Atlanta Hawks vs Orlando Magic: player stats (Oct 21, 2026)

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Atlanta Hawks

Orlando Magic

Kia Center · Orlando, FL

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ATL

Game leaders

ORL

Points
Atlanta Hawks: Nickeil Alexander-Walker31 PTS8-15 FG, 5-8 3P, 10-13 FT
Orlando Magic: Paolo Banchero35 PTS10-12 FG, 3-4 3P, 12-16 FT
Rebounds
Atlanta Hawks: Jalen Johnson14 REB0 OREB, 14 DREB
Orlando Magic: Paolo Banchero7 REB1 OREB, 6 DREB
Assists
Atlanta Hawks: Onyeka Okongwu7 AST8 PTS, 2 TOV
Orlando Magic: Paolo Banchero10 AST35 PTS, 6 TOV

The Atlanta Hawks beat the Orlando Magic 132-125 on October 21, 2026 at Kia Center. Nickeil Alexander-Walker led the Atlanta Hawks with 31 points; Paolo Banchero scored 35 for the Orlando Magic.

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How it happened

FinalAtlanta beat Orlando 132-125 behind a 44-point second quarter. Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 31 for the Hawks, and Paolo Banchero had 35 points and 10 assists for the Magic.
Q4 51.4Nickeil Alexander-Walker hits a 25-foot three with 51.4 left in the fourth, reaching 30 points on 8-of-15 shooting, 5-of-8 from three. Atlanta leads Orlando 128-123.
Q4 5:00Alexander-Walker's running layup with 5:00 left gives Atlanta a 118-117 lead over Orlando. He has 25 points, and the Hawks lead the fourth quarter at the same time as they trail the Magic 37-75 to 40-82 from the field.
Q4 10:23Paolo Banchero scores on a layup off a Jalen Suggs assist to reach 30 points, going 8-of-9 from the field with 5 rebounds and 7 assists as Orlando leads Atlanta 104-101 with 10:23 left.
Q3Orlando leads Atlanta 100-99 after three quarters, outscoring the Hawks 38-27 in the third. Paolo Banchero has 28 points for the Magic, and Atlanta shot 33-68 from the field against Orlando's 30-60.
Q3 3:50Orlando closes the third on a 10-0 run, taking the game from 91-79 to 91-89 in 2:15, with Wendell Carter Jr. scoring 6 of the points. Franz Wagner's free throw makes it 91-89.

Atlanta Hawks box score
Atlanta Hawks
Dyson DanielsG	34:38	20	4	3	8-13	0-2	4-6	5	0	2	4	+10
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerG	29:43	31	4	3	8-15	5-8	10-13	1	1	2	3	+10
Onyeka OkongwuF-C	29:18	8	5	7	3-8	0-4	2-2	0	0	2	2	+10
Jalen JohnsonF	27:48	20	14	6	7-19	0-4	6-7	0	0	2	5	+8
CJ McCollumG	24:39	19	2	3	7-9	4-6	1-1	0	0	3	3	+6
Aaron WigginsG	31:45	16	3	0	5-9	3-5	3-3	2	0	2	4	+2
Luguentz DortG	28:18	8	4	0	2-7	2-5	2-2	1	0	2	5	-1
Jock LandaleC	18:35	10	2	3	4-5	0-1	2-2	0	1	0	3	-5
Kingston FlemingsG	15:14	0	4	3	0-5	0-1	0-0	0	1	2	1	-5
Team	240	132	42	28	44-90	14-36	30-36	9	3	17	30

DNP: Dorian Finney-Smith, Asa Newell, Corey Kispert, Zuby Ejiofor

Orlando Magic box score
Orlando Magic
Paolo BancheroF	41:09	35	7	10	10-12	3-4	12-16	1	0	6	2	-9
Desmond BaneG	33:06	18	5	2	5-15	3-10	5-7	3	0	2	4	-9
Jalen SuggsG	32:05	6	3	5	2-8	0-2	2-2	2	0	2	4	-13
Wendell Carter Jr.F	30:54	22	7	0	8-10	1-3	5-5	1	0	0	4	-7
Franz WagnerF	29:28	22	6	5	9-20	2-8	2-4	1	0	3	4	-1
Tristan Da SilvaF	28:02	14	2	3	5-11	4-10	0-0	1	1	2	2	+3
Jase RichardsonG	14:21	2	2	3	1-3	0-1	0-0	1	2	2	2	+5
Jamal CainF	13:51	0	0	0	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	0	2	3	-4
Goga BitadzeC	11:43	6	6	1	1-3	0-0	4-5	0	0	1	1	+9
Nikola VucevicC	5:19	0	1	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	2	-9
Team	240	125	39	30	41-85	13-40	30-39	10	3	20	28

DNP: Colin Castleton, Jevon Carter, Alex Morales

Team stats

Team stats: Atlanta Hawks and Orlando Magic
ATL	Stat	ORL
48.9%(better)44-90	Field-goal percentage	48.2%41-85
38.9%(better)14-36	Three-point percentage	32.5%13-40
83.3%(better)30-36	Free-throw percentage	76.9%30-39
42(better)	Rebounds	39
11(better)	Offensive rebounds	9
31(better)	Defensive rebounds	30
28	Assists	30(better)
9	Steals	10(better)
3	Blocks	3
17(better)	Turnovers	20
30	Personal fouls	28(better)
34(better)	Bench points	22

Team advanced
ATL	Stat	ORL
112.5	Pace	112.5
117.3(better)	Off. rating	111.1
111.1(better)	Def. rating	117.3
6.2(better)	Net rating	-6.2
62.4(better)	TS%	61.2
56.7(better)	eFG%	55.9
13.8(better)	TOV%	16.4
26.8(better)	OREB%	22.5
0.400	FT rate	0.459(better)
40.0	3PA rate	47.1(better)

Recap

Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 31 points, including two threes in the final two minutes, to lead the Atlanta Hawks past the Orlando Magic 132-125 on Wednesday, October 21, in the season opener for both teams.

Alexander-Walker shot 8 of 15, 5 of 8 from three, and made 10 of 13 free throws in 30 minutes. Jalen Johnson set up his step-back three from 27 feet with 1:27 left and his 25-footer with 51.4 seconds left, which made it 128-123.

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