Thunder vs. Magic: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions
The Oklahoma City Thunder (20-51) play against the Orlando Magic (53-53) at Amway Center
At the @Orlando Magic‘s Food and Wine Festival benefiting the @OMYF yesterday, @Wendell Carter Jr. won an auction to take his teammates to the Dominican Republic this summer. – 8:59 PM Orlando Magic PR @Magic_PR
FINAL BOX: Orlando 90, Oklahoma City 85 pic.twitter.com/xybzbyZh5q – 8:37 PM Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Mark Daigneault said Darius Bazley “has come a long way.” – 8:32 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
Wendell Carter Jr. tonight:
30 PTS
16 REB
2 AST
2 STL
12-15 FG
@SASsoftware x #MagicTogether pic.twitter.com/lIUn8G3HzY – 8:31 PM Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
Career-high 30 points for Wendell Carter tonight. Also had 16 rebounds.
That contract keeps looking better and better for the Magic. – 8:28 PM Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Thunder wins that game by 20 if SGA plays. – 8:28 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price
Final: Magic 90, Thunder 85.
Wendell Carter Jr. finishes with a career-high 30 points to go with 16 rebounds and 2 assists. – 8:27 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
👀 on the 🍕
dubs 🤝 @PapaJohnsORL pic.twitter.com/uuSiD0iZdM – 8:23 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
PLAY THE SONG
pic.twitter.com/W68WkjLnWl – 8:21 PM Dan Savage @Dan_Savage
Final: Magic 90, Thunder 85
@Wendell Carter Jr. posted a career-high 30 points to go along with 16 rebounds.
First @Orlando Magic player to post at least 30 points and 16 rebounds since Nikola Vucevic did so against the Warriors on Feb. 19, 2021. – 8:21 PM StatMuse @statmuse
Wendell Carter Jr. tonight:
30 PTS
16 REB
12-15 FG
He joins Dwight and Shaq as the only players in Magic franchise history with a 30/15 game on 80% shooting. pic.twitter.com/J0nRgKdyiK – 8:21 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
final from Orlando pic.twitter.com/vuP4arUSOO – 8:20 PM Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Thunder: 20 wins
Pistons: 19 wins
Magic: 19 wins
Thunder still play each team one more time.
The #2, #3 and #4 lottery spots are all still in play for OKC. – 8:20 PM Dan Savage @Dan_Savage
Wendell Carter Jr. has a career-high 30 points to go along with 15 rebounds.
Magic lead the Thunder, 87-81, with 35.3 seconds left. – 8:15 PM Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Tre Mann had a good look to cut the lead to one. He’s 3-of-17 tonight. – 8:14 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
MOOD pic.twitter.com/9Rm2oMKBDW – 8:14 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price
That’s a career-high 30 points for Wendell Carter Jr. – 8:14 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
throw it 🆙
@Franz Wagner 🤝 @Wendell Carter Jr.
📺: https://t.co/h9sNQbtZfA pic.twitter.com/czbLVrKX5u – 8:11 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
👋 @RADeMita pic.twitter.com/JraF8Tyydg – 8:06 PM Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Wendell Carter Jr. has a season-high 27 points. – 8:01 PM Evan Dunlap @BQRMagic
Wendell Carter Jr. and CHUMA are just about the only Magic players with a pulse tonight, and that might be enough. Might. – 8:00 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
two-way play from our two-way!
@LindyWatersIII | #ThunderUp pic.twitter.com/48GLTHgwsn – 7:59 PM Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Magic are playing all their guys besides Jalen Suggs.
Thunder are only playing one player, Darius Bazley, who hasn’t played in the G League this season.
Magic take their first 4th quarter lead with 4:39 to go. – 7:58 PM Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Magic on a 9-0 run to take a 78-76 lead with 4:39 left. – 7:58 PM Jim Eichenhofer @Jim_Eichenhofer
The last time #Pelicans lost on the road to a team that is currently at or below .500 overall (Hawks are 35-35) was Dec. 26 at Oklahoma City – 7:53 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
OK MOE 😤
📺: https://t.co/h9sNQbtZfA | @Moritz Wagner pic.twitter.com/wjPt6anmoW – 7:49 PM Evan Dunlap @BQRMagic
Strong Magic dunk of the year candidate from Moe Wagner pic.twitter.com/AlMSKZcf1U – 7:48 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
🤩 POKUMANIA 🤩 pic.twitter.com/0lL55Y4QYv – 7:43 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price
End of 3Q: Thunder 64, Magic 62.
