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Atlanta Hawks at Orlando Magic, Oct 21, 2026

NBA · 2026-27Oct 21, 2026 · FinalRegular season

Atlanta Hawks

132AT

Orlando Magic

125
Magic vs Hawks: every meeting
STORY

Final

From the verified box score; records count this game

The BreakdownGrind

Atlanta's bench outscored Orlando's in a 22-lead-change grind

The Hawks and Magic made the same number of free throws and traded the lead 22 times, and the gap off the bench was 34 to 22.

NightlyHoops desk · The BreakdownWritten by AI (Claude Opus 5.5) from the box score and play-by-play. Every number and name was checked against them.

Neither team ever led by more than 14. The Hawks and Magic traded the lead 22 times and were tied nine times before Atlanta won 132-125 in Orlando.

Orlando led by 10 late in the first quarter. Atlanta answered with a 12-0 run, from 23-33 to 35-33, and reached its largest lead at 79-65 early in the third. The Magic replied with an 11-0 run from 91-79 to 91-90, then an 8-0 run from 95-90 to 95-98, and led 100-99 after three quarters.

From the field the teams were close. Atlanta shot 48.9% and Orlando 48.2%. Beyond the arc, the Hawks made 14 of 36 and the Magic 13 of 40.

Side by side
ATLStatORL
48.9FG%48.2
38.93PT%32.5
42Rebounds39
11Off. rebounds9
90FG attempts85
17Turnovers20
From the box score. A dot marks a row where the teams are far apart.

The free-throw line came out even

Both teams made 30 free throws. Atlanta took 36 attempts, Orlando 39.

Paolo Banchero took 16 of the Magic's and made 12. He finished with 35 points, 10 assists and 7 rebounds on 10-12 shooting. Nickeil Alexander-Walker went 10-13 at the line for the Hawks.

Atlanta's bench scored 34, Orlando's 22

The Hawks' reserves outscored the Magic's 34 to 22. Aaron Wiggins scored 16 off the bench, seven of them in the 12-0 run that spanned the end of the first quarter and the start of the second.

Jock Landale added 10 on 4-5 shooting. Tristan da Silva led Orlando's bench with 14, including six straight Magic points late in the first quarter.

Orlando turned it over 20 times, Atlanta 17

The Magic committed 20 turnovers to the Hawks' 17. Banchero had six of them.

Dyson Daniels had five steals for Atlanta. He scored 20, with 13 in the second quarter, when the Hawks put together a second 12-0 run, from 40-42 to 52-42.

The last stretch stayed tight. Alexander-Walker's driving layup with 5:00 left put the Hawks ahead for good at 118-117. Orlando pulled within one twice, the last time at 122-121.

Then Alexander-Walker scored six straight Atlanta points: a step-back three at 1:27 for 125-121 and another three at 0:51.4 for 128-123. He finished with 31.

