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Atlanta Hawks vs Orlando Magic — 2026-10-21 NBA Game Analysis

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Atlanta Hawks 132, Orlando Magic 125. Final.

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Atlanta HawksATL132
Orlando MagicORL125
  1. 1st 11:412ATLJalen Johnson makes 1-foot dunk (Dyson Daniels assists)2–0
  2. 1st 11:271ORLDesmond Bane makes free throw 2 of 32–1
  3. 1st 11:271ORLDesmond Bane makes free throw 3 of 32–2
  4. 1st 11:042ATLNickeil Alexander-Walker makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Jalen Johnson assists)4–2
  5. 1st 10:492ORLDesmond Bane makes driving layup (Paolo Banchero assists)4–4
  6. 1st 10:302ATLCJ McCollum makes driving layup6–4
  7. 1st 10:132ORLWendell Carter Jr. makes 15-foot jumper (Franz Wagner assists)6–6
  8. 1st 9:502ORLFranz Wagner makes layup (Desmond Bane assists)6–8
  9. 1st 9:392ATLCJ McCollum makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (Onyeka Okongwu assists)8–8
  10. 1st 9:391ATLCJ McCollum makes free throw 1 of 19–8
  11. 1st 9:153ORLPaolo Banchero makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot9–11
  12. 1st 9:083ATLNickeil Alexander-Walker makes 26-foot three pointer (Jalen Johnson assists)12–11
  13. 1st 8:513ORLFranz Wagner makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Paolo Banchero assists)12–14
  14. 1st 8:101ATLNickeil Alexander-Walker makes free throw 2 of 213–14
  15. 1st 7:561ORLJalen Suggs makes free throw 1 of 213–15
  16. 1st 7:561ORLJalen Suggs makes free throw 2 of 213–16
  17. 1st 7:232ORLPaolo Banchero makes driving layup (Jalen Suggs assists)13–18
  18. 1st 7:112ATLDyson Daniels makes two point shot (CJ McCollum assists)15–18
  19. 1st 6:502ORLWendell Carter Jr. makes 1-foot dunk (Tristan da Silva assists)15–20
  20. 1st 6:192ORLPaolo Banchero makes two point shot15–22
  21. 1st 5:121ATLDyson Daniels makes free throw 2 of 216–22
  22. 1st 4:503ATLLuguentz Dort makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jock Landale assists)19–22
  23. 1st 4:341ORLPaolo Banchero makes free throw 1 of 219–23
  24. 1st 3:493ORLTristan da Silva makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jase Richardson assists)19–26
  25. 1st 3:272ATLJalen Johnson makes 1-foot two point shot21–26
  26. 1st 3:103ORLTristan da Silva makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jase Richardson assists)21–29
  27. 1st 2:022ATLJock Landale makes driving layup (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)23–29
  28. 1st 1:382ORLJalen Suggs makes 14-foot jumper (Goga Bitadze assists)23–31
  29. 1st 1:132ORLFranz Wagner makes driving layup23–33
  30. 1st 43.92ATLAaron Wiggins makes driving layup (Jock Landale assists)25–33
  31. 1st 6.51ATLNickeil Alexander-Walker makes free throw 1 of 226–33
  32. 1st 1.42ATLAaron Wiggins makes 1-foot layup (Kingston Flemings assists)28–33
  33. 2nd 11:462ATLJock Landale makes 2-foot dunk (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)30–33
  34. 2nd 11:141ATLNickeil Alexander-Walker makes free throw 1 of 331–33
  35. 2nd 11:141ATLNickeil Alexander-Walker makes free throw 3 of 332–33
  36. 2nd 10:403ATLAaron Wiggins makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kingston Flemings assists)35–33
  37. 2nd 10:221ORLPaolo Banchero makes free throw 1 of 235–34
  38. 2nd 9:562ORLJase Richardson makes running layup (Tristan da Silva assists)35–36
  39. 2nd 9:383ATLLuguentz Dort makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kingston Flemings assists)38–36
  40. 2nd 8:412ORLPaolo Banchero makes driving layup (Nikola Vucevic assists)38–38
  41. 2nd 8:252ATLDyson Daniels makes 11-foot two point shot (Jock Landale assists)40–38
  42. 2nd 8:073ORLPaolo Banchero makes 25-foot three pointer (Jase Richardson assists)40–41
  43. 2nd 7:431ORLPaolo Banchero makes free throw 2 of 240–42
  44. 2nd 7:292ATLDyson Daniels makes 1-foot two point shot (Jalen Johnson assists)42–42
