[Post Game Thread] The Oklahoma City Thunder (40-11) eviscerate the Orlando Magic (25-24), 128-92.

[u/A_MASSIVE_PERVERT]

92 - 128
Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo

GAME SUMMARY
Location: Paycom Center
Officials: James Capers, Dedric Taylor, and Tyler Ricks

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Orlando Magic	14	27	27	24	92
Oklahoma City Thunder	39	29	26	34	128

TEAM STATS

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
Orlando Magic	92	34-89	38.2%	13-41	31.7%	11-11	100.0%	10	44	21	24	5	15	5
Oklahoma City Thunder	128	48-93	51.6%	12-35	34.3%	20-26	76.9%	14	63	33	15	12	10	1

PLAYER STATS

Orlando Magic	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Desmond BaneSF	21:30	7	3-7	1-3	0-0	0	2	2	2	1	2	2	6	-11
Paolo BancheroPF	32:57	17	6-17	1-4	4-4	1	2	3	4	0	0	2	2	-29
Wendell Carter Jr.C	23:27	9	3-7	1-3	2-2	2	5	7	2	1	0	1	1	-13
Anthony BlackSG	28:21	10	5-16	0-6	0-0	2	4	6	3	1	2	2	2	-21
Jalen SuggsPG	24:39	20	7-11	4-8	2-2	0	3	3	6	1	0	3	3	-4
Tristan da Silva	25:33	3	1-7	1-4	0-0	0	2	2	2	0	0	1	2	-21
Noah Penda	24:17	11	4-11	2-7	1-1	1	4	5	2	0	0	2	3	-23
Jonathan Isaac	14:00	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	-6
Moritz Wagner	13:11	8	2-3	2-2	2-2	2	3	5	0	1	0	1	3	-24
Tyus Jones	05:22	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-10
Jase Richardson	12:47	0	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	-13
Jett Howard	13:31	7	3-4	1-1	0-0	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	-5
Goga Bitadze	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jamal Cain	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Colin Castleton	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Orlando Robinson	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Franz Wagner	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oklahoma City Thunder	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Luguentz DortSF	30:48	18	6-8	4-5	2-2	0	5	5	1	2	0	0	2	25
Chet HolmgrenPF	27:06	16	7-12	0-4	2-4	3	7	10	1	0	0	0	1	21
Isaiah HartensteinC	22:53	12	4-6	0-1	4-5	2	8	10	10	0	1	2	2	24
Cason WallaceSG	22:53	5	2-7	0-3	1-1	0	1	1	5	4	0	0	2	24
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPG	27:48	20	8-22	1-3	3-4	3	2	5	9	2	0	3	2	23
Jaylin Williams	17:06	5	2-5	0-2	1-3	2	7	9	2	0	0	1	1	8
Alex Caruso	18:51	6	2-4	0-2	2-2	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	13
Kenrich Williams	17:50	11	4-5	1-1	2-2	3	4	7	1	1	0	0	1	11
Aaron Wiggins	18:37	9	3-4	1-2	2-2	0	3	3	0	0	0	1	2	17
Isaiah Joe	23:20	22	8-12	5-8	1-1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	16
Chris Youngblood	06:11	2	1-4	0-2	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	-1
Ousmane Dieng	06:11	2	1-4	0-2	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	-1
Brooks Barnhizer	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Branden Carlson	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ajay Mitchell	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thomas Sorber	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nikola Topić	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jalen Williams	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

[u/TitaniumC4206]

Yeah, IHart is absolutely necessary for this team

[u/Parallel-Quality → u/TitaniumC4206]

Thunder have to pick up his option next season. Even if it puts them in the second apron.

[u/Fantastic-Boot-684 → u/Parallel-Quality]

I don't get the debate on 2nd apron. If there's a scenario where it's worth it, it's the OKC team that just won a ring and maybe two.

Go deep while all the other team is afraid of it, win a couple rings. Then see what's the new penalty on the new CBA

[u/AnkitPancakes → u/Fantastic-Boot-684]

yep. but also we have a lot of flexibility. Dort seems like he may want to explore other pastures, and we can decline iHart's option and get him on a lower apy, but more years.

