National Basketball Association

FINAL Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Atlanta Hawks 132
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Orlando Magic 125
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Match Report

Nickeil Alexander-Walker pours in 31, leads Hawks to season-opening 132-125 win over Magic

— Nickeil Alexander-Walker punctuated a 31-point night with a pair of 3-pointers, Dyson Daniels and Jalen Johnson each finished with 20 points, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Orlando Magic 132-125 in the season opener for both teams on Wednesday night.

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Team Stats

44-90
FG
41-85
49
Field Goal %
48
14-36
3PT
13-40
39
Three Point %
32
30-36
FT
30-39
83
Free Throw %
77
42
Rebounds
39
11
Offensive Rebounds
9
31
Defensive Rebounds
30
28
Assists
30
9
Steals
10
3
Blocks
3
17
Turnovers
20
0
Team Turnovers
0
17
Total Turnovers
20
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
18
Points Conceded Off Turnovers
24
18
Fast Break Points
14
60
Points in Paint
50
30
Fouls
28
14
Largest Lead
10
22
Lead Changes
22
57
Percent Led
38

Top Performers

ATL

  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker MIN 30 · PTS 31 · FG 8-15
  • Jalen Johnson MIN 28 · PTS 20 · FG 7-19
  • Dyson Daniels MIN 35 · PTS 20 · FG 8-13
  • CJ McCollum MIN 25 · PTS 19 · FG 7-9

ORL

  • Paolo Banchero MIN 41 · PTS 35 · FG 10-12
  • Franz Wagner MIN 29 · PTS 22 · FG 9-20
  • Wendell Carter Jr. MIN 31 · PTS 22 · FG 8-10
  • Desmond Bane MIN 33 · PTS 18 · FG 5-15

Recent Plays

  1. 0.0 · 4th Quarter End of Game
  2. 0.0 · 4th Quarter End of the 4th Quarter
  3. 9.6 · 4th Quarter Jalen Johnson defensive rebound
  4. 9.6 · 4th Quarter Wendell Carter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
  5. 20.2 · 4th Quarter Jalen Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
  6. 20.2 · 4th Quarter Jalen Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
  7. 20.2 · 4th Quarter Paolo Banchero personal take foul
  8. 21.5 · 4th Quarter Wendell Carter Jr. makes 1-foot layup (Franz Wagner assists)

Highlights

00:16 Wendell Carter Jr. soars for big Dunk Watch on ESPN 00:17 Tristan da Silva nails the 3-point shot vs. Atlanta Hawks Watch on ESPN 00:12 Onyeka Okongwu connects for huge alley-oop slam Watch on ESPN 00:13 Wendell Carter Jr. gets up for alley-oop jam vs. Atlanta Hawks Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ATL leads series 1-0

Injuries

Orlando Magic

  • Jalen Suggs Out
  • Jonathan Isaac Out
  • Paolo Banchero Out
  • Noah Penda Out
  • Izaiyah Nelson Out

Atlanta Hawks

  • Mouhamed Gueye Out
  • Henri Veesaar Out

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