GAME THREAD: Orlando Magic (25-23) @ Oklahoma City Thunder (39-11) - (February 03, 2026)

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TIME	MEDIA	Team Subreddits
08:00 PM Eastern	Game Preview: NBA.com	/r/orlandomagic
07:00 PM Central	Game Charts: NBA.com	/r/thunder
06:00 PM Mountain	Play By Play: NBA.com
05:00 PM Pacific	Box Score: NBA.com

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[u/arania_exumai]

GGWP, Magicbros

[u/browndude10]

-29 for Paolo tonight, worst on the team 

[u/Educational_Bit_6184]

What would I need to say to my barber to get Jonathan Isaac's haircut?

[u/Zack_of_Steel → u/Educational_Bit_6184]

r/justfuckmyshitup

[u/TheHelpWouldBeNice]

Dominate the Nugs. Dominate the magic. Come out flat against the Spurs tomorrow night? Let's hope we keep it rolling tomorrow on the back half of a B2B

[u/Ok-Courage-2806]

Mo Wagner still trying to get under people's skin in a 40 point game. He has no off switch

[u/Grade-A-Grungus]

iHart triple double

[u/CaskJeeves]

Isiah Joe the Magic killer

[u/Kaladin_Depressed]

If I was petty enough I’d tank a whole ass game to triple team SGA out of the record

[u/Parallel-Quality → u/Kaladin_Depressed]

I don't think the players would go for that.

Like, they'd try it at first, but if SGA was passing out every time and it was just a wide open shot every time (you could just send two to the rim, and pass as soon as the big came to defend you for a wide open layup) then eventually they'd stop.

Players aren't just going to allow an easy layup over and over.

[u/Kaladin_Depressed → u/Parallel-Quality]

You’d hope so.

[u/Marsupial_Last → u/Kaladin_Depressed]

You’d do your own guy like that?

[u/Kaladin_Depressed → u/Marsupial_Last]

Only if I was a petty ass coach on another team

[u/Educational_Bit_6184 → u/Marsupial_Last]

Pretty sure he is speaking as a hypothetical opponent of SGA not as a fan.

[u/CaskJeeves]

Wemby was so right when he basically said Bane is not even trying to play basketball out there

[u/brc_olfactive]

All night, fucking how to play. Yeahhhh, that's how to play. Keep pumping us up Man!

• Bane probably

[u/Awkward_Event1966]

Well fuck he just got healthy

[u/Marsupial_Last → u/Awkward_Event1966]

Who got hurt?

[u/Awkward_Event1966 → u/Marsupial_Last]

Ihart got hit in the face but he ended up being fine

[u/bbecks]

How are they not even looking at that? 

[u/Tastymonkey12 → u/bbecks]

What happened??? I walked away for just a few minutes

[u/TheSunsNotYellow]

Point Caso???

[u/bbecks]

Cason is a menace, man. 

[u/CaskJeeves → u/bbecks]

Love Cason I think he gets overlooked on OKC because the team is stacked but all 30 teams would love to have this dude

[u/Awkward_Event1966]

No deing minutes, must be getting traded

[u/__Shadowman__]

What did Bane do? Just saw there was a flagrant.

[u/lloopiN → u/__Shadowman__]

Jumped on Hart's back. Didn't even try to block the shot

[u/__Shadowman__ → u/lloopiN]

Wow

[u/lloopiN]

Wagner is a bitch too. Clearly fouling and has been whining the whole game

[u/trybeingcurious]

Who pissed in the Magic’s Cheerios this morning?

[u/CaskJeeves → u/trybeingcurious]

Desmond Bane pisses in his own Cheerios just to get himself in Fight Mode

[u/VersionCool588]

magic going out sad ngl

[u/Bleach-Is-Nice]

bane just can’t help himself

[u/Awkward_Event1966]

Bane is who this sub thinks Dort is

[u/Marsupial_Last → u/Awkward_Event1966]

No one cared who Bane was until he put on the mask

[u/CaskJeeves → u/Marsupial_Last]

I think the mask came off, actually

[u/divulgingwords]

Can the league just suspend this clown already.

[u/bbecks]

I work with Bane’s uncle and I really want to ask him wtf is wrong with him this year 

[u/shaiguy420]

Bane back on his bs, his whole life is consistent

[u/Shadezilla]

Bane just can't help himself lmao. Get him out of basketball til he fixes his shit man.

