NBA Final Intelligence
Orlando Magic 114, Chicago Bulls 121 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Orlando Magic 114, Chicago Bulls 121. Scoring by quarter: Q1 ORL 32-22 CHI; Q2 ORL 27-37 CHI; Q3 ORL 36-32 CHI; Q4 ORL 19-30 CHI.
Top performers (box score): Paolo Banchero (ORL) 31 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 threes on 13-of-23 shooting; Matas Buzelis (CHI) 21 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-14 shooting; Kevin Huerter (CHI) 20 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-15 shooting; Anthony Black (ORL) 18 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-16 shooting; Nikola Vucevic (CHI) 17 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-11 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · ORL
31 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 2 3PM · 13-23 FG
Scoring · CHI
21 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 2 3PM · 6-14 FG
Scoring · CHI
20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 4 3PM · 8-15 FG
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
ORL
13 largest lead
Q1 1:17 (ORL 30, CHI 17) · 14-0 run, Q1 4:05–Q1 1:17
CHI
7 largest lead
Q4 4:27 (ORL 104, CHI 111) · 10-0 run, Q1 6:40–Q1 5:25
Swings
19 lead changes
Tied 8 times
Ahead for good: Matas Buzelis makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ayo Dosunmu assists) (Q4 7:16, ORL 102, CHI 105).
Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes
- Q4 3:49 Nikola Vucevic makes 1-foot two point shot (Matas Buzelis assists)CHI · ORL 106, CHI 113
- Q4 3:07 Wendell Carter Jr. makes driving layup (Paolo Banchero assists)ORL · ORL 108, CHI 113
- Q4 2:24 Anthony Black makes 1-foot running dunk (Paolo Banchero assists)ORL · ORL 110, CHI 113
- Q4 2:10 Tre Jones makes free throw 1 of 2CHI · ORL 110, CHI 114
- Q4 2:10 Tre Jones makes free throw 2 of 2CHI · ORL 110, CHI 115
- Q4 1:45 Paolo Banchero makes 5-foot two point shotORL · ORL 112, CHI 115
- Q4 0:41 Tre Jones makes 16-foot fade away jump shotCHI · ORL 112, CHI 117
- Q4 0:27 Wendell Carter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2ORL · ORL 113, CHI 117
- Q4 0:27 Wendell Carter Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2ORL · ORL 114, CHI 117
- Q4 0:22 Matas Buzelis makes free throw 1 of 2CHI · ORL 114, CHI 118
- Q4 0:22 Matas Buzelis makes free throw 2 of 2CHI · ORL 114, CHI 119
- Q4 0:04 Isaac Okoro makes 1-foot dunk (Patrick Williams assists)CHI · ORL 114, CHI 121
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORL | 32 | 27 | 36 | 19 | 114 | |
| CHI | 22 | 37 | 32 | 30 | 121 |
🧮 How They Scored
ORLCHI
0Points in the paint0
0Fast-break points0
0Second-chance points0
0Points off turnovers0
27Bench points57
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
58.1%Effective FG%57.8%
10.4%Turnover %10.9%
11.6%Offensive rebound %22.5%
0.244Free-throw rate0.211
Box Score
Orlando Magic
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desmond Bane G | 38 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-12 | 3-8 | 1-1 | +3 |
| Paolo Banchero F | 35 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13-23 | 2-5 | 3-7 | -7 |
| Anthony Black G | 33 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8-16 | 2-5 | 0-0 | -10 |
| Wendell Carter Jr. F | 32 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | 2-6 | 3-5 | +7 |
| Tristan Da Silva F | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -11 |
| Jalen Suggs G | 20 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 2-2 | +15 |
| Tyus Jones G | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Goga Bitadze C | 16 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -14 |
| Jamal Cain F | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 2-2 | -9 |
| Jase Richardson G | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 2-2 | -10 |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Vucevic C | 35 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-11 | 1-3 | 2-2 | -3 |
| Matas Buzelis F | 30 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6-14 | 2-8 | 7-8 | +14 |
| Isaac Okoro F-G | 30 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 1-1 | +18 |
| Tre Jones G | 29 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 2-2 | -16 |
| Jalen Smith F-C | 27 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4-10 | 1-6 | 2-2 | +5 |
| Kevin Huerter G | 24 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8-15 | 4-9 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Patrick Williams F | 23 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Ayo Dosunmu G | 21 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-9 | 2-2 | 3-4 | +18 |
| Dalen Terry F | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Julian Phillips F | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +12 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Orlando MagicTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paolo Banchero | Starter | 35 | 31 | 59.4 | 35.4 | -14.5 | 15.7 |
| Anthony Black | Starter | 33 | 18 | 56.3 | 24.7 | -17.8 | 9.0 |
| Desmond Bane | Starter | 38 | 14 | 56.3 | 14.9 | -0.5 | 8.4 |
| Wendell Carter Jr. | Starter | 32 | 13 | 45.8 | 19.2 | +7.2 | 6.2 |
| Jalen Suggs | Starter | 20 | 11 | 79.9 | 18.6 | +33.1 | 13.6 |
| Jamal Cain | Bench | 15 | 8 | 68.0 | 15.4 | -34.4 | 2.8 |
| Tristan Da Silva | Bench | 25 | 7 | 58.3 | 13.8 | -16.2 | 4.7 |
| Jase Richardson | Bench | 08 | 7 | 90.2 | 27.8 | -58.8 | 9.6 |
| Goga Bitadze | Bench | 16 | 5 | 86.8 | 8.1 | -36.0 | 12.2 |
| Jonathan Isaac | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tyus Jones | Bench | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | +2.8 | 3.3 |
| Jett Howard | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Noah Penda | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Chicago BullsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matas Buzelis | Starter | 30 | 21 | 59.9 | 26.8 | +25.5 | 17.7 |
| Nikola Vucevic | Starter | 35 | 17 | 71.5 | 16.0 | -4.2 | 14.5 |
| Jalen Smith | Starter | 27 | 11 | 50.6 | 19.0 | +15.1 | 8.8 |
| Isaac Okoro | Starter | 30 | 9 | 53.3 | 11.4 | +31.1 | 5.3 |
| Tre Jones | Starter | 29 | 6 | 38.1 | 15.6 | -21.3 | 2.2 |
| Kevin Huerter | Bench | 24 | 20 | 66.7 | 30.9 | +2.0 | 14.2 |
| Ayo Dosunmu | Bench | 21 | 17 | 79.0 | 24.0 | +44.3 | 18.5 |
| Patrick Williams | Bench | 23 | 15 | 83.3 | 18.5 | -13.9 | 14.8 |
| Julian Phillips | Bench | 09 | 5 | 50.0 | 27.3 | +60.0 | 3.4 |
| Jevon Carter | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Zach Collins | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Dalen Terry | Bench | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 10.7 | -23.1 | 4.9 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
2025-26 season series
ORL 1
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Last 20 meetings · since 2020-21
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- CHI 120@ORL 125 Recap
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- CHI 125@ORL 123 Recap
- CHI 119@ORL 133 Recap
- ORL 99@CHI 102 Recap
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