Who led, and by how much Hover or tap for the score at any moment

ATL ahead above the line · ORL ahead below

20101020Q1Q2Q3Q4ATL by 14ORL by 10
The margin through the game, from the play-by-play. Above the line ATL leads; below it, ORL.
Sources: the fact sheet this story was written from
  • GAME: Atlanta Hawks (ATL) at Orlando Magic (ORL), Wednesday, October 21, 2026, in Orlando. NBA regular season.
  • FINAL: Hawks 132, Magic 125. (ATL 132, ORL 125.) Final margin: 7.
  • POINTS BY QUARTER: ATL 28 44 27 33; ORL 33 29 38 25.
  • SCORE AT THE END OF EACH PERIOD (ATL-ORL): Q1 28-33, Q2 72-62, Q3 99-100, Q4 132-125.
  • HALVES: first half, Hawks 72, Magic 62; second half, Hawks 60, Magic 63.
  • LARGEST LEADS: ATL 14 (79-65, 9:04 left in the 3rd quarter); ORL 10 (23-33, 1:13 left in the 1st quarter). Scores are ATL-ORL.
  • LEAD CHANGES: 22. TIES: 9.
  • Hawks went ahead for good with 5:00 left in the 4th quarter, at 118-117 (Nickeil Alexander-Walker, driving Layup).
  • RUNS (8 or more unanswered points; each scorer's points in the run):
  • - ATL 12-0 from 0:43.9 left in the 1st quarter to 10:40 left in the 2nd quarter, 23-33 to 35-33 (Aaron Wiggins 7, Nickeil Alexander-Walker 3, Jock Landale 2)
  • - ATL 12-0 from 7:29 left in the 2nd quarter to 5:14 left in the 2nd quarter, 40-42 to 52-42 (Dyson Daniels 6, Luguentz Dort 2, Jalen Johnson 4)
  • - ORL 11-0 from 6:05 left in the 3rd quarter to 3:24 left in the 3rd quarter, 91-79 to 91-90 (Wendell Carter Jr. 6, Paolo Banchero 2, Goga Bitadze 1, Franz Wagner 2)
  • - ORL 8-0 from 2:45 left in the 3rd quarter to 1:49 left in the 3rd quarter, 95-90 to 95-98 (Franz Wagner 2, Goga Bitadze 3, Paolo Banchero 3)
  • STRAIGHT TEAM POINTS BY ONE PLAYER (the other team may score in between):
  • - CJ McCollum scored 6 straight Hawks points, from 7:12 left in the 3rd quarter to 6:52 left in the 3rd quarter (85-73, 88-76).
  • - Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 6 straight Hawks points, from 1:27 left in the 4th quarter to 0:51.4 left in the 4th quarter (125-121, 128-123).
  • - Tristan da Silva scored 6 straight Magic points, from 3:49 left in the 1st quarter to 3:10 left in the 1st quarter (19-26, 21-29).
  • - Paolo Banchero scored 8 straight Magic points, from 8:41 left in the 2nd quarter to 5:04 left in the 2nd quarter (38-38, 40-41, 40-42, 52-43, 52-44).
  • - Desmond Bane scored 7 straight Magic points, from 7:31 left in the 3rd quarter to 6:38 left in the 3rd quarter (82-73, 85-76, 88-79).
  • - Wendell Carter Jr. scored 6 straight Magic points, from 6:05 left in the 3rd quarter to 5:20 left in the 3rd quarter (91-80, 91-81, 91-83, 91-84, 91-85).
  • - Wendell Carter Jr. scored 6 straight Magic points, from 6:14 left in the 4th quarter to 5:33 left in the 4th quarter (113-113, 113-114, 116-117).
  • DROUGHT: Hawks went 4:59 of game clock without a field goal in the 3rd quarter, from 6:20 to 1:21 left.
  • TEAM TOTALS:
  • - ATL: FG 44-90 (48.9%), 3PT 14-36 (38.9%), FT 30-36, 42 rebounds (11 offensive), 28 assists, 17 turnovers, 9 steals, 3 blocks, 34 bench points
  • - ORL: FG 41-85 (48.2%), 3PT 13-40 (32.5%), FT 30-39, 39 rebounds (9 offensive), 30 assists, 20 turnovers, 10 steals, 3 blocks, 22 bench points
  • PLAYERS, Atlanta Hawks:
  • - Nickeil Alexander-Walker (starter, 30 min): 31 pts, 4 reb (3 off), 3 ast, FG 8-15, 3PT 5-8, FT 10-13, 1 stl, 1 blk, 2 tov, 3 fouls, +/- +10 | points by period 7-2-11-11
  • - Dyson Daniels (starter, 35 min): 20 pts, 4 reb (1 off), 3 ast, FG 8-13, 3PT 0-2, FT 4-6, 5 stl, 0 blk, 2 tov, 4 fouls, +/- +10 | points by period 3-13-2-2
  • - Jalen Johnson (starter, 28 min): 20 pts, 14 reb (0 off), 6 ast, FG 7-19, 3PT 0-4, FT 6-7, 0 stl, 0 blk, 2 tov, 5 fouls, +/- +8 | points by period 4-8-2-6
  • - CJ McCollum (starter, 25 min): 19 pts, 2 reb (0 off), 3 ast, FG 7-9, 3PT 4-6, FT 1-1, 0 stl, 0 blk, 3 tov, 3 fouls, +/- +6 | points by period 5-6-6-2
  • - Aaron Wiggins (bench, 32 min): 16 pts, 3 reb (1 off), 0 ast, FG 5-9, 3PT 3-5, FT 3-3, 2 stl, 0 blk, 2 tov, 4 fouls, +/- +2 | points by period 4-6-0-6
  • - Jock Landale (bench, 19 min): 10 pts, 2 reb (1 off), 3 ast, FG 4-5, 3PT 0-1, FT 2-2, 0 stl, 1 blk, 0 tov, 3 fouls, +/- -5 | points by period 2-2-2-4
  • - Luguentz Dort (bench, 28 min): 8 pts, 4 reb (3 off), 0 ast, FG 2-7, 3PT 2-5, FT 2-2, 1 stl, 0 blk, 2 tov, 5 fouls, +/- -1 | points by period 3-5-0-0
  • - Onyeka Okongwu (starter, 29 min): 8 pts, 5 reb (1 off), 7 ast, FG 3-8, 3PT 0-4, FT 2-2, 0 stl, 0 blk, 2 tov, 2 fouls, +/- +10 | points by period 0-2-4-2
  • - Kingston Flemings (bench, 15 min): 0 pts, 4 reb (1 off), 3 ast, FG 0-5, 3PT 0-1, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 1 blk, 2 tov, 1 foul, +/- -5
  • PLAYERS, Orlando Magic:
  • - Paolo Banchero (starter, 41 min): 35 pts, 7 reb (1 off), 10 ast, FG 10-12, 3PT 3-4, FT 12-16, 1 stl, 0 blk, 6 tov, 2 fouls, +/- -9 | points by period 8-14-6-7
  • - Franz Wagner (starter, 29 min): 22 pts, 6 reb (1 off), 5 ast, FG 9-20, 3PT 2-8, FT 2-4, 1 stl, 0 blk, 3 tov, 4 fouls, +/- -1 | points by period 7-0-11-4
  • - Wendell Carter Jr. (starter, 31 min): 22 pts, 7 reb (2 off), 0 ast, FG 8-10, 3PT 1-3, FT 5-5, 1 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 4 fouls, +/- -7 | points by period 4-0-8-10
  • - Desmond Bane (starter, 33 min): 18 pts, 5 reb (0 off), 2 ast, FG 5-15, 3PT 3-10, FT 5-7, 3 stl, 0 blk, 2 tov, 4 fouls, +/- -9 | points by period 4-7-7-0
  • - Tristan da Silva (bench, 28 min): 14 pts, 2 reb (1 off), 3 ast, FG 5-11, 3PT 4-10, FT 0-0, 1 stl, 1 blk, 2 tov, 2 fouls, +/- +3 | points by period 6-6-0-2
  • - Goga Bitadze (bench, 12 min): 6 pts, 6 reb (3 off), 1 ast, FG 1-3, 3PT 0-0, FT 4-5, 0 stl, 0 blk, 1 tov, 2 fouls, +/- +9 | points by period 0-0-6-0
  • - Jalen Suggs (starter, 32 min): 6 pts, 3 reb (1 off), 5 ast, FG 2-8, 3PT 0-2, FT 2-2, 2 stl, 0 blk, 2 tov, 4 fouls, +/- -13 | points by period 4-0-0-2
  • - Jase Richardson (bench, 14 min): 2 pts, 2 reb (0 off), 3 ast, FG 1-3, 3PT 0-1, FT 0-0, 1 stl, 2 blk, 2 tov, 2 fouls, +/- +5 | points by period 0-2-0-0