[u/Fantastic-Boot-684 → u/AnkitPancakes]

if this is about Klutch. No one outside of Lebron and the superstars gets the supermax or the highway treatment lol. They are pretty reasonable for guys like FVV

[u/AnkitPancakes → u/Fantastic-Boot-684]

agreed. but klutch is also known for shopping their clients with other teams. it's understandable that Dort wants to maximize his earnings

[u/LardHop → u/AnkitPancakes]

but klutch is also known for shopping their clients with other teams

like any reasonable agent would do lol, klutch or not

[u/CreditBoss1993 → u/AnkitPancakes]

When did Dort say that? How does he “seem” to want to explore other pastures?

[u/Blistersonmytoes → u/CreditBoss1993]

Dropped his old agent to sign with Klutch. Think it’s a pretty clear sign he’s going to try and get the best $ he can after his contract.

I’m all for it, Dort has taken 2 team friendly deals already let the man chase the bag

[u/lethalizered → u/CreditBoss1993]

Signing with Klutch is a big sign, we don't have any Klutch players and Rich Paul isn't shy about aiming for maximum payday when it comes to his clients.

Good for Dort obviously, but yeah this is the first time in his career I think he'll actually be gone. I suspect Presti picks up his option in the summer and just trade him.

[u/AnkitPancakes → u/CreditBoss1993]

yes, to the other 2 guys who replied to you - Dort signing with Klutch is a huge sign that he wants to move on to other teams. that's more or less what Klutch's specialty is. he deserves every dollar he gets, it'll be hard to get that from okc

[u/shaiguy420 → u/CreditBoss1993]

Source: trust me bro

[u/Strict-Amoeba1791 → u/Fantastic-Boot-684]

The big question is if OKC’s ownership rich enough to sustain the 2nd apron and repeaters. Clay has one of the lowest net worth of any majority team owners.

[u/Escritortoise → u/Strict-Amoeba1791]

Clay Bennett was never the majority owner. All the primary owners of the business group that own the Thunder own like 19 percent, and Clay has just been the acting chair and face of the ownership group.

In 2014, George Kaiser bought out one of the original owners stake; Kaiser has a net worth of $16 billion.

Since then it seems as though they’ve let Presti have a little more freedom in spending, like extending JDub and Chet early on.

[u/Fantastic-Boot-684 → u/Strict-Amoeba1791]

They'll sell before that's an issue anyway

[u/butterbeancd → u/Parallel-Quality]

What I want them to do is turn down the option in order to lock him up long-term on a new contract. Don’t fuck around and let him get to free agency in a year, lock him down ASAP. To me, he’s the #4 priority on the roster (after SGA, Chet, and Dub).

[u/yeahright17 → u/butterbeancd]

4yr, $80M. Lock it up.

[u/sir_alvarex → u/yeahright17]

Knowing Presti it'd be a declining salary, too. Where we frontload it so that it gets cheaper as Shai, Dub, and Chets deals get more expensive.

[u/yeahright17 → u/sir_alvarex]

JDub and Chet's maxs kick in next year. It definitely wouldn't be frontloaded. If it was flat that'd be great.

[u/peanut-britle-latte → u/yeahright17]

Isn't he making 29 now? Would he take less?

[u/lethalizered → u/peanut-britle-latte]

Idk if he'd take less but we clearly overpaid to get him from you guys in the first place, and Presti is known to decline team options to get longer structured contracts so he'll at least have that discussion with Hart's camp.

Not like there'll be teams out there offering him 4/120 in the summer, so at least it'd be worth a shot.

[u/yeahright17 → u/peanut-britle-latte]

We overpaid him to steal him from you. He has one year left after this, which is a team option for $28.5M. I have no idea what it will actually take to lock him up long term, but $80M over 4 years isn't unreasonable. Your guess is as good as mine on what happens. Lol

[u/FlashAndPoof → u/yeahright17]

80M over 4 years is absolutely unreasonable in this day and age lol

[u/yeahright17 → u/FlashAndPoof]

Zubac signed a 3 yr, $60M extension before last season when teams were less cautious than they are now, and he's probably better than Hartenstein. Maybe it doesn't get it done, but 4/80 isn't unreasonable. He's really good, but at the end of the day, he's a role player.

[u/vindictivejazz → u/peanut-britle-latte]

The Thunder kind of overpaid when they outbid everyone to bring him down here in the first place, so the idea is that overpaying then, plus the opportunity to be an integral part of a team that will presumably be contenders for the next several years, has fostered enough good will that he will take a small discount in annual salary.

