Overview
- Friday night at the Kia Center Franz Wagner scored 35 points with 12 assists and nine rebounds to lead the Magic to a 107-99 NBA Cup win over the Milwaukee Bucks.
- Jalen Suggs returned after an eight-game absence for a right knee bone bruise and played 21 minutes, recording three points, three assists and two rebounds.
- The victory moved Orlando to 2-0 in NBA Cup Group A and gave the Magic their first regular-season home win under coach Sean Sweeney.
- Orlando still listed several players out or questionable on its official report, including Paolo Banchero sidelined with a right high-ankle sprain and Tristan da Silva and Jamal Cain listed questionable.
- Milwaukee fell to 1-12 overall with its ninth straight loss, a start the franchise had not endured in 52 years according to Sportradar, deepening the Bucks’ early-season struggles.