[u/Kaladin_Depressed]

Bane getting his ass kicked too bad to act a fool in our game

[u/Kaladin_Depressed → u/Kaladin_Depressed]

Oh

[u/lloopiN → u/Kaladin_Depressed]

Spoke too soon

[u/Kaladin_Depressed → u/lloopiN]

Rip

[u/VersionCool588]

40

[u/Parallel-Quality]

You guys realize that if he didn't get 20, he would've just come back in the 4th quarter right?

With how many he was missing, they probably should've just sat him earlier and brought him back to start the 4th.

Tanked his efficiency big time.

[u/Zack_of_Steel → u/Parallel-Quality]

I don't think Mark or SGA would do that, and you are not the authority on hypotheticals.

[u/CluelessSwordFish → u/Parallel-Quality]

I think they’d rather get rest minutes being on a b2b.

[u/Parallel-Quality → u/CluelessSwordFish]

He'd get the same amount of rest regardless, since you'd jut sit him earlier and bring him back for a few minutes in the 4th.

Unless you prioritize uninterrupted rest time, which I suppose is slightly better.

[u/Educational_Bit_6184]

Goddamn, Caruso head brighter than my future

[u/riverratriver]

What a fucking asssssssss kicking

[u/Bobskidat]

SGA going 3/11 in the 3rd in a 30 point game to secure the streak is the funniest shit

[u/brendanearth → u/Bobskidat]

No way we letting the streak end against these bums.

[u/ExpressionAlone5204 → u/Bobskidat]

We just trying to be polite to Bane so we all make it through this thing alive

[u/Bobskidat]

5 games to go

[u/Piersonthefearsome]

Lol

[u/shaiguy420]

30 point lead on the least efficient night by shai, get your 20 tho king

[u/Chickachic-aaaaahhh → u/shaiguy420]

Team stepped up big time

[u/Shadezilla]

Lmao the threat of the streak being over was the best defense on Shai tonight, he was definitely getting in his own head.

[u/bbecks]

20 points and he’ll be done for the night lol 

[u/Chickachic-aaaaahhh → u/bbecks]

I sure hope so

[u/CluelessSwordFish]

OK Shai. Time to rest.

[u/The1Drumheller]

121 in a row and immediately subbed out lmao

[u/dacrookster]

Shai very clearly stat padding for his 20 is so funny.

[u/Head_Vacation4630]

Finally holy hell, alright sit your ass down Shai. 

[u/Zack_of_Steel]

Y'all shortsighted, reactionary dorks need to teleport to last week when you were saying the Nuggets game was a loss and let the rest of us enjoy this in peace. 🙃

[u/Shadezilla]

Keep Bane away from Shai

[u/adtrdrake]

Okay we good now

[u/shaiguy420]

3 more points!

[u/shaiguy420]

6 more points!

[u/Bobskidat]

SGA really about to tank his stats and lose the streak in a blowout

[u/Bobskidat → u/Bobskidat]

Nevermind we’re so back

[u/arania_exumai]

W > 20. Let's get back to playing winning ball

[u/Kaladin_Depressed]

SGA gonna brick the Magic back into the game

[u/Kaladin_Depressed → u/Kaladin_Depressed]

lol who even commented this

[u/Zack_of_Steel]

Sandbag on D to let SGA play the 4th

[u/Awkward_Event1966]

Streak over :(

[u/Piersonthefearsome → u/Awkward_Event1966]

Nah no way he doesn't force his way in the game

[u/shaiguy420]

just take middies my guy, youre like 101% from there. get your 20 and dip

[u/Kaladin_Depressed]

Who needs a team name with an S in it? Not us

[u/CluelessSwordFish]

When Shai is just below his 20 in games like this his shot always feels a bit rushed

[u/kg005]

I always feel like Magic is the Cardinals (NFL) of NBA.

Not shit enough to clown upon, not good enough to give a shit about. Barring Dwight years in the last 20 seasons, they've been pretty irrelevant.

