Washington Wizards at Orlando Magic
· National Basketball AssociationPaolo Banchero matches season high with 37 points as Magic ease past Wizards 126-109
Banchero went 15 of 21 from the field as Orlando shot 55.3% and dominated with its starters on the floor to end a two-game skid. The Magic are seventh in the Eastern Conference.
Jett Howard scored 12 points and Jalen Suggs, Jevon Carter and Moritz Wagner had 10 apiece for an Orlando team that was missing injured regulars Anthony Black (quad), Wendell Carter Jr. (ankle) and Franz Wagner (ankle).
Rookie Will Riley scored 19 points and Jaden Hardy added 18 for the Wizards, who had nine healthy players available and lost their sixth straight.
Angel Reese of the WNBA's Chicago Sky was in attendance to watch her brother, Washington's Juju Reese, make his second career start. The 6-foot-9 rookie out of Maryland had nine points and eight rebounds in 32 minutes.
The Wizards led briefly in the second quarter and kept it within single digits until early in the third, when a layup by Suggs put the Magic ahead 66-56. Orlando led by double digits the rest of the way and pushed its advantage to 25 points in the fourth quarter.
Magic: Host Dallas on Thursday.
Regular Season Series
ORL leads series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 109 - 126 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 109 - 126 |
| 4th 3.9 |  |
shot clock turnover | 109 - 126 |
| 4th 28.1 |  |
Will Riley makes driving layup | 109 - 126 |
| 4th 34.0 | |
Jamal Cain personal foul | 107 - 126 |
Statistics
 WSH |
 ORL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 43-92 | FG | 42-76 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 7-32 | 3PT | 10-25 |
| 22 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 16-25 | FT | 32-37 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 86 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 35 |
| 23 | Assists | 33 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 23 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 19 |
| 60 | Points in Paint | 62 |
| 24 | Fouls | 22 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 25 |
| 2 | Lead Changes | 2 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 97 |
Orlando Magic Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Isaac, F | Out | May 3 |
| Franz Wagner, F | Out | May 2 |
Washington Wizards Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Tristan Vukcevic, F | Out | Apr 11 |
| Alex Sarr, C | Out | Apr 11 |
| Bilal Coulibaly, G | Out | Apr 11 |
| Tre Johnson, G | Out | Apr 11 |
| Anthony Davis, F | Out | Apr 7 |
Game Information
Location: Orlando, FL
Attendance: 16,894 · Capacity:
2025-26 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
46 | 36 | .561 | - | L1 |
 Orlando |
45 | 37 | .549 | 1 | L1 |
 Charlotte |
44 | 38 | .537 | 2 | W1 |
 Miami |
43 | 39 | .524 | 3 | W2 |
 Washington |
17 | 65 | .207 | 29 | L10 |
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