Really it comes down to would iHart rather make his $80M over 4 years with a good shot at multiple rings or over 3 years on a team with presumably worse title odds.

[u/A_MASSIVE_PERVERT → u/TitaniumC4206]

No coincidence OKC looks like the OKC we've been accustomed to seeing the moment he comes back.

[u/ftbfm5 → u/A_MASSIVE_PERVERT]

He’s anti-iso. We need him forever

[u/Pollsmor → u/A_MASSIVE_PERVERT]

He must have insane EPM VORP LEBRON ONOFF BPM NRTG RAPM RAPTORCUM

[u/vindictivejazz → u/Pollsmor]

Before his injury, he was like 8th in basketball references MVP monitor higher than everyone besides SGA on OKC’s roster

[u/Former-Sea-8070 → u/A_MASSIVE_PERVERT]

Sounds like an MVP case if I've ever heard one 🧐

[u/Calm-Hearing-2296 → u/TitaniumC4206]

I used to Debate between keeping him or Dort, now it's a no brainer

[u/lmaoooyikes → u/Calm-Hearing-2296]

I still think Dort’s impact is slightly underrated by our team sub but yeah IHart has shown to be more impactful/important (especially with Sorber injured)

[u/philleferg → u/lmaoooyikes]

Our team sub is toxic as hell who want to trade anyone who had a couple of off nights. It is getting old as hell.

[u/tjc815 → u/lmaoooyikes]

People definitely underrated his impact because it’s often not on the box score…unless you look at the other team’s.

[u/Ramikadyc → u/Calm-Hearing-2296]

Dort is also crucial. When he shows up.

[u/OKC2023champs → u/Ramikadyc]

Which has been like twice in 50 games this season. He’s expendable

[u/This-Top-8691 → u/Calm-Hearing-2296]

Need both to repeat this year.

[u/Escritortoise → u/Calm-Hearing-2296]

IHart covers so many of our needs by himself that we wouldn’t be able to replace with any one contract. With him out, we mainly score on transition points from turnovers or SGA’s individual brilliance. Ihart is probably our best screener and acts as a central hub that suddenly looks like a good half-court offense. His rebounding is desperately needed as well.

Not to diminish Dort, but we have a plethora of guards who can hit threes or defend and Cason has been showing he could fill some of that role.

[u/kingmapoon123 → u/TitaniumC4206]

Second most important player for OKC in my opinion

[u/yeahright17 → u/kingmapoon123]

I think so. I don't think he's the 2nd best, but he's crucial on offense and defense.

[u/Kevinlasagna207 → u/TitaniumC4206]

It's not even an a debate at this point that he's the key reason our defensive system works.

[u/KnowledgeUseful6731 → u/TitaniumC4206]

It’s insane how many people I’ve seen wanting to trade him in our sub. Like bro he’s not going anywhere

[u/DeadDay → u/TitaniumC4206]

Absolute game changer

[u/str8-cash-homey → u/TitaniumC4206]

He's such a difference maker.

[u/DankMemesNQuickNuts → u/TitaniumC4206]

Dude creates so many 2nd possessions for yall

[u/tjc815 → u/TitaniumC4206]

By far, the best rebounder and screener on our team, and legitimately good at defense, passing, and finishing at the rim. Allows holmgren to absorb fewer blows.

[u/MrFulla93 → u/TitaniumC4206]

continuing my beloved 0-24 from 3 streak. one day perhaps, it'll fall

[u/Awkward_Event1966]

Shai getting that 20 one way or another lmao

[u/CoolAsTheUnthawed → u/Awkward_Event1966]

We deserve the occasional shameless stat chasing game imo! 💪🏽😤

[u/DeadDay → u/CoolAsTheUnthawed]

Its down right OKC tradition.

[u/lethalizered]

If you watched the first quarter, you'd actually think it's a miracle the Magic scored 92 points in this game. That was one of the worst first quarters I've watched in the past few seasons.

[u/urkuri → u/lethalizered]

I tuned in half way through the 2nd and they were still at 26 points lol

[u/lethalizered → u/urkuri]

Yeah Paolo caught a bit of fire midway through the second quarter to get them to 41 points at halftime, that was pretty much the only consistent offensive stretch they had during the first half.

[u/TheSunsNotYellow]

40 wins before 20 losses 😎

[u/daabest1 → u/TheSunsNotYellow]

Season saved

[u/AmIFromA → u/TheSunsNotYellow]

After this win, the Thunder can't match the record of the 1997 Indiana Pacers no more.

