Orlando comes into a matchup against Portland after losing four road games in a row. Thursday's meeting is the first of the season between the two squads.
Magic guard Jalen Suggs wasn’t coy about his potential return to the court Saturday before Orlando hosted the Pistons at Kia Center.
Franz Wagner, playing in just his third game after missing 20 straight with a torn right oblique, led the Magic with 29 points. He again played beyond his original minutes restriction, logging 40 minutes. Paolo Banchero, who played 44 minutes, had an overall rough night, finishing with 17 points on 7-of-21 floor shooting and five turnovers.
Orlando blew a 14-point lead early in the fourth quarter before turnovers and lack of shotmaking cost them down the stretch at Miami.
Orlando will try to stop its three-game losing streak when the Magic take on Toronto. The teams play Tuesday for the first time this season.
Scottie Barnes had 17 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists as the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Orlando Magic 109-93 on Tuesday night.
The Orlando Magic will need to be ready for another physical battle when they visit their Sunshine State rivals, the Miami Heat, on Monday at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Orlando Magic (23-23, seventh in the Eastern Conference ... Their opponents have averaged 109.4 points. INJURIES: Magic: Gary Harris: day to day (hamstring), Jalen Suggs: day to day (back ...
Orlando Magic (24-23, seventh in the Eastern Conference ... day to day (heel). Magic: Gary Harris: day to day (hamstring), Goga Bitadze: day to day (concussion), Moritz Wagner: out for season ...