  45. 2nd 7:081ATLLuguentz Dort makes free throw 1 of 243–42
  46. 2nd 7:081ATLLuguentz Dort makes free throw 2 of 244–42
  47. 2nd 6:572ATLDyson Daniels makes driving layup46–42
  48. 2nd 6:292ATLJalen Johnson makes 1-foot dunk (Onyeka Okongwu assists)48–42
  49. 2nd 5:461ATLDyson Daniels makes free throw 1 of 249–42
  50. 2nd 5:461ATLDyson Daniels makes free throw 2 of 250–42
  51. 2nd 5:142ATLJalen Johnson makes driving layup52–42
  52. 2nd 5:041ORLPaolo Banchero makes free throw 1 of 252–43
  53. 2nd 5:041ORLPaolo Banchero makes free throw 2 of 252–44
  54. 2nd 4:313ORLTristan da Silva makes 26-foot three point jumper (Desmond Bane assists)52–47
  55. 2nd 4:172ATLDyson Daniels makes 7-foot floating jump shot (Onyeka Okongwu assists)54–47
  56. 2nd 3:522ATLJalen Johnson makes driving layup56–47
  57. 2nd 3:281ORLDesmond Bane makes free throw 1 of 256–48
  58. 2nd 3:281ORLDesmond Bane makes free throw 2 of 256–49
  59. 2nd 3:151ATLDyson Daniels makes free throw 1 of 257–49
  60. 2nd 2:593ORLDesmond Bane makes 22-foot three point jumper (Paolo Banchero assists)57–52
  61. 2nd 2:341ATLJalen Johnson makes free throw 1 of 258–52
  62. 2nd 2:341ATLJalen Johnson makes free throw 2 of 259–52
  63. 2nd 2:253ORLTristan da Silva makes 25-foot three point jumper (Paolo Banchero assists)59–55
  64. 2nd 2:102ATLDyson Daniels makes 4-foot two point shot (Onyeka Okongwu assists)61–55
  65. 2nd 2:002ATLOnyeka Okongwu makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Jalen Johnson assists)63–55
  66. 2nd 1:451ORLPaolo Banchero makes free throw 1 of 263–56
  67. 2nd 1:451ORLPaolo Banchero makes free throw 2 of 263–57
  68. 2nd 1:383ATLCJ McCollum makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot66–57
  69. 2nd 1:172ORLDesmond Bane makes 1-foot two point shot (Paolo Banchero assists)66–59
  70. 2nd 1:041ATLAaron Wiggins makes free throw 1 of 367–59
  71. 2nd 1:041ATLAaron Wiggins makes free throw 2 of 368–59
  72. 2nd 1:041ATLAaron Wiggins makes free throw 3 of 369–59
  73. 2nd 21.13ATLCJ McCollum makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot72–59
  74. 2nd 6.43ORLPaolo Banchero makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tristan da Silva assists)72–62
  75. 3rd 11:472ORLFranz Wagner makes running layup72–64
  76. 3rd 11:342ATLOnyeka Okongwu makes 5-foot two point shot (CJ McCollum assists)74–64
  77. 3rd 10:061ORLPaolo Banchero makes free throw 2 of 274–65
  78. 3rd 9:533ATLNickeil Alexander-Walker makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Onyeka Okongwu assists)77–65
  79. 3rd 9:042ATLOnyeka Okongwu makes 5-foot two point shot79–65
  80. 3rd 8:502ORLFranz Wagner makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (Paolo Banchero assists)79–67
  81. 3rd 8:183ORLFranz Wagner makes 23-foot running jump shot (Paolo Banchero assists)79–70
  82. 3rd 7:492ORLWendell Carter Jr. makes alley oop dunk (Franz Wagner assists)79–72
  83. 3rd 7:412ATLNickeil Alexander-Walker makes 6-foot fade away jump shot81–72
  84. 3rd 7:411ATLNickeil Alexander-Walker makes free throw 1 of 182–72
  85. 3rd 7:311ORLDesmond Bane makes free throw 2 of 282–73
  86. 3rd 7:123ATLCJ McCollum makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Onyeka Okongwu assists)85–73
  87. 3rd 7:013ORLDesmond Bane makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jalen Suggs assists)85–76
  88. 3rd 6:523ATLCJ McCollum makes 25-foot three pointer88–76
  89. 3rd 6:383ORLDesmond Bane makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jalen Suggs assists)88–79
  90. 3rd 6:203ATLNickeil Alexander-Walker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dyson Daniels assists)91–79
  91. 3rd 6:051ORLWendell Carter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 291–80
  92. 3rd 6:051ORLWendell Carter Jr. makes free throw 2 of 291–81
  93. 3rd 5:452ORLWendell Carter Jr. makes dunk (Franz Wagner assists)91–83
