Orlando Magic Led the Scoreboard

This recap looks at two things: how the teams played, and how close Vegas came to getting the slate right.

The biggest team story was Orlando Magic leading the slate in scoring with 121 points. The biggest market story was that a few games were close to the betting line, but others missed badly on the spread, the total, or both.

Slate Snapshot

  • Date: April 17, 2026
  • Games: 2
  • Teams: 4

Team Takeaways

Orlando Magic scored the most points on the slate with 121. Charlotte Hornets scored the fewest with just 90.

Phoenix Suns had the best offense by efficiency at 122.3 OEFF. Phoenix Suns had the best defense by efficiency at 105.8 DEFF. The fastest game environment was Charlotte vs Orlando at 101.8 pace.

Highest-Scoring Teams

  1. Orlando Magic — 121 points
  2. Phoenix Suns — 111 points
  3. Golden State Warriors — 96 points
  4. Charlotte Hornets — 90 points

Lowest-Scoring Teams

  1. Charlotte Hornets — 90 points
  2. Golden State Warriors — 96 points
  3. Phoenix Suns — 111 points
  4. Orlando Magic — 121 points

Best Rebounding Teams

  1. Orlando Magic — 49 rebounds
  2. Golden State Warriors — 39 rebounds
  3. Phoenix Suns — 36 rebounds
  4. Charlotte Hornets — 34 rebounds

Best Teams for Assists

  1. Orlando Magic — 27 assists
  2. Phoenix Suns — 23 assists
  3. Golden State Warriors — 22 assists
  4. Charlotte Hornets — 17 assists

Best Teams for 3 Points Made

  1. Phoenix Suns — 18 3PM
  2. Charlotte Hornets — 12 3PM
  3. Golden State Warriors — 11 3PM
  4. Orlando Magic — 8 3PM

Best Teams for Steals

  1. Phoenix Suns — 14 steals
  2. Charlotte Hornets — 7 steals
  3. Orlando Magic — 6 steals
  4. Golden State Warriors — 5 steals

Best Teams for Blocks

  1. Orlando Magic — 8 blocks
  2. Charlotte Hornets — 4 blocks
  3. Phoenix Suns — 4 blocks
  4. Golden State Warriors — 0 blocks

Most Turnovers

  1. Golden State Warriors — 21 turnovers
  2. Charlotte Hornets — 20 turnovers
  3. Phoenix Suns — 15 turnovers
  4. Orlando Magic — 14 turnovers

Fastest Pace Environments

  1. Charlotte vs Orlando — 101.8 pace
  2. Suns vs Golden State — 91.1 pace

Best Offensive Efficiency Teams

  1. Phoenix Suns — 122.3 OEFF

Least Offensive Efficiency Teams

  1. Charlotte Hornets — 88.4 OEFF

Best Defensive Efficiency Teams

Lower DEFF is better here, so these teams defended the best on the slate.

  1. Phoenix Suns — 105.8 DEFF

Best Overall Team Box Scores

These were the most complete team stat lines of the slate.

  • Orlando Magic — 121 points, 49 rebounds, 27 assists, 6 steals, 8 blocks
  • Phoenix Suns — 111 points, 36 rebounds, 23 assists, 14 steals, 4 blocks
  • Golden State Warriors — 96 points, 39 rebounds, 22 assists, 5 steals, 0 blocks
  • Charlotte Hornets — 90 points, 34 rebounds, 17 assists, 7 steals, 4 blocks

Vegas Recap

Vegas was close on a few games, but not on all of them. A team can win the game and still fail to cover the spread. A game can also go far over or under the projected total. Both matter if you are following sides, totals, or props.

Underdog Wins and Upsets

  • Orlando beat Charlotte 121-90 as the underdog.

Biggest Over Results

  • No games finished over the closing total.

Biggest Under Results

  • Suns vs Golden State finished 12.5 points under the closing total (207 vs 219.5).
  • Charlotte vs Orlando finished 7.5 points under the closing total (211 vs 218.5).

Biggest Spread Results

  • Strongest favorite cover: Phoenix Suns covered by 12.5 points.

  • Biggest favorite failure: Charlotte missed the spread by 33.5 points.

When Vegas Was Closest

  • Closest total: Charlotte vs Orlando finished just 7.5 points away from the closing total.

  • Closest side: Suns vs Golden State finished just 12.5 points away from the closing spread.

Final Takeaway

The simple version of this slate: Orlando Magic had the best scoring night, Phoenix Suns posted the best offensive efficiency, and Phoenix Suns posted the best defensive efficiency.

On the betting side, Vegas got a few spots right, but there were also clear misses. That matters because games that blow past the line — or fall well short of it — can tell you a lot about pace, offense, defense, and where the market may have been off.