Wendell Carter Jr.: 20 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.
R.J. Hampton: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists
Mo Bamba: 7 points, 10 rebounds – 7:42 PM Orlando Magic PR @Magic_PR
END OF 3RD QUARTER BOX: Oklahoma City 64, Orlando 62 pic.twitter.com/usXc0tZPcv – 7:42 PM Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
End 3Q: Thunder 64, Magic 62
The Thunder is shooting 33% and leading. – 7:42 PM Evan Dunlap @BQRMagic
are the Magic gonna run any offense in this game or – 7:41 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price
Wendell Carter Jr. and Darius Bazley were given double technicals after a verbal back and forth. – 7:28 PM Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Darius Bazley and Wendell Carter Jr. have been called for a double technical. They were jawing at each other. – 7:27 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
good looks, RJ
📺: https://t.co/h9sNQbtZfA pic.twitter.com/GOwTpfLokE – 7:25 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
like butter and toast 🧈🍞
@Aleksej Pokusevski | #ThunderUp pic.twitter.com/ub4a0nLpc3 – 7:23 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
24 more minutes otw pic.twitter.com/KYFVYJXZsd – 7:05 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
step-back on ’em, Cole
📺: https://t.co/h9sNQbtZfA | @Cole Anthony pic.twitter.com/VXvcTyhbPL – 7:04 PM Orlando Magic PR @Magic_PR
HALFTIME BOX: Orlando 45, Oklahoma City 43 pic.twitter.com/4twkFtCNgS – 7:02 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
did you get a thunder buddy yet? pic.twitter.com/GIruDKAwvM – 7:02 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price
Halftime: Magic 45, Thunder 43.
Wendell Carter Jr.: 13 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists
Chuma Okeke/Gary Harris: 6 points each
23 combined first-half turnovers. – 7:02 PM Evan Dunlap @BQRMagic
Neither the Magic nor the Thunder is really playing well enough to win, but someone has to – 7:01 PM Dan Savage @Dan_Savage
Halftime: Magic 45, Thunder 43
Wendell Carter Jr. – 13 pts, 7 rebs
Chuma Okeke – 6 pts, 4 rebs
Gary Harris – 6 pts, 2 rebs – 7:00 PM Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Halftime: Magic 45, Thunder 43
Both teams are shooting sub 40% – 7:00 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
ç’est bon 🇫🇷
#ThéoMaledon | @sarr_olivier pic.twitter.com/ltWDJV1oDF – 6:59 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
WET LIKE WATERS
@LindyWatersIII | #ThunderUp pic.twitter.com/dv4CLtVHLr – 6:44 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
we’re still in Florida, Mann 😏
@Tre Mann | #ThunderUp pic.twitter.com/ak5XETfvnl – 6:36 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price
End of 1Q: Magic 31, Thunder 25.
Orlando closes out quarter on a 14-0 run.
Wendell Carter Jr.: 13 points (6-8) and 4 rebounds. – 6:35 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
Wendell Carter in the first quarter:
13 PTS
4 REB
6-8 FG
@SASsoftware x @Wendell Carter Jr. pic.twitter.com/63ObGYYmHE – 6:35 PM Orlando Magic PR @Magic_PR
END OF 1ST QUARTER BOX: Orlando 31, Oklahoma City 25 pic.twitter.com/fvEoSInIp4 – 6:34 PM Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
End 1Q: Magic 31, Thunder 25
– Bazley leads the Thunder with 10
– Mann has 6 on 2-of-7 shooting
– Wendell Carter Jr. has 13 and 4 for the Magic – 6:34 PM Dan Savage @Dan_Savage
End 1Q: Magic 31, Thunder 25
Wendell Carter Jr. doing work to the tune of 13 points and 4 rebounds. – 6:34 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
Markelle 🤝 Wendell
13 PTS for @Wendell Carter Jr.
📺: https://t.co/h9sNQbtZfA pic.twitter.com/do5deI0DRY – 6:33 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
all-around impact
@BazleyDarius | #ThunderUp pic.twitter.com/a7oqFTrc65 – 6:30 PM Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Cool of Tre Mann to honor all his family in attendance by hitting all his 3s from his hometown of Gainesville. – 6:27 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
Big Chum back 👌
📺: https://t.co/h9sNQbtZfA pic.twitter.com/vtKQEcDWKq – 6:24 PM Orlando Magic PR @Magic_PR
The @Orlando Magic have now made at least one three-point field goal in 1,201 consecutive games, dating all the way back to March 17, 2007.
