Wizards vs Magic
Tue, Jan 6
Final
Wizards
Wizards
(9 - 25)
120
-
112
Magic
Magic
(20 - 16)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wizards | 30 | 32 | 39 | 19 | 120 |
| Magic | 29 | 21 | 37 | 25 | 112 |
Venue: Capital One Arena
GAME LEADERS
PTS
REB
AST
CJ McCollum
WAS | #3 | G
27
6
5
Jase Richardson
ORL | #11 | G
20
3
3
Smart Game Analysis
Orlando Magic has a 72% chance of winning the game
Despite missing key starter Franz Wagner, the Magic's superior defense and the scoring duo of Paolo Banchero and Desmond Bane should overwhelm a porous Wizards unit that allows nearly 125 points per game.
Key Analysis
- • Orlando will be without Franz Wagner (ankle) and likely Jalen Suggs (knee), which significantly weakens their perimeter defense and playmaking depth.
- • Paolo Banchero and Desmond Bane, who combined for 59 points in the last game, present a mismatch for Washington's 29th-ranked defense.
- • The Magic dominated the first head-to-head meeting this season with a convincing 125-94 victory in Washington.
- • Washington allows 124.4 points per game, the second-worst mark in the NBA, giving Orlando's offense a very high floor.
- • The Wizards had won three of four before a 26-point blowout loss to Minnesota snapped their momentum.
- • Orlando holds a significant rebounding advantage, ranking 13th in the league compared to Washington's negative rebounding differential.
- • To pull off an upset, the Wizards must exploit Orlando's depleted backcourt by maximizing CJ McCollum's perimeter scoring and Alex Sarr's interior presence.
