Let's make one thing clear early: Year 11 for Gary Harris has likely not gone how he'd envisioned it would. He's played exactly half of the Orlando Magic's 66 games this season.
The Orlando Magic had one of their least-efficient scoring nights of the season in Monday's loss 97-84 loss to the Houston Rockets. Recap: Rockets dominate glass to defeat Magic in low-scoring struggle After the game, Magic coach Jamahl Mosley and center Wendell Carter Jr.
Following a spirited victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night, the Orlando Magic entered Monday's tilt with the Houston Rockets looking to start their five-game road trip 2-0.
On Monday, for the first time this season, Paolo Banchero was nominated for Eastern Conference Player of the Week. For games played between March 3-9, Banchero averaged 30.0 points, 7.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists while shooting 54.9 percent from the field and 47.1 percent from three.
The Orlando Magic have dealt with injury adversity aplenty this season. Yet, not all absences are created equal. Right oblique tears for Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner sidelined Orlando's top players for a combined 54 games.
The Orlando Magic and Houston Rockets meet for the first of two meetings this season Monday night, tipping off at 8 p.m. ET from Toyota Center. It is the second stop of the Magic's five-game road trip.
MILWAUKEE – "Just get one." According to Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero, that message served as his team's beacon amid a frustrating stretch of five consecutive losses.
MILWAUKEE – The Orlando Magic defeated the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night 111-109, snapping a five-game losing skid in the process. Recap: Magic outlast Bucks to snap losing skid After the game, Magic coach Jamahl Mosley, guard Cole Anthony and forward Paolo Banchero met reporters to discuss the result.
Paolo Banchero scored 29 points and the Orlando Magic, after losing three straight games by one or two points, came away from Milwaukee a two-point winner with Saturday's 111-109 defeat of the Bucks.
MILWAUKEE – In a way, it was only right that the Orlando Magic's resilience be tested one last time. After Giannis Antetokounmpo's and-one cut the Magic's lead to two with 15.9 to play, Cole Anthony turned it over and gave Milwaukee a chance to steal victory with 6.6 seconds on the clock.
MILWAUKEE – For the Orlando Magic, a seven-game homestand almost immediately out of the All-Star break presented an opportunity to get back on track. However, only winning one of those contests while learning of Jalen Suggs' season-ending knee procedure was the right mix of insult and injury to squander the chance.
The Magic’s season is rapidly slipping away, with Thursday’s loss to the Bulls marking their fifth straight defeat. They are now scrambling for answers as they struggle to regain the NBA form that once seemed so promising.
MILWAUKEE – The Orlando Magic and Milwaukee Bucks meet for the fourth and final time this season Saturday night, tipping off a five-game make-or-break road trip.
The Milwaukee Bucks and visiting Orlando Magic find themselves on opposite trajectories ahead of their Eastern Conference matchup on Saturday. Milwaukee carries a four-game winning streak, part of an 8-1 stretch in its last nine, into the last of four regular-season meetings with Orlando this season.
ORLANDO, Fla. – Franz Wagner drove to the paint and kicked out to a wide-open Caleb Houstan on the left wing. With the Orlando Magic in another fourth-quarter clutch situation, the third-year forward confidently stepped into the triple and buried it.
ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orlando Magic dropped their fifth straight contest Thursday night, falling to the Chicago Bulls 125-123. Recap: White scores 44, Magic drop fifth straight in shootout with Bulls After the game, Magic coach Jamahl Mosley, guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and center Wendell Carter Jr.
Wendell Carter Jr. secured the rebound off Paolo Banchero’s missed shot, appearing to have a chance to send the game into overtime. However, as he came down and attempted a putback dunk, time had already run out, sealing a 125-123 win for the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night.
The Orlando Magic have rebuilt over the last few years into a playoff contender. It hasn't been easy, but they have done it the right way and are once again relevant in the Eastern Conference.
An in-depth feature on the Orlando Magic, penned by The Ringer scribe Rob Mahoney, has given people another perspective of franchise star Paolo Banchero.
Leading late in the fourth quarter, the Orlando Magic looked poised to break their four-game losing streak. Then Coby White took over the game.
The expectations in Orlando have failed to match with reality. The Magic are not the young and exciting team grabbing attention.
The Orlando Magic faithful have certainly had their mettle tested this latter half of the season. With a slew of injuries that have sidelined Franz Wagner
Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs underwent arthroscopic surgery to remove a cartilage fragment in his left knee and will miss the remainder of the season, the team announced Tuesday.
The Orlando Magic have dealt with numerous injuries this season. Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner were both out of action for a long period of time due to injuries, and Moritz Wagner suffered a season-ending ACL injury in December.
Fresh off his third consecutive NBA Slam Dunk Contest title, McClung has returned to life outside the NBA spotlight, resuming his career in the G League on a two-way contract with the Orlando Magic.
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