Portland Trail Blazers at Orlando Magic
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Trail Blazers win third straight, beat Magic 100-79 to spoil Franz Wagner's return for Orlando
Toumani Canara added 16 points and six rebounds for Portland. Deni Avdija finished with 13 points, five rebounds and five assists, while Jabari Walker had six steals in 19 minutes.
Wagner, who missed 20 games after tearing his oblique in early December, led Orlando with 20 points. Tristan Da Silva came off the bench with 16 points. Paolo Banchero had eight points and nine rebounds, but shot 1 for 14 with five turnovers.
Blazers guard Scoot Henderson fouled out with 6:12 left, having played 14 minutes.
Magic: Shooting 34.2%, the Magic lost their fifth straight and seventh of eight games. They were 16-9, a solid third in the East, when Wagner was injured. Thursday night's loss dropped them to 23-23, eighth in the conference. They are 2-8 since Jalen Suggs injured his back.
Regular Season Series
POR leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 101 - 79 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 101 - 79 |
| 4th 24.0 |  |
Jett Howard makes 25-foot three pointer (Tristan da Silva assists) | 101 - 79 |
| 4th 34.1 |  |
Kris Murray makes free throw 1 of 1 | 101 - 76 |
| 4th 34.1 | |
Cory Joseph shooting foul | 100 - 76 |
Statistics
 POR |
 ORL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 40-82 | FG | 26-76 |
| 48.8 | Field Goal % | 34.2 |
| 9-28 | 3PT | 6-25 |
| 32.1 | Three Point % | 24.0 |
| 12-19 | FT | 21-31 |
| 63.2 | Free Throw % | 67.7 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 34 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| 14 | Steals | 9 |
| 12 | Blocks | 6 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 3 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 22 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 58 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 21 | Fouls | 18 |
| 25 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Orlando, FL
Attendance: 19,422 · Capacity:
2024-25 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
45 | 10 | .818 | - | W1 |
 Denver |
37 | 20 | .649 | 9 | L1 |
 Minnesota |
31 | 26 | .544 | 15 | L1 |
 Portland |
24 | 33 | .421 | 22 | W1 |
 Utah |
14 | 42 | .250 | 31.5 | W1 |
2024-25 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Orlando |
- | 30 | L1 | 0.4827586 | 28 |
 Miami |
- | 28 | W1 | 0.4814815 | 26 |
 Atlanta |
1 | 30 | L2 | 0.4642857 | 26 |
 Charlotte |
12.5 | 41 | L2 | 0.25454545 | 14 |
 Washington |
17.5 | 46 | L5 | 0.16363636 | 9 |
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