  94. 3rd 5:201ORLWendell Carter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 291–84
  95. 3rd 5:201ORLWendell Carter Jr. makes free throw 2 of 291–85
  96. 3rd 4:291ORLPaolo Banchero makes free throw 1 of 291–86
  97. 3rd 4:291ORLPaolo Banchero makes free throw 2 of 291–87
  98. 3rd 4:041ORLGoga Bitadze makes free throw 1 of 291–88
  99. 3rd 3:501ORLFranz Wagner makes free throw 2 of 291–89
  100. 3rd 3:241ORLFranz Wagner makes free throw 1 of 291–90
  101. 3rd 3:151ATLJock Landale makes free throw 1 of 292–90
  102. 3rd 3:151ATLJock Landale makes free throw 2 of 293–90
  103. 3rd 3:001ATLJalen Johnson makes free throw 1 of 294–90
  104. 3rd 3:001ATLJalen Johnson makes free throw 2 of 295–90
  105. 3rd 2:452ORLFranz Wagner makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot95–92
  106. 3rd 2:172ORLGoga Bitadze makes two point shot95–94
  107. 3rd 2:171ORLGoga Bitadze makes free throw 1 of 195–95
  108. 3rd 1:492ORLPaolo Banchero makes driving layup (Franz Wagner assists)95–97
  109. 3rd 1:491ORLPaolo Banchero makes free throw 1 of 195–98
  110. 3rd 1:212ATLDyson Daniels makes running dunk97–98
  111. 3rd 50.31ORLGoga Bitadze makes free throw 1 of 297–99
  112. 3rd 50.31ORLGoga Bitadze makes free throw 2 of 297–100
  113. 3rd 36.11ATLNickeil Alexander-Walker makes free throw 1 of 298–100
  114. 3rd 36.11ATLNickeil Alexander-Walker makes free throw 2 of 299–100
  115. 4th 11:152ATLCJ McCollum makes driving layup101–100
  116. 4th 10:552ORLTristan da Silva makes 5-foot two point shot (Jalen Suggs assists)101–102
  117. 4th 10:232ORLPaolo Banchero makes 1-foot layup (Jalen Suggs assists)101–104
  118. 4th 10:231ORLPaolo Banchero makes free throw 1 of 1101–105
  119. 4th 10:102ORLJalen Suggs makes driving dunk101–107
  120. 4th 9:592ATLJock Landale makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)103–107
  121. 4th 9:353ATLAaron Wiggins makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot (CJ McCollum assists)106–107
  122. 4th 9:012ATLJock Landale makes hook shot108–107
  123. 4th 8:072ORLFranz Wagner makes running dunk (Paolo Banchero assists)108–109
  124. 4th 7:492ATLDyson Daniels makes driving layup (Onyeka Okongwu assists)110–109
  125. 4th 7:202ORLFranz Wagner makes tip shot110–111
  126. 4th 6:271ATLNickeil Alexander-Walker makes free throw 1 of 3111–111
  127. 4th 6:271ATLNickeil Alexander-Walker makes free throw 2 of 3112–111
  128. 4th 6:271ATLNickeil Alexander-Walker makes free throw 3 of 3113–111
  129. 4th 6:142ORLWendell Carter Jr. makes tip in dunk113–113
  130. 4th 6:141ORLWendell Carter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1113–114
  131. 4th 5:473ATLAaron Wiggins makes 25-foot running jump shot (Dyson Daniels assists)116–114
  132. 4th 5:333ORLWendell Carter Jr. makes 22-foot three point jumper (Paolo Banchero assists)116–117
  133. 4th 5:002ATLNickeil Alexander-Walker makes driving layup118–117
  134. 4th 4:272ATLJalen Johnson makes running layup120–117
  135. 4th 3:342ORLPaolo Banchero makes 7-foot pullup jump shot120–119
  136. 4th 2:362ATLJalen Johnson makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot122–119
  137. 4th 1:372ORLPaolo Banchero makes 5-foot two point shot122–121
  138. 4th 1:273ATLNickeil Alexander-Walker makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot (Jalen Johnson assists)125–121
  139. 4th 1:072ORLWendell Carter Jr. makes alley oop dunk (Paolo Banchero assists)125–123
  140. 4th 51.43ATLNickeil Alexander-Walker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jalen Johnson assists)128–123
  141. 4th 30.61ATLOnyeka Okongwu makes free throw 1 of 2129–123
  142. 4th 30.61ATLOnyeka Okongwu makes free throw 2 of 2130–123
  143. 4th 21.52ORLWendell Carter Jr. makes 1-foot layup (Franz Wagner assists)130–125
  144. 4th 20.21ATLJalen Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2131–125
  145. 4th 20.21ATLJalen Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2132–125

