| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Hawks | 28 | 44 | 27 | 33 | 132 |
 Orlando Magic | 33 | 29 | 38 | 25 | 125 |
Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 31 points, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Orlando Magic 132-125 in the season opener for both teams at Kia Center.
Alexander-Walker’s driving layup put the Hawks ahead for good with 5:00 left in the fourth quarter.
The Magic got within 122-121 on Paolo Banchero’s floater with 1:37 to play, but Alexander-Walker answered with a step-back 3-pointer, and the Magic got no closer than 125-123.
Dyson Daniels had 20 points and five steals, and Aaron Wiggins added 16 points off the bench in his first game with the Hawks.
For the Magic, Banchero had 35 points and 10 assists on 10-of-12 shooting. Wendell Carter Jr. scored 22 points on 8-of-10 shooting.
Atlanta HawksOrlando MagicPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
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Atlanta Hawks132| 20 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8-13 | 0-2 | 4-6 | +10 | 34:39 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +4.0 | |
| 31 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8-15 | 5-8 | 10-13 | +10 | 29:43 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +9.5 | |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3-8 | 0-4 | 2-2 | +10 | 29:18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2.9 | |
| 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 7-19 | 0-4 | 6-7 | +8 | 27:48 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | −1.4 | |
| 19 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7-9 | 4-6 | 1-1 | +6 | 24:40 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +3.0 | |
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| 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 3-3 | +2 | 31:45 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | −0.7 | |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 2-2 | −1 | 28:18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | −5.9 | |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | −5 | 18:36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +3.2 | |
| 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | −5 | 15:14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | −6.1 | |
| Team | 132 | 42 | 11 | 28 | 44-9048.9% | 14-3638.9% | 30-3683.3% | 240 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 30 | ||
Did not play: Jalen Wilson, RayJ Dennis and Keshon Gilbert (inactive - g league - two-way); Zuby Ejiofor, Dorian Finney-Smith, Corey Kispert and Asa Newell (coach’s decision); Mouhamed Gueye (inactive - coach’s decision); Henri Veesaar (inactive - injury/illness).
Orlando Magic125| 35 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 10-12 | 3-4 | 12-16 | −9 | 41:09 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +11.8 | |
| 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5-15 | 3-10 | 5-7 | −9 | 33:07 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | −2.9 | |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 2-2 | −13 | 32:05 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | −6.0 | |
| 22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 8-10 | 1-3 | 5-5 | −7 | 30:54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +6.9 | |
| 22 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 9-20 | 2-8 | 2-4 | −1 | 29:28 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | −1.7 | |
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| 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5-11 | 4-10 | 0-0 | +3 | 28:02 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | −0.2 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +5 | 14:21 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | −1.9 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | −4 | 13:51 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −9.1 | |
| 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4-5 | +9 | 11:44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1.0 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | −9 | 5:19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.1 | |
| Team | 125 | 39 | 9 | 30 | 41-8548.2% | 13-4032.5% | 30-3976.9% | 240 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 28 | ||
Did not play: Jevon Carter, Colin Castleton and Alex Morales (coach’s decision); Jonathan Isaac, Anthony Black, Izaiyah Nelson and Noah Penda (inactive - injury/illness).
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
The Hawks won on fewer turnovers (+3.4) and shot making (+2.4). The Magic’s edge: better shots (+1.0).
Points from the Hawks’ side. Shooting is the difference in points per shot on the average number of shots; each turnover is a shot not taken and each offensive rebound a shot more, at the average points per shot; free throws are their points less the shots the trips used (0.44 of a shot each). Shot quality: what an average shooter scores on the same shots (same spot, same kind of shot); shot making: the rest.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance.
102 points from the field on 90 shots: 3.0 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 21-29 | 72.4% | 67% |
| In the paint | 9-21 | 42.9% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 0-4 | 0.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 0-2 | 0.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 14-34 | 41.2% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Suggs | 20 | 9 | 3-3 | +3 |
| Franz Wagner | 17 | 8 | 1-6 | +3 |
| Desmond Bane | 10 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Tristan da Silva | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 7 | 9 | 2-4 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 31 points on 61 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paolo Banchero | 24 | 3 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Franz Wagner | 12 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Tristan da Silva | 11 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Desmond Bane | 10 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 11 | 4-4 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paolo Banchero | 23 | 6 | 2-6 | −1 |
| Franz Wagner | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Desmond Bane | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Wendell Carter Jr. | 7 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 12 | 4-8 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 63 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
Score margin over time — positive = ORL leads, negative = ATL leads
ORL Largest Lead
10
Q1 1:13
ATL Largest Lead
14
Q3 9:04
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
ATL 12-0 run
Q1 0:44 – Q2 10:40
+10 → -2
ATL 12-0 run
Q2 7:29 – Q2 5:14
+2 → -10
ORL 11-0 run
Q3 6:05 – Q3 3:24
-12 → -1
ORL 8-0 run
Q3 2:45 – Q3 1:49
-5 → +3
