Former Thunder player and current power forward for the Orlando Magic, Serge Ibaka returned to the Chesapeake Arena in a big way. Putting up 31 points, with 9 rebounds. He also put up the game-winning shot for the Magic. The first game-winner in Serge’s career. In the locker room after the game, Serge Ibaka talked about how it felt to return, in his words, ‘home’. Also discussing the Thunder fans giving him a standing ovation before the game.
Here’s the full team stats of the Magic:
| STARTERS | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. IbakaPF | 37 | 13-19 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 31 |
| J. GreenSF | 28 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 11 |
| N. VucevicC | 19 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +11 | 4 |
| E. PaytonPG | 37 | 10-19 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -8 | 23 |
| E. FournierSG | 37 | 7-10 | 3-4 | 4-4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 21 |
| BENCH | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | PTS |
| A. GordonPF | 22 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 12 |
| D. RudezSF | 10 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 0 |
| B. BiyomboC | 29 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -9 | 5 |
| C.J. WatsonPG | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 0 |
| D.J. AugustinPG | 15 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 12 |
| S. ZimmermanC | DNP-COACH’S DECISION | |||||||||||||
| M. HezonjaSG | DNP-COACH’S DECISION | |||||||||||||
| C. WilcoxSG | DNP-COACH’S DECISION | |||||||||||||
| TEAM | 46-86 | 11-24 | 16-20 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 119 | ||
| 53.5% | 45.8% | 80.0% | ||||||||||||
