Overview
- Oklahoma City beat Orlando 113-108 to improve to 54-15 and become the first team this season to secure a playoff spot, with reports differing on whether the win marked nine or 10 straight.
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points and pushed his NBA-record streak to 129 consecutive games with at least 20 points, also running his road streak to 61.
- Chet Holmgren posted 20 points and 12 rebounds, and Ajay Mitchell added 16, including a burst in the mid-fourth quarter that put the Thunder ahead to stay.
- The Thunder overcame 31% 3-point shooting by winning the glass 53-41, scoring 15 points off 12 Magic turnovers, and outscoring Orlando 54-32 in the paint.
- Paolo Banchero led the Magic with 32 points, 10 rebounds and five assists as Orlando fell to 38-30 on the second night of a back-to-back.