It stands as the fifth-longest active streak in the #NBA and also the fifth-longest streak in @NBAHistory.
#MagicTogether – 6:22 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
finding the open man
@Isaiah Roby | #ThunderUp pic.twitter.com/tMTRW6MIeE – 6:20 PM Jon Hamm @JonMHamm
Wendell Carter Jr. looks and plays like a mashup of these two guys tonight pic.twitter.com/zp519RZ1Du – 6:19 PM Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
The environment changes on Darius Bazley yet again, and yet again he is having a really good game so far. Truly turned the corner. – 6:18 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price
Wendell Carter Jr. with an aggressive offensive start: 8 points on 4-of-6 shooting. – 6:17 PM Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Aaron Wiggins has really quick hands defensively – 6:16 PM Evan Dunlap @BQRMagic
OKC with no Shai Gilgeous-Alexander means the Magic will have the best player on the floor for most of the game. Not many teams you can say that about! – 6:16 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
get us started @Wendell Carter Jr.
📺: https://t.co/h9sNQbtZfA pic.twitter.com/uvppJ5Rwj7 – 6:13 PM Jon Hamm @JonMHamm
The Who’s “Who Are You” plays while the Thunder starters are introduced. Clever! – 6:06 PM Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Loud cheers for Tre Mann in pregame intros oklahoman.com/story/sports/n… – 6:06 PM Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
Gabe Brown reminds me of a slightly bigger, left-handed Terrence Ross. Not a perfect comp, but that quick rise combined with good athleticism is Ross-like. – 6:06 PM Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
Luke Kornet is back with Boston tonight.
With the Celtics on a back-to-back (at Denver tonight, at OKC tomorrow), wouldn’t surprise me if Al Horford sits tomorrow. Kornet could be back up for additional frontcourt depth, if that’s the case. – 6:01 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
good afternoon, let’s basketball
Presented by @EnergyTransfer pic.twitter.com/oTynoaUAJF – 5:58 PM Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Thunder starters at Magic:
– Mann
– Wiggins
– Pokusevski
– Bazley
– Roby
Theo Maledon, Vit Krejci, Lindy Waters III and Olivier Sarr are available off the bench. – 5:51 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
that spring temp where you can rock any fit pic.twitter.com/4xdzDb4VYx – 5:37 PM Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
With SGA, Giddey and Dort out, we will see a lot of Tre Mann tonight.
Mark Daigneault mentioned Mann, Poku and Bazley as being OKC’s primary guys tonight.
Mann is coming off a 25 point game and will be playing the closest to his hometown of Gainesville he’s played. – 4:51 PM Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Mark Daigneault mention’s they’ll continue to explore Aleksej Pokusevski playing the five and playing through him offensively at that spot a little bit. – 4:50 PM Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Daigneault jokes about Tre Mann being back home: “We’re just hoping he passes … to anybody.” – 4:49 PM Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Mark Daigneault said Jeremiah Robinson-Earl “is progressing. It’s a broken bone, a fractured bone, he is going through the steps he needs to take. He is progressing in his return to play protocol.” Said he will update us when there is an update. – 4:45 PM Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Mark Daigneault will not announce who will replace Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the starting lineup, he is out with an ankle injury. The hope is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander can play tomorrow in the second night of a back to back. – 4:40 PM Christos Tsaltas @Tsaltas46
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (ankle) is OUT for the Thunder vs. Magic. #thunderup – 4:40 PM Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is OUT tonight vs the Magic. pic.twitter.com/M4enVCcSil – 4:39 PM Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is OUT tonight (ankle) – 4:39 PM Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (right ankle soreness) is OUT tonight against the Magic, Mark Daigneault says pregame. – 4:39 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
Gary or RJ…
who has the better fit? 🤔
#ULTRADrip x #MagicTogether pic.twitter.com/MOiPTXOzrx – 4:39 PM Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Lance magic! Wait til you see that one. Behind the back to Brissett for the flush … and 1. – 4:33 PM Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Shai is on the floor warming up pic.twitter.com/h45O1TDZLj – 4:21 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
tonight’s starting 🖐 pic.twitter.com/oQjqShixY4 – 4:20 PM Orlando Magic PR @Magic_PR
TONIGHT’S STARTERS
GAME 72 vs OKLAHOMA CITY
2⃣2⃣F: @Franz Wagner
3⃣4⃣F: @Wendell Carter Jr.