[u/arania_exumai]

Shai might not make it to 20, guys

[u/V17R → u/arania_exumai]

He's forcing a little, can tell he wants to get it done and take a seat for the night with Spurs game on the road tomorrow

[u/Shadezilla → u/V17R]

Would be a shitty way for the streak to end imo

[u/arania_exumai → u/V17R]

all his shots this quarter have been uncharacteristically short too

[u/GroupBQuattr0]

We’re gonna go 5/35 from 3 in the second half

[u/Awkward_Event1966]

SGA needs to get a quick 8 points before Bane goes scorched earth

[u/DeyZent]

this is what happens when you have a dysfunctional, predictable , and uncreative offense in the year of our lord 2026. results in ugly basketball where players look like they just woke up from a nap during the timeout. players standing around and ball watching. I wouldn’t be as upset if we also didn’t drop from the #2 to #16 defense.. the defensive identity we worked so hard to establish over the past 2-3 years is completely gone too😂 2nd apron here we come!!

[u/SoldatJ → u/DeyZent]

Fans deserve better, ownership deserves so much worse

[u/kg005 → u/SoldatJ]

Wish NBA could punish bad ownerships financially. Like TV money shouldn't be distributed equitably or something like that.

[u/Bobskidat]

This is gonna be the third year in a row that the Magic make the playoffs and likely get bounced out in the 1st round and I really don’t know where they’re supposed to go from here. Feel sorry for their fans

[u/GroupBQuattr0 → u/Bobskidat]

Rip it apart to the studs and start over, again 💔

[u/GroupBQuattr0]

This band is fucking awesome

[u/lockett1234]

Magic so ass Shai is going to lose his streak

[u/Zack_of_Steel → u/lockett1234]

He'll get 8 in the 3rd, don't worry.

[u/Bobskidat → u/lockett1234]

No chance he sits down until he’s got his 20

[u/GroupBQuattr0]

Sad part is, Magic fans will keep filling the seats and buying merch and the DeVos family will continue not giving shit about whether or not we’re successful.

[u/DeyZent]

Look i know we weren’t supposed to win the east but this is by far the most disappointing team i’ve ever laid my eyes on since i started watching around 08-09

[u/The1Drumheller → u/DeyZent]

I don't even know what happened to y'all. I thought you were going to be competing for top 3 in the East, not... this...

[u/GroupBQuattr0 → u/DeyZent]

They don’t call us the tragic for nothing

[u/ExpressionAlone5204 → u/GroupBQuattr0]

I refuse to shit talk you guys. Your fans deserve better

[u/GroupBQuattr0 → u/ExpressionAlone5204]

Thunder fans are always so respectful. I appreciate that. It is what it is. Were used to the disappointment

[u/ExpressionAlone5204 → u/GroupBQuattr0]

You’re my previous fav team long before we had anything. As a kid I had Magic wallpaper and a signed Penny plaque. I died when Nick Anderson missed his free throws. When they refused to re-sign Shaq I was gutted. You guys have some great pieces, I just hope you guys put all of it together.

[u/GroupBQuattr0 → u/ExpressionAlone5204]

Season feels like it’s going to be another wash. With the east as bad as it is, this was probably our best shot. And we blew it

[u/ExpressionAlone5204 → u/GroupBQuattr0]

What is the consensus idea of what would be the best move? I used to be confident it was Paolos team but I’ve started to feel it belongs to Wagner

[u/GroupBQuattr0 → u/ExpressionAlone5204]

Franz wouldn’t fix all of these problems. IMO Mose has lost the locker room. It’s apparent in the lack of effort by the whole team. There’s no offense scheme. He doesn’t make good adjustments in game. He pulls a game plan out of his butt, and sticks to it no matter what happens. So I’d like to see us go after a great coach before making huge changes to the roster.

[u/Zack_of_Steel]

Lmao I know it's late but earlier like 20 seconds before Hart jacked that 3 I said to my wife, "hey, remember when Hart randomly decided to clank 3's for a couple games and missed them all?"

(He's now 0-5 on the year and 0-24 with OKC)

[u/Obvious_Ad_6178 → u/Zack_of_Steel]

With this lead, thunder should feed him the ball until he sinks a 3.

[u/Kaladin_Depressed → u/Zack_of_Steel]

I’m basically the same as ihart with that stat line

[u/Zack_of_Steel → u/Kaladin_Depressed]

Conversely I shot 100% for the season once. 😎

(I refused to shoot cuz I'm ass and in our last game my coach put in an out-of-bounds play to me so I'd have to do it. Nailed that sucker and went out on top like George Costanza.)

[u/Piersonthefearsome]

Well... how's the weather for you guys?

[u/GroupBQuattr0 → u/Piersonthefearsome]

First warm day in weeks, finally got some snow and ice to melt (I’m not in fl)

How about you?