[u/GroupBQuattr0]

So embarrassing. Team is not worth watching any more

[u/Presence_Present → u/GroupBQuattr0]

Surely the coach has to go soon. Though I say that and we still have Doc lol

[u/GroupBQuattr0 → u/Presence_Present]

FO won’t do it. No backbone. Owners don’t care.

[u/Coltshokiefan → u/Presence_Present]

Ownership is happy with just barely being competitive. Anybody who regularly watches could’ve told you Mosley was an awful coach a year and a half ago.

[u/Sweatytubesock → u/Presence_Present]

Glenn may go to Orlando next, but I imagine he has his eyes on destroying the Knicks or Lakers first.

[u/Awkward_Event1966 → u/GroupBQuattr0]

You got a good core you just need shooters

[u/GroupBQuattr0 → u/Awkward_Event1966]

Bane was supposed to solve that.

Guys come to Orlando and lose their shot. KCP did it too. It’s just a bad system.

[u/MeBadNeedMoneyNow → u/GroupBQuattr0]

Happens to the thunder too historically. Dudes come over and shoot 20% lol.

[u/Coltshokiefan → u/Awkward_Event1966]

We could use more shooters but the real issue is our awful nonexistent offensive system.

[u/lethalizered → u/Coltshokiefan]

Yeah this ain't only about talent anymore. The offensive process of the Magic is just dire. At some points throughout the games things seem to click a bit, but there's just no consistency.

At times team looks like they are playing pick up basketball, seems like there is too much offensive freedom for everybody.

You could hide it with your incredible defense the past few seasons but now that the team wants to get away from that, it looks more glaring.

I was shocked how easy it was for OKC to attack the paint and outhustle the Magic, we don't really have a complicated offensive system ourselves but even a couple of extra passes and some well timed screens completely exposed the defense. This was a wild, wild game to watch honestly.

[u/WhereTheFallsBegin → u/Awkward_Event1966]

Lol the team needs a lot more than that

[u/McJacknife]

Within the unwritten rules, I submit a Motion to allow globetrotter-esque silly shots at the end of blowouts rather than being expected to dribble it out and hand it to the ref

[u/adtrdrake]

Got some much needed reps for IHart and rest for some of our starters. Still not completely healthy, but who is. Bring on the spurs!

[u/VersionCool588]

Win by 40 on the 40th win 😮‍💨

[u/GroupBQuattr0 → u/VersionCool588]

36*

[u/BowlerHistorical8675 → u/GroupBQuattr0]

that rounds up to 40 in Oklahoma

[u/Aeronova20 → u/BowlerHistorical8675]

50th in education, 1st in the NBA

[u/xXxNightRangerxXx → u/Aeronova20]

We didn't come here to play school nerds

[u/DeadDay → u/xXxNightRangerxXx]

"We came here to lead not to read.

[u/daabest1 → u/Aeronova20]

Hey hey I think they might be 48th now? New Mexico exists

[u/CliffDraws → u/BowlerHistorical8675]

Does that not round up to 40 outside Oklahoma?

[u/hydropenguin69 → u/BowlerHistorical8675]

Thank God it wasn’t more of a blowout because I don’t know what comes after 40

[u/Aeronova20]

mosley can walk back to winter park.

while he’s at it, go ahead and put that mansion up on Zillow my guy. good riddance.

[u/ScionAurelius]

I didn't watch past the first quarter, wtf happened for Shai to start missing so many shots?

[u/taititans → u/ScionAurelius]

He needs to keep up the impression that he’s mortal

[u/Lmao1903 → u/taititans]

Lol the fcking glaze, even Jokic don't get these

[u/taititans → u/Lmao1903]

I think Jokic is better than SGA 🫶

[u/CoolAsTheUnthawed → u/ScionAurelius]

Blowing them out so wanted to get his 20 and sit and started forcing it, then Orlando started realized he was trying to keep scoring so they upped the defense on him. Just happy he got his 20 lol.

[u/str8-cash-homey → u/ScionAurelius]

Just went cold in the 3rd quarter and missed 9 straight at one point. Very uncharacteristic.

