Magic beat Wizards 139-120 for their eighth straight win
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Franz Wagner scored a season-high 31 points, Jalen Suggs added a season-best 22 and the Orlando Magic rolled to their eighth straight victory, 139-120 over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night.
One night after being eliminated from the NBA's inaugural In-Season Tournament by a tiebreaker, the Magic shot 60.7% overall and made 17 of 27 from 3-point range in the opener of a two-game series. The teams play again Friday in Orlando.
“I’m going to stick with one game at a time,” Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said. “We’ve got Washington again on Friday, so we’ve got to prepare for it the right way.”
Cole Anthony had another big game off the bench with 25 points. The Magic's win streak is one short of the franchise record set in 1994 and matched twice in this century.
“You start analyzing the schedule and things like that, you start to lose,” Suggs said. “Attention to detail, I think that’s one thing that’s made this run, and this start of the season, so special for us. We’re so locked in in any situation.”
Kyle Kuzma led Washington with 24 points. Deni Avdija added 22 and Jordan Poole scored 19. But the Wizards, who have lost 10 of 11, couldn't keep up with the Magic in the second half.
The Wizards kept the margin in single figures for most of the game, but Wagner beat them down the court and dunked on a pass from Joe Ingles with 2.4 seconds left in the third quarter to make it 102-89.
“At half we were down 10, still within striking distance, but they got it going from 3 in the second half,” said Wizards coach Wes Unseld Jr. “We tried to amp up the pressure a little bit which opened up some 3s, but they move the ball. They're set and ready. We just have to get there with a little more urgency.”
The big offensive games by Wagner, Suggs, Anthony and the Magic bench (65 points, 19 assists) more than compensated for Paolo Banchero's least productive game of the season. The Magic's top scorer had six points and four turnovers before turning his ankle and leaving the game in the third quarter.
“I think it’s really cool the way we're figuring out how we want to play, and this game was a good example,” said Wagner, who shot 11 for 14 with four 3-pointers. “The first half we were up 10 but we weren’t playing the way we want to play, and it’s good that we have that awareness. We don’t (just) want to be really good now; I want to be really good at the end of the season, and that’s why we’re going to keep getting better.”
Orlando’s bench took over in the final quarter and stretched the lead to 21 on a spectacular dunk by Anthony with 6:40 remaining. It was Anthony’s sixth straight game of 15 or more points, all off the bench. In those six games he has averaged 20.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 5.2 assists.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Daniel Gafford vs. Goga Bitadze (Paolo Banchero gains possession) | |||
11:37 | Paolo Banchero misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
11:34 | Jordan Poole defensive rebound | |||
11:18 | Goga Bitadze blocks Kyle Kuzma's two point driving layup | |||
11:18 | Wizards offensive rebound | |||
11:12 | Jordan Poole misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
11:10 | Paolo Banchero defensive rebound | |||
11:05 | Daniel Gafford blocks Goga Bitadze's two point dunk | |||
11:01 | Jordan Poole defensive rebound | |||
10:47 | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 2-0 | |
10:28 | Franz Wagner turnover (bad pass) (Daniel Gafford steals) | |||
10:23 | +3 | Jordan Poole makes three point running jump shot (Deni Avdija assists) | 5-0 | |
10:04 | +3 | Jalen Suggs makes three point jump shot (Paolo Banchero assists) | 5-3 | |
9:48 | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point driving layup | 7-3 | |
9:24 | Jalen Suggs turnover (bad pass) (Deni Avdija steals) | |||
9:21 | Franz Wagner blocks Tyus Jones's two point running layup | |||
9:21 | Wizards offensive rebound | |||
9:13 | +2 | Tyus Jones makes two point driving floating jump shot | 9-3 | |
8:54 | Paolo Banchero misses two point driving hook shot | |||
8:51 | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | |||
8:45 | Jalen Suggs shooting foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | |||
8:45 | Jordan Poole misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
8:45 | Wizards offensive rebound | |||
8:45 | +1 | Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-3 | |
8:31 | +2 | Franz Wagner makes two point driving layup (Jalen Suggs assists) | 10-5 | |
8:17 | Tyus Jones misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
8:13 | Goga Bitadze defensive rebound | |||
8:06 | Jalen Suggs misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
8:03 | Tyus Jones defensive rebound | |||
7:53 | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point driving dunk (Tyus Jones assists) | 12-5 | |