5⃣C: @TheRealMoBamba
1⃣3⃣G: @RJ Hampton
5⃣0⃣G: @The_ColeAnthony
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#MagicTogether – 4:17 PM Dan Savage @Dan_Savage
The @Orlando Magic will start Cole Anthony, R.J. Hampton, Franz Wagner, Wendell Carter Jr. and Mo Bamba for their home game against the @Oklahoma City Thunder tonight.
Jalen Suggs (right ankle bone bruise) is out. – 4:17 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
the most wholesome thing you’ll hear all day. pic.twitter.com/wQ1C3oM7eU – 4:15 PM Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
The only place the Thunder has yet to play this season. pic.twitter.com/NRippu1bb3 – 2:28 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
Wendell Carter Jr. over his last 10 games:
18.7 PTS
11.4 REB
3.4 AST
8 Double-Doubles
56.8% FG | 40.7% 3P | 72.2% FT pic.twitter.com/sOpGpjWfob – 2:17 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
The Thunder’s three-game road trip concludes in Orlando to take on the Magic for the first time this season.
@OUHealth Game Day Report
| https://t.co/Cj1cvL851f pic.twitter.com/xPXbd51Tuf – 2:11 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
Last leg of the road trip 🌴
𝘛𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘵 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤
📍 | Orlando
🕖 | 5:00PM CT
📺 | @BallySportsOK
📻 | WWLS 98.1 pic.twitter.com/kGrIKqd7ik – 12:45 PM Matthew Tynan @Matthew_Tynan
The Thunder are 20-50 and somehow have not yet been mathematically eliminated from play-in contention, in case you were wondering how things were going in the bottom half of the western conference. Eight of the 15 teams are under .500, caught in a glorious entanglement of blehhh. – 12:38 PM
Game Time: 6:00 PM EDT on Sunday March 20, 2022
Oklahoma City Thunder 85, Orlando Magic 90 (Final)
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Dan Savage @Dan_SavageAt the @Orlando Magic‘s Food and Wine Festival benefiting the @OMYF yesterday, @Wendell Carter Jr. won an auction to take his teammates to the Dominican Republic this summer. – 8:59 PM Orlando Magic PR @Magic_PR
FINAL BOX: Orlando 90, Oklahoma City 85 pic.twitter.com/xybzbyZh5q – 8:37 PM Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Mark Daigneault said Darius Bazley “has come a long way.” – 8:32 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
Wendell Carter Jr. tonight:
30 PTS
16 REB
2 AST
2 STL
12-15 FG
@SASsoftware x #MagicTogether pic.twitter.com/lIUn8G3HzY – 8:31 PM Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
Career-high 30 points for Wendell Carter tonight. Also had 16 rebounds.
That contract keeps looking better and better for the Magic. – 8:28 PM Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Thunder wins that game by 20 if SGA plays. – 8:28 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price
Final: Magic 90, Thunder 85.
Wendell Carter Jr. finishes with a career-high 30 points to go with 16 rebounds and 2 assists. – 8:27 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
👀 on the 🍕
dubs 🤝 @PapaJohnsORL pic.twitter.com/uuSiD0iZdM – 8:23 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
PLAY THE SONG
pic.twitter.com/W68WkjLnWl – 8:21 PM Dan Savage @Dan_Savage
Final: Magic 90, Thunder 85
@Wendell Carter Jr. posted a career-high 30 points to go along with 16 rebounds.
First @Orlando Magic player to post at least 30 points and 16 rebounds since Nikola Vucevic did so against the Warriors on Feb. 19, 2021. – 8:21 PM StatMuse @statmuse
Wendell Carter Jr. tonight:
30 PTS
16 REB
12-15 FG
He joins Dwight and Shaq as the only players in Magic franchise history with a 30/15 game on 80% shooting. pic.twitter.com/J0nRgKdyiK – 8:21 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
final from Orlando pic.twitter.com/vuP4arUSOO – 8:20 PM Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Thunder: 20 wins
Pistons: 19 wins
Magic: 19 wins
Thunder still play each team one more time.
