Wagner Scores 33 as Magic Beat Kings 107-101
Orlando ended a four-game skid by winning on the road using a rebounding and turnover edge with Paolo Banchero still out.
Overview
- Orlando snapped its four-game losing streak with a 107-101 victory in Sacramento on Tuesday, using a late surge and clutch free throws to hold off the Kings.
- Franz Wagner led the Magic with a season-high 33 points plus seven rebounds and seven assists, and Anthony Black added 26 points with seven rebounds, five assists and four steals.
- The Magic won the battle inside and on the boards, outscoring the Kings 58-28 in the paint and outrebounding Sacramento 48-34, while converting 21 takeaways into 33 points.
- Sacramento dropped its fourth straight game and began the season 0-6 at home despite 31 points from Zach LaVine and a 29-point night from rookie Darius Acuff Jr., who has 288 points through 11 games — the most for a rookie in that span since 1984.
- Paolo Banchero missed his eighth straight game with a high-ankle sprain, and Orlando followed with a second straight road win in Utah the next night to close its four-game West Coast trip.