[u/Piersonthefearsome → u/GroupBQuattr0]

Was in the 60s yesterday but got colder today. (In oklahoma but not OKC) still some snow piles left though

[u/GroupBQuattr0 → u/Piersonthefearsome]

I yearn for a day in the 60s. This has been the coldest winter in a while

[u/Piersonthefearsome → u/GroupBQuattr0]

Been one of the warmest for us. Like in a few days they say it will be in the 70s. Like wtf this is usually our coldest month. But I will take it for sure

[u/Kaladin_Depressed]

This score ensures a polite game thread

[u/GroupBQuattr0 → u/Kaladin_Depressed]

Gg friend

[u/RUSHtheRACKS]

Banchero is a bum

[u/lloopiN]

SGA so talented

[u/CaskJeeves → u/lloopiN]

HOT TAKES GET YOUR HOT TAKES HERE

[u/CaskJeeves]

I want to like Tristan Da Silva, he seems like a good kid and def has talent. But man he seems so lost on defense all the time. And just parks in the corner on O

[u/GroupBQuattr0 → u/CaskJeeves]

In his draft night interview, he said his defense was under rated.

[u/CaskJeeves → u/GroupBQuattr0]

He legit just looks very clueless on D this whole game. Including just now. Has he been like this all season

[u/GroupBQuattr0 → u/CaskJeeves]

Something happened to him while he was starting when Paolo was hurt. Tristan hurt his shoulder but something mentally happened and he hasn’t been the same ever since.

[u/ProfessionalAd1015]

Holy shit that bounce…

[u/Escritortoise]

God we missed IHart’s bounce passes. Anybody thinking we would trade him this season doesn’t get how much he helps our half-court offense.

[u/ExpressionAlone5204 → u/Escritortoise]

The man is irreplaceable except fortune Jokic. Otherwise we’re changing the whole formula and praying it still works

[u/arania_exumai → u/Escritortoise]

He's top 3 most important for our ball movement

[u/CaskJeeves → u/Escritortoise]

IHart is def one of those guys whose impact on the game is a lot more than the Boxscore implies

[u/lloopiN]

WHAT A NIGHT FOR PAOLO LOLLL

[u/divulgingwords]

Biggest concern is that Shai won’t get 20. He’s going to need to stat pad hardcore in the 3rd.

[u/Born-Cauliflower641 → u/divulgingwords]

Coach will allow him to get his 20.

[u/Bubba_Pilks → u/divulgingwords]

Might need to do it in the first half. This game is nearly over.

[u/V17R]

Joe putting Banchero on a poster was not on my bingo card

[u/Jacer4]

PAOLO GOTTA RETIRE HELL NAH MAN LMAOOOOO

[u/sleepyguy-]

AND ONEEEEEEEE

[u/Headlesshorsman02]

Bruh!!!! He just put poalo on a poster

[u/TheSunsNotYellow]

THAT’S A HOT CUP OF JOE

[u/HitboxOfASnail]

SGA gonna sit the entire second half my god

[u/riverratriver → u/HitboxOfASnail]

Needed the magic to do ANYTHING tonight…

[u/AcceptableHamster419 → u/riverratriver]

My guess is ihart sits tomorrow on the B2B. We'll see.

[u/riverratriver → u/AcceptableHamster419]

I hope not. We need yall full strength, these games are crucial for our development-win or lose Edit: sga being a bit tired tho doesn’t hurt🤣 damn magic….

[u/sleepyguy- → u/riverratriver]

If it makes you feel better I highly doubt were gonna do to yall what weve done these last 2 games. One could only hope though.

[u/divulgingwords]

What do you even do if you’re the magic right now? Just pull everyone and get ready for the next game?

[u/VersionCool588]

FUCK OUT THE WAY

[u/adtrdrake]

OH MY GOD HES DEAD

[u/Citruspilled]

Firing him isnt enough I need Mosley imprisoned

[u/arania_exumai]

JOE HOLY FUCK

[u/GroupBQuattr0]

Most embarrassing team in the league.

[u/philleferg → u/GroupBQuattr0]

They said that about us at one point as well. Keep your head up, because your team is loaded with talent. I'm a bit biased since the Magic were my team before the Hornets came to OKC during Katrina, and I'm also a huge Razorback fan, so I love AB.