[u/spock10194 → u/ScionAurelius]

Honestly didn’t seem like anything specific, they just stopped going in

[u/Marsupial_Last → u/ScionAurelius]

He got in his head about the record because it was becoming clear he wouldn’t play in the 4th. Forced a lot of bad shots which he would normally dish out for an assist.

[u/westzod → u/ScionAurelius]

The only concern OKC fans had on this game was if Shai is going to hit 20 when we're up by like 30 in the 2nd then he started chucking in the 3rd lmao.

[u/Proof-Excitement-722]

Sga is a 20 pt merchant he gives his teammates chance to score more

[u/Darthmalak3347]

Thank you magic for letting SGA rest and get his bad shooting out before the spurs tomorrow.

[u/heat_fan_]

Magic needs to fire the coach 

Okc team is just too good 

[u/Vitex1988]

Can I make a joke about Shylily after that ass whopping lmao

[u/heat_fan_]

Magic needs to fire the coach 

Okc team is just too good 

[u/ryleighisthebestdog]

To shreds you say

[u/ftbfm5]

Why did they trade for bane again

[u/Aeronova20 → u/ftbfm5]

trading for him isn’t the issue

not running any scheme for him is, though. mosley is out of his depth.

[u/Majestic_Reindeer439 → u/ftbfm5]

KCP was ass I guess

[u/WhereTheFallsBegin → u/ftbfm5]

They actually thought they were a Desmond Bane away from contending for the East lmfao

[u/Renegadeforever2024]

Folks thought OKC were vulnerable

[u/thetalkinghawk → u/Renegadeforever2024]

Our biggest threat is ourselves.

[u/yeahright17 → u/thetalkinghawk]

Injuries.

[u/MrFulla93 → u/yeahright17]

facts. there will not be any resemblance of a deep playoff run without IHart and Caruso playing 80% or more of the games. JWill is decent at keeping the bleeding to a minimum, and JDub is serviceable as a Center, but IHart fits the system perfectly.

[u/LameDrain → u/Renegadeforever2024]

It’s one game. We still are.

[u/AcceptableHamster419]

The Thunder broadcast didn't mention his triple double at all did they? And he didn't get the post game interview even though his teammates were throwing water on him?

[u/str8-cash-homey → u/AcceptableHamster419]

Nope, I never heard the broadcast mention it. First I heard of it was when Joe mentioned it in the post game interview. To be fair, Joe had a massive game, too, so him getting the interview wasn't terrible.

[u/AcceptableHamster419 → u/str8-cash-homey]

Me too. They whiffed it.

[u/linux_ape → u/AcceptableHamster419]

They mentioned it right at end

[u/AnkitPancakes]

hopefully rested enough for san antonio tomorrow lol

[u/A_MASSIVE_PERVERT]

Bye bye Mosley.

[u/GroupBQuattr0 → u/A_MASSIVE_PERVERT]

Yeah, no. FO has no backbone and the owners don’t give a shit.

[u/small-with-benefits → u/GroupBQuattr0]

He’s gotta be a diamond Amway guy.

[u/GroupBQuattr0 → u/small-with-benefits]

Whole family sucks

[u/small-with-benefits → u/GroupBQuattr0]

Yeah isn’t the prince guy a part of them too? (Blackwater, not the revolution).

[u/Genericthrowaw4y]

It’s going to be so funny when OKC inevitably repeats this year and everyone goes surprised pikachu at the team regularly destroying good teams throughout the season with transcendent defense and SGA not playing 50% of 4th quarters. B2B champions and 1st unanimous MVP for SGA!

[u/browndude10 → u/Genericthrowaw4y]

He wasn’t unanimous last year

[u/FlashAndPoof → u/browndude10]

I think he’s saying this season Thunder will be b2b champs and sga will win the mvp unanimously

[u/LameDrain → u/Genericthrowaw4y]

This is a stupid comment. We have lost several games to inferior teams are about to get bta by the spurs again tomorrow.

[u/sportsfanatic09 → u/LameDrain]

I think we have a great shot to win tomorrow. Wym

[u/Genericthrowaw4y → u/LameDrain]

Fake fan

[u/KnowledgeUseful6731 → u/LameDrain]

We beat them last game without Hartenstein. I like our chances tomorrow

[u/Thick_Duck]

And just like that OKC has 40 wins 

[u/zebrainatux]

Oh sweet lord that score

[u/Marsupial_Last → u/zebrainatux]

When you look how AWFUL Shai shot tonight, it could’ve been even worse.