penda Chet Holmgren: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Aaron Wiggins: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Goga Bitadze Isaiah Hartenstein: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Chet Holmgren: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

Thunder defense

Defender Guarded most
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Jalen Suggs: 18 poss., 4 pts (2/5) · Tristan da Silva: 16 poss., 11 pts (3/7)
Chet Holmgren Paolo Banchero: 15 poss., 2 pts (0/1) · Wendell Carter Jr.: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Ajay Mitchell Desmond Bane: 19 poss., 8 pts (2/2) · Tristan da Silva: 13 poss., 6 pts (3/6)
Alex Caruso Paolo Banchero: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Desmond Bane: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Isaiah Joe Desmond Bane: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jett Howard: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Cason Wallace Jevon Carter: 11 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Desmond Bane: 9 poss., 5 pts (1/1)
Jaylin Williams Wendell Carter Jr.: 15 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Moritz Wagner: 6 poss., 2 pts (0/0)
Luguentz Dort Paolo Banchero: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Desmond Bane: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Isaiah Hartenstein Wendell Carter Jr.: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Moritz Wagner: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jared McCain Jalen Suggs: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Jevon Carter: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Aaron Wiggins Moritz Wagner: 2 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Paolo Banchero: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0)