The #2, #3 and #4 lottery spots are all still in play for OKC. – 8:20 PM Dan Savage @Dan_Savage
Wendell Carter Jr. has a career-high 30 points to go along with 15 rebounds.
Magic lead the Thunder, 87-81, with 35.3 seconds left. – 8:15 PM Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Tre Mann had a good look to cut the lead to one. He’s 3-of-17 tonight. – 8:14 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
MOOD pic.twitter.com/9Rm2oMKBDW – 8:14 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price
That’s a career-high 30 points for Wendell Carter Jr. – 8:14 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
throw it 🆙
@Franz Wagner 🤝 @Wendell Carter Jr.
📺: https://t.co/h9sNQbtZfA pic.twitter.com/czbLVrKX5u – 8:11 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
👋 @RADeMita pic.twitter.com/JraF8Tyydg – 8:06 PM Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Wendell Carter Jr. has a season-high 27 points. – 8:01 PM Evan Dunlap @BQRMagic
Wendell Carter Jr. and CHUMA are just about the only Magic players with a pulse tonight, and that might be enough. Might. – 8:00 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
two-way play from our two-way!
@LindyWatersIII | #ThunderUp pic.twitter.com/48GLTHgwsn – 7:59 PM Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Magic are playing all their guys besides Jalen Suggs.
Thunder are only playing one player, Darius Bazley, who hasn’t played in the G League this season.
Magic take their first 4th quarter lead with 4:39 to go. – 7:58 PM Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Magic on a 9-0 run to take a 78-76 lead with 4:39 left. – 7:58 PM Jim Eichenhofer @Jim_Eichenhofer
The last time #Pelicans lost on the road to a team that is currently at or below .500 overall (Hawks are 35-35) was Dec. 26 at Oklahoma City – 7:53 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
OK MOE 😤
📺: https://t.co/h9sNQbtZfA | @Moritz Wagner pic.twitter.com/wjPt6anmoW – 7:49 PM Evan Dunlap @BQRMagic
Strong Magic dunk of the year candidate from Moe Wagner pic.twitter.com/AlMSKZcf1U – 7:48 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
🤩 POKUMANIA 🤩 pic.twitter.com/0lL55Y4QYv – 7:43 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price
End of 3Q: Thunder 64, Magic 62.
Wendell Carter Jr.: 20 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.
R.J. Hampton: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists
Mo Bamba: 7 points, 10 rebounds – 7:42 PM Orlando Magic PR @Magic_PR
END OF 3RD QUARTER BOX: Oklahoma City 64, Orlando 62 pic.twitter.com/usXc0tZPcv – 7:42 PM Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
End 3Q: Thunder 64, Magic 62
The Thunder is shooting 33% and leading. – 7:42 PM Evan Dunlap @BQRMagic
are the Magic gonna run any offense in this game or – 7:41 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price
Wendell Carter Jr. and Darius Bazley were given double technicals after a verbal back and forth. – 7:28 PM Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Darius Bazley and Wendell Carter Jr. have been called for a double technical. They were jawing at each other. – 7:27 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
good looks, RJ
📺: https://t.co/h9sNQbtZfA pic.twitter.com/GOwTpfLokE – 7:25 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
like butter and toast 🧈🍞
@Aleksej Pokusevski | #ThunderUp pic.twitter.com/ub4a0nLpc3 – 7:23 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
24 more minutes otw pic.twitter.com/KYFVYJXZsd – 7:05 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
step-back on ’em, Cole
📺: https://t.co/h9sNQbtZfA | @Cole Anthony pic.twitter.com/VXvcTyhbPL – 7:04 PM Orlando Magic PR @Magic_PR
HALFTIME BOX: Orlando 45, Oklahoma City 43 pic.twitter.com/4twkFtCNgS – 7:02 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
did you get a thunder buddy yet? pic.twitter.com/GIruDKAwvM – 7:02 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price
Halftime: Magic 45, Thunder 43.
