Overview
- Tip-off is 2 p.m. ET at Berlin’s Uber Arena for the league’s first regular-season game in Germany.
- Ja Morant is out with a calf injury, and Memphis remains short-handed with Brandon Clarke, Zach Edey, Ty Jerome and Scotty Pippen Jr. also sidelined.
- Franz Wagner returns from an ankle injury and Moritz Wagner is available for Orlando, which is listed around a 4.5-point favorite.
- Desmond Bane meets Memphis for the first time since his summer trade to the Magic, saying he had hoped the reunion would be in Memphis.
- The game streams exclusively on Amazon Prime Video, with the teams meeting again Sunday in London at noon ET on Prime; reporting indicates Memphis is considering trade offers for Morant ahead of the Feb. 5 deadline.