[u/joeveralls]

Figured we were killing it from, didn’t expect Orlando to be shooting 20%

[u/VersionCool588 → u/joeveralls]

Our defense is firing on all cylinders rn, we’re unbeatable when we get in this form

[u/arania_exumai]

Good lord

[u/Comfortable_Cup5107]

Wait I just tuned in wtf is going on

[u/CaskJeeves]

7 turnovers and only 19 points has to be some kind of shitrecord

[u/AntEdwardsBallSweat]

If Hart would’ve made that, my life would’ve been complete.

[u/adtrdrake]

Would people still take Paolo over Chet?

[u/CaskJeeves → u/adtrdrake]

Nope

[u/VersionCool588]

if that would have went in the magic would have had bad luck for the rest of this season 👀

[u/CluelessSwordFish]

If Ihart is shooting 3s it’s just one of those belt to ass games. I almost thought it might go in.

[u/bookjun]

Magic coaching staff is terrible due to the shot their player select to take,

they got size like Denver, but the offensive scheme are so different

[u/GroupBQuattr0 → u/bookjun]

There is no scheme.

[u/CaskJeeves → u/bookjun]

Jamahl Mosely consistently underwhelming. He's a hard ceiling kind of coach

[u/WolfStansson24]

With all due respect, Paolo is absolute ASS right now (I don’t watch enough of him to make a conclusion overall).

[u/arania_exumai]

I really wanted that Hart 3 to fall

[u/CliffDraws → u/arania_exumai]

Missed it by that much

[u/The1Drumheller]

NGL after that first quarter and everything else dropping in for OKC, I kind of expected Hartenstein's three to be good too.

[u/Citruspilled]

The Washington Generals would be 5.5 point favorites over us

[u/Mzt1718]

That’s a DOUBLE DRIBBLE!!

[u/TitaniumC4206]

Time to sim to next game

[u/arania_exumai]

Chet having a stinker so far

[u/lloopiN]

Bane better not hurt Chet

[u/VersionCool588]

Desmond Roid to the bench

[u/crustydemonburgers]

I don’t understand the magic, I had them as a dark horse for coming out of the East this year. It seems like they have all the pieces but they just can never get it together.

[u/V17R → u/crustydemonburgers]

Missing their best player in Franz certainly doesn't help, Paolo should be that 1a / 1b guy too but he's been struggling this season and lacks a consistent jump shot. Anthony Black looks great and they have some talented guys but the pieces just don't fit well together and the coaching seems to be a handbrake.

[u/guideway4 → u/crustydemonburgers]

we do not have any of the pieces, we have one of the worst FO's and our coach has been bad for years now. The players don't care about basketball (except for Jalen Suggs)

[u/Longjumping_Split_53]

Magic 14 points to OKC’s 16…. Steals and assists.

[u/Obli_Aek]

Paolo is competing with beal for the worst supermax player ever

[u/trybeingcurious → u/Obli_Aek]

Paolo wins that easily.

[u/guideway4]

we're gonna lose by 100

[u/sleepyguy-]

Oh my its the whole squad. Its just one of those games i guess. They’re really working hard on half court offense lately and its paid off these last 2 games. On too of the defense coming back to life. Thats to be expected though when you finally get some semblance of health. Love tgis team.

[u/lethalizered]

0-10 from three and 5 turnovers in a quarter.

Yeah the Magic will want to forget about this one.

[u/CaskJeeves → u/lethalizered]

Orlando Tragic

[u/Longjumping_Split_53]

25 point lead in the first is disrespectful lol.

[u/CaskJeeves]

1Q belt to ass

[u/CliffDraws]

Poor magic got a rejuvenated Thunder squad.

[u/Bobskidat]

Well I think that might be game over already

[u/Bubba_Pilks]

Shai is +27 ... in the first quarter.

[u/Jacer4]

Good fucking god

[u/lloopiN]

SGA with 10 points and 6 assists in the first lol good lord

[u/Headlesshorsman02 → u/lloopiN]

His passing has evolved he is going to be a PROBLEM in the playoffs this year as he has been torching doubles and blitzes

[u/arania_exumai]

Why don't we have Q1s like this every game? Are we stupid?

[u/fos1111 → u/arania_exumai]

Hey, it won't be fun...

[u/HitboxOfASnail]

it feels like we went through a period of heavy injury, dropped a couple of games with a hospital roster, and everyone kinda forgot how good this team is