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Game recap

Regular season. Final. Quarters: Atlanta Hawks 28, 44, 27, 33; Orlando Magic 33, 29, 38, 25.

Nickeil Alexander-Walker 31 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists. Jalen Johnson 20 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists. Dyson Daniels 20 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists

Paolo Banchero 35 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists. Wendell Carter Jr. 22 points, 7 rebounds. Franz Wagner 22 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists

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Atlanta Hawks vs Orlando Magic — NBA Game Analysis

Atlanta Hawks defeated Orlando Magic 132–125, a 7-point margin. Atlanta Hawks shot 49% from the field, compared with 48% from the field for Orlando Magic. Atlanta Hawks shot 39% from three-point range, compared with 32% from three-point range for Orlando Magic. Atlanta Hawks led the rebounding count, 42 to 39. Atlanta Hawks committed fewer turnovers, 17 to 20.

Analysis based on ESPN’s recorded final score and available box-score statistics.

Team stats

StatAtlanta HawksOrlando Magic
FG44-9041-85
Field Goal %4948
3PT14-3613-40
Three Point %3932
FT30-3630-39
Free Throw %8377
Rebounds4239
Offensive Rebounds119
Defensive Rebounds3130
Assists2830
Steals910
Blocks33
Turnovers1720
Total Turnovers1720
Fast Break Points1814
Points in Paint6050

Leaders

  • PointsPaolo Banchero · ORL · 35
  • AssistsPaolo Banchero · ORL · 10
  • ReboundsPaolo Banchero · ORL · 7
  • PointsNickeil Alexander-Walker · ATL · 31
  • AssistsOnyeka Okongwu · ATL · 7
  • ReboundsJalen Johnson · ATL · 14

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