7:37 | +2 | Franz Wagner makes two point cutting dunk (Anthony Black assists) | 12-7 | |
7:12 | Kyle Kuzma misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
7:09 | Goga Bitadze defensive rebound | |||
6:58 | +2 | Jalen Suggs makes two point cutting layup (Anthony Black assists) | 12-9 | |
6:58 | Daniel Gafford shooting foul (Jalen Suggs draws the foul) | |||
6:58 | Magic 60 second timeout | |||
6:58 | +1 | Jalen Suggs makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 12-10 | |
6:36 | Kyle Kuzma misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
6:33 | Jalen Suggs defensive rebound | |||
6:26 | Joe Ingles turnover (lost ball) (Tyus Jones steals) | |||
6:05 | Jalen Suggs shooting foul (Kyle Kuzma draws the foul) | |||
6:05 | +1 | Kyle Kuzma makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-10 | |
6:05 | +1 | Kyle Kuzma makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-10 | |
5:48 | +2 | Anthony Black makes two point cutting layup (Jalen Suggs assists) | 14-12 | |
5:37 | Tyus Jones misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
5:34 | Paolo Banchero defensive rebound | |||
5:29 | Paolo Banchero misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
5:29 | Magic offensive rebound | |||
5:21 | Joe Ingles misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
5:18 | Jordan Poole defensive rebound | |||
5:14 | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point running layup (Jordan Poole assists) | 16-12 | |
5:09 | Paolo Banchero turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
5:00 | Kyle Kuzma misses three point jump shot | |||
4:59 | Magic defensive rebound | |||
4:46 | +3 | Joe Ingles makes three point jump shot (Paolo Banchero assists) | 16-15 | |
4:29 | Jordan Poole misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
4:28 | Joe Ingles defensive rebound | |||
4:23 | Paolo Banchero turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Poole steals) | |||
4:18 | Bilal Coulibaly misses two point running dunk | |||
4:17 | Magic defensive rebound | |||
4:03 | +2 | Goga Bitadze makes two point driving dunk (Joe Ingles assists) | 16-17 | |
3:51 | Goga Bitadze personal foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul) | |||
3:45 | Jordan Poole misses three point jump shot | |||
3:43 | Cole Anthony defensive rebound | |||
3:36 | +2 | Cole Anthony makes two point driving layup | 16-19 | |
3:27 | Jordan Poole misses two point driving reverse layup | |||
3:27 | Moritz Wagner defensive rebound | |||
3:14 | +3 | Gary Harris makes three point jump shot (Moritz Wagner assists) | 16-22 | |
3:12 | Wizards 60 second timeout | |||
2:53 | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point driving floating jump shot (Landry Shamet assists) | 18-22 | |
2:34 | +2 | Joe Ingles makes two point pullup bank jump shot (Gary Harris assists) | 18-24 | |
2:17 | +3 | Corey Kispert makes three point jump shot (Kyle Kuzma assists) | 21-24 | |
2:08 | +3 | Gary Harris makes three point jump shot (Cole Anthony assists) | 21-27 | |
1:49 | +3 | Landry Shamet makes three point jump shot (Corey Kispert assists) | 24-27 | |
1:27 | +2 | Joe Ingles makes two point driving finger roll layup | 24-29 | |
1:10 | Kyle Kuzma turnover (bad pass) (Gary Harris steals) | |||
0:54 | +2 | Moritz Wagner makes two point driving layup (Cole Anthony assists) | 24-31 | |
0:33 | +2 | Corey Kispert makes two point driving layup (Kyle Kuzma assists) | 26-31 | |
0:14 | Moritz Wagner misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
0:12 | Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound | |||
0:04 | Kyle Kuzma misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
0:04 | Bilal Coulibaly offensive rebound | |||
0:01 | Bilal Coulibaly turnover (bad pass) (Gary Harris steals) | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:47 | Danilo Gallinari misses three point jump shot | |||
11:44 | Gary Harris defensive rebound | |||
11:40 | Johnny Davis shooting foul (Cole Anthony draws the foul) | |||
11:40 | +1 | Cole Anthony makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-32 | |
11:40 | +1 | Cole Anthony makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-33 | |
11:28 | Deni Avdija misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
11:23 | Deni Avdija offensive rebound | |||
11:23 | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point tip layup | 28-33 | |
11:22 | Landry Shamet personal foul (Joe Ingles draws the foul) | |||
11:12 | +3 | Cole Anthony makes three point jump shot (Gary Harris assists) | 28-36 | |
10:53 | Danilo Gallinari misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
10:50 | Cole Anthony defensive rebound | |||
10:36 | Moritz Wagner misses three point jump shot | |||
10:31 | Landry Shamet defensive rebound | |||
10:30 | Joe Ingles shooting foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | |||
10:30 | +1 | Deni Avdija makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-36 | |
