National Basketball Association
Oklahoma City 118, Orlando 102
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Where: Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Officials: #26 Pat Fraher, #86 Brandon Schwab, #50 Gediminas Petraitis
Attendance: 14393

Theo Maledon scored 17 of his season-high 25 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 118-102 home win over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday.

The result snapped a 10-game losing streak and an 11-game home losing streak for the Thunder, who hadn't won in Oklahoma City since Jan. 31.

Oklahoma City (21-52) moved 1 1/2 games ahead of the Magic (20-54) in the overall standings. The bottom three teams have the best odds of getting the top overall pick in this summer's draft, and only the Houston Rockets have a worse record than Orlando.

Tre Mann and Isaiah Roby added 21 points each for the Thunder.

Oklahoma City's Vit Krejci tied a career high with 12 points and set a personal best with 11 rebounds for his first career double-double. He helped the Thunder's bench double up Orlando's reserves, 52-26.

Chuma Okeke scored 19 points while Cole Anthony added 17 for the Magic, whose two-game winning streak ended.

The Thunder were without Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who was sidelined for the second time in three games -- both against the Magic -- due to right ankle soreness.

Orlando was without Wendell Carter Jr. (wrist, ankle). Carter scored a career-high 30 against Oklahoma City in the Magic's 90-85 win on Sunday.

The Magic jumped ahead quickly in this one, leading by 11 less than four minutes into the game and by as many as 13 late in the first before going cold from the field.

Orlando went more than seven minutes without a field goal, missing 14 consecutive shots including its first 11 of the second quarter. The Thunder went on a 25-2 run during that span to take the lead for the first time.

Early in the second half, the Magic went on a 12-2 run as Oklahoma City missed seven consecutive shots.

Mo Bamba's 3-pointer midway through the third quarter tied the game for the first time since early in the second.

But Aaron Wiggins quickly answered with a 3-pointer of his own to ignite an 18-8 Thunder run to put them ahead by 10 going into the fourth.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Orlando   Oklahoma City
Chuma Okeke 19 Scoring Theo Maledon 25
Cole Anthony 11 Assists Theo Maledon 6
Mo Bamba 10 Rebounds Vit Krejci 11
Cole Anthony 5 Free Throws Made Isaiah Roby 8
Jeff Dowtin 1 Steals Aleksej Pokusevski 2
Mo Bamba 2 Blocks Aleksej Pokusevski 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Orlando 102 38.7 17-51 13-16 24 45 3 3 11
Oklahoma City 118 48.1 17-41 25-30 21 44 6 6 12
Upcoming Games
  • Oklahoma City will play their next game on the road against Denver. The Thunder have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .245 after a loss.
  • Orlando will play their next game at home against Sacramento. The Magic have a W/L % of .238 after a win and .283 after a loss.