Wendell Carter Jr.: 13 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists
Chuma Okeke/Gary Harris: 6 points each
23 combined first-half turnovers. – 7:02 PM Evan Dunlap @BQRMagic
Neither the Magic nor the Thunder is really playing well enough to win, but someone has to – 7:01 PM Dan Savage @Dan_Savage
Halftime: Magic 45, Thunder 43
Wendell Carter Jr. – 13 pts, 7 rebs
Chuma Okeke – 6 pts, 4 rebs
Gary Harris – 6 pts, 2 rebs – 7:00 PM Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Halftime: Magic 45, Thunder 43
Both teams are shooting sub 40% – 7:00 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
ç’est bon 🇫🇷
#ThéoMaledon | @sarr_olivier pic.twitter.com/ltWDJV1oDF – 6:59 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
WET LIKE WATERS
@LindyWatersIII | #ThunderUp pic.twitter.com/dv4CLtVHLr – 6:44 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
we’re still in Florida, Mann 😏
@Tre Mann | #ThunderUp pic.twitter.com/ak5XETfvnl – 6:36 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price
End of 1Q: Magic 31, Thunder 25.
Orlando closes out quarter on a 14-0 run.
Wendell Carter Jr.: 13 points (6-8) and 4 rebounds. – 6:35 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
Wendell Carter in the first quarter:
13 PTS
4 REB
6-8 FG
@SASsoftware x @Wendell Carter Jr. pic.twitter.com/63ObGYYmHE – 6:35 PM Orlando Magic PR @Magic_PR
END OF 1ST QUARTER BOX: Orlando 31, Oklahoma City 25 pic.twitter.com/fvEoSInIp4 – 6:34 PM Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
End 1Q: Magic 31, Thunder 25
– Bazley leads the Thunder with 10
– Mann has 6 on 2-of-7 shooting
– Wendell Carter Jr. has 13 and 4 for the Magic – 6:34 PM Dan Savage @Dan_Savage
End 1Q: Magic 31, Thunder 25
Wendell Carter Jr. doing work to the tune of 13 points and 4 rebounds. – 6:34 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
Markelle 🤝 Wendell
13 PTS for @Wendell Carter Jr.
📺: https://t.co/h9sNQbtZfA pic.twitter.com/do5deI0DRY – 6:33 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
all-around impact
@BazleyDarius | #ThunderUp pic.twitter.com/a7oqFTrc65 – 6:30 PM Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Cool of Tre Mann to honor all his family in attendance by hitting all his 3s from his hometown of Gainesville. – 6:27 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
Big Chum back 👌
📺: https://t.co/h9sNQbtZfA pic.twitter.com/vtKQEcDWKq – 6:24 PM Orlando Magic PR @Magic_PR
The @Orlando Magic have now made at least one three-point field goal in 1,201 consecutive games, dating all the way back to March 17, 2007.
It stands as the fifth-longest active streak in the #NBA and also the fifth-longest streak in @NBAHistory.
#MagicTogether – 6:22 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
finding the open man
@Isaiah Roby | #ThunderUp pic.twitter.com/tMTRW6MIeE – 6:20 PM Jon Hamm @JonMHamm
Wendell Carter Jr. looks and plays like a mashup of these two guys tonight pic.twitter.com/zp519RZ1Du – 6:19 PM Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
The environment changes on Darius Bazley yet again, and yet again he is having a really good game so far. Truly turned the corner. – 6:18 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price
Wendell Carter Jr. with an aggressive offensive start: 8 points on 4-of-6 shooting. – 6:17 PM Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Aaron Wiggins has really quick hands defensively – 6:16 PM Evan Dunlap @BQRMagic
OKC with no Shai Gilgeous-Alexander means the Magic will have the best player on the floor for most of the game. Not many teams you can say that about! – 6:16 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
get us started @Wendell Carter Jr.
📺: https://t.co/h9sNQbtZfA pic.twitter.com/uvppJ5Rwj7 – 6:13 PM Jon Hamm @JonMHamm
The Who’s “Who Are You” plays while the Thunder starters are introduced. Clever! – 6:06 PM Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Loud cheers for Tre Mann in pregame intros oklahoman.com/story/sports/n… – 6:06 PM Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
Gabe Brown reminds me of a slightly bigger, left-handed Terrence Ross. Not a perfect comp, but that quick rise combined with good athleticism is Ross-like. – 6:06 PM Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
Luke Kornet is back with Boston tonight.