10:30 | Deni Avdija misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
10:27 | Moritz Wagner defensive rebound | |||
10:11 | +2 | Franz Wagner makes two point driving finger roll layup (Cole Anthony assists) | 29-38 | |
9:45 | Danilo Gallinari misses two point jump shot | |||
9:42 | Johnny Davis offensive rebound | |||
9:38 | +3 | Corey Kispert makes three point jump shot (Deni Avdija assists) | 32-38 | |
9:19 | Cole Anthony misses three point jump shot | |||
9:16 | Danilo Gallinari defensive rebound | |||
9:10 | +2 | Landry Shamet makes two point running pullup jump shot | 34-38 | |
9:09 | Magic 60 second timeout | |||
8:56 | +3 | Cole Anthony makes three point jump shot (Gary Harris assists) | 34-41 | |
8:41 | Corey Kispert misses three point jump shot | |||
8:38 | Moritz Wagner defensive rebound | |||
8:32 | Cole Anthony misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
8:32 | Cole Anthony offensive rebound | |||
8:31 | Cole Anthony misses two point tip layup | |||
8:31 | Franz Wagner offensive rebound | |||
8:23 | +2 | Moritz Wagner makes two point driving layup (Gary Harris assists) | 34-43 | |
8:23 | Landry Shamet shooting foul (Moritz Wagner draws the foul) | |||
8:23 | +1 | Moritz Wagner makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 34-44 | |
8:17 | Caleb Houstan personal foul (Corey Kispert draws the foul) | |||
8:12 | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point driving layup (Corey Kispert assists) | 36-44 | |
8:12 | Gary Harris shooting foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | |||
8:12 | +1 | Deni Avdija makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 37-44 | |
7:53 | Gary Harris turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
7:37 | Corey Kispert turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
7:29 | Danilo Gallinari shooting foul (Franz Wagner draws the foul) | |||
7:29 | Franz Wagner misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
7:29 | Magic offensive rebound | |||
7:29 | +1 | Franz Wagner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-45 | |
7:08 | Cole Anthony shooting foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul) | |||
7:08 | +1 | Danilo Gallinari makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 38-45 | |
7:08 | +1 | Danilo Gallinari makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 39-45 | |
6:51 | Jalen Suggs misses three point jump shot | |||
6:49 | Cole Anthony offensive rebound | |||
6:48 | Cole Anthony misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
6:45 | Franz Wagner offensive rebound | |||
6:45 | Franz Wagner misses two point tip layup | |||
6:45 | Franz Wagner offensive rebound | |||
6:40 | Franz Wagner turnover (bad pass) (Deni Avdija steals) | |||
6:36 | Magic technical foul (Defensive three second) | |||
6:36 | Danilo Gallinari misses technical free throw 1 of 1 | |||
6:36 | Wizards offensive rebound | |||
6:26 | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point cutting dunk (Jordan Poole assists) | 41-45 | |
6:16 | Cole Anthony misses two point driving layup | |||
6:13 | Jordan Poole defensive rebound | |||
6:04 | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point hook shot (Deni Avdija assists) | 43-45 | |
5:49 | Wizards technical foul (Defensive three second) | |||
5:49 | Cole Anthony misses technical free throw 1 of 1 | |||
5:49 | Magic offensive rebound | |||
5:40 | +2 | Cole Anthony makes two point pullup jump shot (Goga Bitadze assists) | 43-47 | |
5:30 | Kyle Kuzma turnover (traveling) | |||
5:19 | Franz Wagner misses three point jump shot | |||
5:15 | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | |||
5:10 | +3 | Deni Avdija makes three point running jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 46-47 | |
5:05 | Jordan Poole personal foul (Franz Wagner draws the foul) | |||
5:05 | +1 | Franz Wagner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 46-48 | |
5:05 | +1 | Franz Wagner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 46-49 | |
4:47 | Kyle Kuzma turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
4:34 | Daniel Gafford shooting foul (Paolo Banchero draws the foul) | |||
4:34 | Paolo Banchero misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
4:34 | Magic offensive rebound | |||
4:34 | +1 | Paolo Banchero makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 46-50 | |
4:19 | Kyle Kuzma misses two point hook shot | |||
4:16 | Goga Bitadze defensive rebound | |||
4:06 | Jalen Suggs misses three point jump shot | |||
4:02 | Tyus Jones defensive rebound | |||
4:00 | Franz Wagner personal foul (Tyus Jones draws the foul) | |||
4:00 | Tyus Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
4:00 | Wizards offensive rebound | |||
4:00 | +1 | Tyus Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 47-50 | |
3:51 | +3 | Franz Wagner makes three point jump shot (Paolo Banchero assists) | 47-53 | |
3:32 | Tyus Jones misses three point stepback jump shot | |||