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
108
Did not play: Jase Richardson (DNP - Coach's Decision)
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
113
Did not play: Payton Sandfort (DNP - Coach's Decision), Kenrich Williams (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
ORL
Orlando Magic
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Wendell Carter Jr. · Desmond Bane · Jalen Suggs · Paolo Banchero · Tristan da Silva Starter 20.3 min
- Moritz Wagner · Desmond Bane · Jalen Suggs · Jett Howard · Noah Penda 5.1 min
- Jevon Carter · Goga Bitadze · Desmond Bane · Jamal Cain · Jett Howard 3.7 min
- Jevon Carter · Moritz Wagner · Desmond Bane · Paolo Banchero · Jett Howard 3.2 min
- Jevon Carter · Wendell Carter Jr. · Paolo Banchero · Jamal Cain · Tristan da Silva 3.0 min
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Isaiah Hartenstein · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Luguentz Dort · Chet Holmgren · Ajay Mitchell Starter 7.6 min
- Isaiah Hartenstein · Isaiah Joe · Chet Holmgren · Jared McCain · Ajay Mitchell 6.3 min
- Alex Caruso · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Chet Holmgren · Jaylin Williams · Cason Wallace 6.2 min
- Alex Caruso · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Aaron Wiggins · Jaylin Williams · Cason Wallace 5.1 min
- Alex Caruso · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Isaiah Joe · Jaylin Williams · Ajay Mitchell 4.0 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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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 14 pts (4/13) in 75 possessions
Guarded by: Tristan da Silva (41 %, 5 pts) · Jalen Suggs (15 %, 3 pts) · Jett Howard (10 %, 0 pts)
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Chet Holmgren 4 pts (2/14) in 69 possessions
Guarded by: Wendell Carter Jr. (27 %, 2 pts) · Jett Howard (11 %, 0 pts) · Jalen Suggs (11 %, 0 pts)
| 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
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Paolo Banchero 11 pts (4/9) in 66 possessions
Guarded by: Luguentz Dort (24 %, 0 pts) · Chet Holmgren (23 %, 2 pts) · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (16 %, 9 pts)
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Moritz Wagner 9 pts (3/5) in 25 possessions
Guarded by: Isaiah Hartenstein (29 %, 0 pts) · Jaylin Williams (25 %, 2 pts) · Alex Caruso (12 %, 0 pts)
| 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) |