  • - Jamal Cain (bench, 14 min): 0 pts, 0 reb (0 off), 0 ast, FG 0-3, 3PT 0-2, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 0 blk, 2 tov, 2 fouls, +/- -4
  • - Nikola Vučević (bench, 5 min): 0 pts, 1 reb (0 off), 1 ast, FG 0-0, 3PT 0-0, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 2 fouls, +/- -9
  • PLAYER FACTS:
  • - Paolo Banchero scored 14 in the 2nd quarter.
  • - Paolo Banchero made 5 field goals in a row.
  • - Wendell Carter Jr. made 6 field goals in a row.
  • - Dyson Daniels scored 13 in the 2nd quarter.
  • - Dyson Daniels made 7 field goals in a row.
  • - Jalen Johnson picked up a 5th foul with 2:17 left in the 3rd quarter.
  • SCORING PLAYS IN THE LAST 6:00 OF THE 4TH QUARTER (ATL-ORL after the play):
  • - 5:47 ATL +3 Aaron Wiggins (25' 3PT running) -> 116-114
  • - 5:33 ORL +3 Wendell Carter Jr. (3PT) -> 116-117
  • - 5:00 ATL +2 Nickeil Alexander-Walker (driving Layup) -> 118-117
  • - 4:27 ATL +2 Jalen Johnson (running Layup) -> 120-117
  • - 3:34 ORL +2 Paolo Banchero (7' pullup Jump Shot) -> 120-119
  • - 2:36 ATL +2 Jalen Johnson (6' driving floating Jump Shot) -> 122-119
  • - 1:37 ORL +2 Paolo Banchero (driving floating bank Jump Shot) -> 122-121
  • - 1:27 ATL +3 Nickeil Alexander-Walker (26' 3PT step back) -> 125-121
  • - 1:07 ORL +2 Wendell Carter Jr. (alley-oop DUNK) -> 125-123
  • - 0:51.4 ATL +3 Nickeil Alexander-Walker (25' 3PT) -> 128-123
  • - 0:30.6 ATL +1 Onyeka Okongwu (Free Throw 1 of 2) -> 129-123
  • - 0:30.6 ATL +1 Onyeka Okongwu (Free Throw 2 of 2) -> 130-123
  • - 0:21.5 ORL +2 Wendell Carter Jr. (cutting Layup) -> 130-125
  • - 0:20.2 ATL +1 Jalen Johnson (Free Throw 1 of 2) -> 131-125
  • - 0:20.2 ATL +1 Jalen Johnson (Free Throw 2 of 2) -> 132-125
  • FINAL POSSESSIONS: every shot, free throw, foul, turnover and violation in the last 1:00 of the 4th quarter (ATL-ORL after the play):
  • - 0:51.4 ATL Nickeil Alexander-Walker made (25' 3PT) -> 128-123
  • - 0:43.9 ORL Paolo Banchero missed (25' pullup 3PT) -> 128-123
  • - 0:32.7 ORL Jalen Suggs, take personal foul -> 128-123
  • - 0:30.6 ORL Jalen Suggs, take personal foul -> 128-123
  • - 0:30.6 ATL Onyeka Okongwu made free throw 1 of 2 -> 129-123
  • - 0:30.6 ATL Onyeka Okongwu made free throw 2 of 2 -> 130-123
  • - 0:21.5 ORL Wendell Carter Jr. made (cutting Layup) -> 130-125
  • - 0:20.2 ORL Paolo Banchero, take personal foul -> 130-125
  • - 0:20.2 ATL Jalen Johnson made free throw 1 of 2 -> 131-125
  • - 0:20.2 ATL Jalen Johnson made free throw 2 of 2 -> 132-125
  • - 0:09.6 ORL Wendell Carter Jr. missed (25' 3PT) -> 132-125
  • SEASON LINES THE GAME'S PREVIEW STATED (before this game):
  • - Jalen Johnson averaged 22.5 points in 72 games last season.
  • - Nickeil Alexander-Walker averaged 20.8 points in 78 games last season.
  • - Paolo Banchero averaged 22.2 points in 69 games last season.
  • - Desmond Bane averaged 20.3 points in 79 games last season.
  • ANGLE: Grind. VOICE: The Breakdown.
PREVIEW