With the Celtics on a back-to-back (at Denver tonight, at OKC tomorrow), wouldn’t surprise me if Al Horford sits tomorrow. Kornet could be back up for additional frontcourt depth, if that’s the case. – 6:01 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
good afternoon, let’s basketball
Presented by @EnergyTransfer pic.twitter.com/oTynoaUAJF – 5:58 PM Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Thunder starters at Magic:
– Mann
– Wiggins
– Pokusevski
– Bazley
– Roby
Theo Maledon, Vit Krejci, Lindy Waters III and Olivier Sarr are available off the bench. – 5:51 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
that spring temp where you can rock any fit pic.twitter.com/4xdzDb4VYx – 5:37 PM Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
With SGA, Giddey and Dort out, we will see a lot of Tre Mann tonight.
Mark Daigneault mentioned Mann, Poku and Bazley as being OKC’s primary guys tonight.
Mann is coming off a 25 point game and will be playing the closest to his hometown of Gainesville he’s played. – 4:51 PM Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Mark Daigneault mention’s they’ll continue to explore Aleksej Pokusevski playing the five and playing through him offensively at that spot a little bit. – 4:50 PM Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Daigneault jokes about Tre Mann being back home: “We’re just hoping he passes … to anybody.” – 4:49 PM Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Mark Daigneault said Jeremiah Robinson-Earl “is progressing. It’s a broken bone, a fractured bone, he is going through the steps he needs to take. He is progressing in his return to play protocol.” Said he will update us when there is an update. – 4:45 PM Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Mark Daigneault will not announce who will replace Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the starting lineup, he is out with an ankle injury. The hope is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander can play tomorrow in the second night of a back to back. – 4:40 PM Christos Tsaltas @Tsaltas46
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (ankle) is OUT for the Thunder vs. Magic. #thunderup – 4:40 PM Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is OUT tonight vs the Magic. pic.twitter.com/M4enVCcSil – 4:39 PM Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is OUT tonight (ankle) – 4:39 PM Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (right ankle soreness) is OUT tonight against the Magic, Mark Daigneault says pregame. – 4:39 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
Gary or RJ…
who has the better fit? 🤔
#ULTRADrip x #MagicTogether pic.twitter.com/MOiPTXOzrx – 4:39 PM Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Lance magic! Wait til you see that one. Behind the back to Brissett for the flush … and 1. – 4:33 PM Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Shai is on the floor warming up pic.twitter.com/h45O1TDZLj – 4:21 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
tonight’s starting 🖐 pic.twitter.com/oQjqShixY4 – 4:20 PM Orlando Magic PR @Magic_PR
TONIGHT’S STARTERS
GAME 72 vs OKLAHOMA CITY
2⃣2⃣F: @Franz Wagner
3⃣4⃣F: @Wendell Carter Jr.
5⃣C: @TheRealMoBamba
1⃣3⃣G: @RJ Hampton
5⃣0⃣G: @The_ColeAnthony
6 p.m.
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#MagicTogether – 4:17 PM Dan Savage @Dan_Savage
The @Orlando Magic will start Cole Anthony, R.J. Hampton, Franz Wagner, Wendell Carter Jr. and Mo Bamba for their home game against the @Oklahoma City Thunder tonight.
Jalen Suggs (right ankle bone bruise) is out. – 4:17 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
the most wholesome thing you’ll hear all day. pic.twitter.com/wQ1C3oM7eU – 4:15 PM Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
The only place the Thunder has yet to play this season. pic.twitter.com/NRippu1bb3 – 2:28 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
Wendell Carter Jr. over his last 10 games:
18.7 PTS
11.4 REB
3.4 AST
8 Double-Doubles
56.8% FG | 40.7% 3P | 72.2% FT pic.twitter.com/sOpGpjWfob – 2:17 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
The Thunder’s three-game road trip concludes in Orlando to take on the Magic for the first time this season.
@OUHealth Game Day Report
| https://t.co/Cj1cvL851f pic.twitter.com/xPXbd51Tuf – 2:11 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
Last leg of the road trip 🌴
𝘛𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘵 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤
📍 | Orlando
🕖 | 5:00PM CT
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📻 | WWLS 98.1 pic.twitter.com/kGrIKqd7ik – 12:45 PM Matthew Tynan @Matthew_Tynan
The Thunder are 20-50 and somehow have not yet been mathematically eliminated from play-in contention, in case you were wondering how things were going in the bottom half of the western conference. Eight of the 15 teams are under .500, caught in a glorious entanglement of blehhh. – 12:38 PM