Before tip

As it stood at tip · open to read

The Hawks play at the Magic on Wednesday, Oct 21, at 7:00 PM EDT. Last season, the Hawks went 46-36, and Jalen Johnson averaged 22.5 points in 72 games last season. The Hawks' confirmed starters are Onyeka Okongwu, Jalen Johnson, CJ McCollum, Dyson Daniels and Nickeil Alexander-Walker (NBA official lineups, 2:36 PM EDT). On the other side, last season, the Magic went 44-35 in the games the source holds, and Paolo Banchero averaged 22.2 points in 69 games last season. The Magic's confirmed starters are Wendell Carter Jr., Paolo Banchero, Jalen Suggs, Franz Wagner and Desmond Bane (NBA official lineups, 2:36 PM EDT). The Hawks won the last meeting with the Magic 130-101 on Apr 1, away from home, and since 2019-20, the Magic are 7-20 against the Hawks in the regular season.

Written by AI (Claude Haiku 5.5) from the facts below; every name and number is filled in from the data, not by the model.

Facts as of 10:52 AM EDT

  • The Hawks play at the Magic on Wednesday, Oct 21, at 7:00 PM EDT.
  • Last season, the Hawks went 46-36.
  • Jalen Johnson averaged 22.5 points in 72 games last season.
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker averaged 20.8 points in 78 games last season.
  • The Hawks' confirmed starters are Onyeka Okongwu, Jalen Johnson, CJ McCollum, Dyson Daniels and Nickeil Alexander-Walker (NBA official lineups, 2:36 PM EDT).
  • Last season, the Magic went 44-35 in the games the source holds.
  • Paolo Banchero averaged 22.2 points in 69 games last season.
  • Desmond Bane averaged 20.3 points in 79 games last season.
  • The Magic's confirmed starters are Wendell Carter Jr., Paolo Banchero, Jalen Suggs, Franz Wagner and Desmond Bane (NBA official lineups, 2:36 PM EDT).
  • The Hawks won the last meeting with the Magic 130-101 on Apr 1, away from home.
  • Since 2019-20, the Magic are 7-20 against the Hawks in the regular season.

Starting fives

Confirmed by the league’s official lineups. Until then: in the NBA, the five those lineups list as expected; otherwise, the five each team started in its last game.

Atlanta Hawks

Confirmed · 2:36 PM EDT

NBA Official Lineups API

  1. CM
    CJ McCollumPG · 18.7 PTS · 3.3 REB · 3.9 AST · 75 GP · 2025-26 regular season
  2. NA
    Nickeil Alexander-WalkerSG · 20.8 PTS · 3.4 REB · 3.7 AST · 78 GP · 2025-26 regular season
  3. DD
    Dyson DanielsSF · 11.9 PTS · 6.8 REB · 5.9 AST · 76 GP · 2025-26 regular season
  4. JJ
    Jalen JohnsonPF · 22.5 PTS · 10.3 REB · 7.9 AST · 72 GP · 2025-26 regular season
  5. OO
    Onyeka OkongwuC · 15.2 PTS · 7.6 REB · 3.1 AST · 74 GP · 2025-26 regular season

Orlando Magic

Confirmed · 2:36 PM EDT

NBA Official Lineups API

  1. JS
    Jalen SuggsPG · 13.6 PTS · 3.9 REB · 5.4 AST · 56 GP · 2025-26 regular season
  2. DB
    Desmond BaneSG · 20.3 PTS · 4.1 REB · 4.1 AST · 79 GP · 2025-26 regular season
  3. FW
    Franz WagnerSF · 20.8 PTS · 5.2 REB · 3.4 AST · 32 GP · 2025-26 regular season
  4. PB
    Paolo BancheroPF · 22.2 PTS · 8.3 REB · 5.2 AST · 69 GP · 2025-26 regular season
  5. WC
    Wendell Carter Jr.C · 11.7 PTS · 7.4 REB · 1.9 AST · 75 GP · 2025-26 regular season

Injury report

The league’s official report: each listed player’s status and reason as reported, in report order.

Atlanta Hawks

Checked 6:47 PM EDT

Not available from the sourceThe latest report does not cover this game.

Orlando Magic

Checked 6:47 PM EDT

Not available from the sourceThe latest report does not cover this game.

SELECTED PLAYER
PB

Paolo Banchero

ORL · Starter · 41:09 MIN

BOX SCORE

Player contributions

Choose any row to inspect

Atlanta Hawks at Orlando Magic: one row per player, by points, highest first. Team totals add up the player rows.
PLAYERMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPFFG3PTFT+/-
41:0935710106210–123–412–16-9
29:43314311238–155–810–13+10
29:28226510349–202–82–4-1
30:54227010048–101–35–5-7
34:38204350248–130–24–6+10
27:482014600257–190–46–7+8
24:39192300337–94–61–1+6
33:06185230245–153–105–7-9
31:45163020245–93–53–3+2
28:02142311225–114–100–0+3
18:35102301034–50–12–2-5
28:1884010252–72–52–2-1
29:1885700223–80–42–2+10
11:4366100121–30–04–5+9
32:0563520242–80–22–2-13
14:2122312221–30–10–0+5
13:5100000220–30–20–0-4
15:1404301210–50–10–0-5
5:1901100020–00–00–0-9
DNP———————————
DNP———————————
DNP———————————
DNP———————————
DNP———————————
DNP———————————
DNP———————————
ATL totalsSum of 9 player lines132422893173044–9014–3630–36
ORL totalsSum of 10 player lines1253930103202841–8513–4030–39

Team totals add up the player rows above. DNP: did not play. —: not recorded. Quarter scores are not shown.

SURPRISES

Against their usual

Regular season · Game Score against each player's usual line

ATLAtlanta Hawks

Every scored player stayed within the usual range.

ORLOrlando Magic

6 of 8 scored players stayed within the usual range.